What if Indiana Beats Ohio State?

[30Duck]

What if?  The Committee couldn't have cared less about Indiana's #106 SoS so far. No.5 without playing a ranked team all season. But the Committee goes on the Eye test. Undefeated, No.1 Oregon, finally getting a break after 8 games straight, won't be playing while Indiana and Ohio State fight it out, now with Ohio State out its starting center. 

 

 If Indiana wins, it will probably be by more than 1, at Columbus. Oregon has been sitting at No.1 for a while. ESPN would love to have some drama. What better than to jump No.5 Indiana over idle Oregon?

[Jon Sousa]

I've been rooting for Indiana all year to beat anOSU. They've had enough time to jell.

 

If they win, there is NO WAY Indiana jumps Oregon who has beaten anOSU as well as other ranked teams... ESPECIALLY since Indiana will have a chance to prove it is better than Oregon the very next week in the Conference Championship Game.

[Haywarduck]

Love the see the hoosiers jump the Ducks in the rankings, absolutely dream scenario!

 

Would there be a better scenario for the BIG Championship game for the Ducks?

[30Duck]

On 11/20/2024 at 12:54 PM, Jon Sousa said:

If they win, there is NO WAY Indiana jumps Oregon

Makes total sense in the rational world; we're talking about the Committee here. Do they finally examine SoS?

[30Duck]

On 11/20/2024 at 1:00 PM, Haywarduck said:

Would there be a better scenario for the BIG Championship game for the Ducks?

I can think of one. 

[Haywarduck]

On 11/20/2024 at 1:02 PM, 30Duck said:

I can think of one. 

I grew up in the age of Oregon as the long shot. I also love the idea of proving it on the field with a chip on our shoulder. Both of those situations speak to my roots as a person and Duck.

 

I can definitely agree to disagree on this one, both scenarios are pretty nice!

[MicroBurst61]

Indiana, tOSU, longshot Penn St.....whomever.  Ducks will be there waiting to continue "adjusting" the B1G conference to Oregon.

 

Next. 

[noDucknewby]

No doubt I'm pulling for Indiana.  A second tOSU loss puts them in lower bracket and maybe we don't have to deal with them again.  I still think we can beat them, but they would be motivated and dangerous.

 

IF Indiana beats tOSU convincingly in the Shoe, then sure it's possible they overtake us in the rankings.  Doesn't matter we'd have to beat them anyway in the B1G Championship.

 

That said, my gut tells me there's no way Indiana gets the #1 ranking from where they currently sit at #5.  We still have the BSU win (who'da thought it would matter at the time?) and they should already be ranked ahead of Penn State which tells us what the committee thinks about them.

[Jon Joseph]

Indiana is in the top 6 in Strength of Record. 

 

A win over Ohio State would be the Hoosiers only Top 25 win; tOSU would stay in the Top 25 giving OBD 3 Top 25 wins. Indiana will not jump the Ducks. 

 

An Indiana win would be historic but it isn't going to happen. Day, Chip and Jim Knowles will have the Buckeyes ready to play. The Ohio State D is better than the Michigan D that shut down the Indiana O in the 2nd half in Bloomington. I expect the Ohio State receivers to feast on Indiana's smaller DBs and can Indiana hold up, even with Ohio State's starting Center out, against the best running attack and RBs Indiana has faced this season?

 

The Oregon D is better than the Indiana D and the Buckeyes moved the ball versus OBD in Autzen. I think the Nebraska game was this season's anomalous game for the Buckeyes. 

 

I hope the Hoosiers can keep it reasonably close so the Committee doesn't give Indiana the BYU treatment and drop the Hoosiers out of the PO to make room for another SEC team.

 

However, keep an eye on Ole Miss at Florida, A+M at Auburn, and Kentucky at Texas.

 

 

[Jon Joseph]

 

For Hoosier Hopefuls.

 

 

Kurtis Rourke’s leap of faith has Curt Cignetti’s Indiana on the edge of history

WWW.SATURDAYDOWNSOUTH.COM

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Kurtis Rourke and Indiana are in the midst of writing the most unlikely college football story since Rudy.

 

 

[Jon Joseph]

 

A game preview and prediction.

 

https://collegefootballnews.com/college-football/indiana-vs-ohio-state-prediction-game-preview-betting-lines-2024

[Jon Joseph]

 

Holy Hoosiers! Is Shooter OK With Taking a Back Seat?

 

 

Forever a basketball school, Curt Cignetti has awakened a 'sleeping giant' of a football program at Indiana

SPORTS.YAHOO.COM

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The Hoosiers will play in a top-five football game Saturday. How did it all happen? It begins with a fiery and confident coach who earned his way up through the ranks and a Hoosier team that's adopted...

 

[Nevada Dawg]

On 11/20/2024 at 1:01 PM, 30Duck said:

Makes total sense in the rational world; we're talking about the Committee here. Do they finally examine SoS?

 SoS, What's that? Oh, that. With this committee, nope will never happen.

[Nevada Dawg]

On 11/20/2024 at 4:47 PM, Jon Joseph said:

hope the Hoosiers can keep it reasonably close so the Committee doesn't give Indiana the BYU treatment and drop the Hoosiers out of the PO to make room for another SEC team.

Hmmm! dropping a team so far that they were out of the playoff picture like the committee did for the team that dropped 9 spots the week before despite having the #1 SoS and the #3 resume. Gee,,that would be unheard of for a team than hadn't beaten a ranked opponent. I'd be crying my eyes out for those poor mistreated Hoosiers.

 

For the record, my animosity toward the Buckeyes goes back so far and is so deep that I hope the Hoosiers win this game and 2-loss OSU drops from the playoff picture (or at least drops so far that they do not host a PO game at the 'Shoe). But, alas, I think the Bucks win pretty easily.