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    Michigan coach says current college football model is unsustainable

    The truth is there were only 12-15 schools who were benefiting from the old system and they are now upset that they have to spend so much to stay above the rest. Indiana was not competitive in the old system. Texas Tech was not competitive in the old system. The new system has exposed the blue...
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    Most embarrassing loss of the Fitz Era?

    I agree that there are games early in the season where we did not appear ready. I’m just saying it has happened throughout our last 50 years. I can pick out at least 5-10 games that were embarrassing for every coach. If you want a list, let me know. I sat through a lot of very bad games.
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    NIL for High Schoolers in Ohio - the debate is underway

    Can’t wait for them to hit Pop Warner.
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    2026 B1G win total over/unders

    Does this include bowl games? Based on regular season, I would bet for Ohio State, Michigan, Iowa, Washington. I would vote against Penn State, Wisconsin, and possibly Nebraska. I would have a hard time deciding the rest but could see both arguments for and against them. I think the NU/Minnesota...
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    2026 B1G win total over/unders

    I agree. Our schedule is really tough with are road games extremely hard. Who would seriously want to play Indiana, Ohio State, and Oregon on the road in the same season? Hell, those games would be hard for every team in the country. They are giving the coaching staff and players an optimistic...
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    Ryan Field

    Jesse pushed the lakefront solution when everyone in the AD department did nothing and he got that stadium done fast. I doubt you can blame him. I am sure there are several people currently associated with the project now that can’t run construction. When the project was first launched, I was...
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    Most embarrassing loss of the Fitz Era?

    I think people forgot that every single coach since John Pont has had very embarrassing losses. That is our history and trying to single out any of them dismisses the fact that it will always be a struggle to win consistently at Northwestern. The only thing we should note is that the football...
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    Sacramento State paying $23M to move to FBS, join MAC

    This is the specific way they validated the move to the MAC: “A study commissioned by the university projected that transitioning to FBS will generate an economic impact of approximately $975 million for the Greater Sacramento region over five years.” This is probably using some quasi-economic...
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    Kafka to Lions who retained JON

    Still, he seems to be doing well. It just doesn’t seem right. Why do some coaches thrive in the NfL who show little ability to coach in college while other coaches thrive in college who don’t do well in the NFL? I’m not asking for a dissertation, but just something that can make me understand...
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    Kafka to Lions who retained JON

    I was reading about Kafka going to the Detroit Lions as an unspecified highly ranked offensive assistant (what a title!). This was after rumors of him turning down positions at Kansas City and Philadelphia. But what really caught my eye was that the Lions retained Jim O’Neil who was a candidate...
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    Embarrassing...

    Pont was the fall guy. He was actually a really nice man. Pont started coaching at Miami of Ohio and is in the HOF of both Miami and Indiana. He was NCAA Coach of the Year in 1967 when he won the Big Ten title at Indiana (finishing 9-1 in the regular season) and was the first coach to take...
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    It could have been us

    Has everyone forgotten already that we were in the mist of a scandal 2-3 years ago? We were not going to get a ton of talent. We were not going to get a famous alum investing into NIL. We were not going to get a highly talented coach to leave a successful program to come to our school. If Braun...
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    Congratulations to the Hoosiers. They show the way

    Indiana has just made the job of every power 4 school even more difficult because you now have every fan base expecting to be able to have a National Championship in two years. I like the fact that it has been 3 different Big Ten teams in three years. I hope that trend continues.
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    Three years in a row for the BIG

    Ok. One last time. Indiana had 3NC 5 B1G home 4 B1G away. The Big Ten schedules for all Big Ten teams have not been announced. In the projected schedules, it will list home games before away games in alphabetical order. The actual order and dates will be announced in the spring.
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    Portal Losses Thread

    The U will have to pay a lot for player retention besides what they pay for portal players. But I for one hope Olsen gets as much as possible. He played well for us and I don’t wish him any ill will. We got a good replacement with a strong leg. So it’s a win-win.
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