1 00:00:06,560 --> 00:00:09,760 You're listening to the Back Home Network presented by Home 2 00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:19,520 Field Apparel. Welcome back to Crimson Cast 3 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:21,840 Galen Clavio flying solo tonight. 4 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:27,000 It is Friday, November 29th and hard to believe, but Indiana's 5 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:32,759 regular season in football comes to a close tomorrow about 11:00, 6 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:36,440 maybe earlier as Indiana hosts Purdue in the old Oak and Bucket 7 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:39,680 game, the first ever night bucket game and a game that will 8 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:43,080 be a bit chilly out there. For those of you who are 9 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:48,600 listening to this day of, I hope that you're on route to Memorial 10 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:50,720 Stadium or maybe sitting in the parking lot listening if you're 11 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:52,000 listening beforehand. 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Paying subscriber it's $50.00 56 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:54,920 for the year, $5.00 a month. Something to help? 57 00:02:54,920 --> 00:02:57,840 Keep the lights on. And help us to be able to pay 58 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:02,160 our producers and provide you. Additional like excelling. 59 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:05,640 Coverage of IU athletics. And college sports in general. 60 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:08,920 Let's go ahead and dive into. The numbers for this. 61 00:03:08,920 --> 00:03:10,800 One of course, Indiana coming into this game is a. 62 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:15,840 Heavy favorite. As of I think today they were a 63 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:19,480 29 point favorite or a 29 1/2 point favorite and some of the 64 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:22,720 statistical measures actually indicate that might be light. 65 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:26,120 Indiana comes into this Game 10 and one Purdue. 66 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:27,800 Comes into the game. One and 10. 67 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:31,280 It's a pretty big disparity, just pretty much across the 68 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:33,000 board. Between these two teams. 69 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:35,200 In terms of the way they played so far, this. 70 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:38,920 Season, and it's one of those. Games that on paper. 71 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:42,960 Indiana should win in a. A dog walk, but you always worry 72 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:45,320 a little bit, not just because of the rivalry. 73 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:47,840 And you know, we saw that earlier today on Friday as Ole 74 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:50,360 Miss struggled to put away a really bad. 75 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:53,040 Mississippi State team, Of course, Ole Miss themselves may 76 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:53,840 not be. That great. 77 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:55,920 We've pretty much established that over the course of the last 78 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:59,880 couple of weeks, but you always worry in rivalry. 79 00:03:59,880 --> 00:04:01,920 Games and you always worry that you know a team. 80 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:03,960 Is going to play out of their. Minds that. 81 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:05,760 You're going to make plays if they don't normally. 82 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:08,800 Make and. You know, then you struggle as 83 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:11,000 as as a. Team trying to to accomplish 84 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:14,280 something I I've been. Worried about that all? 85 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:17,279 Week and yet I keep getting reminded by friends of mine. 86 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:19,040 By people who pay. Attention to. 87 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:21,839 The the advanced. Statistics like Taylor Lehman, 88 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:23,560 who can't join us on the. Podcast but. 89 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:25,440 Certainly has done all the number crunching. 90 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:28,000 This is a really bad Purdue team. 91 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:31,600 Like historically bad. Bill Connolly, the godfather of 92 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:35,280 S&P Plus, referred to them a couple of weeks ago as either 93 00:04:35,280 --> 00:04:38,320 the worst or the second worst. Purdue team since. 