IU in games decided by 7 or less.....

[mushroomgod_1]

By my count 10-16 in the CTA era:

2016.....L24-26 to Utah in bowl game
2017.....L20-27 to Mich
2017.....L39-42 at MD
2017.....L24-31 at Purdue
2018....W20-16 over VA
2018....W24-17 at RU
2018....L28-33 to PSU
2018....L31-38 at MN
2018....W34-32 over MD
2018....L21-28 to Purdue
2019....W34-28 at MD
2019....W38-31 at NEB
2019....L27-34 at PSU
2019....W44-41 at Purdue
2019...L22-23 to TENN in bowl game
2020...W36-35 over PSU
2020...L35-42 at OSU
2020...L20-26 to Ole Miss in bowl game
2021,,,W33-31 over WKU
2021...L15-20 at MSU
2021...L35-38 at MD
2022...W23-20 over ILL
2022...W33-30 over WKU
2022...L33-38 to MD
2022...L17-24 to RUT
2023...L14-21 to LOU at Indy

Someone posted about close games so I thought I'd post this.

Some of the losses felt more like wins....Michigan at home in '17, losing by 5 at home to PSU and by 7 at PSU in '19. losing by 7 at OSU in '20

All 3 bowl losses were frustrating, for different reasons.

Some of the wins were very unlikely or very ugly.....at Purdue in '19, PSU in '20, WKU at home in '21, Illinois in '22

The '22 home losses to MD and Rutgers were hard to take.

So, overall, I'd say there have been more difficult losses than exciting close wins.

So...what to do with CTA?

Like everyone else, I'm very frustrated. On the other hand, we have to remember that CTA's winning % in BT games (.327) is better than that of Wilson (.167), Lynch (.188), Hoeppner (.25), Dinardo (.125), and Cameron (.300), and in the same neighborhood as Mallery (.376) and Corso (.354). And.....his record in games decided by 7 or less (.385) is better than his record overall.

 

[Big Red Crimson Buffalo]

By my count 10-16 in the CTA era:

2016.....L24-26 to Utah in bowl game
2017.....L20-27 to Mich
2017.....L39-42 at MD
2017.....L24-31 at Purdue
2018....W20-16 over VA
2018....W24-17 at RU
2018....L28-33 to PSU
2018....L31-38 at MN
2018....W34-32 over MD
2018....L21-28 to Purdue
2019....W34-28 at MD
2019....W38-31 at NEB
2019....L27-34 at PSU
2019....W44-41 at Purdue
2019...L22-23 to TENN in bowl game
2020...W36-35 over PSU
2020...L35-42 at OSU
2020...L20-26 to Ole Miss in bowl game
2021,,,W33-31 over WKU
2021...L15-20 at MSU
2021...L35-38 at MD
2022...W23-20 over ILL
2022...W33-30 over WKU
2022...L33-38 to MD
2022...L17-24 to RUT
2023...L14-21 to LOU at Indy

Someone posted about close games so I thought I'd post this.

Some of the losses felt more like wins....Michigan at home in '17, losing by 5 at home to PSU and by 7 at PSU in '19. losing by 7 at OSU in '20

All 3 bowl losses were frustrating, for different reasons.

Some of the wins were very unlikely or very ugly.....at Purdue in '19, PSU in '20, WKU at home in '21, Illinois in '22

The '22 home losses to MD and Rutgers were hard to take.

So, overall, I'd say there have been more difficult losses than exciting close wins.

So...what to do with CTA?

Like everyone else, I'm very frustrated. On the other hand, we have to remember that CTA's winning % in BT games (.327) is better than that of Wilson (.167), Lynch (.188), Hoeppner (.25), Dinardo (.125), and Cameron (.300), and in the same neighborhood as Mallery (.376) and Corso (.354). And.....his record in games decided by 7 or less (.385) is better than his record overall.

It’s no coincidence that the 3 guys who have had the longest coaching tenure at IU (Mallory 12 years, Corso 11 years and Allen 7 years) all have better conference winning % than those who didn’t stay as long. If you are awful in the conference play, you won’t last as long, although IU has a longer leash with coaches than any Power 5 program.

 

[Coach Geez]

By my count 10-16 in the CTA era:

2016.....L24-26 to Utah in bowl game
2017.....L20-27 to Mich
2017.....L39-42 at MD
2017.....L24-31 at Purdue
2018....W20-16 over VA
2018....W24-17 at RU
2018....L28-33 to PSU
2018....L31-38 at MN
2018....W34-32 over MD
2018....L21-28 to Purdue
2019....W34-28 at MD
2019....W38-31 at NEB
2019....L27-34 at PSU
2019....W44-41 at Purdue
2019...L22-23 to TENN in bowl game
2020...W36-35 over PSU
2020...L35-42 at OSU
2020...L20-26 to Ole Miss in bowl game
2021,,,W33-31 over WKU
2021...L15-20 at MSU
2021...L35-38 at MD
2022...W23-20 over ILL
2022...W33-30 over WKU
2022...L33-38 to MD
2022...L17-24 to RUT
2023...L14-21 to LOU at Indy

Someone posted about close games so I thought I'd post this.

Some of the losses felt more like wins....Michigan at home in '17, losing by 5 at home to PSU and by 7 at PSU in '19. losing by 7 at OSU in '20

All 3 bowl losses were frustrating, for different reasons.

Some of the wins were very unlikely or very ugly.....at Purdue in '19, PSU in '20, WKU at home in '21, Illinois in '22

The '22 home losses to MD and Rutgers were hard to take.

So, overall, I'd say there have been more difficult losses than exciting close wins.

So...what to do with CTA?

Like everyone else, I'm very frustrated. On the other hand, we have to remember that CTA's winning % in BT games (.327) is better than that of Wilson (.167), Lynch (.188), Hoeppner (.25), Dinardo (.125), and Cameron (.300), and in the same neighborhood as Mallery (.376) and Corso (.354). And.....his record in games decided by 7 or less (.385) is better than his record overall.

I would throw the Michigan St 2 OT win from last year in there as a close game despite winning by 8 as OT rules dictate teams must go for 2 after the first score.

 

[mushroomgod_1]

I would throw the Michigan St 2 OT win from last year in there as a close game despite winning by 8 as OT rules dictate teams must go for 2 after the first score.

Yes, good point.

Here's 2 other 8 pointers without the OT circumstances--

2017 L9-17 at MSU
2018 W 14-6 WIS at home

 

[Coach Geez]

Yes, good point.

Here's 2 other 8 pointers without the OT circumstances--

2017 L9-17 at MSU
2018 W 14-6 WIS at home

Wisky game was at Camp Randall during COVID (2020) and should have been a 2 score win had Miles Marshall not dropped a TD pass. He'd still be running today.