@hurryinghoosiers After the B10 Championship loss last year, I'm sure there are quite a lot of very motivated Buckwads, willing to pay up. They'll be sprinkled everywhere throughout the crowd on Saturday. But it will be nice they won't have a large, formed section, like they have in the past.
If it’s a serious problem IU could do what the Colts did may decades ago, put “Quiet Offense at Work” on the Jumbotron.
I don’t think this is that big of a deal. Some people just too excited and a few should know better. Cig would mention it if it was a real issue.
@tmft I suspect that's something "we" can learn over time. Kind of like reigning in an overly aggressive athlete... I'd rather have that problem, than the alternative. I didn't really notice Hoover trying to silence the crowd, all that much, against NW. But I wasn't really looking for it either.
It was the OL mainly doing it and it was in the 4th quarter during squeaky bum time. Multiple plays inside the red zone.@tmft I suspect that's something "we" can learn over time. Kind of like reigning in an overly aggressive athlete... I'd rather have that problem, than the alternative. I didn't really notice Hoover trying to silence the crowd, all that much, against NW. But I wasn't really looking for it either.
No matter what, we don't need to be asking anyone to ever be LESS loud. Inherently, they'll be quiet enough when we have the ball, for the offense to function just fine. The overall mindset always needs to be that they're LOUD AF!!!
Well, we shouldn't even have to ask, but absolutely they should be quiet as we break the huddle and snap the ball. NB fans seemed perfectly trained to me. It's been a monumental shift, so it's understandable, and I'm sure we'll get there.
Keep their offense on the sideline as much as possible.
Need to establish a running game to chew up some clock and when they do have the ball it’s imperative we put pressure on Sayin.
Need a quick start and keep attacking,I like our chances if it comes to coaching and in game adjustments.
Need to limit their running game and put consistent pressure on Sayin. When UT was able to do that, OSU’s offense slowed down considerably.Not really feasible. We're a zone team. We need to try to limit is YAC.Question is, how do we take Smith out of the game or contain him enough to where he doesn’t make a huge impact? I’d say, always have a safety over the top of him and db/lb under him. He must be double covered at all times. Btw, keep Sharpe far away from him! He was picked on all day against Neb. While this, keep Sayin inside the pocket and force him to go elsewhere with the ball! Crowd will have to help alot also!
We can't LET him get his and not let anyone else beat us, but it's kind of that idea. If he goes for 8/150 and 2TDs and we win, that's awesome. If he does that, plus Jackson goes for 115 and 2 TDs and someone else has a decent game, we're screwed (probably).
We have to get off the field. We have to have some sustained drives. And we are going to need some defensive explosives. Sacks/TOs.
But I'll tell you what, if we can't get our punt return game fixed, they're gonna kill us. We should have brought Brady back just to catch punts.
One of Smith’s many strengths is to get off the LOS, so that will be tough. We’re overwhelmingly a zone team, so I’m not sure how much we’ll press him as much as we’ll try to confuse Sayin with different looks in the back. Need to keep Smith in front of us.Jamming Smith at the LOS selectively is a scheme that worked against that Maryland WR.
I think AJ will start. Talk about jumping into the fire on his return. Down in the 2H at Nebraska and now vs the best college WR ever.
Big chance to prove himself.
Ohio St. has an elite checkdown game to their backs and TEs.
Taking this away from the jump and for the entire game is one of my keys to victory.
@iugradman Never thought of this before... but I wonder if the 1st down announcer tradition, and the song the band plays on every first down... creates a lot of that chatter, and crowd noise? We do get a lot of first downs!! No matter what, we don't need to be asking anyone to ever be LESS loud. Inherently, they'll be quiet enough when we have the ball, for the offense to function just fine. The overall mindset always needs to be that they're LOUD AF!!!
Disagree. If the offensive unit is constantly shushing the home crowd the way they were during the Northwestern game we're not doing our jobs, they're being distracted, & it makes the players' jobs harder. We just need to smarten up the fan base. Someone suggested signs by the cheerleaders. Simple, but potentially effective.
Good point on the First Down march, I hadn't considered that.
Regardless, we need to be better. Be loud AF when appropriate. Be silent when necessary.
The Colts during the Peyton Manning era would put something on the big screen. It would say, "Quiet please. Offense at work." Fan education is important and fairly simple IMO.
I think AJ will start. Talk about jumping into the fire on his return. Down in the 2H at Nebraska and now vs the best college WR ever.
Big chance to prove himself.
In 2024 AJ lined up on Jeremiah Smith while at Penn State. JJ had 4 catches for 55 yds and no TD's. Now.....Smith was a freshman and it was a collective effort by the DB's at Penn State but AJ was assigned to Smith. Secondarily, AJ and PSU were slaughtered by Smith and Tate last year for 247yds and 3 TD's combined. ha So.....do with that info what you will.
As with any game it ain't rocket surgery. Win the trenches on both sides and IU wins the game. Be able to establish the run and keep Hoover protected and IU will score a lot of points. Shut down their run and keep Saying scrambling and they will have a tough day.
Arthur Smith has went all in on JS. They hide him in bunch to set “picks and screens”. You won’t be jamming him anyway. He’s to physical. They use him in every scenario and situation they can. So much so teams know it’s coming and can’t stop it. It’s different than last year.
I think AJ will start. Talk about jumping into the fire on his return. Down in the 2H at Nebraska and now vs the best college WR ever.
Big chance to prove himself.
In 2024 AJ lined up on Jeremiah Smith while at Penn State. JJ had 4 catches for 55 yds and no TD's. Now.....Smith was a freshman and it was a collective effort by the DB's at Penn State but AJ was assigned to Smith. Secondarily, AJ and PSU were slaughtered by Smith and Tate last year for 247yds and 3 TD's combined. ha So.....do with that info what you will.
First year, zone scheme (Tom Allen)
2nd year, man scheme (Jim Knowles)
Anyway, I was hoping AJ was gonna be 'that guy', but it's clear to me he is not, so it will have to be a collective effort.