Spartan Nation 2010 Big Ten Football Scouting Report: Indiana

 Biggest Game: November 27 @Purdue Predicted record: 4-8 (0-8) Projected Big Ten standing: Last     Returning Starters: 13 OFFENSE: 8

 

It should be another year of, "At least we have basketball" well OK used to have at IU

Biggest Game:Â November 27 @Purdue

Predicted record:Â 4-8 (0-8)

Projected Big Ten standing: Last     

Returning Starters: 13 OFFENSE: 8 DEFENSE:  4   Lettermen return:    

Head Coach: Bill Lynch 4th Season at IU Last Season: 4-8 SN Predicted 2-10 Lifetime: 51-76 

Top assistant:Â Brian George/Joe Palcic Co DC

If you can’t like Bill Lynch, the head coach at Indiana, then you have personal problems. He is a top-notch human being and a super person. Having said that, he is fortunate to be at a school that clearly doesn’t care about football like they do basketball.

Lynch has been given a lot of rope because he is such a great person and because of how he handled the program after the death of Coach Hoeppner. Hoeppner was a fine man and a perfect fit for IU. Lynch handled the transition like a master with true compassion, humility, and grace. As a friend of Hoeppner, I could NEVER thank Lynch enough for how and what he did.

I looked high and low for more than four wins and they could be there, but I couldn’t in the interest of being fair say any more than this. I sure hope so. This program is a sleeping giant. Go ahead and laugh, but I know several division one head coaches who are proven that want this job. I hope they don’t get it and Lynch has great success. Emphasis on HOPE.

September 2 Towson WIN

September 18 @WKU WIN

September 25 Akron WIN

October 2 UM LOSS

October 9 @Ohio State LOSS

October 16 Arkansas State WIN

October 23 @Illinois LOSS

October 30 Northwestern LOSS

November 6 Iowa LOSS

November 13 @Wisconsin LOSS

November 20 Penn State

November 27 @Purdue LOSS