Indiana

8-1

Week 10 · open week · updated Wednesday, Nov 4

Indiana is 8-1 after beating Minnesota 23-16.

Fan mood in the week of the Minnesota game: middle of the pack

Fan mood in each Indiana game week this season

Compared with other fanbases in r/CFB game threads that week. Each row is a week, named for its game; the further right the dot, the brighter the talk.

sourerbrightervs Howard W 55-0middle of the packvs Western Kentucky W 38-0middle of the packvs Northwestern W 29-23middle of the packat Rutgers W 47-15all inat Nebraska W 20-17not enough talk to readvs Ohio State L 15-19not enough talk to readat Michigan W 13-6not enough talk to readvs Minnesota W 23-16middle of the packsourerbrighterSep 12vs HowardW 55-0middle of the packSep 19vs Western KentuckyW 38-0middle of the packSep 25vs NorthwesternW 29-23middle of the packOct 3at RutgersW 47-15all inOct 10at NebraskaW 20-17not enough talk to readOct 17vs Ohio StateL 15-19not enough talk to readOct 24at MichiganW 13-6not enough talk to readOct 31vs MinnesotaW 23-16middle of the pack
  • W 52-16 vs North Texas
  • W 55-0 vs Howard
  • W 38-0 vs Western Kentucky
  • W 29-23 vs Northwestern
  • W 47-15 at Rutgers
  • W 20-17 at Nebraska
  • L 15-19 vs Ohio State
  • W 13-6 at Michigan
  • W 23-16 vs Minnesota
  • Next: vs USC, Saturday, Nov 14

Scores ours first. The loss came by 4.

Since the last game

Indiana won 23-16 vs Minnesota, after trailing 7-10 at half.

The whole Minnesota game

Then and now

Curt Cignetti has taken Indiana to a bowl in each of his two full seasons.

Before USC

Curt Cignetti and Lincoln Riley meet as head coaches for the first time.

The rating model gives Indiana a 76% chance at home against USC on Saturday, Nov 14.

USC game on Now

How fan mood is read

Fan mood compares what Indiana fans wrote in r/CFB game threads with every FBS fanbase with enough talk that week. A week runs Monday to Sunday and is named for the game in it. The read is redrawn 300 times from the same commenters, re-ranking every fanbase each time. Sour or all in means the read sat in the bottom or top fifth in at least 70 of every 100 draws; on the sour side or on the bright side, in the bottom or top two fifths in at least 80; anything less settled is middle of the pack. A bright label also needs more positive talk than negative, and a sour one the reverse. Brighter or sourer than usual compares the week with the team's own earlier weeks, after taking out how every fanbase read that week. Each dot sits at the read's rank that week. A week read before these labels keeps the word it was first given, the fifth it sat in (sour, uneasy, mixed, hopeful or all in). Season averages are the mean of a season's reads, in fifths from sour to all in, and seasons before 2026 were read from each week's wider talk, so a comparison across seasons is rough.

Fan mood, week by week

Mood over time

Position = mood · width = volume · color = the kind of feeling

What the reporters say

What reporters say

20 quotes collected this season

What the beat said, in their own words.

Tommy Carr played better and here’s one thing… he should be the starting quarterback going forward over Bryce Underwood
McFarland · On3the day of Indiana's 2026 game against Michigan
Well, we’re going to work it out for us, and that’s our job as coaches to do just that, spark the offense and continue to search for answers and look at every possible scenario and to modify schematically, we need to play some different players. So, you’ve got to do something
Whittingham · On3the day of the 13-6 game
I think at the end of the day we felt like it’s been Josh’s season and even though he’s not 100 percent, we got to finish it out with him
Cignetti · FOX Sportsthe day of the 13-6 game

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Fan chatter

Fan chatterThe loudest night of the season and what a usual night looks like.

Fan chatter this season

Roaring

The loudest night was the 23-16 win over Minnesota.

FirstSecondThirdFourthIndiana fansMinnesota fansusual

A usual night for Indiana fans is steady.

Arguments

Recurring takesThe takes and theories circulating about this team right now.

What’s in the air

Cignetti aims to elevate the Hoosiers' on-field performance while addressing fan expectations and rivalries.

Can Cignetti successfully rebuild Indiana's program and reconnect with fans?

Still openSep 25→ 11
Our sentiment model: 72.7% negative, 9.1% positive
After the actual day in court it was never in question.... The NCAA sent in lawyers unprepared and out of their depth... Sorsby hired Kessler the NCAA slayer.... And in court he came prepared and presented a fantastic case... While the NCAA law team…YouTube · Josh Pate's College Football Show
Brendan Sorsby lost me when it was discovered he bet on Indiana while there as backup QB..YouTube · Josh Pate's College Football Show

Indiana beat out competitive offers, including from Georgia, to land a top-tier linebacker for its 2027 class.

How will Jalaythan Mayfield's addition impact Indiana's defensive lineup in the future?

Still openJul 23→ 5
Our sentiment model: 0.0% negative, 20.0% positive
I'm surprised Shanahan hasn't been hired away from Indiana yet. I feel like he could be the next great Shanahan 😅😂YouTube · The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast
The argumentThe one thing this fanbase can't agree on, with receipts.

Inside the fanbase: all 11 corners

Cr/CFB
GGoogle News
LLocked On
BBluesky
YYouTube
5 outlets & communities talking

The split, staged

Warmest corner+0.07
Media
Most bought-in cohort
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Coldest corner+0.01
Casuals
Coolest cohort

How Indiana fans actually talk

Rr/CFBFan talk

I can't keep up with all this. I'm just going to hate every school that isn't mine and assume y'all are cheating when we lose.

