Indiana/Notre Dame Prediction Thread

[OpenWheels]

we may have discussed before, but I'm old so it's all new, but do you live in the UP? Whereabouts? Gotta be brutal in the winter. I also have probably asked if you've read Jerry Dennis, but he has some great books and short stories and many are set in the UP. Always keep one of his books of short stories on my nightstand.

I live in Atlantic Mine, outside of Houghton. Work in Calumet. Winters can be too long, some storms are tough, 250+ inches of snow is a lot, but that's not every year. But it's not bad, either you learn to like winter or be miserable. I choose to like winter. Although once we finally reach mid-April or early May it is such an awesome feeling. My Dad used to say when asked what we did in the summers up here "On that day, we play baseball."

Yeah, I think you did mention that author to me in another thread. I'll check his stuff out.
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[812jmac]

The noise issues at OSU will have been learned from.
Short, quick passes to slow down the blitzes and keep the D honest.

We're the best team they've faced. They're arguably the third best we've faced. (I still hold UM was severely undercoached this year)
ND can't kick FGs. We bend but don't break. This may hinder our scoring opportunities as we end up with some SERIOUSLY long fields to travel.

Lower scoring affair than most are probably expecting. 24 - 14 IU.

 

[Hoosier Clarion]

Only 2 ways ND can score. Defense or rushing.
IU can kick, rush, pass and also score with defensive opportunities. Field position and time of position cannot be allowed to be obstacles.

 

[teller54]

Hate to say it but agree with others and don't think we will win up there. ND 31 IU 21

 

[hickorytree1]

Mine's coming later.

Have at it.

Go Hoosiers!!

If we are able to get to Leonard via hard run tackling and sacks, IU wins by three.

 

[ekk]

42-21 IU

 

[duvallj]

I’m going with IU 28 ND 24 in a close hard fought game.

This is about what I'd predict - or maybe IU 28-ND 21.

 

[dbmhoosier]

ND 31
IU 21

If it was in Bloomington I’d probably favor us by a hair. At a neutral site a pure toss up. I don’t see us winning in SB.

 

[82hoosier]

$300 Hoosiers +7

 

[GeddyHoosier]

ND 31
IU 21

If it was in Bloomington I’d probably favor us by a hair. At a neutral site a pure toss up. I don’t see us winning in SB.

Neither do I, so I'll go Irish 27-13.

 

[jopajackson]

Neither do I, so I'll go Irish 27-13.

I've said it before on a different thread. If we protect Rourke, we win the game. I am going to bet on CCC and staff to get our communication issues fixed on the O Line.

IU 28
ND 21

 

[IUNorth]

Notre Dame gets a garbage TD late to make the game seem closer than it truly was.

IU - 42
ND - 17

Next up...New Orleans and Pat McAfee leading us in a rendition of: "What's that coming down the track?...."

"Its the mean machine...in the Crimson and Cream!!!!!!!!"

 

[red hornet]

Indiana dwarfs a ND upset, IU 35 ND 21,

 

[EvansvilleHoosier88]

37-27 Hoosiers

 

[raar2]

There's not a lot of pro-IU prediction chatter out there, but this one has some positive comments and some surprising data flips.
IU power stats are predominately defensive?! Huh. Not what most commentators mouth.

College Football Nerds

 

[jughaid]

I'm no rocket surgeon but I don't think Indiana can beat the Hoosiers 31-24.

You're both right and wrong. Correct, you are not a rocket surgeon. But wrong on Indiana beating the Hoosiers. I've witnessed Indiana has beat themselves many times...

 

[HoosierJimbo89]

we may have discussed before, but I'm old so it's all new, but do you live in the UP? Whereabouts? Gotta be brutal in the winter. I also have probably asked if you've read Jerry Dennis, but he has some great books and short stories and many are set in the UP. Always keep one of his books of short stories on my nightstand.

Hemingway's short story "The Big Two Hearted River" is about flyfishing the UP (and probably northern Michigan as well): as good as it gets. If you haven't read it, it is essential reading.

https://samkoenen.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/big_twoheart.pdf

 

[YOTHN]

I'm no rocket surgeon but I don't think Indiana can beat the Hoosiers 31-24.

Jokes on you because ironically, the only way IU loses is if it makes mistakes and beats itself!

 

[YOTHN]

You're both right and wrong. Correct, you are not a rocket surgeon. But wrong on Indiana beating the Hoosiers. I've witnessed Indiana has beat themselves many times...

Oops, what he said! 👆👆👆👆

 

[YOTHN]

There's not a lot of pro-IU prediction chatter out there, but this one has some positive comments and some surprising data flips.
IU power stats are predominately defensive?! Huh. Not what most commentators mouth.

College Football Nerds

The reason why there is so much pro-ND chatter vs IU is because people are gobbling up ND's rankings as fact. Then taking IU's rankings and saying they're inflated because of our schedule. Which implies that ND's schedule was tougher but if IU could've switched schedules and ND went to OSU, while IU went to A&M and then feasted on the Army and Navy's of the world instead of Nebraska, Washington and Michigan, we'd have had a much better chance of going undefeated.

But I think this overhype of ND plays into what IU has been hearing all season. My hope is ND is believing their own hype!

 

[MMM1992]

Hoosiers win the turnover battle and in a close one 17-16.💪🏻

 

[CaptainZigZag]

Home field is going to be too much I’m afraid.
Domers 31
IU 17

 

[Carib04]

31-28 IU

 

[4IUSox2]

34-23 IU

 

[kkott]

Hemingway's short story "The Big Two Hearted River" is about flyfishing the UP (and probably northern Michigan as well): as good as it gets. If you haven't read it, it is essential reading.

https://samkoenen.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/big_twoheart.pdf

I've read it, it's great. Ironically Jerry Dennis talks about it and it is actually based on the Fox River. But, when it came to naming, Hemingway said he picked the "Big Two Hearted" because it's poetry.

Solving the Mystery of Hemingway’s ‘Big Two-Hearted River’ | Mountain Journal

John Maclean’s foreword to Hemingway’s early masterpiece in the recently published ‘Centennial Edition'

mountainjournal.org

 

[Walt542]

I’m going with IU 28 ND 24 in a close hard fought game.

I am really feeling that this game is going to come down to which team can out coach the other. I like IU’s odds if that is the case.

 

[All4You]

IU 31
ND 20

 

[Big Red Crimson Buffalo]

I was leaning toward Notre Dame being a favorite. Very tough game. Pretty worried.

Until I saw Cig's little confident smile after he told Pat McAfee, 'We'll be ready' yesterday. He may be wrong, but he believes. So I gotta go Hoosiers!

Indiana 35 - 27 Notre Dame
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The best part of that interview was when McAfee said something to the effect of “come home to West Virginia” and Cig said “you got your guy (Rich Rod) and this is home for me, baby. This is where it ends for me and we’re just getting started.”

 

[Wiedersehen]

We’re going to be Notre Dame and then beat Kirby Smarts ass for confusing us with Purdue

ND 17
IU 34

UGA 22
IU 31

 

[Stuffshot]

Mine's coming later.

Have at it.

Go Hoosiers!!

If Notre Dame's pass rush is effective, I want to see (1) rollouts, (2) run-pass options, (3) the Oklahoma Wishbone Offense from the 1970's, or (4) ANYOTHERFRICKINGTHINGWHATSOEVER other than the Kurtis Rourke "I am a mere target, please come sack me and intercept my passes" offense that we used in the Ohio State game.

Here is a schematic of the offense we used in the second half against Ohio State:

Rourke can run.

Rourke can pass while rolling out.

If Notre Dame's pass rushers are getting through our O-line, we need to use anything else but this:

 

[red hornet]

One's rides the horse that brung'em at this stage.

 

[Stuffshot]

One's rides the horse that brung'em at this stage.

No.

Not in the second half of a critical game when you see that your favorite horse is lame.

 

[OpenWheels]

We'll be ready on offense. Playcalling or scheme was poor against OSU. Won't be tonight.