There hasn’t been a time in the past few seasons where it’s felt truly sound to be optimistic about Indiana in-season.
Sure, the Hoosiers will get a stretch of a few wins, some of them being really good, and then... bam. A 15+ point loss out of nowhere that bucks the trend and leaves you scratching your head yet again.
That’s just not healthy. Especially not for a program that’s been desperate for any sort of positive momentum, in-season or overall, for about a decade now.
A lot of teams can write off a loss like the one Indiana sustained at Iowa on Saturday.