What would a loss to Indiana mean?

DEATH is what it would mean.

it would mean indiana would be 4-0 and the world would end

What if the world ended tomorrow? What if the sun didn't rise? What if the US defaulted on it's bonds? What if Michigan lost to IU and never played football ever again because the loss was so bad that they never wanted to play a game again? Seriously let's just play the games and stop playing the what if games with every possible situation that could arise with Michigan Football. It's getting ridiculous!

Is this a trick question?

It would mean I would be getting very, very drunk on Saturday. And I would also do very poorly on my exams the next week.

Rich Rod will be reminding the team that Indiana is 3-0, and he will stress the importance of starting off the Big Ten season with a win. I highly doubt the players will be looking ahead to Michigan State. The road to respect ultimately meanders through the Big Ten schedule. The team will be anxious to start on a positive note. If Michigan were to lose, it would prove the vulnerability of a team with a true freshman QB and a young defense. We would know that, as we suspected, Michigan could beat teams they were not supposed to and also lose to teams they shouldn't.

A loss to Indiana wouldn't hurt HALF as much as a loss to App State or Toledo. But it would sting pretty bad. Losing a game you should win is always a concern when you have a freshman quarterback. But there's nothing we can do about it. So far, Indiana hasn't given me TOO much to be concerned about. Western stayed close with them throughout and had 2 chances to beat them in Bloomington. A 5 point win over Eastern Kentucky doesn't sound impressive. Gotta like our chances to make it 16 in a row over the Hoosiers this Saturday. I doubt RichRod would let the players think ahead to the game against Sparty. They're the ones who have had a long history of looking ahead to the backyard brawl, not us. My personal favorite was in 1997 when a bad Northwestern team blocked their game winning field goal in the final seconds. Gary Barnett said from the start, "You could tell they weren't thinking about us all game. They were thinking about Michigan." That was the same day we had that thrilling comeback win over Iowa at the Big House. Good times. Good times.

That Indiana had more points at the end of the game

Expectations downgraded to Motor City Bowl.. that's what it would mean..

Haven't we had a post every week saying "What if we lost to so and so"? Let's just do this every week I say. I think too many people are just looking at wins and losses and aren't enjoying all the small things about our team.

It would mean reporters wouldn't have to say "we're 4-0 for the first time since 2006."

It would mean the local papers would pring another BS scandal by RichRod or the program.

it would mean we have suddenly gone from a decent team to TEH SUCK, and RichRod critics will come out of the woodwork again. I'd also have to revise my season prediction down to 6-6 if we lose it IU, and I'll go into full blown panic mode over the potential of a second losing season. It'd also be a serious hit to team confidence heading into the trip to Spartyville. Having said all of the above, Indiana is not good, we should beat them. They squeaked by Western Michigan, for one, and squeaked by Eastern Kentucky, who I never had even heard of.

that Gary DiNardo would have a man-sized erection the rest of the year on the BTN.

The obvious has already been stated so taking this topic one step beyond to the next game...Michigan State. IF Michigan takes care of business against IU they will go on the road for the first time (a much tougher test). However, MSU has just experienced two "Sparty NOOOs!" in a row AND are about to go on the road to Wisconsin. Win or lose the Badgers will give Sparty a physical beating and their offensive style is 180 degrees from the spread which will prevent Dantanio from prepping for two weeks for Michigan. Good luck tough guy.