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Bowling or no? Where do we finish?
IndyHutch replied to jdailey1981's topic in Indiana Hoosiers Football
I'll admit what you said about being more comfortable with IU than the Colts right now did cause me to step back for a moment but the reality is I think there's a lot to that. The big difference for me though is that IU's schedule once Big Ten play rolls around is extremely difficult. Not a good division and you just hope you're not completely banged up when you get around to playing the teams you should be competitive with. With the Colts, some people think that with the exception of New England that Buffalo may have been one of their toughest games. I think the Colts' schedule alone will allow them to bounce back and have some success. Andre Johnson and company need to step up for sure and Luck needs to file last week's performance away as one that's not to be repeated. I thought he was awful. The only thing that saved me on Sunday was that my wife made this killer guacamole that we had while we watched the Colts game and it caused me to fall asleep for two quarters. That may be an 'old' thing, too. Not sure. -
Wilson said this week he didn't think Dutra would practice but he might still play in the game. That was the situation last week with Fant.
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I go back to this way of thinking a lot but when someone says how good was the IU defense last week, I always think 'compared to what?' If you're trying to compare this defense to top level college football defenses they likely don't stack up. If you're comparing this defense to IU defenses of the past though, I think it's better. And the point I continue to make is that if this defense can give up 30 points or less to most opponents (and Florida International is not that bad of a team by the way) this team will win enough games to go to a bowl with the potent offense that Indiana has.
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indiana just posted the depth chart for Western Kentucky and Scales is listed as No. 2 behind Marcus Oliver and Chase Dutra is back on the depth chart at No. 1 at free safety. Now we'll see what all of that means. My guess is we see both a lot on Saturday.
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Bowling or no? Where do we finish?
IndyHutch replied to jdailey1981's topic in Indiana Hoosiers Football
My point after game one was that it wasn't a large enough sample size. I still feel the same way after game two. Now, if IU is 3-0 this time next week I would think the chances are solid that this team is bowling by the end of the year. It's funny though, the same question being asked here is being asked of Colts fans on talk radio. How big of a deal as that first loss to the Bills? Lots of people jumping off that bandwagon, too, but I bet the Colts will be just fine as well. -
Still haven't seen Tegray Scales or Chase Dutra this year. One because of a suspension and the other an injury. Scales is back this week and if he plays like last year he'll be flying around making plays. Have heard it may be another week on Dutra. They're really not saying about about what it is only that it's not something that will require surgery.
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About the same, maybe a few less that Southern Illinois, at first. Small, but mighty, in the second half. Considering how late the game got over, I was surprised at how many people stuck around until the end.
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Traffic hasn't really been an issue. I tried to get there 2 hours early both games. The first one I had a small bottle neck just south of Martinsville but it broke up pretty quickly and then it was smooth sailing the rest of the way. Took me about 10 minutes longer than normal coming from the NE side of Indy. Saturday, it was a normal drive to Bloomington as if there was no traffic. I don't think I hit my breaks. One thing that has helped is that they've left College Avenue open (and then you can take the short cut up on Dunn and ease right into the stadium area). I'm sure you knew that short cut but if you didn't it can save you 10 minutes some times. Now, see you just don't get that kind of insight at every site. :wink:
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I completely agree. Now I'd like to see one more guy really step up. It could be Mitchell Paige or it could be one of those true freshman or even Dominique Booth if he gets healthy. But if you can have the two guys mentioned above, good tight ends like Cooper and Corsaro and then get another guy to be a solid 4-5 catch per game guy, I think the offense is really stacked
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Here are a few things I took from Indiana’s 36-22 victory over Florida International Saturday night at Memorial Stadium. · If the Indiana defense can hold opponents to 22 points or less the Hoosiers will win a vast majority of those games. · Jordan Howard is so much fun to watch. You have to love how hard he hits a hole and what he does after an initial hit. And here’s a factoid I like as well: Howard has carried the ball 47 times and gained 304 yards and two games. More importantly, he has only lost 1 yard total in two games. · Indiana has never been known as a turnover creating defense in recent years but the three Florida International miscues Saturday night resulted in 20 Indiana points. · Nate Sudfeld has had a couple of near picks this year but for the most part he’s making great decisions with the ball. His inside fake to Howard at the goal line that resulted in him walking in for a 1 yard TD was a thing of beauty. · If you want to talk about Jameel Cook’s 96-yard interception return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter you had better talk about the pass deflection that Dawson Fletcher made in the back of the end zone on the play before. One play set up the other. · How about Marcus Oliver’s game on Saturday night? He led the Hoosiers with seven tackles, had a big fumble recovery and pancaked FIU quarterback Alex McGough after that pick 6 play. · Through three quarters Indiana had run 70 offensive plays. It finished with 85. · Indiana has