2025 IUFB RECORD PREDICTION Thread

[Stuhoo 90,055]

Thought I'd prompt a discussion during a slow month for IU sports.

Our outstanding IU Football squad has a 2025 schedule as follows:

2025 Indiana Football Schedule
Saturday Aug. 30		Old Dominion MonarchsMemorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN	2:30pm ETFS1	Buy Tickets
Saturday Sep. 6		Kennesaw State OwlsMemorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN	12:00pm ETFS1	Buy Tickets
Friday Sep. 12		Indiana State SycamoresMemorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN	6:30pm ETBTN	Buy Tickets
Saturday Sep. 20		11 Illinois Fighting IlliniMemorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN	Time TBA ETTV TBA	Buy Tickets
Saturday Sep. 27		at Iowa HawkeyesKinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA	12:00-4:00pm ETTV TBA	Buy Tickets
Saturday Oct. 4		OFF
Saturday Oct. 11		at 8 Oregon DucksAutzen Stadium, Eugene, OR	Time TBA ETTV TBA	Buy Tickets
Saturday Oct. 18		Michigan State Spartans (HC)Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN	12:00-4:00pm ETTV TBA	Buy Tickets
Saturday Oct. 25		UCLA BruinsMemorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN	Time TBA ETTV TBA	Buy Tickets
Saturday Nov. 1		at Maryland TerrapinsSECU Stadium, College Park, MD	Time TBA ETTV TBA	Buy Tickets
Saturday Nov. 8		at 1 Penn State Nittany LionsBeaver Stadium, University Park, PA	Time TBA ETTV TBA	Buy Tickets
Saturday Nov. 15		Wisconsin BadgersMemorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN	Time TBA ETTV TBA	Buy Tickets
Saturday Nov. 22		OFF
Friday Nov. 28		at Purdue BoilermakersRoss-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN	7:30pm ETNBC/Peacock

[Stuhoo 90,055]

Here's the task: For those 12 games, predict the record.

Feel free to either summarize or go game by game.

Ready... GO!

[Magnanimous 5,364]

10-2

[Pagoda 5,001]

You know he is watching this thread for any self-imposed limitations!

Jk.

[Hovadipo 61,624]

9-3. You'd have to steal one of the Iowa/Oregon/PSU road games to put us back in the CFP convo, but those are all brutal in their own ways.

The absolute floor is 7 (and you can talk me into 8) and I'll set the ceiling at 10. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 91,847]

8-4 because we're not going to surprise teams and be overlooked.

[Stuhoo 90,055]

Absolute "doesn't matter if we have a bad day" 100% locked wins:

1. ODU,
2. Kennesaw,
3. ISU,
4. Purdump

80%+ - ish wins - either terrible teams on the road (MD) or mediocre teams at home:

1. Maryland
2. MSU
3. Wisky
4. UCLA

Coin-flippers:

1. Iowa
2. Illinois

Underdog of more than a TD:

1. PSU
2. Oregon

Let's go with 8-0 on the easier ones, and 2-2 of the tougher ones. A revamped Oregon team coming off an IUFB bye and aPSU game the week after PSU is at OSU are both real possibilities.

10-2! 

[bigrod 3,204]

10-2

[Stuhoo 90,055]

8 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

8-4 because we're not going to surprise teams and be overlooked.

Apparently Purdoo was REALLY surprised last year then. :)

[rayl456 976]

6 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

8-4 because we're not going to surprise teams and be overlooked.

I also think 8-4, as Co66OF said, and adding that BIG coaches now have a year of film on Cig’s approach to offense and defense.

[Pagoda 5,001]

I’m not sure we really surprised teams or we benefitted much from unfamiliarity.  Every game is so important — opposing staffs in the B1G are huge and look at all sorts of game film, including from JMU.   They would know we were a threat definitely by the UCLA win.  And 56-7 vs Nebraska (on Big Noon) had everyone’s attention.

We have a lot of new guys this year, but they’re good.  Range of wins is probably 7 to 10.  I’ll shamefully say 9-3 as one game outside of Oregon and PSU trips us up.

[Lebowski 3,549]

Here's my breakdown. Keep in mind, I believe every game is winnable, but that's just me. 

Can go our way
ODU
Kennesaw State
Indiana St.
MSU
Maryland
Wisconsin
the school a few miles north west of IU.

Possible
UCLA

Questionable
Illinois
Iowa

Long Shots
Oregon
Penn St

The Possible and Questionable category teams can easily be thrown into a hat. I have a feeling UCLA is going to be a lot better this year and both Illinois and Iowa are going to be really tough games for us. I do however think we have a really good shot at beating all of them. 

If we beat Illinois pretty handily buckle up, our conference season is going to be fun to watch, just like last year. We'll be in the discussion of CFP and Big Ten championship and both Oregon and PSU will be coin-flip games. If we lose or win close to Illinois, we'll be in some dog fights with the Questionable and Long Shots. But that doesn't mean we will lose. I truly believe we can win every game on the schedule. We've upgraded on both sides of the ball from a CFP team that had a two loss season to the CFP champion and CFP runner-up. Just like last year folks are overlooking IUFB this pre-season and I think we'll turn heads again this season. The Herbstreits will no longer bad mouth IUFB and will have to eat a poop ton of crow. I will be disappointed if we don't win 8 or 9 games. And honestly, I'll be upset if we lose any game. I haven't felt this confident with IUFB, ever. We've got a solid football team this year and our defense will win the important games for us. 

[taco corp 197]

9-3

The Illinois, Iowa, Oregon and PSU games are all real tough.  I could see us 2-2 in that stretch, which would put us at 10-2, but being conservative I want to pick 9-3.  Prove me wrong Hoosiers and get to 10-2 and back in the CFP.  There wouldn’t be a happier person on the planet.

[Hoosierfanyuh 7,100]

9-3 and we’ll barely miss cfp

[Home Jersey 16,422]

11-1 

We drop Oregon and everyone else has to get used to seeing IUFB in the CFP. 

[IUHoosierJoe 2,158]

12-0

[Iufan71 23]

Im thinking 10-2...and maybe lose to illinois or iowa..but beat Oregon and lose to PSU. Never thought I would be more excited for IU football then IU Hoops or Steelers football....but here I am!

[Home Jersey 16,422]

Freezing cold take, but a lot will depend on how Mendoza does at QB. 

Don't think it can be understated how awesome Rourke was in year 1 of Cig.

I'm thinking there will be a decent gap between the two, and I'm pretty high on Mendoza. 

[RaceToTheTop 31,395]

9-3

[RaceToTheTop 31,395]

Question:  Will Purdue win a BT game?