@thehoosierhuddle Looks like we are in the running for quite a few 4*s that are decommitting. Also in the race for a 4* decommit from Clemson
I hope Jay Timmons realizes FSU wont be good for his development and comes back. He is still taking visits (has one lined up with OSU)
I was out in PHX and met a guy who coaches in Chandler. He said IU is in on a couple of players out there. Anyone know who? Yes I forgot names.
found them
I think it is Jake Hildebrand and Noah Roberts
Messiah Mickens has an official visit with IU booked, would be highest rated player in our class
Jay Timmons just flipped from FSU to OSU
Cig's eye for talent remains undefeated
@hoosierdaddy that one may not be hard to see. His father was an All-Pro. But yes, his evaluation process is elite
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@thehoosierhuddle He was only a 3* when he committed to us, and he had very few offers
Jay Timmons just flipped from FSU to OSU
Cig's eye for talent remains undefeated
So much for FSU being his dream offer. 😂
@thehoosierhuddle Matt Sieg expected to sign with ND.
Is our NIL not competitive? Our team is yet again the bridesmaid for a highly ranked recruit. With Owens and Williams still possible flip targets for Miami/OSU, we could end up with less commits than we had at the start of the season.
Maybe I got my hopes a little too high, but coming off back to back top 10 seasons I thought we would be above average in the B1G for recruiting. Im not expecting OSU type recruiting, but its a bit ridiculous we are barely ahead of Michigan State and Rutgers and behind Minnesota and Illinois
@hoosierdaddy How is our NIL not competitive? Do you have an NIL number for Sieg? I do think people get their hopes way too high, then crash out.
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@thehoosierhuddle I was just wondering if you had any insight on our NIL. For some of these recruits I dont know what it could possibly be other than a NIL thing, because on paper we would seem like the better fit
In Sieg's case, ND already has 3 safeties (including a 5*) in their 2026 class. The path to playing time there is a lot harder there compared to us given how much graduation turnover we had last year and will have again this year.
Maybe we get another shot at Nick Reddish if Sieg commits at least
With the portal and Cig’s eye for talent, I’ve stopped worrying about high school recruiting.
@kelly_32 Im not worried about us fielding competitive teams with Cig's eye for talent
There are just limitations to team depth building via portal. I also think the portal is going to get more competitive, now that IU and other schools (TTU, Syracuse, UNLV etc) have built good teams through the portal, a lot of schools will try to replicate. Rhule said that as part of his extension he has more NIL dollars committed to going after portal targets this year.
Then there is the size/speed factor. Being in contention for playoff spots is great, but the gauntlet at the end of the year is going to require having some of the genetic freaks with the size/speed combo. Guys arent blue chips out of HS because they are necessarily better football players, they are rated highly (most of the time) because of physical traits.
We have four consensus blue chips in our current class, while the top 12 schools all have two dozen. Thats an unobtainable goal, but I dont see why our program cant be in that 8-12 blue chip range (in line with Washington, South Carolina, Ole Miss)
@hoosierdaddy It would be interesting to know the budget for the ‘26 roster. I have not seen nor heard any estimates.
’23 was ~$2M, ‘24 was ~$4.5M, this year was something like $21-22M.