Start the week off properly with some Indiana football talk, as Taylor Lehman (@bytaylorl.bsky.social) joins GC to recap Indiana's title game win over Miami. We also look ahead to the 2026 roster #NeverDaunted 🦬 https://youtu.be/deJz0w7Difs
Hey folks,
After 4 college football seasons, Bite-Sized Bison will effectively be shutting down after Indiana's 2025 season.
A letter from me: bitesizedbison.substack.com/p/farewell-f...
Made this for a class and wanted to share:
Indiana drive progression and outcomes during the 2024 season, contextualized in one image.
I love Curt Cignetti’s commitment to leaving Big Ten Media Days as a headliner. Indiana needs that.
On a rewatch and had to chuckle at this
Last night as Bloomington kitties. Busy first 5 years of life!
Little Rock ➡️ Bloom ➡️ Indy
Recently wrote about how Curt Cignetti has sped up Indiana's recruiting pace. The difference is STARK, as shown in the chart.
Read more here: bitesizedbison.substack.com/p/curt-cigne...
ESPN's data visualizations on its tennis broadcasts are some of the network's best work these days.
Heard there’s a big game tonight
This game looks like it’s the featured event of a highly produced corporate retreat.
For Curt Cignetti
This year, folks donated $544 to this modest fundraiser. That’s a 93% increase from last year!
In total, it’s raised $826 between 2024 and 2025.
Thank you to those who’ve donated. Really means a lot to me.
It’s not my team, but I’ll always support the state on this stage 🤝
Pacers in 6.
What WOULD change if the SEC moved to 9-game conference schedules? I did the math. The difference isn't insignificant -- 1.5 fewer 9-win teams per year, 2 fewer bowl teams. And they should do it anyway because it'd be fun as hell. (And, yes, because of the money.)
www.espn.com/college-foot...
This morning, I reached 49 miles!
This fundraiser is open through Saturday night, if you'd like to make a contribution.
Super proud of doing this for a second year and thankful to those who have donated.
Cumulative Expected Points Added for some* of the top returning QBs to CFB (ones that have a decent ish sample size). John Mateer has had a fantastic start to his career, can Cade Klubnik continue the upward trajectory?
This was a really great interview with Fernando Mendoza. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnTi...
44 miles!
38 miles down!
5.25.25
The Atlanta Dream seem legit this year
Honored to be in this starter pack and a few others, as an independent newsletter!
This is extremely important as Ben Johnson takes over as #Bears head coach: passing game EPA now matters more than turnover margin 🔊
A diagram of one iteration of Mesh.
Hi new followers! If you stick around, you'll hear about how much I love the Mesh passing concept (two crossers, an over route above them, usually a wheel or rail route from a running back). It's the best play in football. Here are the three worst reps I saw of it from NFL teams in 2024.
Discussed many of these topics on the latest CrimsonCast episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w3L...
Bison Bites: Dispatch 12
- Fernando Mendoza must (and probably will) improve deep-ball accuracy at IU
- Jonathan Brady brings versatility to slot WR
- Derek Owings got a raise
- Indiana is prioritizing in-state recruiting with this new staff
Read more: bitesizedbison.substack.com/p/bison-bite...
Indiana's Seismic Shift at DT
IU's defensive ID has long been at linebacker, but that is changing (and quickly so).
How Indiana built one of the most havoc-wreaking interior DLs in less than a year. And how that trend is continuing (FREE): bitesizedbison.substack.com/p/indianas-s...
Previewing 2025 Big Ten Offensive Lines
The portal is fairly dried up at this point, so which teams are in the best OL situations (I rank them 1-18), and what does that mean for Indiana?
Read here: bitesizedbison.substack.com/p/previewing...
Will Indiana reach 8.5 wins in 2025?
Using ESPN's most recent SP+ data, I calculated win probability and simulated 20,000 2025 IUFB seasons to determine the highest likelihood for win total.
Read here: bitesizedbison.substack.com/p/will-india...
There have been four new BSBs in the last 10 days, as we progress through the least interactive stage of the CFB calendar.
I'm going to link them below.
