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Hoosier Clarion's avatar
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This is business.  Other programs will do their best to lure result getters from the NC teams.  Every year.  NC have to react proactively.  Cignetti, Dolson and Whitten will.  They very well understand the business.  They saw the stands at Hard Rock was 75% CRIMSON and that says it all.  GO HOOSIERS & the BUFFALO!


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Posted : 01/21/2026 9:13 am
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Posted by: @iugradman

I just read on a different forum that Texas is trying to poach Bray Lynch

Texas wishes

Lynch played HS football in Texas but he grew up a B1G fan, he did an interview on this the other day. He will be back next season


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Posted : 01/21/2026 9:17 am
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OneEyedUndertaker
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Posted by: @tammany

So be it.  Hopefully he does great.

https://twitter.com/mzenitz/status/2013591857125564590?s=46

Guess he wasn’t up for the starting QB competition some suggested was going to take place.🤔

 


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Posted : 01/21/2026 9:27 am
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Posted by: @iunorth

@iugradman "If IU is serious about football..."  ha ha.

LOL If only IU had any passion about football.   

 


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Posted : 01/21/2026 9:27 am
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Posted by: @oneeyedundertaker

Posted by: @tammany

So be it.  Hopefully he does great.

https://twitter.com/mzenitz/status/2013591857125564590?s=46

Guess he wasn’t up for the starting QB competition some suggested was going to take place.🤔

 

No one suggested it.  People took him at his quote.  Pretty simple really.

 


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Posted : 01/21/2026 9:28 am
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Every other team had already extensively reviewed other team's players and portal entries and had been working those for awhile.

But now, all eyes turn toward Indiana and Miami because we have the current 5 day window for players to announce, other teams are done. So there probably is a massive amount of pressure when all the other schools can focus on tampering with only two teams rosters.

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Posted : 01/21/2026 9:37 am
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Posted by: @iunorth

@iugradman "If IU is serious about football..."  ha ha.

Runs deep, the stupid in that one!

 


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Posted : 01/21/2026 9:45 am
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OneEyedUndertaker
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Posted by: @yothn

Posted by: @oneeyedundertaker

Posted by: @tammany

So be it.  Hopefully he does great.

https://twitter.com/mzenitz/status/2013591857125564590?s=46

Guess he wasn’t up for the starting QB competition some suggested was going to take place.🤔

 

No one suggested it.  People took him at his quote.  Pretty simple really.

 

 

Yes, that is a very “simple” way of looking at it.

 

 


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Posted : 01/21/2026 10:54 am
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I updated the Portal Tracker thread but wanted to mention it here as well. Redshirt freshman Evan Lawrence has entered the portal. This appears to be further confirmation that Carter Smith will be back to man left tackle for his senior season. That's awesome news but Lawrence exiting does leave a dent in offensive line depth, particularly at tackle. We project Smith at left tackle and Adedamola Ajani to start at right tackle but behind those two? Very little. Baylor Wilkin is a tackle but there's not much else. IU is down to just 13 scholarship OL and many of those are either RS FR or FR. Indiana will likely try to fight hard to retain guys like Bray Lynch and keep him from Texas' prying eyes as well as find a veteran depth piece or two from the portal. 


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Posted : 01/21/2026 11:11 am
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@oneeyedundertaker - Youre right, taking a man for his word is such a simple way to look at things. I should base my beliefs on conspiracy theories. 🙄


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Posted : 01/21/2026 11:40 am
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@tjinman1987 

Texas is dropping NIL bombs everywhere (they apparently paid Cam Coleman $3.5m - for a wideout), but leaving Bob Bostad for Kyle Flood in your last year of eligibility... Yeah no. Might as well go on LinkedIn and put "open to work" instead of preparing for the NFL


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Posted : 01/21/2026 11:42 am
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Posted by: @oneeyedundertaker

Yes, that is a very “simple” way of looking at it.

It's where it came from. Alberto. You don't have to like it. 

But until then it was all 'I think' he's coming back. Predictions he was coming back. But only then changed to 'he's coming back!' .

Now I don't think he was exactly lying. But a strange time to say he would be competing for the job, when he had to know he was likely heading out. Apparently he meant 'if I return to Indiana I will be competing for the job" .

 


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Posted : 01/21/2026 12:54 pm
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Posted by: @openwheel

Posted by: @oneeyedundertaker

Yes, that is a very “simple” way of looking at it.

It's where it came from. Alberto. You don't have to like it. 

But until then it was all 'I think' he's coming back. Predictions he was coming back. But only then changed to 'he's coming back!' .

Now I don't think he was exactly lying. But a strange time to say he would be competing for the job, when he had to know he was likely heading out. Apparently he meant 'if I return to Indiana I will be competing for the job" .

 

Or...and stick with me here.  He's 20 years old and spoke based on emotion before he thought everything through clearly!  WHOA!!!! Shocker.

 


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Posted : 01/21/2026 12:58 pm
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@gros-louis 

Probably that.

But his Georgia Tech deal happened immediately after he portaled. Hard to believe it wasn't in the works for some time. Like when Sorsby left.

Maybe Alberto was almost resigned to coming back, since he probably knew what a reasonable offer from us was going to be, but maybe GT made their offer only once he portaled and legal.


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Posted : 01/21/2026 1:08 pm
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Sammy Jacobs
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Late to the party here. I am on Dad Duty today. Kid loves the big slide at the playground.

There needs to be guardrails in CFB. There are none, there's no penalty for tampering. Everyone does it. Deals don't just materialize out of thin air. 


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Topic starter Posted : 01/21/2026 1:21 pm
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