Barring significant injuries I think we can get to 8-4.
My untrained eye has seen improvements since last year,we are getting deeper and we are getting stronger.
I believe CTA is the right guy for the job,he is big on accountability and I like that.
I could see this team being pretty damn good in about 2 years. Fire away.
No reason to give up four games into the season. I don’t see 8 wins because IU has too many deficiencies (imo) to fix in a compressed timeframe, and they’ll have to do it against some solid teams (other than Rutgers, there are no opponents remaining who aren’t legitimate threats to beat IU). It starts next week against a Rutgers team that IU should beat, though VaTech can tell what happens when you forget to prepare and then overlook your foe.
IU needs to get back to running the ball, but they also have to start trying to establish some semblance of a downfield passing game. It’s clear the coaches lack confidence in Ramsey’s ability to go down the field, and I think IU’s receivers struggle to off the line, but they have to make defenses pay for stacking the box or more trouble awaits. Ramsey is accurate in the short game, but that’s not going to be enough against good defenses.
Up front, the O line isn’t quite the juggernaut some people made them out to be. Some of that is simply based on ability and physical size, some of it scheme, some of it inexperience (not much blocking help from the tight end position, and you need that when there’s no fullback).
Defensively, guys need to win battles, but they were left on the field too long last night. Without singling out individuals, the second level doesn’t look Big 10 ready.
Special teams need to tighten up. When the margin for error is thin, that’s an opportunity to excel. The punting has been very average and things like the fake FG can’t happen.
On to Rutgers.
