I was hoping for a fast start as the schedule allowed for it, but I'm still somewhat surprised that IU made it to 5-1.
The Illinois loss scared me a bit, but after subsequent wins over Penn State and Wisconsin, The Illini are for real and that loss doesn't hurt nearly as bad as it did.
The IU win over Iowa was a surprise... Kirk Ferentz stock sure is dropping rapidly with the Hawkeyes falling apart. But a win in Iowa City is always a big thing. Especially after the trip I took there in 1997 to personally witness a 62-0 shellacking.
Saturday's win over Minnesota was never close after IU's defense stiffened during the 3rd series of the game. Lewis look very comfortable in the pocket as his receivers were getting open and he was hitting them. And Payton came through with some great runs.
This week's game with Michigan State should be a good one. Too bad I won't be able to watch it thanks to the Comcast - BigTen Network debacle. Stay tuned... I will have the B10 Network prior to the first B10 Basketball game.
Go Hoosiers!
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Good post Steve. I'm a bit surprised to be 5-1 as well. The interesting thing about the Illinois game is that IU played them evenly on the stat sheet but the turnovers killed them. If they can play a team like Illinois evenly, the way Illinois has played everyone else, then I think IU can play with just about everyone in the Big Ten. How many games IU wins the rest of the way remains to be seen but it should be fun!
BTW - one good thing came out of that 62-0 debacle. You got to change times for the first time. Too bad it wasn't the last time.
And the company during that 62-0 trip was OUTSTANDING!
Should I start saving my money for a Bowl trip DK?
I don't want to jinx us yet, but let's just say that I have contingency plans to access my "Maui" account a little early. :)
I went to the Bill Lynch show on Monday - he's very much on top of everything. I think he's doing a terrific job so far this year. Whether he is the long-term answer - I don't know. I don't know enough about his recruiting ability.
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