Silver Linings in Bloomington
by babaoreally on Oct 19, 2011 9:00 AM CDT
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It's been a bad season for Indiana football. The losses are piling up and the dozens, maybe even hundreds, of Hoosier football fans are enduring a terrible season. Rather than force them to read about how bad things are, let's cheer up the IU faithful with some silver linings.
Cloud: Indiana has lost to a team from the MAC (Ball St.) and the Sun Belt (North Texas) already this season.
Silver Lining: Indiana defeated South Carolina St., their FCS foe, which didn't happen in 2006 when they lost to Southern Illinois.
Cloud: Indiana's defense has given up more total rushing yards (1592) than any FBS team this year.
Silver Lining: Indiana continues to properly "Defend the Rock". As far as I know, no one has ever stolen or vandalized the huge chunk of limestone that sits behind the north end zone.
Cloud: Indiana doesn't get to play Minnesota this season, who most consider the worst team in the Big Ten.
Silver Lining: The Hoosiers definitely won't prove the Minnesota-haters wrong by losing to the Gophers this year.
Cloud: Indiana doesn't have a unique name for their football stadium, even among Big Ten teams. Nebraska, Illinois and Indiana all play their home games at Memorial Stadium.
Silver Lining: The home of IU basketball has a much more unique name. Illinois is the only other conference team that plays in Assembly Hall.
Cloud: Indiana lost to Wisconsin 59-7 on Saturday.
Silver Lining: It was a significant improvement from last year's 83-20 drubbing.
Cloud: While the Hoosiers were in Texas losing to the Mean Green, injured running back Darius Willis was at a professional wresting event in Bloomington.
Silver Lining: Willis was healthy enough to help his wrestler friend PJB against his opponent Austin Manix. At least one Hoosier was involved in a victory that night.
Cloud: Indiana's passing game against Wisconsin was terrible: 8/20, 64 yds, 2 INTs.
Silver Lining: Indiana rushed for 223 yards against the Badgers, which is pretty good when taken out of the context of the game.
Cloud: IU football's season ticket slogan was "Win today.", which is on billboards all over the state. So far there has only been one day where this slogan has made sense.
Silver Lining: The Hoosier Lottery is thinking about buying the billboards and changing everything but the slogan. The athletic department will be able to recoup some of their costs.
Cloud: Indiana came back from 20 points down against Virginia to take an 8 point lead late in the game, but ended up losing the game by a field goal.
Silver Lining: WWF announcer Jim Ross was at the game wearing a cowboy hat.
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Indiana Football:
Making your team’s 7-5 season better by comparison since 1874
You win with people (not named Joe Bauserman)
by BuckeyeSki on Oct 19, 2011 9:07 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Indiana football
Really does make everyone feel better about themselves.
by mikjones24 on Oct 19, 2011 9:07 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Indiana football
somehow managing to making Kirk Ferentz’s life miserably hectic since…well, ever.
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Oct 19, 2011 9:42 AM CDT up reply actions
After Exhausting All Other Possibilities, Indiana Football Can Be Counted Upon to Do the DERPiest Thing
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by J.Schnauzer on Oct 19, 2011 9:13 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I kind-of feel bad for Indiana
More-so than Minnesota. I don’t know why, but poking fun at them feels like laughing at a handicapped kid.
Even I feel bad for Indiana
At least we’ve got somewhat successful teams to fall back on away from football. As a bonus, we’re already two weekends into Hockey season, so we can already change the channel to that.
When we get the Pig, the Jug and the Axe, we'll have one hell of a picnic
Another point
Cloud
Indiana sucks now
Silver Lining
Indiana recruited a 5-star QB, so maybe things are on the upswing?
QB has never really been that big of a problem at IU
It’s everything else, specifically no defense
Dosvidaniya, bitches! BTFU!
QB has been a problem this year
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by babaoreally on Oct 19, 2011 11:21 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Obviously a 5 Star doesn't mean anything
Just ask Tom Crean
I can't believe I forgot to write about Gunner
I had him in mind when I was thinking about what I was going to put in this post. Then I spent a half hour looking for a video of the punt hitting the IU guy in the back (which I couldn’t find) and started forgetting things.
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by babaoreally on Oct 19, 2011 11:26 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Gunner Kiel will be The One.
Dude’s legit.
IU will go 6-6 next year with Gunner at the helm. Thirteen of the starters right now are either freshman or sohpomores. They have a total of 28 freshman or sophomores on the two-deep. They’ll return 17 of 22 guys on the two-deep on defense, so the D should be improved. They have a pretty solid recruiting class already committed (by Indiana standards): 7th in the Big Ten according to Rivals, ahead of Nebraska, Iowa, and Illinois.
I could see this happening to Indiana over the next few years:
2012: 6-6, 2-6 in B1G
2013: 7-5, 3-5 in B1G
2014: 8-4, 4-4 in B1G
2015*: 9-3, 5-3 in B1G
*if Gunner Kiel stays his senior year.
by TheHumbleBuckeye on Oct 19, 2011 10:56 AM CDT reply actions
And yes, I think Gunner Kiel is already the heir apparent to Peyton Manning in Indianapolis
Peyton’s contract is up after the 2015 season, meaning Indy will be looking for a new QB for 2016. Coincidence? I think NOT!
(Miami is going to get Andrew Luck… no way Indy will take him and sit him for four years. That’s way too expensive.)
by TheHumbleBuckeye on Oct 19, 2011 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions
Is there a NOT
Missing from this post?
by mikjones24 on Oct 19, 2011 1:38 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Cloud
There is no such thing as more unique. It is unique or it is not.