94 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:41,000 World War 2, that's pretty heavy. 95 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:42,920 We've seen some bad Purdue teams. 96 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:44,840 We've seen. More bad Indiana teams in that 97 00:04:44,840 --> 00:04:46,440 time, but. Yeah, Purdue's just. 98 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:47,960 Having one of those. Seasons where nothing. 99 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:49,800 Went right and you just go down the the. 100 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:53,000 Board Purdue's biggest weakness is their defense. 101 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:56,720 They are 123rd in. The country and EPA. 102 00:04:56,720 --> 00:05:00,840 Per play allowed, they're 120. 5th in the country and allowed. 103 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:04,120 Past success rate 100 and. 13th in a loud. 104 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:06,360 Rush Success. Rate they're allowing 105 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:11,200 conversions on 82.6% of of down sets. 106 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:13,360 They. Allow a ton of line yards. 107 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:16,120 Per Rush they allow a ton. Of third down success I think. 108 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:17,960 Teams are. Almost 50% against. 109 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:21,960 Purdue in 3rd. Down situations this year and of 110 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:23,440 course, Indiana. 'S been great offensively. 111 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:25,360 That has been. Despite the struggles. 112 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:27,280 That Indiana's had. Over the last couple of. 113 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:31,120 Of weeks offensively, offense has been Indiana. 114 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:34,800 Strength for the entire. Season and so you look at the 115 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:36,720 numbers and and I'm going. To call them up here for those 116 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:41,360 of you who are. Watching on on the on. 117 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:43,880 YouTube, you're going to. Get a chance to see what 118 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:45,400 Taylor's come up with. Here. 119 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:49,080 On bite sized bison, which you need to subscribe to, but we've 120 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:50,480 been. Using these pretty consistently. 121 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:51,240 And you can. See. 122 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:54,280 The purple numbers are bad, the green numbers are good. 123 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:56,920 And you can see Indiana's got a. Lot of green on offense. 124 00:05:57,200 --> 00:06:00,640 Purdue has all purple. And on. 125 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:01,960 You know when you flip it around. 126 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:04,880 Purdue has been not. The worst team in the. 127 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:08,560 Country offensively they've been bad though. 128 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:10,800 I mean, they're 97th in the country and EPA per. 129 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:12,920 Play they've been. Good running the ball. 130 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:17,120 They, they have gotten a decent running game going. 131 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:20,040 And that's like the one thing you could you could kind of 132 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:23,160 point to and say, you know. Gosh, what? 133 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:25,720 What do we expect out of Purdue with all of this? 134 00:06:27,280 --> 00:06:28,960 But. That has not been able to 135 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:31,120 sustain them over the course of the season. 136 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:33,560 And you kind of look at the general numbers, you know, 137 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:36,400 Indiana's 11th in. FPI, they're 11th. 138 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:37,640 In S&P. Plus. 139 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:41,600 They're ninth in FEI. Purdue by Comparisons, 100 and. 140 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:48,680 13th in FPI, 118th in S&P. Plus. 119th in FEI and they just 141 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:49,800 have. They've been. 142 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:53,600 Bad in every phase of the game. You know, I mean Indiana. 