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I have won in the past in the same manner and ended up doing a victory dance around the family room. Only grumbling because I am historically terrible in the first two weeks, both here and in basketball. Just wanted you winners to know I'm coming to get you.

For you nine guys that got IUs score right. Merry Christmas!!!! With less than a minute and a half to go I'm looking at a 45-16 score an I have 45-17. I'm looking at picking up 174 points. Coach Cig is not looking to run the score up. As he explained to the press after the game, he sent a quarterback (Notice unnamed) in with orders to run out the clock. You know the old "Victory Formation". In other words take a knee. Instead he decides on his own to run around the left side for a meaningless touchdown. And that, ladies and gentlemen is how the second string quarterback became the third string quarterback and how I ended up in 12th with 117 points. As I said - Merry Christmas!

The only way this game is within 3 touchdowns is if we loan Howard our second team. Repeat of Michigan - Western Michigan? Don'tmake me laugh. Bloomington North might give us a better game. We win this one by as many as we want. IU 8 TDS = 56 TOTAL = 56 Howard Zilch TOTAL = 0 (But at least they get a check for showing up)

The first game of the year is aways a crap shoot. Anyone tells you they know what is going to happen is a fool. Guess that makes me a fool. The only thing I know for sure is that it is going to be HOT and even that might not be right. My first week predictions are always my worst, so take what is below with a grain of salt. Am I giving N Tex St to much credit? Probably. Indiana 6 TD = 42 1 FG = 3 Total = 45 N Tex St 2 TD = 14 1 FG = 3 Total = 17

Cheaters proof game! IU 75 NW 71

INDIANA 74 OHIO ST 79

INDIANA 71 MSU 75

INDIANA 79 NW 70

To win this we need Doran to go off. Wilkerson and DeVries alone won't get the job done. Getting ready to hear those "IU sucks" cheers in the background. PU = All Class. INDIANA 71 PU 81

INDIANA 73 ILLINOIS 83

INDIANA 80 OREGON 68

INDIANA 81 WISCONSIN 77

This one looks to be as close as the UCLA game. Tossing that coin again. INDIANA 78 USC 77

Showing my age here. I'm a life long Hoosier fan, but back in the day I used to love the John Wooden UCLA Bruins and Pauley Pavilion. Spent 18 years coaching on the sidelines and always ran that 2-2-1 UCLA full court press with great success. Tossing a coin on this one. INDIANA 72 UCLA 73

Hate to lose to these guys on our home court. Well at least we won't be hearing the IU Sucks chant from the Purdue faithful all night. INDIANA 74 PURDUE 77