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Michchamp
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1) we are just not a very good football team. we'll finish 8-4 or maybe 9-3 if we can steal one from PSU/UW/OSU. our wins were not impressive at all; we barely beat a lot of teams that have gotten killed by mid-majors since then, and while our defense will keep us in games, our offense is either poorly coached/lacks talent/or both, and we won't be able to score enough to win when we play solid opponents. if we get a favorable bowl matchup, maybe we'll finish 9-4 or 10-3. if we weren't such diehard fans, we'd see all this clearly.
2) we're fine. the MSU result stung because of the rivalry factor, but it was more bad luck than anything else. if we can focus on running the ball, limiting turnovers, and occasionally completing a 3rd down pass, we'll be ok. We can win out and hope MSU drops at least two. The offensive mix we used against IU was a welcome development... our coaches aren't blind enough to go down throwing every week like we did against MSU.
2) we're fine. the MSU result stung because of the rivalry factor, but it was more bad luck than anything else. if we can focus on running the ball, limiting turnovers, and occasionally completing a 3rd down pass, we'll be ok. We can win out and hope MSU drops at least two. The offensive mix we used against IU was a welcome development... our coaches aren't blind enough to go down throwing every week like we did against MSU.