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Captain Kirkwood's Pep Talk: Indiana Hoosiers vs. North Texas


Captain Kirkwood
  • Here come the Greenie Weenies.

Well, I know how this looks. "Same old, same old," "nothing new under the sun"...bologna. One week at a time kids. To quote former IU coach Lee Corso, "WE'RE NOT DEAD YET!"

Keys to Victory:

1. Freshman Hazing

Let it be known that BtownBanners does not condone hazing in any way shape or form...unless it's an opposing freshman QB. After a shaky start from the team's top two QB's, North Texas has seemingly settled on freshman Dajon Williams. The bad news for IU fans is twofold. First, Williams is "dual threat" guy, which is always a disaster waiting to happen for the IU defense. Second, he's completed nearly 80% of his passing attempts, thrown no interecptions and has an out-of-this-world QBR of 232.9. The good news? Most of that damage was done against a Nicholls State defense that is giving up an average of 54.6 points per game. Expect the Hoosier defense to provide a reality check for Honey Dijon on Saturday.

2. Resurrect the Offense

Indiana has dropped from 18th last year to 55th in the country this year in terms of offensive efficiency. This is not good. Sudfeld's QBR isn't in the top 100 nationally. This is also not good. It's time to quit messing around and throw for 400 yards Saturday. It's game five. Let's go.

3. Stop the Run

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North Texas has either blown out their competition or been blown out. I took some science classes at one point, so I know when you're trying to determine causational relationships you're supposed to limit things to one variable. What's the one variable that has been the single biggest determinate in whether a game ends up as a win or loss for the Greenie Weenies?

Rushing yards.

In the two games they have won, North Texas has racked up 284.5 yards on average. In their losses, they've been held under 100 yards (91.5 per game). Believe it or not, Indiana's run defense has been better than both of the teams that shut down North Texas this year. By quite a bit. Here are thier respective rankings in rushing yards allowed per game.

  • Indiana - 42
  • Louisiana Tech - 71
  • Texas - 88

Statistics are for the birds...

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So we're good.

Indiana: 24 North Texas: 13

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