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22 minutes ago, DocHoosier said:

I sincerely hope CTA makes a move to change OC sooner than he did with DeBoard. I’m not sure what else you need to see to confirm further ineptitude of our offense…

He has too…. Hiller and Sheridan have made the OC regress 

3 minutes ago, 88 Alum said:

Out with shoulder injury.  MRI in B-town tomorrow.

 

If Penix is eventually cleared…. I still like how Tuttle has played much better. The offense actually looks faster 

1 minute ago, IU Scott said:

So should our OL coach be on the hot seat, I would would say yes

This has to be addressed in the off season….

5 minutes ago, btownqb said:

Guys that's an illegal crack back. Wtf are we doing officials!? What are we doing!?@?!?!;

Yup. State’s #53….. That’s what Coach Allen was freaking out about…..just terrible missed calls

Just now, btownqb said:

Immobile QB with a bad OL is a terrible combo. 

Two years ago think how many times Ramseys legs saved us. 

I’d rather see Tuttle more that Penix right now.

3 minutes ago, Seeking6 said:

Ok. Only 14 down. If Penn St is top 5 they should be up far more. Regroup. Figure out where the holes are (I think over the middle just past linebackers with Peyton). Hats off to Defense. Down an All American and doing their part. Just like they did vs Iowa, Cincy, and tonight so far...

I feel the defense is going to have to do some special things in the second half and carry the offense if we have any chance of winning.

The halftime score feels like it could easily be 35-0. Down 14-0 is usually doable, if you are confident in your offense/QB.

Small victories..make them punt. Now we need 1st downs

We need a pick 6 or a fumble recovery 

2 minutes ago, IUguy said:

Cannot win with no offense.  Penix looks lost.  Take him out.

I don’t know about taking him out, but he definitely looks uncomfortable. I want him to scramble more…. If he gets hurt, he gets hurt. It’s football. I tired of saving him and keeping him in a bubble .

Wow… we are really missing T. Mullen right now….

16 minutes ago, dgambill said:

This Irish team…on third string qb and third string tackles maybe. That said I doubt we could block their front. Our OL is as bad as theirs and that’s minus any injuries 

Come on dgambill, you’re such a fun sucker! The odds are very high, but IU could very well pull one out in Un-Happy Valley!😉

1 hour ago, BeerBQ said:

Love seeing Coach back in the candy strips! That’s one of the many, many differences between him and Archie. You would never see him dressed like that. He always seemed to be at an arm’s length with all his players…..

Is it just me?…..but IU, pre-Micah ejection, would have beaten Cincy. I also would have like our chances vs. Irish as well.

52 minutes ago, btownqb said:

Indiana had Cinci beat. 

I know…. Watching this Irish game,…..man! A whole lotta what ifs!!!! If Cincy pulls this out, IU looks a bit better, but the loss still hurts.

I sure as h*\\ didn’t like getting beat 34-6 @ Iowa with Penix’s 3 picks, our 1st game……but man, they look legit. They beat a pretty good Maryland team on the road last night, 54-14. Iowa’s defense intercepted the Terps starting qb 5 times,  another with their back up qb, and a fumble for a total of 7 turnovers….wow. 

11 minutes ago, FKIM01 said:

Exactly….. I never understand why our IU fans still continue to waste time and post on guy who’ chose not to be a Hoosier!!! I know it’s an IU message board, but good grief….hang it up already with this guy.🙄🙄🥱🥱

As Allen noted, "Clifford remains a threat to run.  And IU knows that better than anyone.  He rushed for 119 yards and a score in 2020 against the Hoosiers, and 55 yards and two scores in 2019."  

After I read this today, it got me thinking.....  Last year's game, Clifford racked up way too many rushing yards from a QB against us, but we still pulled it out. That meant a couple of things the IU's defense was doing in order for him to have to run,....

1. IU's pass coverages were there most of the game....

2. IU's defense continued to pressure and push Clifford out of the pocket, forcing him to run as well as developing successful option plays.

Clifford hangs his hat on his passing prowess. If our secondary can manage the short and deep ball pass coverages and force Clifford to use his feet, are we better off? Pick your poison........

Since Penn State has struggled to run the ball, I like our chances against the run. I don't LOVE our chances, but I like them. If we can keep Clifford's arm at bay, and manage their run game, we may have a puncher's chance. 

6 hours ago, Billingsley99 said:

I see 1 of 2 possible outcomes for this one. IU hangs tough but PSU pulls away in the 4th or we get blown out of Happy Valley.  Unfortunately I have not seen enough yet to think we have a legit shot to win. Would I be shocked with an IU win, not at all I think the talent is good enough.

Great post S.

13 minutes ago, IU878176 said:

I find nothing surprising, nor wrong, with Franklin’s statement. He said to play the ENTIRE play as aggressively as possible without playing dirty or getting penalties. I would think that’s what every football coach wants.

I'm looking for an amount of aggressiveness that is right up to the edge of what is legal and appropriate from the snap of the ball until the whistle is blown.

Not to beat a dead horse here.....I get the aggressive, motivational take from coaches to players, I really do.  ....I feel it just could have been worded differently in the public eye. His word for word, comes off a bit of a head scratcher to me.  I too would hope, Hoosier82 posted earlier, that could become bulletin board material. JMHO.

2 minutes ago, Hoosier82 said:

Yea, I mean I’d like to think I’d be smart enough to word it differently or refrain from saying that at all publicly but I don’t disagree with the sentiment. If I’m CTA I’m printing that quote and providing it to the officials prior to the game to make sure those flags come out quick upon anything close to a transgression. 

There you go......!!!! This is what I was trying to get at. 

5 minutes ago, RoadToZion said:

Hint

Yaaa Mon!

Not a fan of Coach Franklin's response to a question about expected effort....It just rubs me the wrong way....

Q. You mentioned after the game Saturday about wanting to see your team play with an edge. To you, what does that edge look like? When you say edge, what are you looking for?

A: I'm looking for fanatical effort, which I think we've done a pretty good job playing with effort. . And I'm looking for an amount of aggressiveness that is right up to the edge of what is legal and appropriate from the snap of the ball until the whistle is blown. So, nothing that's going to be viewed or looked at as dirty. Nothing that's going to create penalties after the snap. But when people watch us play, that they see a team that plays with tremendous effort and aggressiveness from the time the ball is snapped until the whistle is blown. I would even say to the echo of the whistle, which I used to say all the time.

Expect Penn St. to bring it...as expected. Penn St. players knowing where the ref's positioning and eyes are to create Cheap shots, etc., some how creeps into my mind. I know most, if not all teams do this to some degree. However,.... for coach to want effort/aggressive play to be as close to Illegal/against the rules, "without actually being illegal" is a bit unsettling to me. JMHO.

9 hours ago, btownqb said:

If you play poorly, you will lose.. maybe bad. If you play well, maybe you're in it at the end. 

I'd sure like to find out. 

That's where I'm at with this game. I'm sooo looking forward to this prime time, Saturday night game on ABC. However,........when the game clock reads "00:00", most likely after 11 p.m., I pray that final score won't give me nightmares as I somehow try to go to sleep.

6 minutes ago, Zlinedavid said:

That’s all part of the appeal

Ha, ha….got it Coop!