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Arkansas 83 IU 75

Indiana 76 UK 66

IU 93 TT 65

Indiana 27 USC 17

Theory based on watching.... Hoover's hurt. I think that's universal...we get that. But... TCU's offense is more "react" with automatic reads. If this look, throw here. If THIS look, throw there. etc. Indiana more traditional read option and the QB has to be a threat to pull it (or the ends crash inside and running backs have nowhere to bounce it and frequently get taken down from behind between the tackles). Hoover ran for - (negative) 10 yards in his TCU career. Mendoza carried for 297 yards last season on 56 carries. Hoover always handed it off....never kept it until Michigan on the read option and when he did, he tripped. His throws - in this theory because they're from a genuine read, not an automatic read - have been sometimes tentative. To me, his entire game looked tentative; even if "efficient" by the numbers. Maybe he's just not the fit for this offense Cig thought he was, but he has been "good enough" to stand behind until Saturday? If we stay with Wilson and he fits the offense better, we may be a tough get for anyone because we all know if we give that defense 21 points, it'll take a hell of an effort to kill Indiana. 28 and nobody in the country will do it. Am I crazy?

Indiana 102 Bell 56

Good grief. Drop it already. They claim to be "for the athletes." What good comes from this BS at this point?? Who would benefit from a NCAA "win?" Move on.

IU 96 Bell 60

IU 84 EIU 58

Indiana 35 Little Furry Rodents 13

1) Julian Sayin will have nightmares about Indiana the rest of his life. I really hope we see them again and he's the QB. 2) Hoover has to pull an RPO and run or we have problems. 23 of 25 runs yesterday were up the middle, and it wasn't there in part because the ends crashed knowing he wouldn't. We were in 2nd and long/predictable all damned day...and all damned season. That by itself cost us the game. But.... 3) If Hoover can't see the field and is still playing with scared legs, at least give Wilson a shot because he CAN see the field and he WILL run. Hoover is talented as hell, but he is (and Shanahan is right now) limiting our offense. We will go only as far as Hoover will take us right now. 4) OSU fans are still, and will always be the most insufferably unlikable people on Earth. All of these morons whose degree is from Bowling Green or Ohio Wesleyan....just talking sh*t about how illegitimate IU is.....using history as their barometer... you've all heard them. God are they the worst. Except maybe ND fans 5) There is no clear #1, no "great" team like we were a year ago.....and we can repeat. IF Hoover gets his head out of his a$$.

Indiana 27 UM 17

Indiana gets it done We 27 They 21

Nebraska's safeties played downhill all day...stopped the run largely because we were conservative.....my guess is that was wind related and to take the load off of Hoover. Different game this week, and to me, completely dependent on our ability to get pressure on Sayin. We get that done? We neutralize Smith as much as anyone can (jeeeeezus is he good), and that limits their points.

Whole 56-7 lotta' 56-7 Husker 56-7 fans 56-7 running 56-7 their 56-7 mouths 56-7 again.