#1 IUFB vs. Alabama: CFP Quarterfinal at THE ROSE BOWL - 1/1 @ 4PM on ESPN

[BtownStrength]

1 hour ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

Alabama’s star DL, LT Overton, has been cleared to play for the game, he missed a couple of games including last week. He will help them a lot.

Yeah he is damn good. Will be more difficult with him on their line. 

[go iu bb]

I hope that Paul BaldTrollDumb@$$ gives Alabama a pep talk. If so, they'll probably go into the game overly confident and thinking IU isn't very good.

[moyemayhem]

21 hours ago, Pagoda said:

Interesting tidbit from the Hoosier Huddle guys on Rose Bowl ticket sales:

Per TickPick's data, ~25% of tickets purchased have been from Indiana, ~18% from California, and ~12% from Illinois.  I'm not seeing a certain state in the top-3 at the moment.

I think we're going to have a pretty darn good Hoosier fan showing...

I purchased tickets from Illinois, and I think it’s safe to say that contingent is made up primarily of IU alumni in the Chicago area.

[Hovadipo]

Roll (over in grave) Tide

[Brass Cannon]

10 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Roll (over in grave) Tide

Guess when you die at 50 because soap is for Yankees the human lifespan is a confusing topic 

[go iu bb]

6 hours ago, go iu bb said:

I hope that Paul BaldTrollDumb@$$ gives Alabama a pep talk. If so, they'll probably go into the game overly confident and thinking IU isn't very good.

lol at his last name getting changed.

[OliviaPope40]

30 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

lol at his last name getting changed.

I didn't realize that until after I typed his name on here.

[Hovadipo]

I'm really hoping the weather models start trending nicer, because as of now it is looking WET in Pasadena on Thursday.

[Banksyrules]

57 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

I'm really hoping the weather models start trending nicer, because as of now it is looking WET in Pasadena on Thursday.

Would give us the advantage with our running game. Rain away!!!! (-;

[Hoosierfan1901]

5 minutes ago, Banksyrules said:

Would give us the advantage with our running game. Rain away!!!! (-;

It should, although Bama does have a nice run defense too purely looking at the stats. Unsure what run heavy teams they have faced, but they only give up 120 yards a game and rank in the Top 40 judging by ESPN.

[Stuhoo]

7 minutes ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

It should, although Bama does have a nice run defense too purely looking at the stats. Unsure what run heavy teams they have faced, but they only give up 120 yards a game and rank in the Top 40 judging by ESPN.

Alabama has a top 15 pass defense. Their running game defense is 44th nationally. A howling wind and bad weather would be excellent, especially with our run after the catch WRs 

[LIHoosier]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

Alabama has a top 15 pass defense. Their running game defense is 44th nationally. A howling wind and bad weather would be excellent, especially with our run after the catch WRs 

That and Bama's rushing offense is pretty non-existent. IU is 11th in YPG vs 115th for Bama and 5.9 per carry for IU vs 3.4 per carry for Bama. 

[OliviaPope40]

3 hours ago, Hovadipo said:

I'm really hoping the weather models start trending nicer, because as of now it is looking WET in Pasadena on Thursday.

Last I saw was a 59% chance of rain. 

[Home Jersey]

Nervous for this one. 

[rayl456]

1 hour ago, OliviaPope40 said:

Last I saw was a 59% chance of rain. 

Weather Channel page saying around 80% chance of rain totaling half inch.

[Banksyrules]

1 hour ago, Home Jersey said:

Nervous for this one. 

Only nervous because of the long break. Unlike my concerns with IU basketball the past decades, I have no doubt the effort will 100% be there. That’s all I can ask.

[rcbowla]

1 hour ago, Home Jersey said:

Nervous for this one. 

Feel like that is 100% normal when talking about QF game against Bama. That said I'm actually less worried about this than I was with PSU and OSU.

[Stuhoo]

I’m flat out wanting Kaelon and Roman to  repeatedly gash them. Whomp em with our run game at the line of scrimmage.

[Hoosierfan1901]

3 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

I’m flat out wanting Kaelon and Roman to  repeatedly gash them. Whomp em with our run game at the line of scrimmage.

Feels like one of them is due for a long 50+ yard touchdown. 

[NashvilleHoosier]

With the Big Red Warmup being in the golf course, anyone have any insight on if there is a contingency plan on location considering all the rain they’ve had out there, and potential rain on Wed/Thursday? I’m guessing an event of that size won’t have many, if any, backup plan options.