This team is interesting…

[RedTillDead]

This year I wanted us to beat the teams we should and put up very competitive efforts/win one against the top teams on our schedule. These would be MI, USC, PSU; I fully expect to be 7-1 but no worse than 6-2 heading into USC.

 

[V-Doub]

Dylan played well enough to win and this is in no way an indictment of his play. However, given our Oline issues, his lack of mobility is going to cause us problems all year long. Our tackles have been exposed and he cannot penalize the rush with his legs effectively enough. Ends are going to pin their ears back on us every game.

We have to establish a running game and stick with it to give him some protection. We ran the ball with some limited success early against UM, but they went away from it. A couple of other gripes....

I'm not a fan of continuing to go back to all of the empty sets given our vulnerabilities on the line.

And please.... for love of all that is pure and holy.... do not throw another fade pass this millennium.

Edit...We are a 7 or 8 win team which is what I thought after seeing us against Cincy. The two weeks of scrimmages had me wishing for 10. I hope I'm wrong.

That’s the thing with Dylan’s lack of mobility. It’s not much of an issue if we could protect him. Like you said he played more than well enough for us to be 4-0. But his lack of mobility is greatly amplified by our shitty blocking on the edges.

 

[V-Doub]

I would HOPE that NU has SIGNIFICANTLY more money than IU for anything and everything related to football.

To me it looks like we are spending like that of a top CFP/5-10 team in terms of coaching salaries, support staff salaries, recruiting operational expenses, nutrition (might be the biggest budget in all of CFB), best facilities, and best recovery.

None of the above matters sadly IMO if our NIL isn’t top 15 or better YOY.

That’s what I’ve been saying for the last 2-3 years. Sure we can spend more on facilities, stadium upgrades, coaches, analysts, recruiting budget and player amenities. But if you’re getting out spent on talent/players, non of that other stuff means shit.

 

[V-Doub]

I think you and everyone else can save yourself some heartache if you give up on the playoffs.

This isn't a playoff team.

If we could've gotten one more season to combine Ty Rob, Nash, and Bullock with 2nd year Raiola and these receivers, they might have had a shot.

I’ve never thought of said this was a playoff team. Just throwing out an unlikely possible outcome that aligns with your Biff's Butthole Surfers winning the B1G theory.

 

[CornFed Gregger]

I’ll be shocked if a big program doesn’t throw a shit ton of money at cignetti at this point. If I was Clemson, I’d be all-in

 

[ThomOsborneMD]

That’s the thing with Dylan’s lack of mobility. It’s not much of an issue if we could protect him. Like you said he played more than well enough for us to be 4-0. But his lack of mobility is greatly amplified by our shitty blocking on the edges.

Need Satt to get in Holgos head to run screen plays over and over to slow down the rush

 

[Cash68847]

I would HOPE that NU has SIGNIFICANTLY more money than IU for anything and everything related to football.

To me it looks like we are spending like that of a top CFP/5-10 team in terms of coaching salaries, support staff salaries, recruiting operational expenses, nutrition (might be the biggest budget in all of CFB), best facilities, and best recovery.

None of the above matters sadly IMO if our NIL isn’t top 15 or better YOY.

I thought IU was doing pretty good NIL wise for football.

 

[Flabio]

I would HOPE that NU has SIGNIFICANTLY more money than IU for anything and everything related to football.

To me it looks like we are spending like that of a top CFP/5-10 team in terms of coaching salaries, support staff salaries, recruiting operational expenses, nutrition (might be the biggest budget in all of CFB), best facilities, and best recovery.

None of the above matters sadly IMO if our NIL isn’t top 15 or better YOY.

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[Carm]

That’s the thing with Dylan’s lack of mobility. It’s not much of an issue if we could protect him. Like you said he played more than well enough for us to be 4-0. But his lack of mobility is greatly amplified by our shitty blocking on the edges.

Mobility wouldn't have helped much yesterday. The OTs ceded ground which allowed Biff's Butthole Surfers to collapse the pocket from multiple sides. There was nowhere to run.

 

[djw004]

good points.

what haunts me is those 2 first drives. we go up 2 scores and it couldve forced meatshitgan to play into our strength.. huge if.. but let me cope.

Underwood cannot yet carry the load himself. We’d have seen a completely different game in your scenario for SURE