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Jonesy5960

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Things are about to clear up a bit in the BIG. We are about to find out if Debby is for real this year, UCLA, and if USC is actually going to compete.
I think both Nebbie and UCLA lose by 2 scores as the cream begins to rise to the top. USC is actually a dog on the road to a PSU team that was absolutely manhandled by NW last weekend. That one is a bit surprising.

It feels like it's still a race between OSU and Indiana for the BTT but a resurgent Oregon might be in the mix as well. The Oregon/OSU matchup in November looms large.
 

Palmerhawk

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Oregon not having moore vs UCLA gives bruins a decent shot at upset. Raoli played well vs USC so might not matter.

I actually think huskers have good shot at upsetting IU. This is their super bowl.

USC should hammer psu...but will their young team travel well...did good at RU so nits are screwed.
 
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r_desihawk

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iu probably has its worst qb (before anyone points out, yes i'm sure he's better than what we have) under cignetti and barely got past nw. ne has a top b1g qb and has destroyed everybody so far. game in linclon. i have a feeling we might see a few new cignetti facial expressions
i might watch if the iowa game result hasn't already evaporated my interest in cfb for the weekend
 

squeezebox_1

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Oregon not having moore vs UCLA gives bruins a decent shot at upset. Raoli played well vs USC so might not matter.

I actually think huskers have good shot at upsetting IU. This is their super bowl.

USC should hammer psu...but will their young team travel well...did good at RU so nits are screwed.
I know USC's defense isn't great, but Raiola looked great last weekend. With Oregon's line and skill positions, letting the play develop gives them a ton more deep shots, than the 5 yard outs that Moore usually hits.
 

GoB1G

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I see Indiana going to The National Power and losing. Cignetti no longer has the best QB in college football history like he had last year.

Never underestimate The National Power.
National Talent
National Coaching
National Facilities
National Fanbase
National Strength
National Championships

I think they’re the best team in the national nation.
 

AFM22

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Bet it's a lot closer than we think.

Indiana 24-Nebraska 20 type game.
 

Jonesy5960

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I think some of you are underestimating UCLA. We shall see.
Similar to Nebraska in that they haven't yet played anybody. Their toughest game so far was a 14 point home win over Purdue in which they gave up 38 points and almost 500 yards of total offense. Oregon at home might lay 50 on them.
 
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AFM22

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No kidding. Their average score is 44-10. This NW team is also pretty damn good.
They're also playing some pretty inferior opponents

North Texas - Sagarin 71, Massey 70
Howard - Sagarin 224, Massey N/A
Western Kentucky - Sagarin 142, Massey N/A
Northwestern - Sagarin 16, Massey 25
Rutgers - Sagarin 86, Massey 97
Nebraska - Sagarin 18, Massey 18
 

85Bears

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Hoover is a downgrade at qb and they’ve played one team with a pulse where they got shut down repeatedly inside the five. No they are not looking as good this year.

i guess you can rely on padded stats against Howard, WKU, north Texas and Rutgers but it doesn’t hold water.
 

85Bears

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They have Nebraska this weekend and Ohio State next weekend. We'll know a lot more about them by then. Otherwise they're only looking at USC later in the season.
They are good and will be in the playoffs but I don’t think they can win it all and they aren’t as good as Ohio state. I wouldn’t be surprised if Nebraska plays them tough and wouldn’t bet on this game. They aren’t as good this year.
 

Burghawk87

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I see Indiana going to The National Power and losing. Cignetti no longer has the best QB in college football history like he had last year.

Never underestimate The National Power.
National Talent
National Coaching
National Facilities
National Fanbase
National Strength
National Championships

I think they’re the best team in the national nation.
Tom Cruise What GIF
 
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squeezebox_1

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Hoover is a downgrade at qb and they’ve played one team with a pulse where they got shut down repeatedly inside the five. No they are not looking as good this year.

i guess you can rely on padded stats against Howard, WKU, north Texas and Rutgers but it doesn’t hold water.
Hoover is a downgrade from the #1 overall draft pick, however, when you have two great backs in Turbo and Beebe (who had 203 yards against NW), you can control the game.
 

85Bears

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Hoover is a downgrade from the #1 overall draft pick, however, when you have two great backs in Turbo and Beebe (who had 203 yards against NW), you can control the game.
You can control it against Howard, but apparently not against Northwestern.
 

squeezebox_1

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You can control it against Howard, but apparently not against Northwestern.
Is there a reason you don't use google before typing? Indiana outgained NW 472-325, they had the ball for 9 more minutes. They rushed for 271 yards. They had four TDs in the redzone (which you said they didn't get..). Honestly, use YouTube go watch the game. Aidan Chiles has been great for NW this season, and their defense looks solid. Indiana controlled that game, whether you want to admit it or not.
 
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Rambler Hawk

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I see Indiana going to The National Power and losing. Cignetti no longer has the best QB in college football history like he had last year.

Never underestimate The National Power.
National Talent
National Coaching
National Facilities
National Fanbase
National Strength
National Championships

I think they’re the best team in the national nation.
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85Bears

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Is there a reason you don't use google before typing? Indiana outgained NW 472-325, they had the ball for 9 more minutes. They rushed for 271 yards. They had four TDs in the redzone (which you said they didn't get..). Honestly, use YouTube go watch the game. Aidan Chiles has been great for NW this season, and their defense looks solid. Indiana controlled that game, whether you want to admit it or not.
lol, that’s why they were repeatedly stuffed inside the five, you sound like a rotisserie nerd who jerks off over stats but doesn’t watch the games or understand football
 

squeezebox_1

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lol, that’s they were repeatedly stuffed inside their five, you sound like a rotisserie nerd who jerks of over stats but doesn’t watch the games or understand football
So the other 3 redone TDs don't mean anything? Asking for clarification from the judges on this one. Oh I forgot that they were up by 2 on the 3 with 2 minutes to go....I'm going to go full eyes on this one, and say run the ball, worst case scenario they have to drive the length of the field.
 

85Bears

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StatisticNorth Texas (UNT)Indiana (IU) logoIndiana (IU)
Total Yards367 yards365 yards
Rushing Yards152 yards134 yards
Passing Yards215 yards231 yards

I agree, they're not.
Nothing says impressive more than getting outgained in yards by the Mean Green.
 
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