Five Key Questions for IU Football

[IndyHutch 1,718]

Hey now, a lot of people happen to miss us having Doug Mallory as DC and thought he did a fine job.  Those people happen to be our opponents, but the point remains.

 

That is funny but the worst part about that is that Doug is a tremendous guy. One of those people you really root for to do well. It was very sad, I thought, when that didn't work out. But that last year and those defensive numbers .... yikes!

[JSHoosier 19,820]

I admit I was one that had a lot of hope for D. Mallory as a coach.  I still find it hard to believe how bad it was.  

Every defense he was in charge of was awful, every stop of his career.  He was pretty good as a positions coach at LSU(?), but once he took over as DC they proceeded to fall off a cliff.

[JSHoosier 19,820]

That is funny but the worst part about that is that Doug is a tremendous guy. One of those people you really root for to do well. It was very sad, I thought, when that didn't work out. But that last year and those defensive numbers .... yikes!

That wasn't part of his job description though, he was an unmitigated disaster as a DC.

[jmsgws 2,181]

Every defense he was in charge of was awful, every stop of his career.  He was pretty good as a positions coach at LSU(?), but once he took over as DC they proceeded to fall off a cliff.

My wish wasn't driven by science, it was driven by the word that precedes the start of every IU football season:  HOPE!  :) 

[JSHoosier 19,820]

My wish wasn't driven by science, it was driven by the word that precedes the start of every IU football season:  HOPE!   :)

I'm not wired that way unfortunately.  I look at history and results, it's part of the reason I'm so critical on the basketball board.

 

When you're a DC and every defense you've been in charge of has sucked, I wonder why you keep getting a job as DC and want you FAR FAR AWAY from my team.  It's just how I'm wired.

[jmsgws 2,181]

I'm not wired that way unfortunately.  I look at history and results, it's part of the reason I'm so critical on the basketball board.

 

When you're a DC and every defense you've been in charge of has sucked, I wonder why you keep getting a job as DC and want you FAR FAR AWAY from my team.  It's just how I'm wired.

When it comes to IU football, for the last 30 years   Hope is just about all we've had.  If I didn't have so many fond memories of IU football from the 80's  I am not sure I could be a fan today.

[87 Rides a Surfboard 41]

While I think all these questions are valid I do think there's a lot to be optimistic about. The OL is stacked. You have at least one future pro (Feeney) and another guy who has a great shot at being drafted (Spriggs). Plus the OL depth is better than I've ever seen. This unit can handle injuries and can rotate fresh players late in the game without missing a beat.

The RB unit is another strength. I know no one is proven other than Howard, who has little experience against B1G level competition, but there's talent there. Redding is a one-cut runner with no hesitation and a ton of burst. Brookins looked fantastic in the spring game and Mister is supposedly fully recovered from his injuries.

The front 7 on defense should be the best IU has seen in a long long time. Lots of talent and experience. I think they'll be more disciplined and will stay in their gaps, which has hurt them tremendously in the past. The DBs will be a weak spot, but as Wilson mentioned on media day the guys were losing weren't all that great. So the drop off hopefully isn't significant. At least teams won't be able to run over us at will (I hope) as they have in the past.

Finally Sud is back. Sud is great. Sud will find the receivers, whoever they end up being. Sud will lead us to a bowl. Please please please stay healthy, Sud.