You never know, but the loss at home to BG, well.......it seems what have been the problems all year long are coming together all at once, plus there may indeed be mental and physical fatigue
No question that indeed, the biggest problem is on defense. Too much pressure on the offense to score on nearly every possession(AND A LOT OF PRESSURE ON LCJ)
72Roo, excellent mention of the short passing game. The great Zip teams of the past 10-12 years had that excellent ground game: short , mid-range and even longer passes. Great ground game passing really wears a defense down, IMHO.
Most conference game are tough, especially on the road. Is Kent better than BSU ?? Yea I would say so. So big losses on the road are not always reasons to be overly concerned.