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Experience = Increased Speed
- Pick/market: Recalling what I learned in Health Class over 50 years ago, adding to my own experience in workouts, coaching, and just plain living....in reading the posts over the past 4 games I thought I...
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Hoover
- QB/LB: People need to remember Cigs philosophy is to not lose the game first.
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Constructive Concerns Only
- Injury: One slight reprieve is that Chiles is one of the most mobile QBs we will play.
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Hoover
- DB: Our receivers are likely more "talented" this season, but Hoover does not have a Cooper or Sarratt.
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Hoover
- LB: There was also one that looked like he three behind Marsh on a slant.
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Constructive Concerns Only
- Pick/market: Cig's first team at IU had 13 kids from his JMU squad that were able to help with the offense and defense and the culture Cig wanted to establish.
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AJ Harris
- WR/DB: speaking of CBs, for some reason USC put in a freshman at CB last night.
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Riley Nowakowaski
- QB/LB: Pass defense starts with the defensive pressure on the QB, and in the 2nd half, we just couldn't contain Chiles as he often slipped out of tackles and rolled out to find open receivers.
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4-0 Heading for Jersey
- Pick/market: Plenty of teaching moments already on tape.
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Postgame: Curt Cignetti's press conference after Indiana's win over Northwestern
- After Indiana's 2026 Northwestern win, Curt Cignetti said 'Turbo' and 'Kobe' were down and 'BB' took 24 carries for 206 yards, mostly in the second half. Asked about Turbo's injury and return date, he said they would find out; the supplied transcript gives no diagnosis or timetable.
- Cignetti said Indiana's right tackle and tight ends need to improve after its slow offensive start against Northwestern. He said the offense settled in and responded after halftime, but named no line or tight-end replacement.
- Cignetti said Indiana pressured Northwestern's quarterback but failed to tackle him, including on a third-and-13 scramble. He described blitzing as a way to bring him down; this was a postgame diagnosis, not an announced future blitz-rate change.
- Cignetti said Josh Hoover's designed play-action run against Northwestern adds a rushing dimension to Indiana's offense. He recalled a long Hoover run called back the previous week but did not announce a larger quarterback-run package.
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Awful defense
- QB/DL: On obvious passing downs against a QB like Chiles (ultra athletic/mobile), we need to take the 275lb Edge players out or move one inside to DT and bring in more quick athletic defenders who...
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- DL: The Wildcats' defensive line steps up on third down, forcing a 4th-and-5 for Indiana.
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