36th 143 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:56,200 in the. Country in yards per game and 144 00:06:57,440 --> 00:06:59,560 3rd in the country. In yards allowed per game, 145 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:05,760 Purdue is 122nd. In yards per game and they are 146 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:08,120 120th in yards allowed. Per game. 147 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:12,120 So it's just it's a, it's a disparity like of the. 148 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:14,360 Utmost. And it's really fascinating that 149 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:17,520 we're at this point here. Purdue's had a rough week off 150 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:19,720 the field. They have been. 151 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:24,760 You know, losing recruit. Commits left and right and it's 152 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:26,480 just. Like the whole atmosphere around 153 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:28,520 this Purdue team just feels really toxic. 154 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:30,400 And you get that? I mean, you know. 155 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:33,120 This is a Purdue. Team that frankly, I don't think 156 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:35,640 they expected to be good. But they certainly didn't. 157 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:37,240 Expect to be as. Bad. 158 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:39,400 As they've been this. Season you consider that 159 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:42,000 Purdue's had. One win over the course of the 160 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:46,600 entire season and it's against Indiana State and I was at. 161 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:48,840 Home in the 1st. Game of the season and and since 162 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:51,440 then. They've had a couple of games 163 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:54,600 where they've kind of, sort of competed a little bit. 164 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:58,280 At Illinois, you know on the. 12th of October that that was a. 165 00:07:58,280 --> 00:07:59,960 Bizarre game. They scored a bunch of points in 166 00:07:59,960 --> 00:08:01,560 the second-half. They almost knocked off Illinois 167 00:08:01,560 --> 00:08:06,080 at Illinois Northwestern that that game went to overtime I 168 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:08,360 believe at home. The rest of the games they. 169 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:11,440 Have just kind of not been in them at all they've. 170 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:13,640 They scored seven. Points Against Notre Dame, they 171 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:16,520 lost 66 to 7. They scored 6. 172 00:08:16,520 --> 00:08:19,720 Points against a pretty bad Wisconsin team and lost. 52 to 6 173 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:22,160 they got skunked. 35 Nothing at home. 174 00:08:22,160 --> 00:08:25,320 Versus Oregon, Ohio State beat them 45, nothing. 175 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:28,960 Penn State beat them 4910. They did show some signs of life 176 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:30,560 last week against Michigan State. 177 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:34,320 They only lost by 7. But you know, even on the drives 178 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:36,039 at the end where they could have done something, they just 179 00:08:36,039 --> 00:08:38,520 couldn't. Quite get stuff done, you know, 180 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:40,120 stand out statistically. For Purdue. 181 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:41,919 David, Devin. Maccabee, who you probably. 182 00:08:41,919 --> 00:08:44,240 Remember from last year? He's. 183 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:48,160 Been good, relatively speaking. He's averaging 5 point. 3-7 184 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:51,560 yards per carry, 666 yards for touchdowns on the course of the. 185 00:08:51,560 --> 00:08:55,320 Season and Reggie Love hasn't gotten as many touches. 186 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:58,400 But is averaging about. 4 1/2. Yards a carry, so they they do. 187 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:01,480 Get some things done. In terms of their. 188 00:09:01,480 --> 00:09:04,800 Rushing attack on offense. Passing wise, they've had to go 189 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:07,720 back and forth. Hudson Card, the senior, the guy 190 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:08,960 that was. You know, they brought in who 191 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:11,720 was, you know. Supposed to be a, you know, some 192 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:13,120 kind of. Revelation at quarterback he 193 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:16,720 actually didn't play. Two games this year, he's had a 194 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:17,760 couple of games where he didn't get. 195 00:09:17,760 --> 00:09:21,760 To 20 pass attempts. Was was pretty good relatively. 196 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:23,840 Speaking. In terms of yards? 197 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:27,240 Against Michigan State through for. 342 yards but completion 198 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:29,920 percentage for card. On the season 58.7. 199 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:32,200 Percent that's. Not going to get the job done. 200 00:09:32,520 --> 00:09:34,200 You know they. They were playing the freshman 201 00:09:34,520 --> 00:09:37,360 Ryan Brown in some of these games. 202 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:39,360 He had a good game against Illinois. 203 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:42,000 Through three touchdowns. But his completion percentage 204 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:44,120 also has been 58%. So it's just. 205 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:45,600 Not a team that's gotten a lot done. 206 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:48,840 In terms of of getting through the air, their leading receiver 207 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:51,120 is Max Claire. The tight end is caught 40 208 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:53,680 balls. He's got double, almost double. 209 00:09:53,680 --> 00:09:55,600 The amount of. Catches of their highest. 210 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:57,320 Ranked receiver in that category. 211 00:09:58,160 --> 00:10:00,240 Defensively, you know, as you're. 212 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:02,640 Watching out there, you're going to keep an eye on on Dylan 213 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:05,800 Taineman. He's a sophomore defensive back. 214 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:08,520 He's got. 94 total tackles leads the team. 215 00:10:09,080 --> 00:10:10,800 Kidron Jenkins. I think it's. 216 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:15,880 Kidron 78 tackles total on the season and then you've got a 217 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:17,960 bunch of guys in the 40 to 50 range. 218 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:21,160 So you know. Just try to throw these names 219 00:10:21,160 --> 00:10:22,760 out so you've got some idea of what to look. 220 00:10:22,760 --> 00:10:23,920 For. You know, to me. 221 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:26,360 This. Game is largely about Indiana. 222 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:29,880 And it's largely about. A couple of things. 223 00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:33,640 A you know, Indiana's got a ton on the line here. 224 00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:39,000 You win this game convincingly. You, you know, I think you 225 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:41,440 pretty much locked up a College Football Playoff spot at that. 226 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:46,600 Point you might be a lower. Seed, but if you if you play in 227 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:48,400 an impressive manner against Purdue. 228 00:10:48,400 --> 00:10:51,080 And you dominate them. You're going to erase a lot of. 229 00:10:51,080 --> 00:10:53,320 The questions that have. Popped up here over the course 230 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:55,280 of the recent. Weeks about your offense and 231 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:56,400 about your overall. Play. 232 00:10:56,880 --> 00:10:58,840 It's a little unfair because the defense is actually. 233 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:00,600 Played well the last couple of weeks. 234 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:02,160 Defense played really well against. 235 00:11:02,160 --> 00:11:04,640 Michigan held them to 15 total points held them to. 236 00:11:04,640 --> 00:11:06,840 One of their worst running. Games in a while. 237 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:10,240 The defense played well. Against Ohio State, take that 238 00:11:10,240 --> 00:11:12,840 last touchdown out that was scored after the onside kick the 239 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:15,280 defense allowed seventeen points again made it. 240 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:17,120 Difficult for Ohio State to move the ball. 241 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:19,040 Came up with a a timely turnover. 242 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:22,480 So really most of the. Focus for Indiana, I think is 243 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:25,880 offensive and it's like, what's wrong with the offense? 244 00:11:25,880 --> 00:11:27,720 Why is the offense struggling so much? 245 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:32,440 It's been surprising how bad the passing attacks. 246 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:34,680 Been over the course of the last six quarters. 