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(05-26-2021 10:20 AM)ladeda Wrote:  

(05-26-2021 09:37 AM)Loco Bearcat Wrote:  I have a feeling that UC will lose to IU however they will beat ND.

I figured IU would be the harder matchup only bc ND lost so many guys on offense (including their QB.)


However, after a quick deep dive into IU's games last year, they really succeeded due to takeaways. They were +13 on int's in the 7 game regular season. 17 int's, and only threw 4 int's. If Ridder can not turn the ball and UC wins the turnover battle, I think they will be in solid shape.

Not so fun fact. Apparently UC led the NCAA in fumbles last year with 10. UC needs to tighten that stat up.

Football season can't start soon enough for me.

For me, the difference between 10-2 and 12-0 is going to be the play of our new offensive tackles. We saw what a difference losing Hudson in the Georgia game made. Against a team like Indiana that forces turnovers, we need Ridder to have a clean pocket so he can make reads and throws under minimal duress. If he throws 2 picks and we can't get the running game going downhill, we're in big trouble. If the protection holds up and we can get close to 5 yards per carry, we win. I'm not worried about our defense, although they do have a dynamic QB/WR combo in Pennix and Fryfogle. Fryfogle is as good as, if not better than, any receiver we've gone against in the Fickell era.