TheWatShot Posted September 24, 2022 Report Share Posted September 24, 2022 9 minutes ago, bluegrassIU said: Dang, I was looking at the opening line. Not sure if this means people think we suck or if the oddsmakers showed us a little respect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogue3542 Posted September 24, 2022 Report Share Posted September 24, 2022 I really hope we come out and make a statement today. Reading the reddit pregame thread, Cincinnati fans have become arrogant. They have a solid program, but they're massively overhyped in this game. Arkansas is not good, meanwhile there's Cincy fans saying we're untested lol. I think Illinois and WKU are both better than their "test" so far this year. I think this game hinges much more on whether IU can keep from beating itself. You never know what will happen, so I always try to keep from speaking in absolutes, but I have a really hard time seeing Cincinnati rolling us today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogue3542 Posted September 24, 2022 Report Share Posted September 24, 2022 Just because I started down this rabbit hole, some simple stats from IU, Cincy, and their FBS opponents thus far: Total Defense Ranks: ILL - 9 Cincy - 29 Miami (OH) - 58 WKU - 88 ARK - 105 IU - 115 Defense PPG allowed: ILL - 8 Cincy - 19.3 IU - 24 WKU - 25.7 ARK - 27 Miami (OH) - 29.7 Total Offense Ranks: ARK - 18 Cincy - 29 ILL - 46 WKU - 53 IU - 61 Miami (OH) - 118 Offense PPG: Cincy - 41.7 WKU - 39.0 ARK - 37.7 IU - 30.3 ILL - 28.3 Miami (OH) - 20.3 FWIW FCS Stats for Kennesaw State and Idaho, since the above numbers are also based on those opponents: Total Defense: Idaho - 36 KS - 97 Total Offense: Idaho - 57 KS - 94 Defense PPG: Idaho - 24.3 KS - 45 Offense PPG: Idaho - 27 KS - 13.5 Taking a holistic view, I'd say IL is the best team out of the bunch at this point in the season. I don't know where the 16.5 spread is coming from, but it's delusional. Cincy measures out better statistically than us, but it's much closer than a 16.5 spread, especially when you consider each team's competition up to this point. If you take away the FCS games from IU's and Cincinnati's stats, Cincy is scoring 31 ppg, and IU is scoring 28 (and against better defenses). In short, Cincy's season stats are propped up because they played an absolute doormat of an FCS team. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierfan1901 Posted September 24, 2022 Report Share Posted September 24, 2022 Gameday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slojoe Posted September 24, 2022 Report Share Posted September 24, 2022 It will take a great game from IU and some good luck to win. We've been inconsistent all season though we have showed some promise. Although Cincy has lost a lot from a team that made the playoff, they are still very good. They develop their players. They have a long home winning streak. It could be a long day for the Hoosiers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted September 24, 2022 Report Share Posted September 24, 2022 Don't look like the game on ESPN2 will be over by the time our game is supposed to start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted September 24, 2022 Report Share Posted September 24, 2022 19 minutes ago, IU Scott said: Don't look like the game on ESPN2 will be over by the time our game is supposed to start. I guess I was wrong because I thought it said 7:48 to go in the third quarter but it was the fourth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted September 24, 2022 Report Share Posted September 24, 2022 Balls. ESPN2 won't play on the computer I need it too. Guess I'll have to use my phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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