(2025 Transfer) QB Cal - Fernando Mendoza to Indiana to Las Vegas Raiders

[AZ Hoosier]

[Hovadipo]

Hey gang, thoughts on getting him a bucket that fits?

[Demo]

This is never gonna look right

[Brass Cannon]

Was explaining to a friend today who isn’t big into sports just how meaningful Mendoza will be to the university for the rest of the existence of the football team. She thought within 4 or 5 years nobody would remember him. It was mind boggling.  

[Demo]

12 hours ago, Brass Cannon said:

Was explaining to a friend today who isn’t big into sports just how meaningful Mendoza will be to the university for the rest of the existence of the football team. She thought within 4 or 5 years nobody would remember him. It was mind boggling.  

She may have kind of a point. Sure, they’ll revere his name, but after 5 years with the Raiders and he’s gone the full Ken Stabler with the the shoulder length hair, the beard, the Marlboro filterless hanging perpetually from his lip, the beer can surgically attached to his hand and barely able to function after the previous night’s debauchery will they actually recognize him? 

[Pagoda]

12 hours ago, Brass Cannon said:

Was explaining to a friend today who isn’t big into sports just how meaningful Mendoza will be to the university for the rest of the existence of the football team. She thought within 4 or 5 years nobody would remember him. It was mind boggling.  

Ha.  People can be crazy wrong.

He wasn’t here long, but he’s on the Mount Rushmore of IU athletes.

Never lost, Heisman, Natty, great person, and has the greatest play in IU history (tied with Keith perhaps).

The general world of college football will be talking about him for years to come, let alone IU.

[Brass Cannon]

5 minutes ago, Pagoda said:

Ha.  People can be crazy wrong.

He wasn’t here long, but he’s on the Mount Rushmore of IU athletes.

Never lost, Heisman, Natty, great person, and has the greatest play in IU history (tied with Keith perhaps).

The general world of college football will be talking about him for years to come, let alone IU.

She just doesn’t get sports. Her nephew is the Brownsburg QB.  But she doesn’t get it. 
 

My uncle remembers the brand of chip he spilled when Smarts shot went in.  I don’t think she can fathom that kind of impactful memory from a sporting event 
 

[Stuhoo]

1 hour ago, Demo said:

She may have kind of a point. Sure, they’ll revere his name, but after 5 years with the Raiders and he’s gone the full Ken Stabler with the the shoulder length hair, the beard, the Marlboro filterless hanging perpetually from his lip, the beer can surgically attached to his hand and barely able to function after the previous night’s debauchery will they actually recognize him? 

Elsa is monitoring 

[LIHoosier]

1 hour ago, Demo said:

She may have kind of a point. Sure, they’ll revere his name, but after 5 years with the Raiders and he’s gone the full Ken Stabler with the the shoulder length hair, the beard, the Marlboro filterless hanging perpetually from his lip, the beer can surgically attached to his hand and barely able to function after the previous night’s debauchery will they actually recognize him? 

Wait till the Raiders win a couple games and Mark Davis has Fernando pulling all nighters at the casino PF Chang's. A different kind of the freshman 15.

[LIHoosier]

[OliviaPope40]

21 hours ago, Demo said:

This is never gonna look right

*no comment* 

Edited May 17 by OliviaPope40

[jermhoosierfan]

20 hours ago, LIHoosier said:

Well, they got the right guy for Vegas.  After doing this, if he shows up to the clubhouse with the sunglasses on from a rough night, you know someone will post a picture of it.

[Magnanimous]

On 5/16/2026 at 6:31 PM, Demo said:

This is never gonna look right

Does anyone know what his likely timeline is for actually getting an IU degree?

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

 

[OliviaPope40]

11 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said: