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LGHL Things you need to know about the Indiana Hoosiers — and a few you don’t, but are fun anyway
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Things you need to know about the Indiana Hoosiers — and a few you don’t, but are fun anyway
Josh Dooley via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
So, the Hoosiers are undefeated!? And coming off a bye week. But the Buckeyes will be looking to end or at least put a temporary hold on IU’s storybook season.
The Ohio State Buckeyes host the resurgent (or, uh, surgent for the first time?) Indiana Hoosiers this weekend, as OSU hopes to knock off undefeated IU and continue their own march toward a Big Ten Championship Game... and hopefully a CFP National Championship.
But doing so won’t be the same easy task it was and has been for several years. IU is competing and winning like never before under Curt Cignetti, who is new to the Hoosier state and the Big Ten, but not (to) winning. Prior to accepting the head coach position in Bloomington, Cignetti compiled a 119-35 record at IUP, Elon and James Madison, including a wildly impressive 52-9 mark at the latter.
So perhaps for very good reason(s), the Indiana HC comes across as a supremely confident individual. Which is likely part of the reason that he introduced himself to many Big Ten football fans with just four simple words last December: “I win. Google me.”
And who could blame him, right? Frankly, I love the bravado. However, I think it’s also worth noting that if one were to Google Cignetti, one would see that he advanced to just one FCS Championship Game (and lost) while suffering a handful of early playoff losses/exits. So... Yeah, he wins. And has won quite a bit. But hold off on any Nick Saban comps.
As for Cignetti’s team, well, they’re making the new ball coach look pretty damn good. Although, it’s definitely a two-way street. The Hoosiers are firing on all cylinders, thanks in part to a bunch of new players and presumably a newfound confidence which mirrors that of “Coach Cig”. Now and somewhat miraculously, Indiana is a top-5 team looking to go undefeated and potentially quadruple last year’s win total (in just the regular season).
Here are a few more things you should know about the Indiana Hoosiers:
Indiana University gave us The Hunger Games... Sort of. Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games series, earned a BA from IU in 1985, before going on to pretty much change the entire course of adolescent and young adult history.
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Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Lionsgate
IU also gave us one of the most influential people in Ohio State athletic(s) history... Again, sort of. If you know anything about OSU basketball especially, then you are likely very familiar with the name Schottenstein. However, you might be surprised to find out that Jay Schottenstein – chairman and CEO of Schottenstein Stores Corp. and son of Jerome – is actually (also?) a Hoosier.
Still, Buckeye Nation is very, very, very appreciative of everything that he and his family have done for THE university.
A Hoosier is simply a native or inhabitant of Indiana. Seriously, that’s it. Hence, no embodiment and no mascot for IU, though the university and its football team adopted and experimented with both a bulldog and a bison in the 1960s.
And you thought the Stanford tree was bad. At least it’s something!
The Hoosiers’ football team had never won 10+ games prior to this season...
But with Cignetti now calling the shots, Indiana has gone from B1G cellar dweller to CFP lock...
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Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images
Due in part to a softer-than-Charmin schedule. Look, it is what it is. And teams can only play/defeat the opponent(s) on their schedule. But let’s not ignore the fact that IU hasn’t played a ranked team all season. Their “toughest” opponent thus far was arguably Washington.
That being said, the Hoosiers absolutely, unequivocally deserve credit for dog-walking and dismantling most of the teams they’ve faced. Including the Cornhuskers.
Coach Cig brought the ol’ James Madison gang with him, and it has paid off big-time. The Hoosiers brought in several of Cignetti’s former JMU players, including (IU’s) leading receiver Elijah Sarratt, leading tackler Aiden Fisher, and leading sack artist Mikail Kamara. All three have hit the ground running in Bloomington, along with several other transfers — from JMU and elsewhere.
Former Ohio U. quarterback and MAC MVP Kurtis Rourke is a P5 stud. The sixth-year QB from Canada is proving that 2022 was no fluke. That is the year Rourke won MAC MVP and MAC Offensive POTY, throwing for over 3,200 yards and 25 touchdowns. He had a down season in 2023 but has bounced back nicely under the tutelage of Cignetti and IU OC Mike Shanahan, one of Coach Cig’s longtime assistants.
This season, Rourke has passed for 2,410 yards and 21 TD, with a 71.8 completion percentage.
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Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images
Indiana’s defense has done a complete and honestly, stunning, 180. The Hoosiers finished each of the last three seasons ranked outside the top-100 in points per game allowed. But this year, they are ranked 7th, allowing just 13.8 PPG. Sheesh!
Indiana hasn’t beaten Ohio State since 1988. Closes eyes and crosses fingers... Not a jinx, not a jinx, not a jinx!
Continue reading...
Josh Dooley via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
So, the Hoosiers are undefeated!? And coming off a bye week. But the Buckeyes will be looking to end or at least put a temporary hold on IU’s storybook season.
The Ohio State Buckeyes host the resurgent (or, uh, surgent for the first time?) Indiana Hoosiers this weekend, as OSU hopes to knock off undefeated IU and continue their own march toward a Big Ten Championship Game... and hopefully a CFP National Championship.
But doing so won’t be the same easy task it was and has been for several years. IU is competing and winning like never before under Curt Cignetti, who is new to the Hoosier state and the Big Ten, but not (to) winning. Prior to accepting the head coach position in Bloomington, Cignetti compiled a 119-35 record at IUP, Elon and James Madison, including a wildly impressive 52-9 mark at the latter.
So perhaps for very good reason(s), the Indiana HC comes across as a supremely confident individual. Which is likely part of the reason that he introduced himself to many Big Ten football fans with just four simple words last December: “I win. Google me.”
And who could blame him, right? Frankly, I love the bravado. However, I think it’s also worth noting that if one were to Google Cignetti, one would see that he advanced to just one FCS Championship Game (and lost) while suffering a handful of early playoff losses/exits. So... Yeah, he wins. And has won quite a bit. But hold off on any Nick Saban comps.
As for Cignetti’s team, well, they’re making the new ball coach look pretty damn good. Although, it’s definitely a two-way street. The Hoosiers are firing on all cylinders, thanks in part to a bunch of new players and presumably a newfound confidence which mirrors that of “Coach Cig”. Now and somewhat miraculously, Indiana is a top-5 team looking to go undefeated and potentially quadruple last year’s win total (in just the regular season).
Here are a few more things you should know about the Indiana Hoosiers:
Indiana University gave us The Hunger Games... Sort of. Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games series, earned a BA from IU in 1985, before going on to pretty much change the entire course of adolescent and young adult history.
IU also gave us one of the most influential people in Ohio State athletic(s) history... Again, sort of. If you know anything about OSU basketball especially, then you are likely very familiar with the name Schottenstein. However, you might be surprised to find out that Jay Schottenstein – chairman and CEO of Schottenstein Stores Corp. and son of Jerome – is actually (also?) a Hoosier.
Still, Buckeye Nation is very, very, very appreciative of everything that he and his family have done for THE university.
A Hoosier is simply a native or inhabitant of Indiana. Seriously, that’s it. Hence, no embodiment and no mascot for IU, though the university and its football team adopted and experimented with both a bulldog and a bison in the 1960s.
And you thought the Stanford tree was bad. At least it’s something!
The Hoosiers’ football team had never won 10+ games prior to this season...
But with Cignetti now calling the shots, Indiana has gone from B1G cellar dweller to CFP lock...
Due in part to a softer-than-Charmin schedule. Look, it is what it is. And teams can only play/defeat the opponent(s) on their schedule. But let’s not ignore the fact that IU hasn’t played a ranked team all season. Their “toughest” opponent thus far was arguably Washington.
That being said, the Hoosiers absolutely, unequivocally deserve credit for dog-walking and dismantling most of the teams they’ve faced. Including the Cornhuskers.
Coach Cig brought the ol’ James Madison gang with him, and it has paid off big-time. The Hoosiers brought in several of Cignetti’s former JMU players, including (IU’s) leading receiver Elijah Sarratt, leading tackler Aiden Fisher, and leading sack artist Mikail Kamara. All three have hit the ground running in Bloomington, along with several other transfers — from JMU and elsewhere.
Former Ohio U. quarterback and MAC MVP Kurtis Rourke is a P5 stud. The sixth-year QB from Canada is proving that 2022 was no fluke. That is the year Rourke won MAC MVP and MAC Offensive POTY, throwing for over 3,200 yards and 25 touchdowns. He had a down season in 2023 but has bounced back nicely under the tutelage of Cignetti and IU OC Mike Shanahan, one of Coach Cig’s longtime assistants.
This season, Rourke has passed for 2,410 yards and 21 TD, with a 71.8 completion percentage.
Indiana’s defense has done a complete and honestly, stunning, 180. The Hoosiers finished each of the last three seasons ranked outside the top-100 in points per game allowed. But this year, they are ranked 7th, allowing just 13.8 PPG. Sheesh!
Indiana hasn’t beaten Ohio State since 1988. Closes eyes and crosses fingers... Not a jinx, not a jinx, not a jinx!
Continue reading...
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Ohio State Men's Tennis (2014/2019/2024 ITA Indoor National Champs, 17 Straight B1G Titles)
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Just sayin': Did anyone else notice that Sebastian Gorzny switched teams this year?
TCU’s Sebastian Gorzny entering transfer portal
The sophomore delivered the deciding point during TCU’s National Championship win over Texas.
Sebastian Gorzny has committed to Texas
... Quite a pickup by the Horns. I wonder how much NIL money Gorzny got for that.
Yep, script many tennis fans were left scratching their heads in wonder what could make a player leave a team that wins the championship and join the team they just defeated.
I believe that Texas has sponsors who would offer a bag to get a player at the top of the lineup to transfer, but Gorzny was ranked #77 and played #3-5 lines last year at TCU.
I'm speculating .... but there may have been other factors like classes, dissatisfaction in lineup placement and pro development.
Gorzny ended the season playing the #5 line at TCU, after starting at #3.
He had also been dropped from first to second dubs.
Sebastian Gorzny Goes from Clinching NCAA Title to the SoCal Pro Series
It’s what every junior and college tennis player dreams of – clinching the final match at 3-all to win the NCAA team championship. Just two weeks ago, it was Irvine native Sebastian Gorzny who was living that dream as the Texas Christian University sophomore saw that his teammate Jack Pinnington...
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"In a somewhat surprising move, both Roditi and Bowen said to this reporter first that Gorzny had let them know that he planned to enter the transfer portal, and it was later reported, it would be to Big-12 rival Texas.
“He was looking to take online classes and we don’t offer that at TCU,” Roditi said. “And I know he wanted to play higher in the lineup. At the end of last year, we felt there were four or five guys that could play anywhere from one and five. We had guys that had won Futures during the summer, and Sebastian didn’t. And that’s how we set our lineup. Seb was playing four until the last week of the season. And the lineup obviously worked for us.”
Added Bowen: “I know in his heart he wants to turn pro. If he has a breakout summer, he will turn pro. He wanted to take some online classes. He’s a great student, but he doesn’t want to go to class.”
Gorzny’s family moved to Austin when he was 14, and said he was looking forward to playing closer to home. “I was really looking for a change and my family is there so it would be great to be close to them,” he said. “Turning pro is obviously my goal, but it’s very hard to do. You have to be top 200 or 300 in the world to make a living out there and it’s tough to do.”
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"This guy bolted because we have offers out to high rated guys we have no realistic chance with" 
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yea i'm sure that's it!GOODBYE: Four-Star DL recruit Jaylen Williams | mgoblog
Flipped to the Badgers.BREAKING: Four-Star DL Jaylen Williams has Flipped his Commitment from Michigan to Wisconsin, he tells me for @on3recruitsThe 6’6 250 DL from Palatine, IL had been Committed to the Wolverines since June“God’s Plan”https://t.co/cg6BMaDhoW pic.twitter.com/NUQA2wNge9
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