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Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Indiana Defeats Nebraska 20-17

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Team 1 2 3 4 T
Indiana 3 0 3 14 20
Nebraska 10 0 0 7 17
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u/NiceUD Northwestern Wildcats • USC Trojans 7d ago

Still hard to gauge Indiana. How much should teams like NW and Nebraska be able to lean on "we played undefeated and ranked Indiana close"? Or is everyone just good? I guess we'll see it all unfold soon enough.

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u/Luddite_Libertine Indiana Hoosiers 7d ago

This IU team is an enigma. I’m glad next week is in Bloomington.

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u/Educational_Sky_1136 Indiana Hoosiers 7d ago

Seems closer to the 2024 team (quite good but not elite) than last year’s team.

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u/Teutonic-Tonic 7d ago

They have more talent on paper. They just aren’t as cohesive. And Hoover isn’t Mendoza.

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u/Ambitious_Win_9662 7d ago

We do not have more talent on paper. Sarrat, Ponds, Fischer, cooper Jr. , Ej Williams. Huge losses. We are still good though!

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u/Teutonic-Tonic 6d ago

I meant talent based on the star recruiting system, whether you buy into that.

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u/Ambitious_Win_9662 6d ago

Stars mean nothing. IU went 16-0 with a national title and big ten championship. Beat 6 ranked teams with a point differential of 24pts. ELITE

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u/Teutonic-Tonic 6d ago

I agree… Hense my “on paper “ qualifier.

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u/fuckrNFLmods Indiana Hoosiers 7d ago

Mendoza wasn't Mendoza either. Until he became Mendoza.

...sorry just coping hard here. Please be good Josh. More 50/50 balls to Becker and Marsh. Work the back shoulder throws to death.

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u/mishonis- 3d ago

Mendoza had that dog in him more than Hoover, IMO

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u/fuckrNFLmods Indiana Hoosiers 3d ago

We'll see Saturday

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u/Qu4ntumL34p Indiana Hoosiers 6d ago

There’s something to it. It was unclear if Mendoza was that guy until later in the season. Hopefully Hoover can take similar steps and become anything close to Mendoza last year. Obviously not a guarantee, but a man can hope

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u/Ironman2131 Miami Hurricanes 7d ago

Honestly, every team feels like an enigma at this point. We'll find out a lot more about Georgia and Bama today, Indiana and Ohio State next week, and Miami and Notre Dame next month. Plus those teams have to keep surviving upset bids.

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u/Luddite_Libertine Indiana Hoosiers 7d ago

Please beat ND so Domers STFU. They still think they would’ve won it all if they had made the playoff last season.

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u/Ironman2131 Miami Hurricanes 7d ago

Hoping it happens. I'll gladly take a Miami-Indiana rematch for the title right now if that's on the table. Although hopefully with a different result this time.

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u/SecondBreakfast814 Indiana Hoosiers 7d ago

Gladly as well. GL moving forward 🤝

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u/Luddite_Libertine Indiana Hoosiers 7d ago

I’ll be elated to make the CFP for the third year in a row as the worst P4 program going into 2024.

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u/Ironman2131 Miami Hurricanes 7d ago

I'm just glad Miami is relevant again. The darkness wasn't as long as for Indiana, but 20+ years is still a long time of Miami not being good.

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u/kinglallak Illinois Fighting Illini 7d ago

I wouldn’t say every team… my team got manhandled at home on homecoming by a then 1-3 Purdue team. I know where we stand and it’s behind the doghouse.

Florida and some of these other teams like northwestern and ucla though… no freaking clue what is going on there.

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u/Ironman2131 Miami Hurricanes 7d ago

Lol. True. We know some teams are bad at this point. Although even those teams can surprise you sometimes as the season goes on.