Originally Posted by
LUNT101
I go to IU and have watched every game this season.
OKLAHOMA STATE WILL COVER THIS GAME.
Our defense is WAY TOO SMALL and it will show against an extremely high-powered offense in Oklahoma State. If you look at games in which we played big offense lines and good running backs, we got murdered (i.e. Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan State). We beat Purdue off of pure emotion to get the bowl game bid...they were better than us.
Don't get me wrong, K-Lew and Hardy will make their mark and the Hoosiers will score some points. However, the Hoosiers running attack is ABYSMAL. Marcus Thigpen was a preseason All-American kick returner because of his great average per return from last season, but this season he was complete garbage and regardless of his speed, he is NOT A GOOD RUNNING BACK. No vision, and he can't hit the hole without gaining a ton of momentum first (see: Kick returns). The Hoosiers one-dimensional offense won games against Indiana State, Western Michigan, Akron, Iowa, Minnesota, Ball State, and the Purdue game I mentioned...while losing to Illinois, Mich. State, Penn State, Wisconsin and even Northwestern. I will say it again... A team with a strong offense and balanced attack will DESTROY our secondary and we can't stop the run because our defensive line and linebackers are TINY.
Believe me, Oklahoma State is the pick tonight.
EDIT:
Oklahoma State Coach Mike Gundy on the status of wide receiver Adarius Bowman, who missed the final two games of the season due to injury:
“Adarius has practiced well, and I would consider him to be full speed. We’ll see how he holds up with the fatigue factor, but I think he’ll play well and have an opportunity to make some plays.”