2007 IU Football Forecast

Normally, I share my predictions of IU football with my sons and a couple of weak-kneed brother-in-laws who hop on the bandwagon of any team that has five wins by mid-season.

Anyway, here goes.

No need to pick the Indiana State game. It was a yawner. 55-7

Western Michigan should be a tougher game on the road, but IU will prevail by 10.

Akron at home on Sept. 15th should be another snoozer. Is Jerry Faust still the coach? IU by 20 points over the Zips.

Now, we slide into the Big $1.10 schedule. Look for a scoring fest in Iowa. There will be over a thousand yards of total offense in the game as the Hoosiers win 38-35. The Hoosiers will play inspired because they will mistake the Hawkeyes for the Boilermakers. How many teams in the country have ugly uniforms anyway?

Illinois has even uglier uniforms, but the Illini are getting better. In spite of the improvement, IU wins at home by three after missing two chip shots inside the 15 yard line. Hey, It's a W!

Bet the house on the Minnesota game October 6th. The Gophers suck at Indiana. The last time I remember Minnesota winning at Indiana, Tony Dungy was the QB. However, if Tony gives a pep talk to the Gophers before the game, the Hoosiers lose big.

Now, the Hoosiers go on the road to MSU. Normally, the Hoosiers wouldn't have a chance, but one of my weak-kneed brother-in-laws will be at the game wearing red while secretly cheering for the Spartans. His favorite team always loses, so the Hoosiers win as the crowd boos my brother-in-law.

Wait a minute. Are the Hoosiers 7-0 ? Not for long. I'll be in a nursing home and Joe Pa will still be coaching before the Big Red wins in Happy Valley. They'd better take the bus home. The DC-3 is leaking oil.

Now the Hoosiers travel up to Madison to take on the Badgers. We get murdered. I just hope we can put a respectable team on the field next week against Ball State.

Here is where it really gets ugly. Coach Lynch couldn't win at Ball State and he will not have enough of a team left to win in Bloomington on November 3rd. Decimated by injuries, the Hoosiers will lose 7-6 on a miserable day after missing their 10th extra point of the season.

How can you lose to a team with purple uniforms worn by future millionaires? IU sneaks by Northwestern after the Mildcats miss a school record of 5 field goals. Their kicker must be related to IU's kicker. They hug at the 50 yard line after the game.

Well, the Hurryin' Hoosiers are 8-3 and three bowl committees are in the press box. Can the Big Red win, go to a bowl in Florida, and play on December 31st. I don't think so. By now, we are so riddled with injuries, one of the DZ's is our starting left tackle and Don Fisher is so sick, he leaves the press box for the first time in 35 years to chunk out the back window. I hope there aren't any kids on the anti-aircraft guns.

So, the Hoosiers finish 8-4. We play Missouri in the Independence Bowl the day after Christmas. Bill Lynch gets a new contract and we finish fifth in the Big $1.10.

It's been a pretty good year.

Here's a video recap of the training camp last Spring. Let me know how you think the season will turn out.