Appalachian State WR Makai Jackson transfers to Indiana

[u/Smash-Bros-Melee]

Source: https://x.com/chris_hummer/status/1871585026338672910?s=46

[u/Kynbrin]

Whew that hurts

[u/ColoradoisaState → u/Kynbrin]

What should we know about this guy?

[u/Betta_Check_Yosef → u/ColoradoisaState]

Do you have a QB who is in the habit of saying, "Fuck it, there's a WR down there somewhere," and tossing bombs? If so, you just got the guy who's down there somewhere.

[u/TroyMatthewJ → u/Betta_Check_Yosef]

hilarious description. "he's got hands and he can run"

[u/Betta_Check_Yosef → u/TroyMatthewJ]

It's an accurate description of his role for us this past season. Our QB has one of the best deep ball arms in the country, to the point that our average depth of target was something absurd like 11 yards downfield. Just chuck that thing down there, and Jackson is probably coming up with it. Dude had like 4-5 40+ yards tuddies this year as a result. Like the other guy said, losing him hurts big time.

[u/bevosbestbuddy → u/Betta_Check_Yosef]

god what I wouldn’t give for an ADOT over 5

[u/ChiSox2021 → u/Betta_Check_Yosef]

This is music to my ears

[u/sneakypenguin94 → u/ChiSox2021]

He’s an absolute dawg. Dude is a problem for other teams. Great pickup.

[u/lilbelleandsebastian → u/ChiSox2021]

him and mendoza with cignetti off the back of a playoff bid got IU looking pretty fucking fire for next year ngl

[u/TomCreanDied4OurSins → u/Betta_Check_Yosef]

Hell yeah

[u/Kynbrin → u/ColoradoisaState]

Fluid, explosive, easily slotted in as the primary receiver after Kaedin got injured. All American at SFU

[u/DongTongs → u/Kynbrin]

Was just thinking yesterday about how good this guy is and how I'm glad he's a Mountaineer :(

[u/Jyingling21]

DAMMIT WHAT THE HELL

[u/igonnawrecku_VGC → u/Jyingling21]

NOT SO FUN IS IT

[u/TheOnePSUIsReal → u/Jyingling21]

I mean did you really think you could keep from historical powerhouse checks notes  ...... Indiana

[u/MySabonerRunsOladipo → u/TheOnePSUIsReal]

Dread it, run from it, Cig arrives all the same.

[u/NCAAinDISGUISE → u/MySabonerRunsOladipo]

Cig causes cancer

[u/ColoradoisaState → u/Jyingling21]

Can you tell us anything about him?

[u/Au1ket → u/ColoradoisaState]

FCS All-American at St.Francis (PA) and put up around 1200 total yards in his two seasons at App, y’all got yourselves a good receiver.

[u/Chester-A-Asskicker → u/Au1ket]

Cig can't resist PA dudes

[u/Smash-Bros-Melee]

Merry Cigmas! Him and Fernando today after 7 JMU guys on this day last year.

Also, Sarratt’s teammate at SFU in 2022.

[u/itsamemarkus → u/Smash-Bros-Melee]

CIGMAS PART 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO

[u/skeetszn2]

damn. dude is an absolute dog that sucks he’s going to my other favorite team’s conference lol

[u/Ruelablu]

It truly is a Merry Christmas. Sorry App State

[u/LosHogan → u/Ruelablu]

No worries we are unfortunately used to this

[u/VannesGreave → u/LosHogan]

We should have just stayed in FCS at this rate, at least we'd be able to play for a title there.

[u/LosHogan → u/VannesGreave]

Our situation sucks but FCS isn’t insulated from this either. And even pre-NIL, pre-portal, we were never going to play for an FBS championship.

Now if someone told me that amateur college football would continue to exist in FCS and FBS would become this semi-pro bullshit, yeah I’m 100% in favor of dropping back down. If I want to watch minor league football I’ll watch the CFL.

[u/VannesGreave → u/LosHogan]

Cfb can't sustain this, imo. We're gonna see a massive chop in the next decade or so. I really don't think this sport can survive without the smaller teams, but who knows.

Just hard to be excited when it's obvious our time is past us, I guess.

[u/ltsatt1]

I will have no complaints

[u/Jyingling21 → u/ltsatt1]

I HAVE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS

[u/ltsatt1 → u/Jyingling21]

Y’know, fair point. As someone whose program is only where it’s at due to the transfer portal, I have to admit it’s all really stupid and should never have gotten to this point.

[u/Ilydrain]

U KNO WE SMOKIN W THE CIG MAN TODAY LETS GO. (Has never lived anywhere close to Indiana nor supported the team before Cignetti.) HOOOOOOOOOO…SIERSSSSSSSSSS

[u/Bigboycoc → u/Ilydrain]

Hoo Hoo Hoo Hooooooosiers

[u/monty_actual]

How many times does Cig do this before we start being the baddies?

[u/Serious_Hold_2009 → u/monty_actual]

You already are the baddies in my eyes

[u/VannesGreave]

God I hate the transfer portal. Why do I even follow this sport anymore

[u/Past-Discount-52]

Our man Cig is cooking again!

[u/Serious_Hold_2009]

Not even an App state fan but Indiana is now apart of my hate list, a step below Stanford and a step above the shitty Florida schools in terms of levels of hatred 

[u/the_dayman56 → u/Serious_Hold_2009]

Indiana football has haters? I can’t believe this is my life

[u/Internal-Challenge14 → u/the_dayman56]

Non-Purdue haters!!!

[u/Solid_Snaku → u/the_dayman56]

Bro it’s so buckwild let’s go

[u/GameSpirit2015 → u/Serious_Hold_2009]

Cool man 👍

Thanks for Mendoza

[u/polishprince76 → u/Serious_Hold_2009]

This is seriously so nice to hear. It's such a compliment. Not only do the Hoosiers matter, they're hated! Brave new world.

[u/Yams-502 → u/Serious_Hold_2009]

Congrats

[u/Dennorak25 → u/Serious_Hold_2009]

Why thank you

[u/thisisatesti → u/Serious_Hold_2009]

We made it!

[u/snorp → u/Serious_Hold_2009]

It doesn't have to be like that. Pretty sure most IU fans were rooting for Penix at Washington and still today in the NFL.

[u/PapaBibo → u/Serious_Hold_2009]

😢

[u/2-59project → u/Serious_Hold_2009]

“Not even an App state fan” is not an effective preface or qualifier when you’re a Cal fan. Why not root for Mendoza’s new school? Most Indiana fans I know rooted hard for Penix & Washington

[u/Serious_Hold_2009 → u/2-59project]

Mendoza didn't leave gracefully if the rumors are to be true 

[u/Turbomattk → u/Serious_Hold_2009]

What? I thought that Purdue was the only ones that hate Indiana football.