2018 IU FOOTBALL PREDICTION THREAD

[Dalton26 16,892]

Site	TV	Result
September 1	7:00 p.m.	at FIU*	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL	CBSSN
September 8	7:30 p.m.	Virginia*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN
September 15	12:00 p.m.	Ball State*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN
September 22		Michigan State	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon)
September 29		at Rutgers	High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ
October 6		at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH
October 13	12:00 p.m.	Iowa	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ABC/ESPN/ESPN2
October 20		Penn State	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ABC/ESPN/ESPN2
October 26	8:00 p.m.	at Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	FS1
November 10		Maryland	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN
November 17		at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan
November 24		Purdue	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)
*Non-conference game Homecoming #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

[Dalton26 16,892]

@ FIU - W

vs Virginia - W

vs Ball State - W

vs Michigan State - L

@ Rutgers - W

@ Ohio State - L

vs Iowa - L

vs Penn State - L

@ Minnesota - W

vs Maryland - W

@ Michigan - L

vs Purdue - W

 

Overall - 7-5 Bowl Game

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,613]

I'll go with Dalton with the exception of the Minny game.

@ FIU - W

vs Virginia - W

vs Ball State - W

vs Michigan State - L

@ Rutgers - W

@ Ohio State - L

vs Iowa - L

vs Penn State - L

@ Minnesota - W       L

vs Maryland - W

@ Michigan - L

vs Purdue - W

 

Overall -   6-6       Indiana football and a winning season is an oxymoron

[TXHoosierDaddy 1,375]

I really think this is best case scenario given that Maryland/Purdue will be very close imo. Hope we can pull another one or two out though.

@ FIU - W

vs Virginia - W

vs Ball State - W

vs Michigan State - L

@ Rutgers - W

@ Ohio State - L

vs Iowa - L

vs Penn State - L

@ Minnesota - L

vs Maryland - W

@ Michigan - L

vs Purdue - W

6-6

[Hurryin' Hoosiers 1,974]

12-0  Going to the playoffs baby.

[mamasa 15,269]

@ FIU - W

vs Virginia - W

vs Ball State - W

vs Michigan State - L

@ Rutgers - W

@ Ohio State - L

vs Iowa - W

vs Penn State - L

@ Minnesota - W

vs Maryland - W

@ Michigan - L

vs Purdue - W

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,294]

Sadly I think 5-7. 6-6 will be a big success in my book.


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[KDB 1,027]

@ FIU - W

vs Virginia - W

vs Ball State - W

vs Michigan State - L

@ Rutgers - W

@ Ohio State - L

vs Iowa - W

vs Penn State - L

@ Minnesota - L

vs Maryland - W

@ Michigan - L

vs Purdue - W

7-5

[TheWatShot 13,930]

@FIU- W

vs. Virginia- W

vs. Ball State- W

vs. Michigan State- L

@ Rutgers- W

@ Ohio State- L

vs. Iowa- L

vs. Penn State- L

@ Minnesota- L

vs. Maryland- W

@ Michigan- L

vs. Purdue- L

 

5-7

[LIHoosier 26,143]

@ FIU - W

vs Virginia - W

vs Ball State - W

vs Michigan State - L

@ Rutgers - W

@ Ohio State - L

vs Iowa - L

vs Penn State - L

@ Minnesota - L

vs Maryland - W

@ Michigan - L

vs Purdue - W

6-6

 

[johnsoniu 6,404]

12-0, B1G Championship, College Football Playoffs. 

At this stage of my life, being a realist isn't any fun. But if I must, 6-6 with a win no one expected and vintage IUFB wtf loss.

 

Go Hoosiers!

[Magnanimous 4,571]

The ceiling for this team is 9 wins IMO. I think we go 7-5.

[lucel15 3,052]

@ FIU - W

vs Virginia - W

vs Ball State - W

vs Michigan State - L

@ Rutgers - W

@ Ohio State - L

 vs Iowa - W

vs Penn State - W

@ Minnesota - W

vs Maryland - W

@ Michigan - L

 vs Purdue - W

 

9-3. Probably too optimistic for some, but I think the S&C coaches are a big help and I think finally we can stay healthy. I would have loved to put MSU up as W but I have a feeling it will be another tight game that their experience overshadows our youth. I don’t think PSU will be that amazing this year. Yeah Mcsorely is still there but I just don’t see it after what I have looked into. I still think the go bowling but I don’t think they have the hype come mid season that people are thinking. 

[Alford Bailey 12,373]

5-7

[323SGrant 1,176]

5-7

5-7. Delaney and the “powers that be” need to balance the East and West divisions.

 

 

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[TheWatShot 13,930]

33 minutes ago, 323SGrant said:

5-7. Delaney and the “powers that be” need to balance the East and West divisions.

 

 

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I'm not sure it would even matter. Instead of losing to Ohio State and Michigan every year, we'd be losing to Wisconsin and Nebraska instead. Sure, our success rate against those teams might be more like once every 10 years instead of once every 30, but on a year to year basis I don't think it would change anything.

[VO5 8,272]

6-6. 7-6 to finish the year with a bowl win and winning record.

[323SGrant 1,176]

I'm not sure it would even matter. Instead of losing to Ohio State and Michigan every year, we'd be losing to Wisconsin and Nebraska instead. Sure, our success rate against those teams might be more like once every 10 years instead of once every 30, but on a year to year basis I don't think it would change anything.

With the current alignment, IU will almost always lose to the football factories of UM, PSU and O$U and also lose to MSU most of the time. That’s four almost automatic losses each year. PU, for example doesn’t have that problem. Nebraska is not a powerhouse like they used to be. For me, I would send one of the football factories to the West in exchange for a school like IL. The other part of the equation is I would like IU to become a stronger program, but given our losing history, that’s easier said than done.


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[CR3AMnCR1MS0N 1,867]

@ FIU - W

vs Virginia - W

vs Ball State - W

vs Michigan State - L

@ Rutgers - W

@ Ohio State - L

 vs Iowa - W

vs Penn State - L

@ Minnesota - L

vs Maryland - W

@ Michigan - L

 vs Purdue - W

7-5

This is what I think we should be able to achieve. That being said, I don't know much about our opponents this year. It's also IU football, and IU football tends to lose 2 or 3 more games than I think they should.

[ThompsonHoosier 3,414]

I see 8-4 if the offense takes a step forward and the defense doesn't have much of a drop off from last season:

@ FIU - W

vs Virginia - W

vs Ball State - W

vs Michigan State - L

@ Rutgers - W

@ Ohio State - L

 vs Iowa - W

vs Penn State - L

@ Minnesota - W

vs Maryland - W

@ Michigan - L

 vs Purdue - W

 

4-8 if we dont't improve offensively and the defense takes a step back (or we're plagued by injuries)

@ FIU - W

vs Virginia - W

vs Ball State - W

vs Michigan State - L

@ Rutgers - W

@ Ohio State - L

 vs Iowa - L

vs Penn State - L

@ Minnesota - L

vs Maryland - L

@ Michigan - L

 vs Purdue - L