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Thu 03/11 | L 58 - 73 |
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Sat 03/06 | W 88 - 80 |
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Sun 02/28 | L 57 - 73 |
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Wisconsin
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Thu 02/25 | L 46 - 78 |
Indiana Hoosiers open 2010 football season against Towson Tigers.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Sep 2, 2010 9:25 AM EDT
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Towson Tigers
2009 record: 2-9
Location: Towson, Maryland
Series: first meeting
NCAA Classification: FCS (formerly I-AA)
Conference: Ohio Valley
Coach: Rob Ambrose (second season, 2-9)
TV: 7:30, Big Ten Network
After a long offseason, the 2010 Indiana football season begins tonight when the Hoosiers host Towson at Memorial Stadium. Towson coach Rob Ambrose is in his second season at his alma mater, and went 2-9 in his first season. Towson is 0-2 all-time against FBS teams. The Tigers lost to Navy in 2008 (41-13) and lost at Northwestern last season (47-14). As I noted a few weeks ago when I took an early look at Towson, there were only 17,000 fans in attendance at last year's game in Evanston. That means that if IU comes close to matching the so-so 36,000 it drew for last year's Thursday opener against Eastern Kentucky, this probably will be the largest crowd the Towson players have seen. Ambrose, on the other hand, is no stranger to Memorial Stadium. Before becoming Towson's head coach, Ambrose was a longtime assistant to Randy Edsall at Connecticut, and he was a member of UConn's staff when the Huskies beat IU in 2003 (when IU opened UConn's new stadium) and 2006 (when IU dropped two games while Terry Hoeppner recovered from surgery).
Viva la Spittoon: Indiana's Big Ten divisional alignment, protected game, and future schedules.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Sep 1, 2010 8:39 PM EDT
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Well, it's official. First, the division alignment reported by ESPN was accurate. My speculation about protected crossovers was not. Over half a century after the strangest and least treasured of the Big Ten trophy games began, Indiana and Michigan State now will play for the Old Brass Spittoon every year. IU currently plays Purdue and Illinois every year year, and that will continue, as both are in IU's division. IU will play other divisional foes Penn State, Ohio State, and Wisconsin every year as well, plus the crossover against MSU. In 2011 and 2012, IU will play rotating inter-division games against Northwestern and Iowa. Here is IU's 2011 Big Ten schedule:
ESPN claims it has the Big Ten divisional lineup.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Sep 1, 2010 3:28 PM EDT
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Adam Rittenberg reports that ESPN's Andy Katz claims the following is the Big Ten's divisional lineup for football:
Division 1: Michigan, Nebraska, Iowa, Michigan State, Northwestern, Minnesota
Division 2: Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin, Purdue, Indiana, Illinois
The Big Ten's official announcement will come tonight at 7 pm EDT on the Big Ten Network. So, what does this mean for IU?
2010 Indiana Hoosiers Football preview: special teams.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Sep 1, 2010 10:02 AM EDT
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PK: Nick Freeland, sophomore. was IU’s placekicker last year, and he was good from short range but was a non-entity from long range. Freeland was 5-7 from 20-29 yards, 9-12 from 30-39 yards, but was 0-5 from 40 or longer. That’s right: IU did not score a single field goal last season that was 40 yards or longer. I haven’t watched practice and I have no reason to believe that the coaching staff wouldn’t play the best man for the job, but I’m really surprised that redshirt freshman Mitch Ewald hasn’t taken the job from Freeland. Ewald was, as far as kickers go, a blue chip recruit. He was ranked in the top 5 among all kickers nationally by ESPN and Scout, and was the #27 prospect overall in Illinois. Here’s what Bill Lynch said in his press conference last Friday:
Depth chart released for Indiana's season opener versus Towson.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Aug 31, 2010 8:43 AM EDT
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The depth chart is here, beginning on page 10 of IU's media packet for the Towson game. The biggest news, which became public yesterday, is that because of a lingering groin injury, Tandon Doss will not play against Towson. With the bye week coming after the Towson game, it seems likely that he will be fine for the Western Kentucky game. Other notes:
2010 Indiana Hoosiers Football preview: defensive backs.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Aug 30, 2010 10:04 PM EDT
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Who's back?
Chris Adkins, 6-1 Jr. FS: Adkins played only six games last season before suffering a season-ending injury. As a redshirt freshman, Adkins started every game at cornerback before moving to safety.
Richard Council, 6-1 Sr. CB: Council has been something of a target for those critical of IU's secondary, and recently defensive coordinator Joe Palcic candidly admitted that he brought in the two juco corners mentioned below in an effort to replace Council, who reportedly has elevated his game. We'll see.
Donnell Jones, 5-10 Sr. FS: Jones has started a handful of games in his first two seasons. He had one interception last year, at Iowa.
Adrian Burks, 6-0 Sr. CB: Burks has played quite a bit, largely on special teams, but it's really interesting that very few of the returning Hoosiers in the defensive backfield have any interceptions.
Jarrell Drane, 6-2 Jr. SS: Drane has played sparingly, mostly on special teams, in his first two seasons.
2010 Indiana Hoosiers Football preview: linebackers.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Aug 30, 2010 6:59 AM EDT
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Much like every other unit of the defense, IU will be breaking in several new contributors at linebacker.
Who's back?
Tyler Replogle, 6-2 Sr.: Replogle played as a true freshman and his playing time has steadily increased. Last year, Replogle was second on the team in tackles and had six tackles for loss, two sacks, and an interception. He is the only returning starter at linebacker.
Chad Sherer, 6-0 So.: Expected to start at one of the outside linebacker positions, Sherer spent his freshman year as a reserve and special teamer, and recorded
Leon Beckum, 5-11 Jr.: Like Sherer, Beckum spent time in 2009 as a backup and on special teams.
Jamie Lukaszewski, 5-9 Sr.: Lukaszewski spent nearly all of his first three years on campus on the scout team, but got lots of playing time on special teams last year and is now in the two-deep.
Indiana Hoosiers Football preview 2010: defensive line.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Aug 28, 2010 7:37 AM EDT
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And now, the tough part. For the most part, previewing the offense was fun. The Hoosiers’ offense is full of talent, experience, and even some depth, particularly at receiver. Defense, on the other hand, is a cause for concern, and really has been since, literally, 1993. IU’s last truly above-average team featured Bill Mallory’s last tough defense, and it’s been varying shades of ugly since then. In a post early last season, I said this:
Taking a look at the 2007 [Akron] box score demonstrates just how experienced the IU defense is: in addition to [Greg] Middleton, Austin Thomas, Will Patterson, Matt Mayberry, Tyler Replogle, Nick Polk, and Jammie Kirlew all registered tackles. It's now or never, guys.
Despite all that experience, the 2009 defense was less than the sum of its parts, ranking #88 of 120 I-A teams in total defense and #91 in scoring defense (10th in the Big Ten in both categories). In light of that, perhaps the relative inexperience of the IU defense isn’t that big a deal. For all of the experience on last year’s unit, the defense just wasn’t particularly good, so perhaps a fresh start will be good. Still, anyone who remembers the 1999 season knows that last year was by no means as bad as a defense can get.
The offensive line returns quite a bit up the middle, but must replace two of the finest defensive ends in school history. Also, while the Hoosiers still list the depth chart in 4-3 form, the plan to dabble with a 3-4 as well.
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