It’s going to be tougher on Indiniana because it’s 7:30 for them.
It’s still a matter of perspective. South Carolina was our first win over a ranked team since Bielema arrived; we’re 1-8 versus AP top 25 since 2021.
Penn State 2021 wasn’t ranked? Wasn’t Minnesota ranked that year too? What a strange take in the beginning of this post.
However, next to nobody looks at top 25 wins the way you are. By that logic, the Illini did not beat #1 in 2006, because they fell from that spot after we beat Ohio State. It seems like a convenient way of discrediting what the Illini accomplished last season.
Correct. 2021 Penn State lost 6 of their final 8 games and was not ranked, and Minnesota was not ranked in AP that year. They spent 1 week ranked #20 in the coaches poll.
Your post has merit, but you're underselling how badly Oregon kicked our collected rears last year. They took their foot completely off the gas when they got up 35-3 at halftime. They could have hung 60 on us, but Lanning saw enough and called off the dogs and aggressive play calling.Our worst loss in the BB era was last year against a wildly talented Oregon team that beat O$U, and it was only by 29 points.
I think the worst game we've played under BB was at Purdue in 2023 and that was only a 25 point loss. Indinia may very well beat us but 52-10 would be a ridiculous outlier.
Michigan finished #23 in the polls after beating the National Champion OSU, then Bama in it's bowl game. What are you talking about?
Do you have a reference?
I'll concede the finishing in the poll point as I went off my flawed memory. Though I'll point out UNLV/Memphis/Army are better than the team that beat OSU and Bama? Absolutely nutsDo you have a reference?
UNLV and Memphis were ranked #23 in AP and coaches. I don’t see Michigan.
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That’s a fair point, but I’m not trying to discredit what they accomplished. My point is that having a cautious outlook as a fan this year is as much practical sense as it is a trauma response like @Fighter of the Nightman’s post suggested.
Depends what you mean by "close.". I believe the spread means that they WOULD consider it a "toss-up" if the game were being played on a neutral field. Or Illinois a slight favorite if the game were being played in Champaign. But since it's being played in Indiana, they don't consider it a toss-up, but rather they consider Indiana a slight favorite. (But yeh, I guess you could say they are "close" to considering it a toss up.)
Personally, I hope I never get "swagger", or at least the kind of "swagger" where fans are disappointed if the team doesn't win the national championship ever year.
Speak for yourself. I want that "swagger". That means we have consistently made deep runs in the CFP with some trophies on the shelf.
I agree!!! On the other hand, iirc Nebby helped us with some questionable coaching calls. (Like Penn State has a tendency to do.). I haven't seen any Indiana games, but suspect that they aren't going to give us any help.
I want deep runs into the CFP and trophies on the shelf too! I just don't want it to give me an attitude.
It absolutely IS how the record books are kept, though … and road wins at PSU and at Minnesota from 2021 are thus also added to his total.
To the contrary......that's exactly the point I want to get to. Our basketball team is the classic example.
Interesting thought experiment... If given the choice, it can be arranged so the team will without question win the national championship this year, but you have to submit to a DNA change that will make you an insufferable a-hole fan....(think Scum fan, or domer fan), do you take the deal?
