BobSaccamanno Posted September 25, 2022 Report Share Posted September 25, 2022 (edited) Regarding Bazelak. He’s getting too much pressure up the middle. He gets flushed out of the pocket and he’s a minus player on the move. He’s struggling to get to 50% and in todays game 60% is the new 50%. Bottom line is we’ve got a guy who isn’t good when he’s flushed and he’s flushed alot. If the middle of the line does it’s job he can be damn good. There are some QB who are quite good when they get flushed out of the pocket but that’s not Connor. In the offseason, we jettisoned most of our staff. Yet the guy who has the least performing unit stayed. Others have said he stayed because of his buyout. As long as he is here, there is no evidence they will perform. We know what we have there. I like a kid like Caleb Murphy. He’s got good quickness. But he’s a latecomer to the position and physically not ready. He was repeatedly destroyed yesterday. That’s what Connor is dealing with and that is not his skill set to extend plays and be accurate. I hate to be negative but it’s a rebuilding year. Edited September 25, 2022 by BobSaccamanno 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDIUFAN Posted September 25, 2022 Report Share Posted September 25, 2022 I would like to hear from Hiller on why his unit continues to struggle year after year! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jv1972iu Posted September 25, 2022 Report Share Posted September 25, 2022 59 minutes ago, OLDIUFAN said: I would like to hear from Hiller on why his unit continues to struggle year after year! Personally, I believe more folks would like to hear from the head coach as to why Mr. Hiller was retained this season. What was the justification for his retention? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDIUFAN Posted September 25, 2022 Report Share Posted September 25, 2022 9 minutes ago, jv1972iu said: Personally, I believe more folks would like to hear from the head coach as to why Mr. Hiller was retained this season. What was the justification for his retention? I wouldn’t mind that either! If I was the OC I would be in Hillers ear and telling Coach Allen I can only call plays Hillers guys can give us a chance to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDIUFAN Posted September 25, 2022 Report Share Posted September 25, 2022 18 minutes ago, jv1972iu said: Personally, I believe more folks would like to hear from the head coach as to why Mr. Hiller was retained this season. What was the justification for his retention? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier82 Posted September 25, 2022 Report Share Posted September 25, 2022 36 minutes ago, jv1972iu said: Personally, I believe more folks would like to hear from the head coach as to why Mr. Hiller was retained this season. What was the justification for his retention? CTA only gets softball questions during press conferences. I’ve never seen him grilled by a reporter or have to hold his staff accountable. Interestingly, Brohm does pretty regularly. He got ripped in his PC after the Syracuse loss, and rightfully so. It’d be nice if IU’s beat writers at least tried to extract meaningful information out of CTA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted September 25, 2022 Report Share Posted September 25, 2022 Cincinnati #26: https://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaaf/polls/coaches-poll/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGIUAndy Posted September 26, 2022 Report Share Posted September 26, 2022 (edited) Although the defense kept us in the game, they are also who put us in a deep hole quickly. When you have to pass every play, you become easier to defend. This isn't the first game the DBs seemingly didn't know what the play was. Supposedly one of our more talented units, they haven't played that way so far. Every game they've left guys wide open for huge gains or TDs. Getting beat is one thing, not covering someone is a break down in communication or scheme. CTA needs to step it up. Edited September 26, 2022 by OGIUAndy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artesian_86 Posted September 26, 2022 Report Share Posted September 26, 2022 23 hours ago, OLDIUFAN said: I would like to hear from Hiller on why his unit continues to struggle year after year! Here, Here.....! Coach Allen can't be please with their development to this point. I just got done listening to Coach Allen's press conference today. I tried to listen closely to all his responses in regards to the OL and they all seemed to have a protected response. I can't imagine that Coach doesn't have ichy feet in regards to Hiller's job performance and position. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted September 26, 2022 Report Share Posted September 26, 2022 On 9/25/2022 at 4:05 PM, OLDIUFAN said: I would like to hear from Hiller on why his unit continues to struggle year after year! If/when he is no longer our Coach and representing IU I'll be glad to share what 2 parents of former OLine players at IU have said. Until that time....hope Coach Allen and the entire gang figure out a way to address. Unfortunately Week 5 isn't the best time to address. These moves are made in December. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier82 Posted September 26, 2022 Report Share Posted September 26, 2022 10 minutes ago, Seeking6 said: If/when he is no longer our Coach and representing IU I'll be glad to share what 2 parents of former OLine players at IU have said. Until that time....hope Coach Allen and the entire gang figure out a way to address. Unfortunately Week 5 isn't the best time to address. These moves are made in December. I wish former players would speak out. CTA’s hand obviously needs to be forced on this issue or he won’t do anything about it. You can’t be a successful program without above average line play. You just can’t. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGIUAndy Posted September 26, 2022 Report Share Posted September 26, 2022 11 minutes ago, Seeking6 said: If/when he is no longer our Coach and representing IU I'll be glad to share what 2 parents of former OLine players at IU have said. Until that time....hope Coach Allen and the entire gang figure out a way to address. Unfortunately Week 5 isn't the best time to address. These moves are made in December. Maybe you should share the feedback with CTA here: football@indiana.edu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artesian_86 Posted September 27, 2022 Report Share Posted September 27, 2022 Found this comment from Bell interesting….🧐 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobSaccamanno Posted September 27, 2022 Report Share Posted September 27, 2022 5 hours ago, Artesian_86 said: Here, Here.....! Coach Allen can't be please with their development to this point. I just got done listening to Coach Allen's press conference today. I tried to listen closely to all his responses in regards to the OL and they all seemed to have a protected response. I can't imagine that Coach doesn't have ichy feet in regards to Hiller's job performance and position. This is a dated commentary but it’s interesting regarding the O-line coach. https://puntjohnpunt.com/2021/12/02/one-firing-isnt-enough-vol-i/ 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted September 27, 2022 Report Share Posted September 27, 2022 2 hours ago, OGIUAndy said: Maybe you should share the feedback with CTA here: football@indiana.edu I'm not that fan. I love IU as much as anyone. If they are working for us I'm good. If they move along I'll share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGIUAndy Posted October 9, 2022 Report Share Posted October 9, 2022 On 9/26/2022 at 7:59 PM, Seeking6 said: I'm not that fan. I love IU as much as anyone. If they are working for us I'm good. If they move along I'll share. Share please! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted October 10, 2022 Report Share Posted October 10, 2022 On 10/9/2022 at 2:20 PM, OGIUAndy said: Share please! I thought about it a bit more today. No reason to pile on a guy who was genuinely loved by current players and coaches. Down the road I'll gladly share but not right now. Hopefully you understand. I'll just say that IU got better today. May not show up in the win column but getting a guy like Carey or others this offseason is absolutely going to make IU a choice again. Look at what Bielema has done on the line of scrimmage in 1 year. We can do the same. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierinbham Posted October 10, 2022 Report Share Posted October 10, 2022 20 minutes ago, Seeking6 said: I thought about it a bit more today. No reason to pile on a guy who was genuinely loved by current players and coaches. Down the road I'll gladly share but not right now. Hopefully you understand. I'll just say that IU got better today. May not show up in the win column but getting a guy like Carey or others this offseason is absolutely going to make IU a choice again. Look at what Bielema has done on the line of scrimmage in 1 year. We can do the same. Completely understand. Just glad the change took place so our Hoosiers can get back on an upward trajectory. Can't overstate just how much a consistently bad offensive line can effect the offense AND defense. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGIUAndy Posted October 11, 2022 Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 (edited) 20 hours ago, Hoosierinbham said: Completely understand. Just glad the change took place so our Hoosiers can get back on an upward trajectory. Can't overstate just how much a consistently bad offensive line can effect the offense AND defense. 20 hours ago, Seeking6 said: I thought about it a bit more today. No reason to pile on a guy who was genuinely loved by current players and coaches. Down the road I'll gladly share but not right now. Hopefully you understand. I'll just say that IU got better today. May not show up in the win column but getting a guy like Carey or others this offseason is absolutely going to make IU a choice again. Look at what Bielema has done on the line of scrimmage in 1 year. We can do the same. I’ll be waiting 😀 Let’s also not overlook how bad the d-line has been over the past few years. No pressure from the lineman EVER. Average line play and we’re 7-8 wins a year team. Below average and worse... Edited October 11, 2022 by OGIUAndy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierinbham Posted October 11, 2022 Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 7 hours ago, OGIUAndy said: I’ll be waiting 😀 Let’s also not overlook how bad the d-line has been over the past few years. No pressure from the lineman EVER. Average line play and we’re a 7-8 wins a year in year out team. Below average and worse… That's a VERY good point. We never have solid pressure without blitzing, and even then it's not very consistent. Both lines need significant improvement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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