GOIU, just a word to the wise here. I am neither a moderator nor a longtime poster, although I have been a member of Tidefans for 8 years and am a lifelong Bama fan. Most of the posters here, aka "Tide Fans", are indeed logical thinkers, and that comes across in their posts. I'm not sure what your expectations were regarding Bama fans, but in this community, although there may be a few "sunshine pumpers," most are quite knowledgeable about football and express themselves well. If you come here to treat people with respect and to have informed football discussions, you will be welcome. But if you come here to stir up stuff, troll, and gloat over your team's recent success, you will likely be shown the door rather quickly.
Bama vs. Indy in the Rose Bowl - Jan. 1
- Thread starter BamaMoon
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Well, most of the Bama fan posts I see in social media platforms seem to think Bama will crush the Hoosiers. It is nice to see some that think this will be a close game.
Bama has beat 5 ranked teams this season, including Georgia.
i did not have “hoosier talking smack” on my 2025 bingo card
Takes all kinds to make a world. We have seen our share around here that is for sure.
Rankings mean nothing. Bama also just got stomped by Georgia. Teams shouldn’t even be ranked until the 5 week of the season.
Reminds me of a classic “Bryantism” “Act like you’ve been there before.”
They haven’t.
And that’s why we Bama fans are here and have been for years…even when we SUCKED. They’ve run turd Bama fans too. The key…don’t be a turd. Saying the SEC is mediocre save for UGA is not a great start.
With not much more to observe but the OSU and some of the Oregon games, I feel that the heart of IUs team is their very aggressive D. An AI search on Google indicated they blitz about 45% of the time, one of the highest in the country. We haven't shown the discipline to handle blitz packages and this scares me. Their sack totals in their tougher games, OSU (5), Oregon (6), Illinois (7), is a testament to discipline and good coaching and unless our OL, TEs and Backs can effectively pick them up, I'm afraid Ty may have few opportunities to get us downfield connections. Short routes and max protect schemes for longer plays seem in order.
Pick up the blitzes, run them wide from side to side and we can win.
PS
For those panning RW's courage, I'll respectfully disagree. The kid made some catches and took some hits in several games that left me wondering if he'd get up--he did. I've said it before to many but if he can get confidence in catching with his hands and not let the ball get to his body he can still be very good. Don't know that his frame will let him be great but very good is certainly in the cards if that habit could be changed. A redshirt season to beef up that lanky frame, and lots of jug work might be invaluable to him if he's thinking pro.
Pick up the blitzes, run them wide from side to side and we can win.
PS
For those panning RW's courage, I'll respectfully disagree. The kid made some catches and took some hits in several games that left me wondering if he'd get up--he did. I've said it before to many but if he can get confidence in catching with his hands and not let the ball get to his body he can still be very good. Don't know that his frame will let him be great but very good is certainly in the cards if that habit could be changed. A redshirt season to beef up that lanky frame, and lots of jug work might be invaluable to him if he's thinking pro.
Hang your hat on Iowa and Penn St if you wish.........
I'm not going to engage with someone who will be leaving the board very, very soon.
I don't think it's "lack of courage" on RW's part. That Battered QB Syndrome thread I posted about Ty. You get hit that much, you get happy feet. Same with RW.
I don't think it's "lack of courage" on RW's part. That Battered QB Syndrome thread I posted about Ty. You get hit that much, you get happy feet. Same with RW.
As a long time IU fan I will hang my hat on every win. I am still waiting for this to all fall apart like years past, but these last two years definitely feel different. I wish Bama the best of luck at the Rose bowl. GO HOOSIERS!!!
Hang your hat on whatever you want to Hoosier. Just don't come on this board spouting off like y'all are some kind of football blue blood. When you walk into someone else's house have some respect for their house.
This tells me all I need to know.
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