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One of the crowd’s most upvoted takes — read for mood, not as a side. The cohort read is the measured part.

From the team’s own coverage

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Locked On

Fact: Indiana Football Has the Best Defense in America… Here's the Proof!

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All 11 corners of the fanbase

negative
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positive
Casuals+0.01 to Media+0.07

Cohort sentiment is a source-weighted model read — never a quote pinned to a person.

What this fanbase keeps coming back to

fan energy
29%
recent results
21%
where the program is headed
13%
the rankings
9%
the schedule
7%

Topics are model-labeled from Reddit — a rough signal of what this fanbase is circling right now.

week 10. The sources and the divergence rank are measured. Cohort labels and sentiment are a source-weighted model estimate, never a quote attributed to a person.
ArgumentsRecurring arguments this fanbase keeps returning to.

What fans are saying

player roleOne fan's take

One fan thinks hoover should be replaced by another player

You gotta seriously start thinking about benching Hoover at this point.

Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Oct 31, 2026 · via CFB

program directionOne fan's take

One fan argues he would fit well in their system

as for arch, the rumors are beginning to spread. let's hope we can get him next year. what a difference it would make for our chances next year. i have to say, it would be absolutely huge for us, but far more importantly, for arch. i truly believe it would change the trajectory of his football career. he would become a phenomenal qb under coach cig.

Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Oct 20, 2026 · via Indiana University Athletics

player performanceOne fan's take

One fan thinks the secondary lacks experienced leadership this season

I think the home crowd & Becker/Marsh/Turbo/Beebe all being threats to take it to the house makes up for the drop-off in our secondary.

Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Oct 14, 2026 · via CFB

schedule expectationOne fan's take

One fan believes Indiana’s non-conference opponents are too easy

If only Cignetti felt the same way, Indiana's OOC schedule is a joke

Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Sep 14, 2026 · via CFB

player performanceOne fan's take that season

One fan believes Charlie Becker is an elite contested catch receiver

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

Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Sep 12, 2026 · via CFB

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player performanceOne fan's take

One fan thinks the defense improved when it mattered most

Hoover gotta do something. Defense came up big twice

Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Oct 10, 2026 · via CFB

schedule expectationOne fan's take

One fan thinks the team’s record doesn’t justify its ranking

i mean joel indiana has played NO ONE. there is no way they can be ranked above any of those top 5 teams

Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Oct 8, 2026 · via The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast

player performanceOne fan's take

One fan believes Hoover misses open shots frequently

hoover cannot keep missing wide open guys. pressure or not

Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Sep 26, 2026 · via CFB

schedule expectationOne fan's take that season

One fan argues Josh Pate doesn’t give Indiana enough credit in matchups

Why does Josh pick games when he never picked Indiana to win any games last year? I mean, what is the point when you constantly pick the wrong team?

Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Sep 9, 2026 · via Josh Pate's College Football Show

program directionOne fan's take

One fan believes Indiana has a strong roster this season

BUCKEYE hear INDIANA TOP 4. THEY GOT A EXCELLENT TEAM..

Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Sep 8, 2026 · via The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast

player roleOne fan's take that season

One fan believes Stephen Daley’s experience adds depth to the team

Jamari Sharpe and Stephen Daley at Indiana. Daley is back due to the 5 yr rule and had 19 TFLs last season.

Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Aug 17, 2026 · via The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast

How Indiana fans talk

Who they talk aboutThe people this fanbase names more than anyone else does.
Who they talk about Against the field · 2026 season

The names this fanbase says more than anyone else does — players, coaches, the places they keep coming back to. Not slang: these are the people carrying the conversation.

Josh Hoover
×135.9 the field
Signature — named ≥10× as often as the rest of college football
Josh Hoover×135.9
Curt Cignetti×118.8
Stephen Daley×114.6
Kellan Wyatt×57.9
Turbo Richard×122.8
Nick Marsh×23.3

“Imagine taking Craig to be your QB and shit talking Josh Hoover”

reddit/CFB · fan post
Fans on Josh Hoover
  1. Josh Hoover was out because of injury but reality is he got pulled cause he sucked.
  2. Josh Hoover. Our offense eats glue for a living despite having two first round caliber WRs
  3. Josh Hoover is 5-for-12 passing and there's some booing from the Indiana fans. More booing
  4. Josh Hoover benched at Indiana. Grant Wilson starts the second half, but the Hoosiers open with
  5. Josh Hoover is going to give me nightmares for years to come. Wasted the best roster in school
  6. Josh Hoover is a 50% completion guy, where 1/2 of his completions are circus catches by 1st
  7. Need one of them emotional support fans to boost Josh Hoover's confidence.
  8. First, I'm a fan of Josh Hoover(from my hometown in TX) but he's a tad fragile and tentative at the moment. At
What they're calledThe slang the sport reaches for about this program more than most.
What the sport calls them 2026 season · from Words

How often college football reaches for these watchlist words about Indiana — against the average FBS program, or against their own usual rate — said by rival fans and national media as readily as by their own people.

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Voice profileHow this fanbase sounds vs. every other fanbase.
Measured
Optimism
55th
Joy
61st
Anger
33rd
Doom
60th
Sarcasm
47th
Vs the 127 highest-volume fanbases - 2026 season
Vocabulary by eraThe words that defined each chapter of this program.

Season vocabulary

2026ranked
rankedosutoplastrowhoover
Ryan Day is cat shit against ranked teams
2025tech
techmiamicarolinaillinoisnorthannounced
[Fawcett] Indiana transfer QB Alberto Mendoza has Committed to Georgia tech
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