1. We have a really poor offensive line. Iowa’s Dline is probably middle of the road in terms of what we’ll face the rest of the year. The rest of their D is likely the best we’ll fade all year. But their biggest question mark wreaked havoc on our OLine. Not good.
2. We have a legit good defense. Take away the pick 6’s and we’re squarely “in” the game most of the game. And that would have been because of our defense.
3. I think it might be time to ratchet back our expectations for Penix. Obviously he’s capable of great things. But he’s also capable of play like we saw today. Unfortunately, in order for us to be a bowl team this year, he has to be great more than not. The good news is he won’t face a back 7 as good or better than he faced today.
4. Coach Allen might be the opposite of a Nick Saban, in terms of getting his teams prepared for huge games. His Bowl games have been terrible. We nearly always come out flat and get down against really good teams. Obviously he’s a good rah rah coach. His players love him. But at some point he needs to figure out how to have his teams better prepared.
5. Over/under on fans in the stands for home opener is probably around 35k now. We wouldn’t have sold out even if we had won. But this game will have a bad effect on attendance next weekend. It’s what IU fans do.
6. Name 6 teams remaining on our schedule that we’ll beat?
Idaho… yes
Cincy… not very likely
MSU… ?? After how they looked Fri?
Minny…. Should. But they played with OSU
Rutgers…. Should. But they’re getting a lot of talent.
OSU… no
At WKU… yes
At PSU… not very likely
at Maryland… ??? They beat a solid WVU team. They’re getting a lot of talent.
at Mich…. ??? Will their new staff have them playing to their talent? If so, then unlikely we’ll beat them. If not, we have a shot up there
At Purdue…. ??? Rivalry game. Their Dline will kill our Oline.
so 2 wins. A definite no. Some unlikelys, and a bunch of ??? Games.
And I dearly hope this is overreaction after a bad performance.
2. We have a legit good defense. Take away the pick 6’s and we’re squarely “in” the game most of the game. And that would have been because of our defense.
3. I think it might be time to ratchet back our expectations for Penix. Obviously he’s capable of great things. But he’s also capable of play like we saw today. Unfortunately, in order for us to be a bowl team this year, he has to be great more than not. The good news is he won’t face a back 7 as good or better than he faced today.
4. Coach Allen might be the opposite of a Nick Saban, in terms of getting his teams prepared for huge games. His Bowl games have been terrible. We nearly always come out flat and get down against really good teams. Obviously he’s a good rah rah coach. His players love him. But at some point he needs to figure out how to have his teams better prepared.
5. Over/under on fans in the stands for home opener is probably around 35k now. We wouldn’t have sold out even if we had won. But this game will have a bad effect on attendance next weekend. It’s what IU fans do.
6. Name 6 teams remaining on our schedule that we’ll beat?
Idaho… yes
Cincy… not very likely
MSU… ?? After how they looked Fri?
Minny…. Should. But they played with OSU
Rutgers…. Should. But they’re getting a lot of talent.
OSU… no
At WKU… yes
At PSU… not very likely
at Maryland… ??? They beat a solid WVU team. They’re getting a lot of talent.
at Mich…. ??? Will their new staff have them playing to their talent? If so, then unlikely we’ll beat them. If not, we have a shot up there
At Purdue…. ??? Rivalry game. Their Dline will kill our Oline.
so 2 wins. A definite no. Some unlikelys, and a bunch of ??? Games.
And I dearly hope this is overreaction after a bad performance.