Indiana Hoosiers- Projected #6 in Legends Division
2010 Record: 5-7 (1-7)
Let's not fool ourselves here and think that the Hoosiers aren't the expected choice to fall into the cellar of not just their division, but in the Big Ten all together.
They do happen to return 12 starters off of a team that was one win away from being bowl eligible, but their wins weren't exactly against top flight competition. They only beat one conference opponent, which was Purdue in overtime, and also came way with DAZZLING wins over Towson, Western Kentucky, Akron, and Arkansas State...who they almost lost to. This is not a good team, and they do not return a slew of promising talent to change the face of the program at this point.
Aside from junior RB Darius Willis, the offense won't be anything special in the early stages of the season. I say the early stages of the season because their new head coach Kevin Wilson just so happened to be the offensive coordinator of Oklahoma dating back to 2002. That fact alone could change the fortunes of the program in the long run, but for now the only thing to really look forward to is the progression of the offense from game one versus Ball State to the end of the year showdown with archrival Purdue. I expect the offense to improve under his new wide-open system by the end of the year, and give the fans some optimism going into 2012.
I haven't mentioned the defense because, sadly, they really don't have one. That, along with a daunting schedule and a non-conference date with Virginia leads me to believe that we could be looking at a 3 win team this year in Bloomington.
Sorry, guys. You just aren't that good.
Predicted Record: 3-9 (0-8)
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