What would you say.....ya do here?
Revering4Blue (11-14-2020)
On to tOSU...
https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-f...emain-perfect/
I really hope next Saturday is the darkest day on tOSU history part II.
When I see the 2016 Reds, I see a 100 loss team and no direction.
Assembly Hall (11-14-2020),Strikes Out Looking (11-14-2020)
IU usually has 4 wins on Nov. 14th, but IU also usually has about 7 losses by now as well!
BillDoran (11-15-2020),Revering4Blue (11-15-2020)
This is one Buckeye fan that wouldn't be devastated if the Hoosiers manage to win in Columbus. Then that just validates this year's Hoosier team, and mo' power to them.
But honestly? I don't think it's going to happen. Our run game has really not been on track most of the year, somewhat erratic with the youth, so I can see Indy's D giving us trouble there possibly. I've watched every Hoosier game this year. Very impressive ... BUT .. if I have one negative take-away, it's that they have not faced a QB this year at the level of a Justin Fields.
Your HC was a defensive coordinator and knows his stuff. When was the last time you saw a Hoosier team with a defense like this? IMO, that's always been their Achille's Heel because I've seen some impressive offenses in the past. Just couldn't stop anyone. But if your defense can control the line and exert pressure, then yeah, that can make it a close game that the Hoosiers can pull out. If not, then I think it could be a long afternoon for Indiana.
But Ohio State, IMO, hasn't played a team of this overall caliber all year. So it's really a test for both of these programs and just how good are they? Won't miss this game for anything!
But to see a B1G Championship game of Indiana v Northwestern would be cool! LOL
Last edited by GAC; 11-15-2020 at 08:42 AM.
"In my day you had musicians who experimented with drugs. Now it's druggies experimenting with music" - Alfred G Clark (circa 1972)
Assembly Hall (11-15-2020),Playadlc (11-15-2020),Revering4Blue (11-15-2020)
That '87 win in Columbus would absolutely be dwarfed by a Hoosiers victory Saturday. That '87 Buckeyes team minus Cris Carter simply wasn't in the class of this OSU team.
And the IU offense cannot leave as many points on the table as they did yesterday in a convincing win over MSU. 24 points aren't likely to cut it Saturday.
Whatever you do, do your best to not allow the struggles of life to interfere with the pleasures of living.
Assembly Hall (11-15-2020),GAC (11-15-2020),redsfanmia (11-15-2020)
We all know what happened last year when they faced off. No, I don't expect a repeat. And primarily because RB Dobbins ran wild on Indy (193 yds) and scored twice. The Bucks are 3rd in the B1G in Rushing Yds/G at 208. But I look at who they have played ... and I'm still not convinced. RB Teague is a young, developing back. We'll see. The best Run D they played was PSU, who is 5th in the conference (129 yds). Indiana is 3rd (111). We haven't faced anyone who possesses much of a Pass Defense. We will next Saturday because Indiana is 4th in the conference (209 yds).
"In my day you had musicians who experimented with drugs. Now it's druggies experimenting with music" - Alfred G Clark (circa 1972)
Indiana and OSU have shared one opponent - Penn State. Let’s be honest - Indiana should be 2-1 because of the ending of that game. Penix was short.
What would you say.....ya do here?
Can IU neutralize Fields? To me, for IU to hang close, we have to contain him.
Revering4Blue (11-15-2020)
I do not care what the spread is this week, I am picking Indiana. I allowed Bruce Feldmen to get in my head this week with his analysis that Indiana would not cover, and went against my instincts two weeks in a row and lost both times.
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.”― Marcus Aurelius
Assembly Hall (11-15-2020)
Assembly Hall (11-15-2020),RedTeamGo! (11-16-2020),Revering4Blue (11-15-2020)
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