247 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:38,720 And the running attack probably could have filled in some of 248 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:40,800 those gaps against Ohio. State, but once they started to 249 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:42,760 fall behind. Due to special teams mishaps 250 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:46,240 that went away and so I think. One of the big things for 251 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:48,280 Indiana early is going to be. Establishing the run. 252 00:11:48,280 --> 00:11:51,360 This has got to be a big, big game for Justice Ellison and 253 00:11:51,360 --> 00:11:54,560 Tyson Lawton and. You know, I think if you can 254 00:11:54,560 --> 00:11:57,040 punish Purdue early on the. Ground you might be. 255 00:11:57,040 --> 00:11:59,640 Able to break their spirit early it's going to be chilly out 256 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:01,320 there like I said, and so you've. 257 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:02,880 Got some issues. There in terms of like. 258 00:12:02,920 --> 00:12:04,920 Indiana need to be. Needs to be sure to secure the 259 00:12:04,920 --> 00:12:06,480 ball. Indiana needs to be. 260 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:08,640 Sure that they are doing. What they need to. 261 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:12,120 Do to keep warm, but you've also got to look at Purdue. 262 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:13,280 Purdue's. One in 10. 263 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:16,240 Their season's gone entirely. Off the rails, there have been 264 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:17,480 people calling for the. Coach's. 265 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:19,520 Job you got guys. Decommitting you got probably 266 00:12:19,520 --> 00:12:20,640 got a bunch of guys with an eye on. 267 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:23,400 The transfer portal who are just going to be. 268 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:25,400 Happy to get out of there at the end of the season. 269 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:27,920 I wonder how much Purdue's going. 270 00:12:27,920 --> 00:12:31,360 To feel like competing. In 22° wind chill with a light. 271 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:33,280 Snow, which is probably. What it's going to be at the 272 00:12:33,280 --> 00:12:35,800 start of the game, but I think you can really punish. 273 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:37,440 Purdue by getting out to an early lead. 274 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:39,160 And that's something Indiana hasn't done. 275 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:42,080 Particularly well now, yes. They took a 7 nothing lead 276 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:42,960 against. Ohio State. 277 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:47,080 But I'm talking about, you know, get a 21 nothing lead, get a 28 278 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:48,480 nothing lead. Like, really? 279 00:12:48,480 --> 00:12:51,160 Put some distance. Between yourself and Purdue, 280 00:12:51,160 --> 00:12:54,280 early first quarter, early second quarter, leave it so 281 00:12:54,280 --> 00:12:55,440 that. You're not worried? 282 00:12:55,720 --> 00:12:57,760 About the margin, you're just worried. 283 00:12:57,760 --> 00:13:00,760 Then about execution and putting yourself in a position where you 284 00:13:00,760 --> 00:13:03,280 can maybe. Beat the spread and then put 285 00:13:03,280 --> 00:13:06,000 yourself. In the eyes of the committee, as 286 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:08,440 a team that maybe struggled for a couple of weeks, but now 287 00:13:08,440 --> 00:13:10,120 you're back. Full force and ready. 288 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:13,080 To go and maybe. Even host a playoff game if the 289 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:16,480 cards happen to fall the right. Way so. 290 00:13:16,760 --> 00:13:18,760 You know, a lot of it also is like, can we get Curtis Rourke 291 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:20,240 and his receivers? Back in rhythm. 292 00:13:20,240 --> 00:13:24,320 With each other. And that's something that I've 293 00:13:24,320 --> 00:13:26,160 been. Puzzled by I can't tell if 294 00:13:26,160 --> 00:13:28,680 Rourke is still injured or if the. 295 00:13:28,760 --> 00:13:31,480 The timing. That was so perfect through the. 296 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:34,920 Beginning of that Nebraska game just got lost in the shuffle and 297 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:36,160 it hasn't been. Regained yet? 298 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:38,200 You've had drops. Elijah Serratis. 299 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:40,560 Drop the ball. Miles Price has dropped the 300 00:13:40,560 --> 00:13:42,960 ball, you know. Zach Horton I think had a drop 301 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:45,240 at one point like this has been uncharacteristic. 302 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:48,480 Drops for this IU team in this receiving. 303 00:13:48,480 --> 00:13:49,480 Core which had. Been so. 304 00:13:49,480 --> 00:13:51,960 Solid. So multifaceted, So dangerous. 305 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:55,040 Through so many games this year, it just hasn't quite. 306 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:56,760 Been there. To that degree, yes. 307 00:13:56,760 --> 00:14:00,360 The Michigan State game was kind of an exception, but even that 308 00:14:00,360 --> 00:14:03,200 game. You know a healthy dose of the. 309 00:14:03,400 --> 00:14:06,040 Damage Indiana did offensively was through the running game and 310 00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:09,240 so I really want to see Rourke in the receivers in their, you 311 00:14:09,240 --> 00:14:12,240 know, potentially their last chance to get reps in. 312 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:14,760 Before the playoff or, you know, whatever. 