And I'll say it again...we're going to be worse than last year? Really?
What's your non-conference prediction?
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Honestly, why do you even follow IU athletics? You seem absolutely miserable. You basically trolled the baseball board all season until they got hot at the end, and then didn't make a peep.
Yes, we will. I've seen it way too many times with IU football.
In 2013, I said to myself: "Surely our defense will be better than it was in 2012."
And, it got worse. I didn't think that was possible either. Just when you think IU football is on the verge of something good, they either get hit with some inexplicable downturn in events or something catastrophic happens.
So, yes, based on past history I'd say we will be worse.
Football games are still won and lost at the line of scrimmage. I think the Hoosiers are better, deeper and more experienced on the O-line and the D-front seven than at anytime in the last twenty years. I learned a long time ago not to make predictions on won-loss records because anything can happen (and usually does at IU) but I think this fact bodes well for the Hoosiers.Okay, all you people who had IU losing to Bowling Green and then beating Missouri the next week, raise your hand.
If your offense can run the ball and control the clock, and your D can stop the run, you will be good. We'll find out in a few weeks but I am optimistic that our quality depth will finally give us dividends. Especially so in year two of a defensive system that is finally led by competent coaching.
I get it and I can't say you're crazy because the bottom line facts "wins/losses" has proven to show what you said. With that being said, we truly did improve dramatically at defense last year considering we had no passing game at...all and still competed. Think back to last year vs Penn State, we played them to a final 13-7 score. When was the last time IU was able to do that to a major school? With any sort of offense IU wins that game going away. I also understand everyone's fear about losing players who played last year. There's good reason to worry but there's also reason to be optimistic. Who's to say those players output wasn't heavily guided due to a result of the system and not necessarily their overwhelming talent. Meaning their backups could be just as competent or maybe even better.
I'm with you on being cautiously optimistic but as has been proven wrong in the past, nothing is known until we get between the lines. A few lucky bounces and it could be a season for the ages.............or the opposite and we're tasting a little more of the same.
I would agree that with reasonable progress this program should be able to beat any of these preseason teams. IMO 3-1 is acceptable assuming they win other games where the opposition is comparable.
Zero excuse for not winning three pre season and beating Purdue. After that, Wilson earns his job.
Based on that logic, we should be going 0-12 every year and losing each game by 70.
Until he proves otherwise, I'm in doubt about CKW being a difference-maker in games that should be relatively even matchups. I discard the games where we have insurmountable odds to win. Look back at games against Ball State, Navy, North Texas, Penn State, Minny, and the odds are not in favor of us pulling out games where it looks close on paper. "It Factor" coaches find a way to pull a portion of them out.....not lose all of them.
So, given your logic...... If CKW is responsible for all of those losses in games "where it looks close on paper" then please explain the wins against Iowa and Illinois in 2012; Bowling Green, Penn State, and Illinois in 2013; and Missouri last year. Every one of those games was "close on paper" and the oddsmakers had the Hoosiers as underdogs in most of those (including BG in '13). It seems you apply the term "close on paper" pretty selectively.
However, 2014 was the first time in a long time that the team and particularly the defense improved as the season went on.
