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Indiana hasn’t scored less than 31* points in a game this season
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UNI got 73 of their yards on the last drive that ended on downs. Garbage yards against our scrubs. They averaged 12 yards per drive in the three drives before that after opening the second half with a 46 yard drive that ended with an INT.
Like is “smoking” shitty Purdue?
We couldn’t score on them until late, everyone else beats them by 30-40.
We may win, but we may not. Indiana is decent, and has nowhere near the recruits that we do. They have a bunch of 2-3 stars for the most part
Their offensive scheme is better than ours. They may not have the hogs but we will have our hands full.
Glad we have a bye, we need the rest and recovery
Defense needs to hit them in the mouth early like they did against Colorado. Colorado has a better offense than Illinois imo, but we gave Illinois early confidence and they rolled.
Similarily, OSU hasn't really played anyone significant this year. Akron, WMU, Marshall, MSU and Iowa. They may not be as scary as some believe... They have their work cut out next week in Oregon. Can I say it will be their first defeat of the season?
Oregon has struggled a lot as well.
They've managed to play 3 of the 4 worst teams in the Big 10 and 3 weak non-conf teams. NU is far more battle tested with wins over Rutgers and Colorado that appear bowl bound. I say with certainty NU is the best defense Indiana will have faced thus far. If NU can play a complete game and not sputter offensively or defensively for a half we will win. NU should be at full strength defensively and the OL has grown in the past few weeks even without Corcoran. I believe this is a win IF NU does what it is capable of doing.
I think NU deserves credit for beating Rutgers. Rutgers has wins over VaTech and Washington, both of whom may have more Name than Game this season, but have still shown to be pretty salty teams.
Not sure if the win over CU will end up as a good win - they’re 4-1, but may be stuck on 4 wins for a while.
Not sure if the win over CU will end up as a good win - they’re 4-1, but may be stuck on 4 wins for a while.
I’d say they have 2 losses (KSU and the Utes) and one win (KU). The rest are tossups. 7-5 is likely, maybe 8-4.
I can agree with that. Hopefully that battle testing helps us vs. Indiana.
I’d LOVE to be bowl eligible after just 7 games going into the home stretch.
Yes, I left that came and came back to see that score and wandering how in the hell.
We couldn’t score in the first half cause we botched 3 field goals and the refs called back a TD on a horrible call. PSU ran the same play for a TD vs UCLA, way more contact on the rub/pick and the ref was looking right at it. No flag, TD pedos.
Context is important.
mid oct game. we should be playing our best fb. i think rutgers was our best so far.
My good friend lives about 1 mile from the IU campus. He went there for his bachelors and masters...
He said on game days he can't even tell a game is going on. There is no FB fanbase at all. If the Husker fans, they will easily fill up that stadium.
He said on game days he can't even tell a game is going on. There is no FB fanbase at all. If the Husker fans, they will easily fill up that stadium.
Tons of tickets available from the IU website still. I hope Nebraska fans buy them up
Indiana and NW might have the least interested fan base in the conference...Maybe UCLA is in there too.
I would be shocked if they DIDNT get to 24. Indiana is a good team. I know their schedule hasn't been a gauntlet but you play who you play. For the most part they kicked the shit outta those guys. As we struggled to a 7-3 lead heading into the fourth quarter of Purdue you learn to appreciate a team that doesn't play with its food.
I'm very interested in watching how well we do against them. Hoping we can carry the pass rush into that game. I'm actually seeing a rather high scoring game.
Holla
Can you fix the title? You're off by 10 pts.
I went to IU my freshmen year. Lived at the varsity villas right by the stadium. My roommate was a sports properties major and would get us on the sideline for games.
When OSU came to town they did their cheer around IUs stadium.
Some games were worthless as nobody showed up. Purdue was always a fun one.
With that said, the state is excited for them and this game will be jam packed.
Based on the season so far, that's unlikely. We have to hope our D-line overmatches their O-line (like CU or Rutgers). I think this game will be lower scoring than most expect.
No, it's not. I have posted many positive things about the defense.
