Alright, so Indiana finished its non-conference season 2-1. The Hoosiers have nine Big Ten games left and need four wins. Here's kind of how I break it down.
Definite losses
Ohio State (college football playoff caliber team on the road)
Michigan (see: Ohio State)
Not a definite loss, but a win is incredibly unlikely
Michigan State (Sparty is going to be mad after losing to Wisco)
Nebraska (I really like Armstrong at QB. This is an underrated team)
Winnable games
Maryland (A true 50/50 game)
Northwestern (Going on the road as likely losers of four in a row won't be fun when a good portion of your fans are watching a basketball practice back in Bloomington)
Penn State (Another 50/50 game)
Purdue (Based on last week, there could be 10 interceptions in this one)
Rutgers (Rutgers is not good)
Can Indiana steal one against either MSU or Nebraska? Don't count on it. We're going to need to see if IU can take four out of five winnable games. Then again, maybe a five-win team goes bowling again?
Definite losses
Ohio State (college football playoff caliber team on the road)
Michigan (see: Ohio State)
Not a definite loss, but a win is incredibly unlikely
Michigan State (Sparty is going to be mad after losing to Wisco)
Nebraska (I really like Armstrong at QB. This is an underrated team)
Winnable games
Maryland (A true 50/50 game)
Northwestern (Going on the road as likely losers of four in a row won't be fun when a good portion of your fans are watching a basketball practice back in Bloomington)
Penn State (Another 50/50 game)
Purdue (Based on last week, there could be 10 interceptions in this one)
Rutgers (Rutgers is not good)
Can Indiana steal one against either MSU or Nebraska? Don't count on it. We're going to need to see if IU can take four out of five winnable games. Then again, maybe a five-win team goes bowling again?
