Indiana/Ohio State Prediction Thread

[Victorbmyboy]

Now I'll keep calling Indiana INDY. Pi$s you off, does it ? Go INDY, beat the Suckeyes

It just shows who you are. Indy is disrespectful.

 

[rrdd2021]

It just shows who you are. Indy is disrespectful.

Go Indy, beat those scumbag Buckeyes

 

[rrdd2021]

It just shows who you are. Indy is disrespectful.

Just to you. I've posted Indy on a few Indiana fan boards and no one has a problem with it as it's pretty obvious I'm not trying to disrespect the Hoosiers

 

[bang63]

It wasn’t depth that got us.

They beat us up front in the 2nd half

Not so sure - probably not - that OSU still has an advantage with their OL vs Indy's DL with them losing their starting LT and Center for the remainder of the year just in the last week or so. And their OL was already the weak link on their team. This could be interesting

Woa, IU is not Indy! Maybe just a typo??
The depth OSU has allows rotation of players with less falloff in size and talent. My point is with more depth a team stays fresher in the 2nd half and that’s what happened with Michigan

 

[KirkwoodOnSaturday]

OSU 31
Indiana 17
I think we come out strong in the first half, but offense stalls in the second against a talented secondary and long Buckeye offensive drives wear our defense down. Basically what happened against Michigan but add in a capable offense. Hope I’m wrong. Go Hoosiers!

 

[IUgradman]

O$U 31
IU 21

The Michigan game was illuminating and showed that IU lacks elite talent. Cig is a better coach but the talent disparity is too much to overcome.

 

[82hoosier]

With my head:
Ohio State 21
Indiana 17

With my heart:
Indiana 35
Ohio State 21

 

[vesuvius13]

It O$U 31
IU 21

The Michigan game was illuminating and showed that IU lacks elite talent. Cig is a better coach but the talent disparity is too much to overcome.

It is a good thing football is a team game that can control greater talent, but it is tough to avoid a mistake that lets talent take advantage.

 

[TomEric4756]

I think IU’s OL rebounds having played Michigan’s top level DL talent and Rourke stays upright.
WRs limit the drops, and Rourke recaptures the magic.
Howard gets harried enough, and Haines gets the defense off the field.

IU 38 — O$U 24

 

[TomEric4756]

My fear exactly. Size, strength and depth will wear us down in the second half. Hopefully we’ll overcome the advantage OSU has up front but imo if we lose it will be in the trenches.

IU has its deepest front seven in years. The DL rotation keeps getting the job done, and should have an advantage v. a rebuilt O$U OL. Getting tired won’t be why IU loses. Winning the TO battle will be the bigger question.

 

[GeorgeStrait IU]

I am bullish. I truly believe that we will win, even though it would be a big upset. We have to score early, and we can't let them get ahead and pin back their ears on D as we pass every down to try and catch up. Their C getting hurt is a big development and could be a huge story if our D controls the line of scrimmage. Rourke plays out of his mind and throws 4 TD's. We get a big special teams play. Our D has a critical 4th down stop and also forces a pick with their constant pressure on the QB.

Hoosiers 34
Buckeyes 31

I hope you're correct.

OSU 27
Indiana 20.
OSU starts out 27-0, then second half Indiana comes back only to throw it away with 3 minutes remaining. OSU holds on for win.

 

[Stuffshot]

One suggestion, guys. There is a wide range of possible outcomes at the 'shoe this weekend and Saturday's game, for me, is the toughest pick since the UCLA game. I know there's a temptation, particularly this week, to go with "my heart says [Score A] but my head says [Score B]." Your call as to whether to go with your head or your heart, but try to go with just one score prediction. Let's have some fun with this and see who among us is Nostradamus.

Here's my prediction:

IU 27
OSU 23

Go Hoosiers!

 

[rrdd2021]

Well, I've seen enough. I'm reversing my prediction. This INDY team is loaded. INDY 34 - OSU 21

Go Indy Hoosiers - beat those crooked Buckeyes

 

[Hoos1er]

..timely turnover
..favorable call
..best career game
..misplaced tinted specks
..won’t board bus if think we can’t win

Hoosier’s 30 Buckeyes 27

 

[BayernFan]

Cig will be put out.

O$U 41-14

#NoSmoking
#CompletelyDaunted

 

[raar2]

ugh. The bell curve is it's just as likely we L by +20. as it is get a W.

*this started out short and grew and grew.... humor me.

Stats are very comparable however there as a couple of stand outs, specifically OSU's defense.

Red Zone

IU RZ Scoring %

97.92% (#1)

Opp RZ Scoring %

85.71% (#73)

OSU RZ Scoring %

97.37% (#2)

Opp RZ Scoring %

52.17% (#1)

Passing yards per game and Sacks

IU Pass Yards/Game	265.2 (#30)	Opp Pass Yards/Game	191.6 (#27)		OSU Pass Yards/Game	267.6 (#27)	Opp Pass Yards/Game	160.1 (#5)
IU Int Thrown %	1.95% (#36)	Opp Int Thrown %	3.08% (#45)		OSU Int Thrown %	1.75% (#21)	Opp Int Thrown %	2.65% (#64)
IU QB Sacked %	4.10% (#30)	Sack %	7.89% (#26)		OSU QB Sacked %	4.04% (#28)	Sack %	10.20% (#5)

Considering our two schedules, i would assume our numbers are somewhat padded. Let's face it, we've faced the lower 1/2 of the B18 so the stats favor OSU so overall, I discount our stats a bit.
But (rose coloring) we've out scored common opponents by 103, vs OSU's +59 ( Nwstn, MSU, Nebr). So there's that.

Other factors:
OSU is dinged and lost a key player, while IU is mended and now rested +IU
OSU has Day, IU has Cig. +IU
OSU has home field and preforms well at home. BUT IU had a bye week and time to plot = a wash
OSU has seen the tough challenge and tested multiple times, IU has been discounted and disrespected multiple times and has the "chip on the shoulder" = a wash
OSU has weaker kicking %, IU has a good FG % but in a small sample size. +IU

Overall, I think OSU very talented but I also think they are beatable. It's up to our Offensive Line period. Keep them off QB and get a handful of +10 yd carries.
If we can keep our offense on the field, and not have Michigan type showing, we keep this close and win a low scoring game on field goals.

IU 16
OSU 14

4th qtr.
Well.... crap. Not low scoring, nor have we been efficient since the first two drives. Muffed was punt completely deflating.

We've been good both Offense and Defense 1st, 2nd and NOT 3rd. ;-(

O line is getting killed whenever OSU decides to get aggressive.

again.... crap.