The premise is a third year leap, so it implies some optimism.
I am saying an average big ten team goes at least 6-6. Our schedule is far from brutal. VT doesnt scare me anymore than ND did. And Marshall is a nonP5 school without its 4 year starter at QB. Michigan State is a sure loss, and we have even played them well the last two years. Wisky, Nebraska, and Minny are probable losses and 2/3 of those teams are at home and they are all huge question marks because they all replace key players. Every other team isnt that much better or worse than Purdue. Get over that extremely poor analysis of Purdue having the 6th toughest schedule when we dont even play OSU, Michigan, or Penn State. All the good schools we play replace their best players.
Im standing by my two win prediction (Indiana State and some junky big ten team), but I can see the rationale for improvement.
It really makes me crazy when people start talking on here like no other logic than their own is fathomable.