We are beyond lousy in one score games (8 pts spread)
2018 1 - 5
Win MSU TO battle even
Losses
CU -3 TO
Troy -1
NW -1
OSU +2
Iowa -1
2019 2 - 4
Wins
Ill -3
NW +1
Losses
CU -1
Ind -1
Pur +1
Iowa even
2020 1 - 2
Win
PSU +1
Losses
NW even
Iowa -1
Total 4 - 11
2 - 2 when we win TO battle
1 - 7 when we lose TO battle
1 - 2 when we push
It's that simple keep the ball and/or take it away and you win games. Give the team the ball and you lose games.
We need improvement on the OL, we need WR's to get open, we need to make Mills a workhorse, and we need a QB to get the ball to the WR's when they are open. If the offense gets right, I can live with the defense giving up 24 points or less.
I think we have young talent all over the field. Jurgens is a real good blocker, snapping could use some work. Barnhart might be good, but was owned on two extremely important plays. Piper was called for a bogus holding call on Martinez's TD run. Betts has looked really impressive. Robinson is an All Big 10 player right now. Martinez needs to get the deep throw back. That would make this offense much better.