thirdgenhoosier

To those who don't like all of the bowls....don't watch. I love bowl season so I watch. If people believe all of these bowls aren't worth it, I would argue there is more worth than just financial. You get exposure in recruiting. Some of that may be because you're on TV, or some may be by playing a bowl game in Nashville and the exposure to local kids. Teams also get those extra weeks of practice which can be invaluable to younger players especially. Even if it is a lower tier bowl (maybe comparable to the NIT in hoops), coaches still have the opportunity to teach their players how to prepare for a big game. Maybe the stage is bigger next season and now you've been through those experiences as a program. Then there is the opportunity to connect with alumni outside of your state. Those extras that they do at bowl games are partially for the fans and an IU alum living in Biloxi might not have a chance to get to Bloomington, but now they have a chance to connect and maybe donate. Plus, as a player, I want to play. My time as an athlete is finite. Let's go play if the opportunity presents itself. There's all kinds of possible reasons to go to these bowls even if they are "lesser" bowls.

Looks like UCLA will have to cut a check to Cal for between 2-5 million annually.

UCLA has been given conditional approval to move to the BIG by the board of regents. No idea what conditional approval means.

PKs suck.

Playing for #9!!

Just an FYI for anyone that doesn’t know, there is a thread in the Snowling Memorial Board.

Syracuse won 3-2. We are up. Let’s go Hoosiers!!

Josh Sanguinetti is in the portal.

We play the second game on Friday and it starts at 8:30. Syracuse is the third seed and they play Creighton at 6:00. IU and Syracuse are the only seeded teams left.

Looks like we are playing Pitt?

I saw on another site that the the Boston College QB also entered the portal and is a dual threat guy. Has anyone seen BC play?

The McNamara kid from Michigan is transferring to Iowa. On the surface this looks like a pretty good fit to me.

Or maybe he didn’t want to inherit the mess that Dantonio left? By mess I mean the legal issues that seem to follow that school.

CBS is reporting that Fickell is expected to be named HC and the two sides are expected to finalize the deal today.

Mooresville boys hoops just did according to the Indy Star. Was Merrillville also hit?

You get this far every game is going to be tough but glad this one will be at home!

Looks like we play the winner of Virginia-Marshall and Virginia leads 1-0.

St. Louis beat Memphis 4-2. Out game is at noon on Sunday.

I'm going to pull a Steuben here, but can you all stop talking about the PUkes and their point guard on the IU thread? There is another active thread that is discussing the same thing.

Are you saying you would welcome ARE as the HC? He is currently the WR coach for the Lions I think. It would make sense to bring him over here in some kind of capacity (for the reasons you mentioned), but as HC?? To my knowledge he has never been a coordinator let alone a head coach. I think most people would have a lot of concerns with that one. Yes? No?

IU is the 13 seed and got a first round bye. Will play on Nov. 20 v the winner of St. Louis and Memphis. If IU wins we would likely play the 4 seed Virginia. The 5 seed in the bracket is Stanford Nd the 1 seed is Kentucky. Ohio St is on our side of the bracket but doesn’t get a bye. Rutgers and Maryland also do not get a bye and those two could square off in the third game.

Well poop. IU will make the tournament but not exactly the kind of year this program is known for.

Starts at noon today. Go Hoosiers!!

On the touchdown? That TE might have been Mathews’ responsibility.

Can I go with the entire second unit? Man were they good!