We know they’re a good team. But it’s not like they lit up teams who have athletes like ours.
337 yards against Iowa
326 yards against Oregon the first time
326 yards against pedo state
388 yards against Wisconsin
340 yards against Taint
362 yards against Oregon last night
Just play a good, clean game and I promise you we’re gonna be right there in the 4th quarter.
We just have to find a way to win 3rd down. They have the best 3rd down offense in the last decade. Maybe more. 57% on the season, that’s even better than our 2024 offense. If we can keep them under 50% on 3rd down, we can win this game for sure. And we will. They’re not some offensive juggernaut. They’re just well coached, don’t make a lot of mistakes, Mendoza is really accurate and they keep the chains moving.
This offense is no better than Ole Miss. It’s no better than ND. It’s no better than Ohio State.
We haven’t given up 30 yet this year. If we don’t help them with short fields, we won’t again next week. If we can keep them in the 20s there’s absolutely no reason we can’t win this game.
Turnovers, turnovers, turnovers. Yes, a good defense forces a lot of them. But a good bit is luck, too. Oregon fumbled twice last night, Indiana recovered both. Indiana fumbled twice, Indiana fumbled both. They have the 5th best turnover margin of all teams in the last 10 years. 1.50 per game. What if we don’t turn it over and we force 1 from them. How bout 2?
They’re good. They are nowhere even close to unbeatable. Win 3rd down, just be even at worst in turnovers, and play clean. 5 penalties or less. I guarantee we’re right there and can/will win.