Indiana lost to Maryland 44-17 on Saturday in the most discouraging performance of the 2023 season. Coach Tom Allen blamed execution yet again after the game, an excuse that rings hollow this deep into the season.
Updated September 30, 2023 8:08 PMThat's not specifically what coach Tom Allen did on Saturday after Indiana got shellacked 44-17 by the Maryland Terrapins . But for the third straight week when asked what changes are needed with his team spiraling, Allen turned not to the coaches but to the players.
But blaming poor team performances on"execution" is the trademark of poor coaching. It's reflective of a lack of accountability. A good coach sees his players performing poorly and takes responsibility for the poor play. A good coach's instinct is that he and his staff need to be better and work to make the players better versions of themselves.
Allen and Indiana did not recruit well enough over the past few years, and the team is not talented enough to be competitive in the Big Ten. All three of those options fall at the feet of Allen. If your players are not executing, that means you are not doing your job as the head coach of a Big Ten football team.
Since that game, the Hoosiers are 8-22, they've lost 13 games by 20 points or more and just got routed 44-17 by a team it beat five times in six seasons from 2015-20.Bell is bad and so is his play calling. The defense had its moments against Ohio State and Louisville, but clearly it is not talented enough to carry this team to true success. The offense is more likely to lose 10 yards on short yardage plays than it is to gain 18 inches.
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