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Indiana Looks, Feels Ready for Western Kentucky
Bloomington, IN - Last night, I had a chance to visit Indiana's final walk-through before their opening game against Western Kentucky. The team I saw yesterday was not a team I had ever seen; they were physical, strong, fast, smart, and prepared to play the Hilltoppers tomorrow morning.
"This is a whole new team," said star wide receiver Damarlo Belcher, who is one of the favorites to win the Heisman Memorial Trophy this year. "When I run a route, I can tell that our entire defense knows what it is doing. Our quarterback is receiving intense pressure, the linebackers are either getting at the quarterback or dropping back into great coverage, and our cornerbacks are sticking on receivers like fly paper. This is going to be a huge year for Indiana football."
The team may have deceived fans earlier in the week, as they held an open practice on Tuesday. It was terrible. Receivers were dropping passes, kicks were off, the offensive line gave up at least 20 sacks, and the cornerbacks were all over the place. The linebackers and defensive line were the lone bright spots on that day, as they completely dominated the field. Tim Alexander, the reigning Freshman of the Year for FBS football, recorded an outstanding 35 tackles to lead the 'backers. No one on the line stood out to me, because the o-line was having such a shitty day. "If I were still playing (he was a running back at Indiana in the late 80s), I would have stopped taking the ball and running," said coach Anthony Thompson. "Our line was just pitiful."
But seeing how well they did on Thursday, I'm not worried at all about their game against WKU.
Prediction: Indiana 38, Western Kentucky 3
"This is a whole new team," said star wide receiver Damarlo Belcher, who is one of the favorites to win the Heisman Memorial Trophy this year. "When I run a route, I can tell that our entire defense knows what it is doing. Our quarterback is receiving intense pressure, the linebackers are either getting at the quarterback or dropping back into great coverage, and our cornerbacks are sticking on receivers like fly paper. This is going to be a huge year for Indiana football."
The team may have deceived fans earlier in the week, as they held an open practice on Tuesday. It was terrible. Receivers were dropping passes, kicks were off, the offensive line gave up at least 20 sacks, and the cornerbacks were all over the place. The linebackers and defensive line were the lone bright spots on that day, as they completely dominated the field. Tim Alexander, the reigning Freshman of the Year for FBS football, recorded an outstanding 35 tackles to lead the 'backers. No one on the line stood out to me, because the o-line was having such a shitty day. "If I were still playing (he was a running back at Indiana in the late 80s), I would have stopped taking the ball and running," said coach Anthony Thompson. "Our line was just pitiful."
But seeing how well they did on Thursday, I'm not worried at all about their game against WKU.
Prediction: Indiana 38, Western Kentucky 3
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