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Hopefully, we can take a bit more advantage downfield in the coming year. Moore is a good passer and our receivers are impressive.

It's truly amazing. Obviously, great coaching, but I wonder if this was a two-year lightning in a bottle or if Indiana's ability to attract higher-ranked players in the portal will make them even better going forward?

Just curious how many five star players are on Indiana's national title team.

Why couldn't we have played against this IU D?

Why shouldn't they get some part of the billions that old men are making off of their sweat?

Great, hope we shift away from the over-reliance on the short passing game and use both the awesome receivers and Moore's best ability.

Yes, that's how it works. Some coaches are absolute trash in how they do it (see a certain worshipped fake coach in Colorado) and others are probably more direct and decent about it. This is big business and coffee is for closers, for lack of a better phrase.

Fiddling around with Google Gemini for 2 minutes resulted in the following: To determine the ROI (Return on Investment) for the current 2025–26 season, we calculate the Cost Per Win ($CPW$). This metric reveals which programs are "buying" wins at a premium and which are finding elite value through coaching and development. In the current landscape, the average Power 4 roster spend is approximately $26 million (comprised of the $20.5M revenue-sharing cap + collective NIL). 2025-26 Efficiency Rankings (Success to Dollar Ratio)Rank School 2025 Wins Est. Roster Spend Cost Per Win ROI Status 1 Indiana 15 $21.1M $1.40M Legendary 2 James Madison 12 $4.5M $0.37M G5 Elite 3 Texas Tech 12 $28.0M $2.33M High Efficiency 4 Army 12 $0.0M* $0.00M Pure Value 5 Ole Miss 13 $31.0M $2.38M Portal Value 6 Oregon 13 $35.0M $2.69M Premium Value 7 Georgia 12 $33.5M $2.79M Premium Value 8 Ohio State 12 $35.0M $2.91M Market Price 9 Texas A&M 11 $34.3M $3.11M Market Price 10 Florida State 2 $22.0M $11.0M Deep Deficit *Service academies do not participate in revenue sharing or standard NIL collectives. Key ROI Insights for 2025-261. The "Indiana Anomaly"Indiana is the definitive ROI champion of 2025. By spending roughly $21M (just barely above the base revenue-sharing floor) and achieving a 15-0 record, their cost-per-win is nearly half that of the traditional "Blue Bloods." This confirms that Coaching Quality ($C_q$) can act as a 2x multiplier on NIL Dollars ($N_{val}$). 2. The Efficiency Floor: $2.5M - $3.0MFor elite Power 4 programs, the current "market rate" for a win is approximately $2.7 million. Oregon and Ohio State are essentially paying for "certainty." While their total spend is the highest in the country, they are achieving the maximum number of wins allowed by the schedule, keeping their ROI healthy. 3. The "Portal Power" EffectTexas Tech and Ole Miss represent the best use of the Transfer Portal ($T_p$). Instead of spending $30M+ on a balanced 85-man roster, they targeted specific high-value starters (the "mercenary model"), allowing them to compete with $100M+ brands like Texas and Georgia at a discount. 4. The ROI DisasterFlorida State represents the highest "Negative ROI" in the country. With an estimated roster spend of over $20M and only 2 wins, each victory cost the program $11 million. This serves as a warning in the NIL era: spending money on talent without cultural alignment or coaching stability results in catastrophic financial waste. The "Value" EquationIf we look at the Success Score vs. Actual Cost, the 2025 season has proven that: Would you like me to generate a "Value Map" image comparing these top teams' spending against their final win totals?

How my nostalgic heart yearns for the Pac-10 days.

Lanning seems fine going out and getting the best possible players in the portal but when it comes to getting the best possible OC and DC he apparently uses different logic. These dudes better be great because what a roll of the dice when Lanning clearly needs coaching upgrades.

He certainly needs more time. Time will tell if his processing capabilities have the potential to greatly improve in reducing time for recognition.

Coaching needs to improve massively.

Stein needs to not Vizzini it is my deep analysis. But that's what college OCs seem obsessed with doing over and over.

Hopefully the playcalling is better this time around and hopefully Dante works out the glitch where he pauses for a split second which is all IU will need to wreak havoc.

Success for me is the Ducks competing to their mental, emotional and physical best. The results for me are usually secondary when it comes to rooting for my favorite teams.