313 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:17,800 Awaits Indiana I want to see them get those reps and I want 314 00:14:17,800 --> 00:14:20,680 to see Rourke have a nice game I want to see Omar Cooper have a 315 00:14:20,680 --> 00:14:22,920 nice game I want to see the. Rest of the receivers. 316 00:14:22,920 --> 00:14:26,040 Getting involved in the action, you know, a lot of it's 317 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:30,520 mentality and I I, I often times I think fall into the trap that 318 00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:31,840 many other. IU football. 319 00:14:31,840 --> 00:14:35,200 Fans have fallen into. Where we get worried about Oh 320 00:14:35,200 --> 00:14:36,600 well, this. Could go wrong and that could go 321 00:14:36,600 --> 00:14:38,680 wrong. And I think back to all of those 322 00:14:38,680 --> 00:14:41,400 like Joe Tiller era Purdue. Teams who were demonstrably 323 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:44,200 better than the IU teams they played against, and they went 324 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:47,280 into bucket games and just smashed Indiana to Tiny. 325 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:51,200 Pieces that's. Ultimately what I want to see. 326 00:14:51,200 --> 00:14:54,440 Is Kurt Signetti do? I want Signetti to have his team 327 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:56,240 dialed in. I want them to have watched. 328 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:59,600 All of that tape of the lack of. Execution against Ohio State. 329 00:14:59,840 --> 00:15:01,680 I want them looking at the. College Football Playoff. 330 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:04,400 Rankings and saying, guys, the committee doesn't think very 331 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:06,440 highly of us right now. Are you going to? 332 00:15:06,520 --> 00:15:07,880 Is that right? Or are you going to go prove 333 00:15:07,880 --> 00:15:10,280 them wrong like these are? The kinds of things I think 334 00:15:10,280 --> 00:15:12,520 Indiana mentality wise has got to. 335 00:15:12,520 --> 00:15:15,440 Come in not overconfident, you know, because as we've seen, 336 00:15:15,440 --> 00:15:16,880 Purdue does have the ability to score. 337 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:18,960 A ton of points. They did it against Illinois. 338 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:20,400 That's the only time they've done it, but they've at least 339 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:22,240 got the ability. To do it but. 340 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:24,120 You know, can you? Go out there. 341 00:15:24,120 --> 00:15:26,600 And just kind of. Smother Purdue in the crib. 342 00:15:26,640 --> 00:15:29,520 Early Can you get it to where? They don't want to be there. 343 00:15:29,560 --> 00:15:31,040 They don't. Want to take part in things? 344 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:33,920 You break their spirit early and then basically. 345 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:38,080 From that point, it's you as Indiana just racking points up, 346 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:40,520 racking style points up, and putting yourself in the best 347 00:15:40,520 --> 00:15:43,240 possible position for. You know the. 348 00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:46,720 The second most important? Bracket reveal for the College 349 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:47,680 Football Playoff, which is going to. 350 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:51,920 Be this upcoming Tuesday. So those are kind of the main 351 00:15:51,920 --> 00:15:53,120 things. I mean, you know, as I, as I 352 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:56,440 look at this Indiana team. There's it's been such. 353 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:59,760 A great season and. You know, to watch the 354 00:15:59,760 --> 00:16:01,440 offensive. Production kind of fall off a. 355 00:16:01,440 --> 00:16:03,520 Cliff here over the course of the last couple of weeks. 356 00:16:03,520 --> 00:16:05,920 Has been a a bit of a head. Scratcher, there's no. 357 00:16:05,920 --> 00:16:08,760 Reason why Indiana. Can't get back to where they 358 00:16:08,760 --> 00:16:10,640 were before. This is the worst. 359 00:16:10,640 --> 00:16:13,040 Team Indiana's. Played since Charlotte. 360 00:16:13,120 --> 00:16:14,800 And it maybe. They may even be worse than 361 00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:18,920 Charlotte slightly. You know, I mean, Charlotte on 362 00:16:18,920 --> 00:16:22,640 the season is. 4:00 and 7:00 So they've won three more games 363 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:23,960 than Purdue. And that. 364 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:26,880 Includes wins against Florida. Atlantic, East Carolina. 365 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:29,760 Rice. All all those teams are are FBS 366 00:16:29,760 --> 00:16:32,360 teams which? Indiana State. 367 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:34,240 Purdue's lone. Victory is not so. 368 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:36,520 This is going to be a real opportunity for. 369 00:16:36,520 --> 00:16:38,080 Indiana to get back into a rhythm. 370 00:16:38,440 --> 00:16:41,080 Get back to where? They need to be mentally and 371 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:43,160 hopefully put themselves in a position where they can. 372 00:16:43,840 --> 00:16:47,040 Just leave everybody with a really positive feeling. 373 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:48,920 It's going to be. Interesting. 374 00:16:48,920 --> 00:16:51,320 As far as the crowd is concerned, I I talked about this 375 00:16:51,320 --> 00:16:52,680 A. Little bit on Sunday. 376 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:55,200 When we did our preview. And one of the things that 377 00:16:55,200 --> 00:16:58,120 really concerned. Me was the weather and how 378 00:16:58,120 --> 00:16:59,880 people were. Going to react now. 379 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:02,160 We saw the get in price for this. 380 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:04,720 Game be as. High as like 200 and. 50 bucks 381 00:17:05,079 --> 00:17:07,280 back in. Early to mid November, I think 382 00:17:07,280 --> 00:17:09,920 as early as like middle of last week, people start looking at 383 00:17:09,920 --> 00:17:11,280 the long term forecast, all of a. 384 00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:14,839 Sudden we're like, uh oh and. Tickets started to sell. 385 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:17,240 And. Prices drop like a rock. 386 00:17:17,240 --> 00:17:20,680 The get in price. Was as low as $20 I think the 387 00:17:20,680 --> 00:17:23,640 day before. Thanksgiving, now it's rebounded 388 00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:24,960 some. I'm looking at it right now on 389 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:27,359 SeatGeek and I think. People are starting to realize 390 00:17:27,359 --> 00:17:27,960 it's. Not going to be. 391 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:30,800 As cold as they thought originally. 392 00:17:31,080 --> 00:17:35,240 Get in price right now Still a. Really good deal, $32 per. 393 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:38,880 Ticket including fees, but you know, I imagine that'll. 394 00:17:38,880 --> 00:17:41,040 Go up a little bit more. I just hope we get a sell. 395 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:42,400 Out like an actual. Sell out. 396 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:44,760 This IU. Team deserves it. 397 00:17:45,080 --> 00:17:47,200 It's been such a great season, It'd be great to have a full. 398 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:48,720 Crowd in there. We don't know what's going to 399 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:50,960 happen with students and whether students are going to be able to 400 00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:53,880 make it back. But you know, this is where the. 401 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:57,320 People of Indiana, the IU fans living in Indiana, need to be 402 00:17:57,320 --> 00:17:59,320 filling in those gaps and putting themselves in a 403 00:17:59,320 --> 00:18:00,920 position. Where they're in there 404 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:03,640 supporting the team and. Getting loud and helping them 405 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:05,480 out and and. Hopefully celebrating a big win 406 00:18:05,480 --> 00:18:08,160 over Purdue, which is something we can always celebrate 407 00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:09,560 regardless. Of what's going on? 408 00:18:09,920 --> 00:18:13,960 In a particular year, you look at the weather forecast as it 409 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:16,440 sits. Right now and I, I. 410 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:18,480 Kind of go back and forth between different weather apps 411 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:20,760 trying to figure out what what weather app's. 412 00:18:20,760 --> 00:18:25,040 Going to have the. The best overview of of what to. 413 00:18:25,040 --> 00:18:30,280 Expect it's interesting now. Because you look at the forecast 414 00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:34,080 and the. It the the ambient. 415 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:37,880 Air temperature never falls. Below 28°, which isn't that bad. 416 00:18:38,200 --> 00:18:40,200 Little bit of wind the wind isn't supposed to be. 417 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:43,320 That bad light breeze. Like 5-6 miles an hour. 418 00:18:43,320 --> 00:18:47,080 So you're talking about 2324? Degree wind chill which? 419 00:18:47,080 --> 00:18:49,880 Obviously is not ideal, but it's let's be honest, it's not that. 420 00:18:49,880 --> 00:18:51,640 Bad We've all sat outside in high school. 421 00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:53,800 Football conditions. That are probably worse. 