5 questions about Indiana Hooisers

[Harry]

1. The general feeling is that Kevin Wilson has Indiana on the right track. What are reasonable expectations for this season, and are the Hoosiers a rising team in the Big Ten?

Are they rising? Yes. Exactly how fast they're rising is a different question. The climbing will always be steep for Indiana, simply because the Hoosiers don't have a lot of historical success or, comparatively, the war chest that Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, etc. do. They're never going to be able to recruit with the superpowers. They're always going to need a lot of breaks to go their way and historically, fate has been pretty cruel to the Hoosiers. (For the latest example, see the fumbled lateral against Minnesota that cost them a bowl trip.)

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[greenminer]

Hope I don't jinx anything by saying this, but the notion that their terrible defense is switching to a 3-4 in 2014 (new coordinator) should bode well for us against our OL.

Having said that, they do get 4 games in 5 weeks before our matchup to iron things out.