Silver Lining
No one likes a grammar Nazi anyways.
Schadenfreude ist die schoenste Freude
by Seer on Oct 19, 2011 11:14 AM CDT reply actions 3 recs
Yes!
I tried to explain this to somebody the other day and they wouldn’t concede that unique cannot be qualified with more, less, most, least, etc. So yeah, that’s a rec. for someone else pointing this out.
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by KennardHusker on Oct 19, 2011 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions
I won't concede it either
From http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/unique:
5. not typical; unusual: She has a very unique smile.
And then there is the usage note:
Many authors of usage guides, editors, teachers, and others feel strongly that such "absolute" words as complete, equal, perfect, and especially unique cannot be compared because of their "meaning": a word that denotes an absolute condition cannot be described as denoting more or less than that absolute condition. However, all such words have undergone semantic development and are used in a number of senses, some of which can be compared by words like more, very, most, absolutely, somewhat, and totally and some of which cannot.
I see your point. “Closer to unique” is probably the more correct way to write it, but I tend to focus my efforts on not using literally and unbelievable figuratively. That literally gets my goat.
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by babaoreally on Oct 19, 2011 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Cloud: irrelevant posts above
Silver Lining: This post is just old enough no one will see any of this.
Putting Ponder in isn't the question, it's the answer.
SKOL!!!
by DM_Purp on Oct 19, 2011 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Cloud: Gunner Kiel is wavering on his committment to IU.
Silver Lining: If he goes to Alabama or Oklahoma he will still wear cream and crimson and he doesn’t steal PT from his older brother.
Ever Grateful. Ever True.
Source?
Cloud: PurdueMatt says Gunner is wavering on his commitment to IU.
Silver Lining: It is probably not true.
by TheHumbleBuckeye on Oct 19, 2011 11:18 AM CDT up reply actions
Cloud: Purdue worrying that IU will be competitive with Gunner
Silver Lining: Purdue gets Austin Appleby, who is going to be just as good in his own right. And, Purdue kinda has a knack for developing QB’s. Just saying.
Dosvidaniya, bitches! BTFU!
He said developing QBs
Not guys that know how style their hair (including facial).
3 star recruit to NFL starter
Those are the inarguable facts of the situation.
Ever Grateful. Ever True.
Probably Indiana's finest hour
Last second win over Purdue, sending the Hoosiers bowling for the first time since 1993. A silver lining of nostalgia for you guys to hang your hat on while you muddle through 2011.
If it ain't broke...don't trust it.
by RattlesnakeJim on Oct 19, 2011 12:04 PM CDT reply actions
silver lining
Cloud: Indiana looks terrible this season
Silver Lining: watching highlights of Indiana while squinting, they kinda look like Oklahoma
If it ain't broke...don't trust it.
by RattlesnakeJim on Oct 19, 2011 12:08 PM CDT reply actions
This is not a good football team
But — silver lining — Coach Wilson seems to be changing the culture. That’s been the fundamental problem for the past 15 years every year of our tortured existence except for the Bill Mallory Era. A couple of weeks ago, a kid who played some last year quit the team. Wilson’s comment: “I told him I thought it was a good idea. He hadn’t been practicing hard.”
I’m fine with this. Although, the “Win Today” slogan is a bit incongruous.
Also: Cody Zeller.
by hoosierdaddynow on Oct 19, 2011 3:28 PM CDT reply actions
“dozens, maybe even hundreds, of Hoosier football fans are enduring a terrible season.”
I’m not sure a Purdue fan should be throwing stones about attendance, given the way yours has been cratering. Other than Purdue’s near-sellout of the Notre Dame game, IU’s and Purdue’s attendance has been pretty similar this year, and Purdue’s sub-40,000 crowd for the Minnesota game is the worst attendance for either school this year. IU’s attendance, which isn’t good but has been over 40,000 in a 53,000 seat stadium for every home game, actually is a non-tongue-in-cheek silver lining of this season.
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by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Oct 20, 2011 8:41 AM CDT reply actions
John,
I think it was a jab at the fact that few IU fans identify themselves as “football” fans and nothing to do with attendance. I could be wrong, but that’s how I took it.
Dosvidaniya, bitches! BTFU!
I feel like that is absolutely the case
I am still fairly new to the OTE community (only since early spring), but if there is one football fanbase that is absent, it is generally the Hoosier contingent. So yeah, I think that’s the gist of the quote.
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by KennardHusker on Oct 20, 2011 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, sure, IU has a basketball-focused fan base, but I think the fact that 40,000 people continue to show up says its not as rare as the post implies.
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by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Oct 20, 2011 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions
What this guy said
It was a joke, but the above is what it is based on. If things keep going like they do, you could write that about Purdue and I would get more depressed than mad.
The argument about the size of the stadium doesn’t really matter if you aren’t close to capacity. Although, the IU fans did get pretty loud during the Virginia comeback, which means that a lot of them stuck around even though they got down early.
Any idea why Indiana quit playing Kentucky? It seems that game would have a consistently decent crowd. It would give IU a rivalry game in their non-con, instead of a random collection of opponents. And UK sucks this year.
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By this guy, I mean BoilerUpAT
I think it was a jab at the fact that few IU fans identify themselves as "football" fans
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It was Kentucky’s decision. In the mid-2000s, when Louisville was good and the SEC East was much tougher than it is today, I think they decided they didn’t want to have more than one major conference opponent on the non-con schedule. It was a good series for both schools, but understandably, UK decided the in-state rivalry was more important.
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by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Oct 21, 2011 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions
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