Let this set in. We just lost to a team that two weeks ago lost to INCARNATE WORD by 5 touchdowns. *

[Eurocat]

64-29.

 

[phatcat]

I had high hopes after Nebraska and was ready to feast on crow, but I fear by prediction will be correct. Closer to 0-12 than 6-6..

This is a meaningless loss but it shows how bad we really are.

 

[Eurocat]

It's meaningful precisely because of who we lost to. It's freaking joke.

 

[montana_cat]

64-29.

Yes. Stunning!

 

[Sheffielder]

I saw "UIW" 64-29 and had to look up UIW.

Illinois Wesleyan?

Indiana-Wayne?

Nope. Incarnate Word. 😬

 

[RevCat]

The Fighting Wordsmiths

 

[Eurocat]

Cardinals (I looked it up).

But come to think of it that makes perfect sense for a Catholic school!

🙏✝️

 

[Hungry Jack]

A transitive property loss to Incarnate Word by 42 points means you have been fornicated

 

[boiler44]

Purdue fan here. Incarnate Word is actually a good FCS program. They were underrated to begin the year, but are in the top 10 right now.

This SIU team has some players.

Still a bad loss, but perhaps not as bad as it looks on paper.

 

[NJCat]

Still a bad loss, but perhaps not as bad as it looks on paper.

It looked much worse on TV than on paper.

 

[Eurocat]

LOL!

 

[CatManTrue]

Cardinals (I looked it up).

But come to think of it that makes perfect sense for a Catholic school!

🙏✝️

Those Catholics play some tough football. This is just another tough loss, guys. Flush it. On to our MAC opponent.

 

[NJcatsfan]

It looked much worse on TV than on paper.

And worse still in person!

 

[Eurocat]

I am already worried about what Ohio State will bring.

 

[Catslash]

I am already worried about what Ohio State will bring.

Too bad the game couldn't be moved to Municipal Stadium like the old days

 

[Secho99]

I saw "UIW" 64-29 and had to look up UIW.

Illinois Wesleyan?

Indiana-Wayne?

Nope. Incarnate Word. 😬

Hey, the Word put up 55 on Nevada last week and Nevada only gave up 27 to Iowa over the course of 7 hours tonight.

 

[CatManTrue]

I am already worried about what Ohio State will bring.

We’ve got other Ohio fish to fry. Bring on the Redhawks!

 

[TejasCat]

Scott Frost and his onside kick probably saved us from a 0-3 start and a potential 0-12 disastrous year. Please bump this post when we upset Wisc and Iowa, and play in a bowl game.

 

[PurpleFaze]

It looked much worse on TV than on paper.

Even worse in person

 

[jne381]

Even worse in person

I am so glad my plans got messed up and I didn’t travel another 7-8 hours round trip to watch yesterday’s game.

 

[MotownMedilldo]

Just part of the Fitz-plan. Play possum in non-conference, get the other B1G fanbases overconfident, then spoil a few Homecomings in October. Hopefully, not our own. 🤣

 

[Eurocat]

I only wish it were so!

 

[Ryanfield124]

Purdue fan here. Incarnate Word is actually a good FCS program. They were underrated to begin the year, but are in the top 10 right now.

This SIU team has some players.

Still a bad loss, but perhaps not as bad as it looks on paper.

Well maybe the B1G should consider IW for the next phase of expansion.

 

[NUera]

Wait, but I was told after the Duke game that if I was a Real Fan and not cynical or negative, it would make a difference. Turns out the team and its gameplans were as bad as many of us thought they were...

 

[FanatiCat]

When our rationalization is “the FCS team that blew out the FCS team we just lost to is a really good team” you know we’re in trouble.

 

[EvanstonCat]

Hey, the Word put up 55 on Nevada last week and Nevada only gave up 27 to Iowa over the course of 7 hours tonight.

Giving up 27 to a team that has basically averages 5 points of offense this year otherwise (after taking away the 2 safeties that their defense scored in their first game) is 5X+ more than what an offense is otherwise used to scoring, or like giving up 100+ points to a normal offense that scores 25ppg.

 

[CatManTrue]

I am already worried about what Ohio State will bring.

Why?

Worst case: they blow us out like they regularly have for some time. Just like they regularly blow out other B1G teams.

Best case: we beat them like we did in 2004 when no one expected it. We came close in 2001, 2002, 2013, and 2016 as well - the only years anyone gave us a chance was 2001 and 2013, and I think we were only favored in 2001 (different era altogether).

The OSU game is the least of our worries right now. They’re not even our most important Ohio opponent for a few weeks.