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There was only one guy who had a shot at him before the first down marker and he didn’t really miss a tackle, he was coming from too far, and even diving could only his get his hands out to him so I wouldn’t say that’s a missed tackle. (I’m not including the guy who was fully engaged by a...

This year. Last year he had zero catches from what saw. I don’t think he got mid-year NIL.

Evidence that NIL is not what got half those players to IU since they were recruited before Cignetti and any significant money. Of course they’re getting some noelw because of rev sharing but do you really believe Charlie Becker got any significant contract when he had ZERO career catches aiming...

NIL$ was not the main factor last night. Sure there’s Mendoza but he wasn’t the highest paid QB on the field. More notably, the most heroic plays of that game (and all the points aside from Mendoza’s epic run) came from Charlie Becker - came to IU before Cignetti, did nothing until late this...

No? It’s not as if their rivalry game is an OOC opponent that adds to the conference gauntlet. Up until a couple years ago the East kept them in an impossible “protected rivalry” because they had to play ALL of OSU, PSU and Mich every year so that was a favorable change for Cignetti. But he...

In retrospect. Most teams who lose to 2 unranked teams mid season and finish tied for 3rd in their conference won’t sniff a playoff spot. Surely IU wouldn’t have been given that courtesy. Miami was playing like champions at the end of the year but Notre Dame had a better case and possibly...

Are you saying he couldn’t replicate success here with the same resources Fleck has? Maybe not 16-0, Heisman, NC. But probably better. And if Fleck simply had an extra $15 mil would he have gone 16-0?

So basically every national championship team, just for different reasons.

Insufferable. Got nothing left to tear them down this year so gotta focus on next year! No team since the 19th century has won 16 games and they beat in successive games OSU, Bama (destroyed), Oregon (destroyed, also beat on the road earlier in the year) and Miami AT HOME. When was the last time...

This is the one call I didn’t agree with, I thought on either 2nd or 3rd they should’ve called a drop back and tell Mendoza, if you don’t see anything then just tuck it and try to get something. Even if he lost yards it was still a short FG so net, it’s worth the risk of seeing if he had an easy...

Heatherman apparently went full ‘Cane for this opening gameplan and told his guys to hit Mendoza as dirty as possible until they start calling it. In the NFL that guy who crowned him under the chin and drew blood might still get a fine by the league next week despite no penalty on the field.

Raiola had too much expectations early on for the supporting cast around him, I think. It may have led to him trying to “make stuff happen” too much in addition to his possible Mahomes emulation complex. If he just tries to develop as a QB at Oregon within their offense, he may really break out...

The Gophers may have more 4* players.

Announcers said all other semifinal teams have 40+ players rated as 4 and 5* and IU has 8. Say what you will about NIL budget but that stat testifies to talent identification and coaching.

Yeah I suspect that’s the average of the starters which isn’t some unbelievable thing in the portal era where there are also some guys who have COVID 6th years. On the IU football roster page there are 47 players listed Fr, R Fr or So.

Chip Kelly offense, team that beat the Gophers and was just one game behind in the standings. Not a huge stretch if he’s already been playing in state and wants to get out of state. Not sure what other offers were.

I will say, safeties are probably more prone to jumping teams based on how favorable the defensive scheme is for them. Some systems seem to favor ball hawking safeties freeing them up to make the hero INTs. Some have them more in run support and tackling. A few years back there was an All...

He better hop to it because my understanding after reading this thread is that he’s lazy, soft, selfish and not even the top safety on the team so he really should transfer out before he gets benched or pushed out.

These comments coming from a fan base of the Gophers who have endured Fleck’s commentary for the last decade.

He had no ties to the south as far as I know so the Bama job seems more an outlier. from the Midwest and coached Midwest and west