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Post by BSUMike on Jul 16, 2019 10:14:41 GMT -6
I have a son who is pretty accomplished little boxer. Problem is he weighs 53 pounds and is nine. He has heart and the will to do anything but he never has a sparring partner. Well last night we put is heart and will to test and let him spar a kid that weighed 12 pounds more than him. His heart and will got him through the first round and he looked pretty damn good. Then the bigger older kid realized he was bigger and stronger and no matter how much heart my kid had it did not matter. It got ugly fast and when panic set in for my son it was over and hard to watch. I had to go home and help pick up the pieces of shattered dreams and embarrassment. Life lesson and a pretty good analogy of what the IU game will be Middle of 3rd qtr through the 4th for football in most cases is when the differential sets in. Well to be fair, it got ugly pretty early last year.
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Post by cardfan on Jul 16, 2019 10:34:37 GMT -6
Middle of 3rd qtr through the 4th for football in most cases is when the differential sets in. Well to be fair, it got ugly pretty early last year. After coming up empty with missed field goals and that punt return it was over.
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Post by thebsukid on Jul 18, 2019 9:21:11 GMT -6
I'd love to beat IU, but we are not up to that level....IU 28 BSU 20
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Post by fkfootball on Jul 18, 2019 17:38:01 GMT -6
Hey guys. IU fan here. I posted here last year. First, I’d just like to say again that I respect Ball State being an In-State team and I certainly hope you guys have a good season.
As far as IU goes. They are basically a year older. We didn’t really lose anybody. Sophomores and Freshman are now Juniors and Sophomores. IU is going to be a Bowl team. They replaced the worst Offensive Coordinator I’ve ever seen with Kalen Deboer from Fresno State. He took their Offense from 120th to 47th. Also took Eastern Michigan from 111th to 35th in Total Offense. Really good up and comer.Tom Allen also fired himself as the DC and promoted Kane Wommack to DC. Wommack is the son of Dave Wommack and he had a ton of success at Mid-Major schools. We believe these both to be upgrades.
Personnel wise, IU is much deeper and more talented than past teams. They added the best recruiting class in school history with multiple 4 star commits. Offensively I expect Mike Penix at QB. He got hurt against Penn State, but he’s healthy now. He’s a 4 star QB, with NFL talent. Probably the best QB recruit we have ever had. We have 4 starters back on the O-line. We have Stevie Scott back at RB after running for nearly 1200 yds as a Freshman. We also return more of our WR production.
Defensively, we have most of our starters back, a year older. We added a couple really good 4 star guys that will probably crack the starting lineup too. The scheme is pretty much the same so we expect our D to be a lot better.
Kicking wise, we have All Big Ten K Logan Justus. And our P Haydon Whitehead is on the Ray Guy watch list.
Coaching wise, I personally like Tom Allen. I think he’s our best coach since Heoppner who tragically died. Allen is a tremendous recruiter and motivator. His ability to get good Coordinators to help with X and O stuff was key.
I know some BSU fans will think I’m here giving a homer analysis, but all of this information is just my own personal opinion. I feel good about our program right now.
As far as the game goes, it probably won’t be as easy as I want it to be. I doubt Ball State will just come to Lucas Oil Stadium and lay down. But this IU team would beat that 2011 IU team by 30 points. It’s not even close. I predict that IU wins 35-14. I think our offense will be good, but have a bit of rust early. Our offense by game 4 or 5 is going to be on another level. I think defensively we are just too big and fast for Ball State to move the ball consistently. They will need some turnovers in their own zone and at least a Special Teams touchdown. It’s just a huge talent mismatch. I do hope that you guys get it turned around either with Mike Neu or someone else to replace him. Good luck.
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Post by cardfan on Jul 18, 2019 17:46:00 GMT -6
All Iu needed was new coordinators and they got that. The clear thinking bsu fans understand we don’t have much chance unless we pull the game of our lives out our rear end. But thank you for a fair and classy post. We are what we are and that’s not in IUs league.
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Post by fkfootball on Jul 18, 2019 17:54:42 GMT -6
All Iu needed was new coordinators and they got that. The clear thinking bsu fans understand we don’t have much chance unless we pull the game of our lives out our rear end. But thank you for a fair and classy post. We are what we are and that’s not in IUs league. I really don’t like Mike Neu. I think you guys will replace him after this season and I hope you guys hire someone that will get you back to the top of the MAC. I’d love for this series to actually be competitive.
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Post by cardfan on Jul 18, 2019 18:43:32 GMT -6
All Iu needed was new coordinators and they got that. The clear thinking bsu fans understand we don’t have much chance unless we pull the game of our lives out our rear end. But thank you for a fair and classy post. We are what we are and that’s not in IUs league. I really don’t like Mike Neu. I think you guys will replace him after this season and I hope you guys hire someone that will get you back to the top of the MAC. I’d love for this series to actually be competitive. Out of curiosity, why don’t you like Neu?
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Post by 00hmh on Jul 18, 2019 18:48:37 GMT -6
Do not feed the troll.
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Post by fkfootball on Jul 18, 2019 19:23:27 GMT -6
How am I a troll? I actually like you guys. This isn’t the Purdue board. I was just trying to talk about the game.
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Post by fkfootball on Jul 18, 2019 19:24:14 GMT -6
I really don’t like Mike Neu. I think you guys will replace him after this season and I hope you guys hire someone that will get you back to the top of the MAC. I’d love for this series to actually be competitive. Out of curiosity, why don’t you like Neu? He has won 10 games in 3 years. Ball State should throw the bag at Brady Hoke to come back.
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Post by cardfan on Jul 18, 2019 19:41:53 GMT -6
Out of curiosity, why don’t you like Neu? He has won 10 games in 3 years. Ball State should throw the bag at Brady Hoke to come back. Nah, Brady probably wouldn’t be a guy to pursue nor would he be interested.
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Post by lmills72 on Jul 18, 2019 19:49:12 GMT -6
He has won 10 games in 3 years. Ball State should throw the bag at Brady Hoke to come back. Hoke also won just 10 games in his first 3 years.
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Post by JacksonStreetElite on Jul 19, 2019 7:29:00 GMT -6
How am I a troll? I actually like you guys. This isn’t the Purdue board. I was just trying to talk about the game. Don't feed the troll.
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Post by BSUMike on Jul 19, 2019 8:10:07 GMT -6
How am I a troll? I actually like you guys. This isn’t the Purdue board. I was just trying to talk about the game. Don't feed the troll. I welcome IU fans to comment on this message board as long as they are respectful. He is awfully optimistic about IU, but that in and of itself doesn’t make him a troll. I actually thought he made some fair points. There is one obnoxious IU fan that posts here occasionally, whom I have blocked, but let’s not lump all IU fans in the troll category. I think it is fun to hear other perspectives on our team and this game. Let’s not shut down conversation. I like it!
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Post by JacksonStreetElite on Jul 19, 2019 8:15:21 GMT -6
I welcome IU fans to comment on this message board as long as they are respectful. He is awfully optimistic about IU, but that in and of itself doesn’t make him a troll. I actually thought he made some fair points. There is one obnoxious IU fan that posts here occasionally, whom I have blocked, but let’s not lump all IU fans in the troll category. I think it is fun to hear other perspectives on our team and this game. Let’s not shut down conversation. I like it! I was telling the IU guy not to talk to the troll.
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