Basketball's portal limbo and football's unproven second-year coach collide in a September where both programs need wins to silence the doubters.
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The basketball team is stuck in offseason purgatory waiting for Hunter Dickinson's portal decision to settle a roster that's been haunting them since that Elite Eight loss — the kind of anxious calm that feels like it could explode any second. Meanwhile, football is three days from kickoff against Western Michigan with Sherrone Moore's second season on the line and the entire Big Ten still side-eyeing them over the sign-stealing mess. It's the kind of late-August vibe in Ann Arbor where everyone's pretending things are fine, but September 6 is gonna tell the real story.
🔥 Basketball's portal limbo and football's unproven second-year coach collide in a September where both programs need wins to silence the doubters.
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“Indiana will not repeat as winner of the D1 Football Tournament. Even the great Saban teams of his Alabama Dynasty were able to repeat but once and they never had to survive the current playoff gauntlet. Does Indiana repeat as B10 champ? I’ll say “no” to that as well. As I See It BlueEyez”
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“Indiana could end up being 8-4, though 9-3 is more probable. They are about to find out how difficult it is to "reload" after a Natty. They aren't going to sneak up on anyone this year. There was more competition for "their kind of player" in the portal. They aren't going to get a random transfer QB to perform like Mendoza. Their schedule is almost as tough as Michigan's this year, but not quite due to non-conference cupcakes and a slightly easier BT draw. Michigan will beat Indiana this year.”
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“Agree even a 1 point win is a win but……. futball filosofy says: It’s not beyond possible reality that 〽️ wins by 9 points being 3 field goals or 8 points - 2 field goals & a safety; etc Hence technically winning by “3 scores” and not including touchdowns. of course I’m just filosofically speaking; BlueEyez”
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“I’m less concerned about Stewart on offense or defense and was actually hoping he would be a mention in the return game. I always thought given his size and reported skill in high school that he could be an asset there”
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“My guy Big Deyvy P (Deyvid Palepale) is gonna rise up this year and show people he will be menace on the Dline.... He was hurt at the start of last year, and it just never materialized.... I'm in minority here when I say this, but I am not completely sold on Trey Pierce as a big time disruptive force in the middle (although he was outstanding answering queations at B1G media day)..its one thing to watch these guys on TV, but when you see these players up close in person last year, Trey's body ap”
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“You stole my idea, Blueeyez. :-) If we won by a field goal, I was going to say, "Well, we won by three 1-point safeties." But in all reality, I do think we win by >=21 points. No joke. Let's say 35-13.”
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