re: Gene Chestnik-“Indiana is going to roll Alabama. They’re a better team

The national media can hype up Indiana all they want but at the end of the day we are the more talented team by far. Our 4 and 5 star athletes will make plays their 3 stars can’t and we will win comfortably.

I don't know that they score more than 20 on us. All WE need is one more point than them. We've got this!!!

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The national media can hype up Indiana all they want but at the end of the day we are the more talented team by far. Our 4 and 5 star athletes will make plays their 3 stars can’t and we will win comfortably.

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Well shite, I guess that explains why they lost to Oregon and Ohio State this year.

I don't think Indiana has won by luck. They are hard to score on and their QB plays well in the clutch.

A team that could get Indiana out of their comfort zone is what is required and I'm not sure we really have that style or roster.

This is a game between two rosters that want to shorten the ball game to minimize the number of times you get to take a crack at their defense mixing up coverages.

We're essentially going to be playing right into their hands, so if we aren't hyper efficient on offense then we're going to be in a butthole-clencher. If we are inefficient on offense, we'll lose the game.

I’m very confident about this game even though I do think Indiana is a quality team, they’re not just lucky they’re good. But when you get to the second round of the playoffs you’re supposed to be good.

Chizik is a moron.

I’m guessing reading comprehension isn’t your strong suit. I never said Indiana isn’t a good team, they are. I’m saying I’m surprised how many of these “experts” (sarcasm) are acting like Indiana is unbeatable, because they’re not.

Wish we had that offense

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I don't think their stats against half their schedule tell us a lot as it equates to them vs Alabama other than they are extremely consistent. But rolling up 50 on UCLA tells me very little. Going into Eugene and winning by 10 and beating Ohio State in their championship game tells me a lot. You don't fake those 2 wins. They are legit. Now, they aren't super power unbeatable or anything, but they aren't going to screw around and beat themselves. We have to match their execution for 60 minutes.

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I believe the game will come down to very few things. Special teams play, turnovers, defensive front pressure. If we can win those battles I like our chances. Just cant make any stupid mistake. If we have zero turnovers and they have at least one I really like our chances

There's more to football than just talent obviously, and one thing that can combat talent is experience

Indiana is an old team. More positions than not are manned by a 4th year, and many positions are 5th years. I do think this is a huge reason why they’ve been able to match more talented teams, but even then they’re not dominating these teams so much as taking advantages of mistakes made by youthful/talented teams while minimizing their own. The Oregon and Ohio St games were close, but that Penn St game showed that even a coach less team with superior talent could stress them and put them in a situation where a miraculous/lucky play is needed to win

Minimizing our own mistakes is the biggest point of emphasis here. We’ll be the most talented roster they’ve played all year, and we are having young players step up at the right time.

I’m really looking forward to the match up