outscored its first two opponents 23-0 in the second quarter. · IU has now trailed at halftime in both games and rallied from at least an eight-point deficit in each game. · Mitchell Paige’s spin move on his 16-yard touchdown catch may not get the same attention that Braxton Miller’s did but I’m looking forward to watching the replay of the game just to play that back a few times. Ricky Jones had a nice downfield block on that play, too. · Some of Indiana’s tackling in the first half in particular left a lot to be desired. IU’s young secondary in particular has to be better in that area. · Eleven penalties for 110 yards is just too much. I know it was getting chippie out there but the five off sides penalties on Indiana in particular were hard to watch. The pass interference calls were close, and at least one of the roughing the passer calls were questionable, too. · I must admit I didn’t expect to hear a referee say into his live microphone during a game, Bob Knight’s favorite word. Looking forward to that on the replay, too. · Indiana had 205 net yards rushing against a defense that only allowed 46 yards rushing a week ago. · The defense played much better than it did a week ago, and having Ralph Green III and Darius Latham inside was significant. Looking forward to seeing what Tegray Scales does next week when he returns to the lineup. · You had to love seeing the tight end position get involved in the IU offense Saturday night. Michael Cooper had three catches for 66 yards and Anthony Corsaro also had a catch. · It was good to see Griffin Oakes bounce back to hit his third field goal of the night (that one from 40 yards) after badly hooking one wide left from 44 yards out two quarters before. Those are some free flowing thoughts off the top of my head. I’m sure there are many other topics to discuss, too. What have you got? I’d like to hear from you the ones you think I missed. Stay tuned to a couple of more stories today and in the morning as Ryan Palencer was also on hand with me at Memorial Stadium Saturday night. -
Wilson wasn't definitive on that topic in his postgame press conference on Saturday. Here is what he said when he was asked that question: "I don't know, we may have some (more) between now and then. Somebody is college football is doing something stupid tonight, I can guarantee it. Hopefully it's not 47408 but that's the world we live in. Eighty percent of Americans, 80 percent of college kids, 80 percent of college athletes drink. That's why we talk to our guys about lifestyle and how to give up some things and how to be a great team to recover. We'll see. I promise you, were going to put 11 out and play hard and not give up like those guys did today. If there was a problem, the team would have folded. There's not a problem. The team has to play better.''
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We're not going to see the 60, 70 and 80 yards run that we saw a year ago but he still has good speed. But he's a powerful runner. IU has great offensive balance now. Now if the defense can just hold someone to 28 points or less, this team has a chance.
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You had me until then. Did you mean "wasn't a pick 6"?
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Or IU getting a delay of game penalty on the opening kickoff of the season opener.
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The first Sunday Morning Quarterback analysis has been posted. Have had it 41 ... make yourself look bad. It's all good. :yes:
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or maybe they block it and run it back for a touchdown
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I love this topic and still think it was done correctly. But let's talk about it some more after I make it my Sunday Morning Quarterback analysis topic. It should be up in 30 minutes or so. You can disagree with me there too
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Don't agree. Too many things can go wrong in football in that situation. I think you okay to score the most points and take your chances. Take it down to the end, kick a field goal, kickoff to SIU and they run it flack for a touchdown. Bad things can happen. I think what IU did was the lesser of two evils.
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Precisely my point
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And if you think people are second guessing the way he did it yesterday imagine what it would be like if the blocked field goal scenario had played out?
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First of all the ball went to the 1 not the 5 right? Second you would have to take a knee because SIU was letting you score there. Third what message are you sending to your team if you do all that? I'm not saying I was confident the defense would hold them but here's the other thing..... Did you see Oakes' 22 yard field goal attempt to make it 41-38? It was low and ugly, What if you do as you suggest and take the clock down and they block the field goal or there's a poor exchange? You do have a first year long snapper . That is what gets coaches fired.
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Bowling or no? Where do we finish?
IndyHutch replied to jdailey1981's topic in Indiana Hoosiers Football
I say it's too early to tell. Not a large enough sample size with all of the impact defensive guys that didn't play yesterday (Scales, Latham, Green and Dutra). I need to see more but I still think IU has enough offense to win 6 games. I really liked what I saw from Jordan Howard. -
Just a head's up to everyone but tonight's soccer exhibition game with Valparaiso scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in Bloomington has been moved to Westfield, Ind., just north of Indy. It still starts at 7:30 and it's free to the public. Apparently heavy rain in Bloomington Sunday forced Armstrong Stadium to not be playable today or t least that's what the press release said. The address in Westfield is: Grand Park 711 E. 191st Street Westfield, Indiana
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Of course they're free. You didn't think I was selling it did you?
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Folded up?