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Game Thread Indiana at tOSU, Sat. Nov. 23, 12pm EST, FOX

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MililaniBuckeye said:
Here's the current results of Indiana's games so far this year:

Florida International (3-6)
Western Illinois (3-6) (FCS)
UCLA (3-5)
Charlotte (3-6)
Maryland (4-4)
Northwestern (4-5)
Nebraska (5-4)
Washington (5-4)
Michigan State (4-5)

They've played no one who is even close to being ranked, and they've only played two teams that currently have a winning record (both 5-4). The current records of their opponents come out to a 34-45 total overall, and the total points all they have combined in the AP poll is four (Washington).

They should beat scUM this weekend (and I surely hope they do), but they'll step foot into another dimension of football on Nov 23...
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I posted in some other thread that I feel a lot better about this game than I did prior to their game against the cheaters. I'm still not optimistic. I guess I just don't get optimistic easily. But only beating them 20-15, when I thought they'd easily win by 20, shows me that a good defense can win the game. And *ichigan's crummy offense was able to score 15 (would be 16 if they had gone for 1 after their touchdown). If I had to bet, I'd take Ohio State -7 to -9.
 
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Zurp said:
I posted in some other thread that I feel a lot better about this game than I did prior to their game against the cheaters. I'm still not optimistic. I guess I just don't get optimistic easily. But only beating them 20-15, when I thought they'd easily win by 20, shows me that a good defense can win the game. And *ichigan's crummy offense was able to score 15 (would be 16 if they had gone for 1 after their touchdown). If I had to bet, I'd take Ohio State -7 to -9.
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Indiana got totally shut the fuck down in the second half...about 30 yards total (was negative yardage until the middle of the fourth quarter) and three points. They looked EXACTLY like the Indiana of old. I can see Ohio State winning by three TDs...
 
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MililaniBuckeye said:
Indiana got totally shut the fuck down in the second half...about 30 yards total (was negative yardage until the middle of the fourth quarter) and three points. They looked EXACTLY like the Indiana of old. I can see Ohio State winning by three TDs...
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If they give Ohio State an effort equal to their worst half of football of the season, then Bucks by 3TD is a disappointment. Unless Ohio state puts forth an effort equal to the second half against Nebraska, in which case all bets are off
 
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I think it’s probably true that the second half in Bloomington on Saturday was revealing. The problem is, I can’t say that I have a high level of confidence in that statement.

I would love to believe that Ohio State’s second half against Nebraska was just an aberration. But what would I say to an Indiana fan who said that it was revealing? I might bring up better performances against better defenses, but Indiana could make the same argument for their performance against the cheaters being an aberration. They haven’t played great teams, but Nebraska is ranked 34 places higher than the skunk bears in scoring defense nationally and 6 spaces higher in the B1G, and the Hoosiers hung a 50-burger on them.

Which game was the aberration? Did either game show who Indiana really is? If someone has a reason to be sure, please share. My usual optimism seems to have deserted me; I’d love to get it back.
 
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