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if we get plungered by Iowa, TSIO10-2 was the expectation if not the floor given the middling schedule.I think the season is pretty much in line with what people expected back in August. The problem is winning at penn state shifted quook’s and their media enabler’s (Pate and pickell) opinions from 10-2/9-3 borderline playoff team to “we natty bro”.As @DerekJohnson wrote, Lanning loves winning more than his own wife.
This season feels different. The offense has been up and down more than any previous season. Stein is predictable to a lot of savvy DCs, as evidenced by 2 years in a row of being stifled by shitty Wisconsin and the IU debacle. There's no upward trajectory or clear indication this team has any chance in the playoff, which i doubt it will make anyway.
I think Lanning might consider LSU if Oregon tanks down the stretch, which I think is a distinct possibility. It could be a visceral decision that he regrets, but this is the year to leave. So many openings. He could name his price. I think LSU would be the place he'd consider. He'd outperform Brian Kelly by year 2 at the latest.
I hope he stays but hookers and blow are powerful drugs.
Now it turns out Penn state isn’t good and expectations are snapping back to where they were 2 months ago.
We expected to lose at PSU but all other games were favored Oregon.
I hate that the PSU game has been tainted badly because I think every team outside of OSU and IU loses that game. Years of big game James narrative and enormous pressure cratered that team.
I'm convinced the PSU fallout also has affected Oregon. Can they get it together for Iowa? I'm not expecting so. This game determines the season.
However, if we win rather easily, say, 34-17? Back on the natty wagon until we shit the bed against USC