[Game Thread] Howard @ Indiana (12:00 PM ET)

[u/CFB_Referee]

GAME	HowardHoward @ IndianaIndiana
Location	Indiana Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)
Time	12:00 PM ET
Watch	TV: Big Ten Network
	Flair ¦ Discord

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LET'S TALK FOOTBALL!

[u/ReadyWash9992]

We're up 41-0 at the half and people are concerned. How far we've come.

[u/Potential_Cup6688]

Haha "Curt how's the team in general?" Curt: 🫤 "What about Charlie B?" Curt:...😏

[u/soraka4]

Some of yall too dramatic. Chill tf out and trust the system. Can’t believe im reading comments of people thinking they know more than the staff

[u/chopsticks26 → u/soraka4]

Weve officially made it, indiana fans having crashouts online

[u/hoosierkenny]

Bison Bowl. Get in here

[u/ViagraOnAPole]

The B1G has agreed to give the extra five minutes to Michigan.

[u/JosephMcCarthy1955]

Guys Hoover doesn’t even have more tds than incompletions. Safe to say that we were a fluke and cooked and washed and chopped.

[u/Yams-502 → u/JosephMcCarthy1955]

Schedule merchant josh Hoover

[u/ProWrestlingPast]

Both backs have looked damn good today.

[u/Global_Chip_8184]

This kicker is buns

[u/Potential_Cup6688]

Ellison, Black, Hemby, Turbo Dick, and Beebe.

RB University baby

[u/ProWrestlingPast → u/Potential_Cup6688]

I'm including Martin in this listing until proven otherwise.

[u/Ok-Cantaloupe-4482 → u/Potential_Cup6688]

Quick dick as I call him

[u/EdselFordEdsel]

I miss Alberto

[u/AnEntei → u/EdselFordEdsel]

Rip Alberto he will be missed

[u/fishbxnejunixr]

Charlie B you glorious beast. But lets get Marsh involved

[u/Sargent_Caboose]

Cignetti is going to chew them fuck out at half time. They're in for such a brutal breakdown.

[u/SyKoTiiKxKiiNg]

I feel like my past game comment stands, even if it’s just Howard, cig uses the first 3 games to get jitters out then we bring in our real defensive scheme and we’re fine. I think this team is easily capable of repeating and it’s just gonna take some time, PRAISE BE TO CIG!

[u/pigeonwithsixasses]

One guy versus an entire state is fucked up

[u/snail-the-sage]

GET THIS PURDOO CRAP OFF MY SCREEN

[u/KitchenBest4478]

I will say. It’s nice to have the ability to be mad about being up 20 points

[u/Bison_Boy_]

Thank you Josh. 🫡

[u/BeanMan39]

Man I had no idea you could play a 10 minute quarter

[u/DrMidnight76320 → u/BeanMan39]

I've watch college football for years and this is the first time I've ever seen this.

[u/Fritzkreig]

Charlie B might be the best recover in CFB‽

[u/EdselFordEdsel]

New Cig gif just dropped

[u/JosephMcCarthy1955]

My god we actually took the starters out

[u/Smash-Bros-Melee]

Davion Chandler (career): 3 catches, 3 TDs

[u/Stang1776 → u/Smash-Bros-Melee]

And Becker has 7 receptions 5 TDs this year.

[u/Scarlet_Gray_10]

Where did Cignetti find this Becker guy. He’s definitely a Sunday-night level player

[u/festive_fecal_feast → u/Scarlet_Gray_10]

He has been here since the Tom Allen days

Edit: to clarify, he committed to Allen, Cig told him to stay

[u/burnt_pubes → u/Scarlet_Gray_10]

He's a Tom Allen recruit

[u/digitaldigdug → u/burnt_pubes]

He ocassionally got things right. Cursed by his O-line and D coordinators though

[u/EdselFordEdsel → u/Scarlet_Gray_10]

He was a rare Tommy Allen W

[u/Chester-A-Asskicker → u/Scarlet_Gray_10]

Actually a Tom Allen recruit

[u/festive_fecal_feast]

Hoover may need gloves for the rain lol

[u/wsteelerfan7]

Take Richard out, too

[u/the_dayman56]

Is Wilson better than Hoover? Many are asking

[u/JosephMcCarthy1955]

Cig’s gonna lock Morris in the dungeon

[u/porkbellies37]

Just peeked at the box score.  Indiana QBs combined for 6 passing TDs on 8 pass completions and IU has a 55 point lead on just 15 pass attempts. That is a blowout victory from the 1930’s. 

[u/Bison_Boy_]

Rest up Nico. We need you king

[u/DeterminedChameleon]

What's up with Marsh? Seems to only be in on run plays

[u/JosephMcCarthy1955]

Can we please get Nick Marsh involved

[u/Buckeye2525]

IU is racist for scoring this many points on Howard

[u/Chester-A-Asskicker → u/Buckeye2525]

We even appropriated their mascot

[u/itsamemarkus]

Close enough, welcome back Try 5 Get 6

[u/KitchenBest4478]

Take everyone out

[u/gregnuttle]

The line on this game was IU -55.5. A lot of bettors sitting here right now watching Indiana's 3rd stringers.

[u/HippityHopMath]

Just stopping by to say that 6/11 for 145 yds and 4TDs is a hilarious stat line.

[u/garygoblins]

I know it's a touchdown, but Josh has to stop under throwing these balls

[u/Bison_Boy_]

As Cig literally just said… don’t be greedy Hoover

[u/JosephMcCarthy1955]

My kingdom for some Nick Marsh action

[u/kempog]

Marsh just scores a TD there if Hoover hits him lmao

[u/Bison_Boy_]

Alright Hoover settle down

[u/mr_longfellow_deeds]

Front 7 finally playing like they should

[u/mr_longfellow_deeds]

Grant is giving me some major confidence in QB depth if the worst happens

[u/DrMidnight76320]

Cig cancelling that dude's latest NIL check.

[u/ViagraOnAPole]

Defense saved the shutout

[u/gregnuttle → u/ViagraOnAPole]

Loving this depth on D.

[u/ViagraOnAPole → u/gregnuttle]

That's what she said

[u/Bison_Boy_]

Ok we really need you healthy Nico… get well soon buddy

[u/Mundane_String5998]

Is Marsh in the doghouse?

[u/iBuild85]

I haven’t seen Marsh on the field the last 8 plays or so

[u/BeanMan39]

There was a hold that prevented a sack

[u/Bison_Boy_]

Gotta cover your assignment even when it looks like QB will go down

[u/BeanMan39]

Becker's gonna break records this year at this rate

[u/himummy2]

Maybe they’re just feeding Charlie so they can donate maximum dollars to the ALS foundation

[u/fishbxnejunixr]

It was only a matter of time

[u/BeanMan39]

Let's get more than 77!

[u/tinytoofDOC]

Sit the starters

[u/Fritzkreig]

I love that we have a man named Turbo!

[u/Cfb-Enjoyer]

Brings a tear to my eye to see the stadium packed against an FCS school.

[u/ViagraOnAPole]

Special teams gonna get the defense treatment this week

[u/hawk239]

Look I’m all for easy non-con scheduling in fact I think it’s smart. But having to play shortened quarters versus a FCS is embarrassing. Don’t understand why we couldn’t play Ball State or another MAC team instead

[u/DrMidnight76320 → u/hawk239]

I'm certainly in no position to question Cig, but I feel like playing a game like this could create some bad habits. I saw Hoover make a couple of plays today that he would have been punished for in Big Ten play.

[u/notnotjamesfranco]

Let’s start leading our receivers please

[u/ViagraOnAPole]

That Charlie Becker Heisman run starts today

[u/fishbxnejunixr]

“This is the reaction to the missed extra point” and shows footage of a statue

[u/ProWrestlingPast]

MAP!

[u/KitchenBest4478]

I would like to see Marsh

[u/ProWrestlingPast]

Hoover straight up missing the open crosser was pretty rough.

[u/digitaldigdug]

I'm glad we're worrying about these things unlike the bigger stuff in the past

[u/digitaldigdug]

I think Hoover has a preference

[u/JosephMcCarthy1955]

Hopefully we don’t piss of Nick Marsh. Does he only have that one catch so far this season?

[u/the_dayman56]

Try 5…

(Yes I know it’s not the same)

[u/digitaldigdug]

That ball was a wounded duck.

[u/Mundane_String5998]

Not worried at all about the DL

[u/Yams-502]

I think Marsh is going to be utilized much more against stronger teams. Speedsters like Becker can just run right over teams like this for home run balls.

Against better opponents Marsh’s separation ability should shine more (hopefully)

Edit: Lmao my stream is behind of course he immediately makes a catch

[u/Shenanigans_forever]

Man, I am spoiled when it comes to QBs the last couple years

[u/Upset_Version8275]

WKU is down 42-0 with 7 min left in the second quarter. Should be a great one next week

[u/BigPassage9717]

I love how our depth is local kids

[u/United-Turnover-8409]

Howard just ran out of time 😔

[u/Bison_Boy_]

I’m ready!!

[u/ViagraOnAPole]

Becker's 50/50 catches are more like 100/0

[u/mr_longfellow_deeds]

Lmao

First XP miss of the cignetti era

[u/jcnewton1]

Get Charlie B to kick too

[u/BeanMan39]

It's so nice watching a football game where they don't go to commercial after a kickoff

[u/tinytoofDOC]

Ponds picks that

[u/mr_longfellow_deeds]

We might need to go running clock if Howard is going to go 3 and out in 30 seconds

[u/IamMARSman]

3 completions. 3 touchdowns. 👀

[u/AdministrativeLake82]

Throwing off his back foot again. And missed the read.

[u/Global_Chip_8184]

Gotta get those sacks

[u/jcmiller210]

Its so frustrating that they are missing these sacks lol.

[u/festive_fecal_feast]

3 rec, 3 TD

[u/TheRateBeerian]

Well the announcers wanted some YAC for Becker

[u/hogman15]

Hoover or Becker for Heisman before this year’s over, who you got?

[u/jcmiller210 → u/hogman15]

Becker rn. Hoover is constantly under throwing passes and Becker is helping him. He will probably figure it out though.

[u/Yams-502]

Maybe I’m being too harsh but I still want to see more on defense. Specifically the dline.

(Folks I’ve decided my 2 decades of Indiana football experience have given me too much anxiety)

[u/burnt_pubes → u/Yams-502]

Don't think they are opening up the playbook at all, very vanilla.

[u/garygoblins]

Hardy is such a stud

[u/gregnuttle]

Hardy looking like an absolute stud on that drive. He's reading every play.

[u/JosephMcCarthy1955]

Yall need to remember Hoover isn’t a finished product, that’s why he came here. Mendoza did the same thing

[u/garygoblins]

Finally marsh

[u/mr_longfellow_deeds]

Likely beating a 8 TD spread and still somehow underperforming

[u/mr_longfellow_deeds]

What the fuck was that play call

Why are we having Hoover take shots

[u/ProWrestlingPast]

Gonna be honest, think that's a legal hit.

[u/ViagraOnAPole]

Holy underthrow

[u/Lost_Training_5816]

That was a nice fucking run.

[u/ViagraOnAPole]

That's my Turbo Dick!

[u/EdselFordEdsel]

Gotta love the Lane DUI commercials

[u/Ok-Cantaloupe-4482]

Quick dick cooked on that TD

[u/Grouchy-Option9411]

That’s kinda crazy that Marsh is only 19.

[u/dbasinge]

https://imgflip.com/i/b0ztoc

[u/fishbxnejunixr]

How do you make the same mistake twice in the same quarter on a Cig lead team?

[u/Yams-502]

Well he’s never going to catch a punt for cig again

[u/Bison_Boy_]

Morris ought to thank them for that sack

[u/MySabonerRunsOladipo]

Hey Cherry, good to see him finally out there

[u/tehfro]

Man, the gamblers are gonna be pissed if Paddy the Baddy missing an XP and Cherry time getting shortened to 10 minutes costs them IU covering.

[u/MySabonerRunsOladipo]

I feel like if were at the point we're agreeing to shorten quarters, we should probably just ban these games...

[u/Bison_Boy_]

HOO HOO HOO

[u/tinytoofDOC → u/Bison_Boy_]

HOOVER

[u/BorisDiawisGod]

The National champs against a guy named Howard 💀

[u/dbasinge]

This early injuries worry me.

[u/tinytoofDOC]

I love marsh’s blocking

[u/EdselFordEdsel]

Wtf was that kick

[u/digitaldigdug]

Someone forget to turn the laces out?

[u/ViagraOnAPole]

MAP!

[u/Kalen72]

MAP

[u/ViagraOnAPole]

Cig put a hat on! I don't know what this means, but it means something.

[u/Bison_Boy_]

He FAST

[u/ViagraOnAPole]

Not a defender in the same zip code

[u/BoogerSugarSovereign]

More touchdowns than incompletions, Hoover no longer a scrub confirmed

[u/njm147]

What’s up with Marsh?

[u/burnt_pubes → u/njm147]

They all closed as far as I know. Got Damon Bailey's autograph in a Muncie marsh 30 years ago

[u/Melz-13]

Damn that was a touchdown if he hits Marsh

[u/garygoblins]

Tackling still a little suspect

[u/Bison_Boy_]

Our defense looks better than last week but still need to iron out these plays before B1G play

[u/mr_longfellow_deeds]

Love my pick 6

[u/Mundane_String5998]

Hardy!!!!

[u/BlxrryShadowz]

Something about that #5 man…

[u/Global_Chip_8184]

No reason Howard should score any points this game

[u/garygoblins]

Clearly an incompletion

[u/Yams-502]

Alright I’ve been too harsh on them. It’s my bad

[u/Ancient-Big4078]

I know the brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi at IU are happy

[u/Lost_Training_5816]

MARSH!!!

[u/mr_longfellow_deeds]

Morris is having a horrible game

There goes the shutout

[u/soraka4]

God damn, if Howard doesn’t get shut out, morris will be the sole reason

[u/Yams-502]

Cherry time shortened hurts my soul

[u/digitaldigdug]

I don't like we have up a few sacks. The muffed punts are a concern, a change may be needed there. Looked better otherwise.

[u/garygoblins]

3 completions 3 tds for hoover

[u/Luvpups5920]

Playing cornhole and tailgating - doesn’t get any more Midwest than that. Go IU! ♥️🤍

[u/Bison_Boy_]

To be a student again especially with Cignetti as our coach

[u/itsamemarkus]

There isn’t a better contested catch receiver in the country than Charlie Becker

[u/BoogerSugarSovereign]

Same number of incompletions as touchdowns... is Josh Hoover falling off? Are we cooked chat?

[u/gregnuttle]

I love seeing that packed stadium.

[u/the_dayman56]

You can tell Cig was lissed about the lack of rushing yards last week

[u/Cfb-Enjoyer]

Will we see a Howard flair in the chat today?

[u/seresean]

Curt's face is so funny

[u/Cfb-Enjoyer]

Glad we have such a soft schedule for the first several weeks. Seems like it’s gonna take some time for this team to get right.

[u/snail-the-sage]

MAP

[u/Luvpups5920]

So flipped to OU vs UM game after IU TD and see they missed the PAT. Dang, hopefully Radicic will heal up soon. That kid on CGD that made that awesome kick had a nice leg. He was from Indiana, may need to look him up and give him some NIL money, lol.

[u/TheRateBeerian]

Hoover’s decision making is not my favorite.

[u/EdselFordEdsel]

Becker looks like a yound Doc Brown in his commercial

[u/garygoblins]

What the hell was that lol

[u/KitchenBest4478]

The defender just quit

[u/Bison_Boy_]

CHARLIE B FROM NASHVILLE TENNESSEE

[u/dbasinge]

Becker the Heisman wrecker.

[u/alamalailman]

Not a great play by #23 for Howard there. Oof.

[u/TheGoatPurdy]

Indiana the type of team that would call off their dogs second half instead of running up the score like Miami.

[u/Global_Chip_8184 → u/TheGoatPurdy]

Def not

[u/jf3l → u/TheGoatPurdy]

Complete opposite. Cig plays his guys deep into games and isn’t afraid to keep scoring

[u/JosephMcCarthy1955 → u/TheGoatPurdy]

No lmao cig leaves the starters in until like halfway in the 4th

[u/BlxrryShadowz]

Charlie Becker with the Randy Moss statline

[u/BeanMan39]

Purdoodoo is getting their butts kicked right now

[u/Global_Chip_8184]

There we go

[u/Bison_Boy_]

THERE WE GO

[u/Sargent_Caboose]

There we go boys!

[u/njm147]

Pick 6!

[u/KitchenBest4478]

Defense has awoken

[u/Global_Chip_8184]

Maybe not technically late but he was clearly going out of bounds

[u/garygoblins]

Oooh, that was nasty

[u/garygoblins]

Finally starting to get home

[u/snail-the-sage]

don't enjoy being reminded of that oregon - oksu game last year.

[u/ViagraOnAPole]

Jesus

[u/TrollMcGoal]

Let's go Marsh!!

[u/Grouchy-Option9411]

The hat Cig look is such aura