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90-62 IU

KU - 77 IU - 70

PSU 30 IU 17

I'm not too concerned about losing Allen. He's from Indiana and his kind is enrolled to play here next year. Think we've got him for a bit.

This is a massive game. As ThompshonHoosier pointed out - it's a noon kickoff which is awful. Makes getting to Bloomington more difficult (especially with 37/65 both a mess) and the team always seems to struggle with noon kickoffs. The defense will need to be better early than in recent weeks. IU can't afford to be in a hole and trying to dig their way out. Lagow has to absolutely take care of the ball and that means the running game needs to produce. This is a big opportunity against a top-15 team. No turnovers, better kicking game, strong run defense. Make them air it out. I'm optimistic, but not confident.

Fair, but that was still 7-7 after one and like 19-7 at half right? Like you said though, game had some injury issues.

Legitimate question - when was the last time this team was blown out form the start of the game and didn't contend in the game at all? I can't really think of one this year/last year. So that seem's to indicate that IU Football tends to play to the level of their competition. Either up or down. As we saw in the Nebraska/OSU games, this team absolutely can beat Penn State. As we saw against Wake, Rutgers, NW, this team can absolutely lay an egg. If I was a betting man, I would bet that the PSU game will be a close one. Win the takeaway battle and I like IU's chances. As frustrating as this season has been at times (see Saturday), the team is 5-4 and one win away from back-to-back bowls. A year removed from losing Sudfeld, Howard, etc. I think that says a lot about what Wilson has done with this program. He's raised the floor. He can do more. It may take a few more years, but I think he can get this program to 7-8 wins consistently. Side note: when was the last time the team as above .500 through 9 games?

Fired an excellent defensive coach (I know they retained Burke) and traded way a great defender in George Hill. Replaced him with a pathetic defender in Teague. Teague and Ellis can't play D and are a small back-court. Not sure what Larry expected.

Probably going to miss the second-half to catch the Indy Eleven playoff game. This is an absolute must-win and there would be no excuse for failing to take down Rutgers. Interested to see how much of the Zander/Natee package we see this week and how the defense responds to it now that they've had a week to prepare. Really need Zander/Natee to throw the ball a few more times to keep the defense honest. Also Lagow will need to keep the ball every now and then for the same reason. Hopefully the good offensive line play continues.

Is there a thread for the game this weekend?

Quick Lane or Music City would be great. Fan base could easily travel to both.

Indiana 35 Rutgers 20

Oh, that's been 10ish years now I believe.

The 7th grade basketball coach at our school made a kid hold a baby doll above his head for an entire practice. Said maybe he'd take better care of the doll than he did the ball. Coach was an absolute Purdue Person, but I thought it was pretty funny. Glad it wasn't me.

Feeney was back last week, but was limited on snaps. Hopefully he's closer to 85-90% this week. Need the running game to get going to take some pressure of Lagow. WOuld be nice for the defense to get a pick early or force a fumble. Fant dropped a huge one last weekend. Wonder if Wilson is giving a little lip service around Lagow, too. He may still be the starter, but perhaps he plans on playing Diamont and doesn't want Maryland prepping for it too much. By downplaying the QB situation to the media, he keeps Zander more of a surprise.

7-11 losses.So anywhere between 24-7 and 20-11.

Maryland 27 Indiana 20

I think you start with Zander and see how it goes. At least be more willing to switch between the two QBs, as frustrating as that can be at times. Lagow was short on every single deep route and was high on every single out route. His footwork is off and it looks like he may be having some issues learning the entire playbook. At least, based on the play calling I've seen. This weekend is another winnable game. Can't afford to fall behind early again and try to play catch up. Roll with Zander early and see how the offense responds.

Yeah, I didn't watch much, but I saw Carey with a few good runs. Jordan had a decent run in the time I was watching and a few bad ones that were due to poor line play.

Like I said up-thread, this game worries me. IU certainly can win it and I hope they do. A fast start would help calm my nerves. My prediction league guess this week was more heart than head.

IU 21 NW 20

This game scares me. Noon kickoff on the road against a so-and-so team. IU definitely can win it, but this has the feeling of one of those games that makes you scratch your head.

IU -31 Nebraska -27

OSU - 42 IU - 17

Heard from a little bird that he's going to miss the season and the team doesn't want to announce it yet. Hope that's not the case.