422 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:56,640 Than that, what is an interesting thing and and maybe 423 00:18:56,640 --> 00:18:59,480 something that'll be more fun. For people that go, I'm 424 00:18:59,480 --> 00:19:00,840 certainly looking forward to it is the. 425 00:19:00,840 --> 00:19:03,360 Chance of some snow. I don't think it's going to be a 426 00:19:03,360 --> 00:19:07,920 huge amount, but they're talking about potentially close to an 427 00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:10,800 inch of accumulation. Which you know. 428 00:19:10,800 --> 00:19:13,880 With a light wind and with being able to kind of be in the 429 00:19:13,880 --> 00:19:16,280 stadium. Could be really enjoyable. 430 00:19:16,520 --> 00:19:20,160 You know, just a a nice scene. We've never had a night bucket 431 00:19:20,160 --> 00:19:21,320 game. We've had a couple of bucket 432 00:19:21,320 --> 00:19:22,920 games, I think with some snow, although it's been. 433 00:19:22,920 --> 00:19:24,240 A long time. Normally rain is the. 434 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:27,040 Bigger culprit. But I just don't think at any 435 00:19:27,040 --> 00:19:29,240 point the weather's going to be bad enough that it would justify 436 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:30,680 not going to the. Game so hopefully. 437 00:19:30,680 --> 00:19:32,840 If you're on the fence and you're listening to this. 438 00:19:33,160 --> 00:19:34,760 You're like, you know what? Let's do it. 439 00:19:34,800 --> 00:19:36,880 I'll just I'll put an extra layer on. 440 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:39,720 We'll go enjoy this. Game, you know, it should be a 441 00:19:39,720 --> 00:19:42,800 lot of fun and I've been heartened by the number of 442 00:19:42,800 --> 00:19:45,080 people that have communicated to me that they are planning on 443 00:19:45,080 --> 00:19:48,360 being in Bloomington. For the game, so I hope to see 444 00:19:48,360 --> 00:19:50,840 you there. We're going to do. 445 00:19:51,520 --> 00:19:53,000 We're not going to do a 7 hour tailgate. 446 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:55,240 Like we normally do a little bit more of an abbreviated tailgate, 447 00:19:55,240 --> 00:19:59,120 probably a couple of hours when it gets that that flavor before 448 00:19:59,120 --> 00:20:02,680 we head into the. Stadium itself, but whatever 449 00:20:02,680 --> 00:20:04,480 your plans happen to be. Whether you're going to go out 450 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:06,200 to the. Bars beforehand and then go to 451 00:20:06,200 --> 00:20:07,200 the. Stadium or just go to the 452 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:08,760 stadium. Right when the game starts, 453 00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:10,280 you're going to go. To the tailgate lots or 454 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:12,320 whatever. Enjoy the. 455 00:20:12,320 --> 00:20:15,840 Experience, enjoy the atmosphere and enjoy the fact you've got a 456 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:17,440 12:50 football team with a chance to break. 457 00:20:17,440 --> 00:20:20,880 Yet another school record and go to 11:00 and 1:00, knocking off 458 00:20:20,880 --> 00:20:22,720 Purdue and hopefully put. Themselves in a position. 459 00:20:22,720 --> 00:20:26,080 Where a playoff berth is no longer a question, but. 460 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:29,640 Instead, the question is where are we playing in the first 461 00:20:29,640 --> 00:20:32,480 round? So anyway, not a lot. 462 00:20:32,480 --> 00:20:34,760 Else to say about. This one, you know, I will say. 463 00:20:34,920 --> 00:20:38,120 S&P Plus is even more bullish. On Indiana in terms. 464 00:20:38,120 --> 00:20:42,800 Of predicted score. Than than Vegas is Vegas is a 29 465 00:20:42,800 --> 00:20:44,800 1/2 the. S&P Plus predicted score for 466 00:20:44,800 --> 00:20:47,120 this game. Is Indiana 47? 467 00:20:47,120 --> 00:20:52,680 Purdue 6 So this is this is the computers think it's going to be 468 00:20:52,680 --> 00:20:55,560 a blowout. And Vegas thinks it's going to 469 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:57,720 be a blowout. Hopefully Indiana able to go out 470 00:20:57,720 --> 00:21:00,320 and live up to that as they take on Purdue in this one and 471 00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:02,680 hopefully get themselves to 11:00 and 1:00 and finish things 472 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:05,160 off properly. That'll wrap it up for us here, 473 00:21:05,160 --> 00:21:06,880 folks. Like I said, a relatively short, 474 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:09,280 but hopefully a little bit of a preview for Purdue to get you 475 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:11,120 ready to go. Be safe. 476 00:21:11,120 --> 00:21:14,080 Driving down to Bloomington, wherever you're coming from and 477 00:21:14,080 --> 00:21:17,200 we'll look forward to seeing at Memorial Stadium for the back 478 00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:18,640 home network and for Crimson cast. 479 00:21:18,640 --> 00:21:20,480 I'm Galen Clavio. Thanks for joining us here once 480 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:22,000 again on the show. We'll catch you folks on the 481 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:23,080 flip. Side bring back the. 482 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:25,040 Bison stay never. Daunted. 483 00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:26,200 So on everybody.