IU is 9 games in, 10 weeks counting the bye week. We are no longer a mystery and haven’t been since the UCLA game. Our offensive/defensive strategies and sets are fully known by all of our opponent’s staffs. The reason they can’t beat us is that there is too much high level play in too many areas to shut us down. Not only that, we are deep in each category. Stop the run, ok, we pass - to one guy? No, 6 or 7 or 8. Stop the pass, and we drive it down your throat, with one guy? No, 2 or 3 or 4.
On the defensive side, defense is simply defense. We are tougher than our opponents all the way from the defensive line through the linebackers to the d-backs, again strong in all areas and even though it may be evenx in the first, second quarters, in the words of Cig - we eventually break their will.
This aspect was our nemesis for decades - especially with the Michigan’s, Michigan State’s, Ohio State’s, etc. We have flipped it and because of this, in my opinion, we are favored from here on out because no other team in the B1G has this level of strength in this many areas of their team.
Although always possible, I’ll be surprised if we lose.
On the defensive side, defense is simply defense. We are tougher than our opponents all the way from the defensive line through the linebackers to the d-backs, again strong in all areas and even though it may be evenx in the first, second quarters, in the words of Cig - we eventually break their will.
This aspect was our nemesis for decades - especially with the Michigan’s, Michigan State’s, Ohio State’s, etc. We have flipped it and because of this, in my opinion, we are favored from here on out because no other team in the B1G has this level of strength in this many areas of their team.
Although always possible, I’ll be surprised if we lose.
