I agree that Allen should be given a chance to show what he can do this year. Hopefully, he will prove to be a solid coach. Last year was very disappointing. Mostly because of the decision by the coaching staff to go with a QB who clearly was not ready to play. It wasn't fair to him and it contributed to a disaster of a season. Maybe Allen learned from it and will make better calls in the future.
Don't go to the wrong area and you won't have an issue. Like any city, there are areas to avoid. Downtown is pretty nice though. If you haven't seen it in the past 5 years, a lot has changed. It's on the up and up.Or get shot.
That's the biggest thing I like about Tom Allen. He adjusts from his mistakes for better outcomes. His staff will mirror exactly his FB philosophy and go as far as player talent can take them. I think this season is 6-6 maybe 7-5 and bowl W.
Anyone who’s ever played team sports has done so with some kind of LEO-esque theme. It’s hardly unique. Agree that the house cleaning we did and that was done to us by both players and coaches is the key. With so much turnover, it’s extremely difficult to predict what will happen. I think we’re a 2 to 5 win team, with the higher end of that range being a demonstration that things are moving up.
Their chances of winning the bucket are as good as their chances of winning 4 games. Not going to happen.
Thanks for your input Bubba. Do us a favor and when you head back to the pig sty would you take your pal Ordy with you? TIA
50% of two games is a really low bar for optimism.
As much as I disliked the Iowa game setup last season, I like this one. Ill is not Iowa and TA has the opportunity to shut some people up day one and build some excitement. I generally don't do predictions but 6-6 seems to be the realistic goal.
Ill, Idaho, WKU, Md, PU are all very winnable games.
Nebraska significantly upgraded the QB position, a position that literally cost them minimum of 5 games last year.
"by far the best secondary" where do you see this as I haven't seen anything that rates them this good. IU talent wise has one of the best in the B1G and getting the defense to play like 2020 would elevate that group even more.
Did Nebraska though? Look at his stats vs poor competition and his stats vs good competition. He padded them with bad teams. There was a video of him throwing to WR's the other day. The WR's had to stop and wait for every ball. Not sold.
You’re welcome, you Shane improved this year, though. A 50% improvement is something to be proud of over 2021.
Tough to transition into a productive starter at the quarterback position, as I’m sure we’re going to learn ourselves this Fall.
I’ve seen no Indications from anyone that Maryland has the best secondary in the Big Ten. None.
You realize that almost half the wins there would be road wins?
If we can beat MSU and Neb on the road we sure as hell better beat PUke at home.
It’s not asking too much, but it’s extremely difficult to see where you can find six wins.
gotta win the first 3. after that it's only 3 outta 9. if we can't do that, this program's back in a deep hole.
Agree that the start of the season is key. Even if we take all three, the next nine are formidable, and finding three more wins will be a huge challenge. I think this is a two to five win team, with the higher end of that representing real progress, based on where the program currently is.
This.
While I have no idea what we have without having a spring game, I'm not hopeful. My biggest concern is the running game. Our line needed a kick in the ass in the off season and we needed to find a running back. I don't know if any of that happened.
