I see IU being uber-focused this week to beat an MSU team that is not coming out of the gates strong yet. And admitting we may be catching them at the exact right time before they hit.
Then I do NOT think IU will sleep on Rutgers, but will in fact win handily, but in a well-executed fashion that allows a lot of players to play and keep majority of starters very well rested for...
National TV game: 5-0 (ranked) IU at 5-0 OSU - ABC (my prediction.) Where keeping the IU "get them at the perfect time" streak alive...IU will be coming off a nasty road game at PSU where they will very possibly be nicked up or down a few key players, and maybe drained from being so pumped up for the White Out game in Happy Valley that they forget IU is a legit contender and then as the great Howard Cosell once said:
"Down Goes Frazier!" (with OSU being Frazier in this analogy!) Video for your enjoyment: