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Oh, who cares? Indiana Hoosiers 3 TD + 21 1 FG =3 Total = 24 MSU Spartans 3 TD = 21 Total = 21

On paper Wright State doesn't look that strong. That makes them sacrificial lamb #3. On the other hand the last two games were supposed to be easy and were not. Indiana reminds me of a team where there are 10 guys that all think they should be starting and are used to being bigshots on teams where somebody else was supposed to do all the grunt work. The result is a lot of sulky faces on the bench. Coach needs to nip that in the bud. Time for everyone to start figuring out their roles. I'm leaning toward higher offensive totals here. Why? Call it a hunch but I think Coach may start shortening the rotation. You do what Coach wants or you sit. Is this the game where Cupps starts for the first time? Lots of guessing about a teams that is still looking for chemistry. Indiana Hoosiers 85 Sacrificial Lamb #3 68 .

Army = sacrificial lamb #2 Still getting our act together. We know we can run, until we can't like against FGC. Our half court offense stinks so far. Need to work on that. Pressure defense looks good until we need to guard the 3-point line. Is three bigs the answer or do we need the quickness that a three guard lineup gives us? For being a huge team we aren't so good rebounding the ball. All of those long rebounds off 3-point missed shots don't help. Is Mgbaka suddenly the odd man out? No way, but we need to find a spot for him or at least build a fire under his rear. Lots of questions to answer but this probably isn't the game where we will find answers. Army at 0-2 may be weaker than either of our exhibition games. What do we learn in a blowout? Indiana Hoosiers 81 The "Thank you for your Service Guys" 55

If it is an overtime game, everyone's picks will be a shambles. Those points do add up.

My heart says IU can win this game! My head says don't bet your money that way. IU 3 TD = 21 Total 21 Illinois 3 TD = 21 + 1 FG =3 Total 24

As the defending champion, I'm ready for all challengers. Looking forward to a repeat. We win this one. No tossing coins here. By how much? That is a tough question since we didn't face much of a challenge in our exhibition games. If we are able to get out and run, we win big. If we play defense, FGC isn't going to score much, though they figure to be a volume 3-point shooting team. Heck, I always do poorly in the first week. Probable won't be any different this year. Fear my IU score is a tad low and the FGC score is a tad high. Whatever! Let's win this one for Billy Garrett! Hoosiers 77 Sacrificial Lambs 65

I absolutely swear that I DID NOT look at anyone's predictions before I posted mine. We must be using the same tea leaves. Good luck to both of us again.

Four more games. GASP! What a marathon. Hoosiers 2 TD = 14 + 1 FG = 3 = 17 Badgers 4 TD = 28 + 1 FG = 3 = 31

What's not to like. Look at the vid. Didn't miss a single shot!

Stuhoo also seems to be on the same wavelength.

Stuhoo also seems to be on the same wavelength.

You know what they say about great minds.

The time comes when you just need to say enough is enough. I won't watch this game. I probable won't watch any more IU football games this year. Basketball starts Sunday - Thank GOD! Penn State 6 TDs = 42 1 FG = 3 Total = 45 IU 1 TD = 7 1 FG = 3 Total = 10

This is my first year in the football prediction league. Usually I just ignore the Indiana football season. Wish I had this year. The season is turning into a depression slog. Trying to be optimistic. The Rutgers game is a must win game if IU is going to have even a small hope of going to a bowl game this year. Yes, I know it is a long long shot but the road is still there if IU can take advantage. If we beat Rutgers we are 3-4 with Penn St and then Wisconsin coming up. That would get us to 3-6. However the last three games are Illinois, Michigan St and Purdue. All three of those schools have losing records and are a combined 2-9 in the Big Ten. If IU wins against Rutgers and the last three games we end up the season 6-6 and would be bowl eligible. I know. Not going to happen. BUT the road is still open. OTOH the teams we beat are a combined 1-12 This week's sad prediction: Indiana 2 TD =14 1 FG = 3 Total 17 Rutgers 3 TD = 21 2 FG = 6 Total 27

We all know who is going to win this game. Indiana is outclassed here by a wide margin and that makes it particularly hard to predict the score. There is a possibility that Michigan just runs wild over the Hoosiers and the score gets away from everyone. There is also the possibility that the Hoosier roll over and play dead. If a game ever needed a running clock this is the one. Can't see the Hoosiers getting shut out, though it is a possibility. Indiana - 1 TD=7 1 FG=3 Total 10 Michigan 6 TDs=42 0 FG=0 Total 42 OR Maybe we stop them and make them kick once. That would be 5 TDs=35 + 1 FG =3 Total 38 I think I'll be an optimist this week. Hoosier 10 Michigan 38

Yeah, I know. I should have said score the touchdown and then goes on to beat Louisville. Blame it on a senior moment.

In the future Indiana must become competitive with teams like Maryland. The addition of USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington isn't going to help IU improve our overall record. If we don't improve we are going to be everyone's homecoming opponent, as if we aren't already. Just a thought: If IU scores from the 18 inch line and beats Louisville we would be 3-1. Would this game look different? Unfortunately, we aren't expected to be competitive with Maryland this year, especially on the road. I suspect I may be a bit low on IU's total but the heart looks with one set of eyes and the brain looks with another. IU 2 TDs =14 + 1 FG = 3 Total 17 Mary 4 TDs = 28 + 1 FG = 3 Total 31

Age has its privileges.

Don't start picking on the old guys. I was at IU the same time as Old Fart (class of 69) and you need to do a bit of climbing to catch me,

Indiana gets another team that we can bully. Enjoy it while you can because it gets tougher after this. Need to see more growth out of our young quarterback. IU 4 TD = 28 2 FG = 6 Total = 34 (Six scores - WOW) Zips 2 TD = 14 1 FG = 3 Total 17 ( Includes something meaningless near the end)

This has been interesting so far. I feel like I'm learning on the job, just like the IU football team. At least we now have a QB. Now, he has to produce and avoid getting hurt, the curse of most recent IU QBs. Think of the recruiting. Kid I"ve got good news for you. You are going to get a degree from Indiana. The bad news? You are going to have a limp for the rest of your life. On to the game prediction. The good news is this is not OSU. The bad news is this isn't ISU either. I think we start to find our place in the pecking order this week. First a nod of thanks to Class of '66 Old Fart for giving me a clue on how to make these predictions. Think of scores instead of points. Thanks! IU 2 TDs and a FG = 17 Louisville 4 TDs and a FG = 31

What did we learn in our first game? Not much. Our defence has improved a bit and our offense sucks. Last week we played a pro team and this week we play a high school team. How does one translate to the other? Hope the problem with the offense was OSU and not that it is non existant. IU. 38 ISU. 10

I said the best possible. 3 tds and a missed 2 pt conversion would get the same result. My worry is that osu might score 70.

2 tds and a couple of fgs is probably the most we can hope for. As usual osu is looking for a national title. IU 20 OSU 48 20230729_114559.heic

Cute picture. That you?