But it's hard to call Indiana a pretender, when our schedule has been almost just as week. According to ESPN, we have had the 102nd strength of schedule, and Indiana has the 108th. 3 of our wins have been against 3 cupcakes that barely have a pulse. Only one road game so far, and it was against the worst team in the conference. We lost at home to a team with the 100th ranked offense. Indiana will be the first team we play that has an offense in the Top 50, let alone Top 10, so we will see if the defense is really legit.
I don’t think you’re negative but you’re kind of gay
Nebraska has played three teams with one loss and is 2-1 against them. IU has played one team with a winning record (Terps at 3-2).
The few highlights I’ve seen of Indiana look to be a good spread offense with a leaky defense.
I didn’t see a ton of pressure on qbs by Indiana’s defense.
I’ll be interested to see how they match up with our defense. They seem to have good skill players. Rourke will turn it over more than some.
I didn’t see a ton of pressure on qbs by Indiana’s defense.
I’ll be interested to see how they match up with our defense. They seem to have good skill players. Rourke will turn it over more than some.
I know they’ve definitely cost the folks that keep betting against them some coins. They found a good coach and are overachieving in year one. They also haven’t played anyone and we will be their toughest test so far. Definitely a winnable game.
Some random stats.
The highest ranked defense Indiana has played in 2024 is FIU at #69 (69, 77, 78, 95, & 110). Nebraska is #10 in total defense against FBS.
Nebraska has played 3 defenses ranked higher than their highest this season in Colorado, Rutgers, and Illinois.
Indiana has only played one offense that averages more yards than Nebraska in Maryland. 3 of their 6 offenses were ranked 115 or worse.
They are even in turnover margin against FBS competition. Their pass defense has given up 7 td’s with only 2 interceptions(Nebraska is 8/6)
They are one of the top teams in sacks. #17 against FBS, while Nebraska is #3 in FBS.
Indiana only gives up 3.8 tfl’s a game, Nebraska 5.4.
The highest ranked defense Indiana has played in 2024 is FIU at #69 (69, 77, 78, 95, & 110). Nebraska is #10 in total defense against FBS.
Nebraska has played 3 defenses ranked higher than their highest this season in Colorado, Rutgers, and Illinois.
Indiana has only played one offense that averages more yards than Nebraska in Maryland. 3 of their 6 offenses were ranked 115 or worse.
They are even in turnover margin against FBS competition. Their pass defense has given up 7 td’s with only 2 interceptions(Nebraska is 8/6)
They are one of the top teams in sacks. #17 against FBS, while Nebraska is #3 in FBS.
Indiana only gives up 3.8 tfl’s a game, Nebraska 5.4.
CU has a good offense. Yes they have issues on the lines but they still appear well within bowl status by the end of the season. Also, Illinois is a top-25 team. Period. Top half of the Big 10 and were hanging tough at PSU until the end. Ball control by PSU kept that score down. Rutgers also beat two above-average teams in Washington and VT. Yes, NU looked unimpressive or even bad several times this year but they have played a tougher schedule and shown they can win even without complete games. Indiana has faced no real defenses this year. Nothing close to NU's level. If the offense and defense play 4 quarters and don't go to sleep for a half, I feel pretty good. NU still hasn't played a complete game this year. This could finally be the game.
I can give Indiana a lot of credit for the point totals, but that schedule has thus far been as easy as you could possibly manage to get to start the season. They got 3 of the 4 worst teams in the Big 10 in an otherwise loaded conference. NU can go into this game more battle tested and with a chip on their shoulder as the underdog. They have yet to play four good quarters. That's the goal.
Wow did Indiana learn OOC scheduling at the college of Bill Snyder
IMO last years 3-9 Indiana team would be 5-1 or 4-2 vs this years Indiana schedule. Obviously not winning by the scores they are currently.
Nebraska would be 3-3 most likely with last years team against the schedule this season with our turnover prone team.
He's not shy about tooting his own horn. Sounds a lot like Frost did when he came to Lincoln but so far IU has backed it up.
I think their offense is a good matchup for our defense. The 3-3--5 is in part designed to stop spread attacks. The question for me will be if we can get pressure on the QB and IF Gifford can hold up.
to piggyback, Northwestern was averaging 11.33 points per game against non-FCS opponents before dropping over double that on Indiana.
We should be able to put up at least 40 on them.
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