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

[JSHoosier]

6 hours ago, southsidehoosier said:

Enjoy this perspective lol

 

I mean they did play well, for 1 or 2 drives then it avalanched.

Black just ran through another tackle too.

[Pagoda]

IU posted the field level view highlights with Fisch's commentary overlaid.

 

[fwgreenway]

11 hours ago, southsidehoosier said:

Enjoy this perspective lol

 

Nice commercial for working at the Gap!

[Hovadipo]

1) I can’t let this thread die. 
2) Has anyone noticed the Marching Hundred drumsticks are painted as big cigarettes?

[Pagoda]

We made it into one of these.  :-)

 

[Stuhoo]

When you think Fernando is gonna win game MVP again, and suddenly find out it's Coogan:

[Home Jersey]

15 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

When you think Fernando is gonna win game MVP again, and suddenly find out it's Coogan:

Coogan is absolutely a deserving MVP/representative for the OL and seeing the team react like this was one of the best parts of this awesome year. I'm happy it happened. A classic moment that shows the character / bond of our team.

That said, Fernando had a masterful game and was also a very worthy choice for MVP. Especially after winning the Heisman, you'd expect him to win the MVP (obviously the players and camera crew did). 

Herbstreit and Fowler called the game so got to pick the MVP apparently per tradition. Not to sound like a tinfoil hat wearing loon (okay maybe I am one...) a big part of me wonders if their ESPN bias did not want Fernando getting more of the limelight.

Probably not - and ultimately doesn't matter - but the SEC / ESPN propaganda machine is a real thing that harms the sport IMO, so I will choose to quietly believe it and let the resentment stew within me until we do this again next season and the rest of the CFB world has to accept our sheer dominance. 

[Stuhoo]

8 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Coogan is absolutely a deserving MVP/representative for the OL and seeing the team react like this was one of the best parts of this awesome year. I'm happy it happened. A classic moment that shows the character / bond of our team.

That said, Fernando had a masterful game and was also a very worthy choice for MVP. Especially after winning the Heisman, you'd expect him to win the MVP (obviously the players and camera crew did). 

Herbstreit and Fowler called the game so got to pick the MVP apparently per tradition. Not to sound like a tinfoil hat wearing loon (okay maybe I am one...) a big part of me wonders if their ESPN bias did not want Fernando getting more of the limelight.

Probably not - and ultimately doesn't matter - but the SEC / ESPN propaganda machine is a real thing that harms the sport IMO, so I will choose to quietly believe it and let the resentment stew within me until we do this again next season and the rest of the CFB world has to accept our sheer dominance. 

 

Herbstreit said that he wanted to award it to the offensive line as a unit, but the producers/Rose Bowl committee wouldn't allow that. 

The SEC propoganda machine bad for the sport? Lol...  that kind of troll clicking gets people fired up, creates dramatic storylines, and generally is a big win for ESPN. BaldTrollDumb@$$ leads that parade; he's been identified as the perfect lead actor (he is and then some), and to his real credit he does a masterful job.

I try to pride myself on rarely being naive, but I feel a bit naive for thinking that BaldTrollDumb@$$ was a biased idiot. I now appreciate him as a comedic and interest-inducing semi-genius; especially after seeing some of those staged "angry Bama fans" that were featured on his web show after the IU/Bama game.

 

[Josh]

2 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

 

Herbstreit said that he wanted to award it to the offensive line as a unit, but the producers/Rose Bowl committee wouldn't allow that. 

The SEC propoganda machine bad for the sport? Lol...  that kind of troll clicking gets people fired up, creates dramatic storylines, and generally is a big win for ESPN. BaldTrollDumb@$$ leads that parade; he's been identified as the perfect lead actor (he is and then some), and to his real credit he does a masterful job.

I try to pride myself on rarely being naive, but I feel a bit naive for thinking that BaldTrollDumb@$$ was a biased idiot. I now appreciate him as a comedic and interest-inducing semi-genius; especially after seeing some of those staged "angry Bama fans" that were featured on his web show after the IU/Bama game.

 

*BigEarsTrollDumb@$$

 

[OliviaPope40]

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18k6qQwJyo/

If it's coming from Fernando is that even a question. 

[str8baller]

3 hours ago, Home Jersey said:

Coogan is absolutely a deserving MVP/representative for the OL and seeing the team react like this was one of the best parts of this awesome year. I'm happy it happened. A classic moment that shows the character / bond of our team.

That said, Fernando had a masterful game and was also a very worthy choice for MVP. Especially after winning the Heisman, you'd expect him to win the MVP (obviously the players and camera crew did). 

Herbstreit and Fowler called the game so got to pick the MVP apparently per tradition. Not to sound like a tinfoil hat wearing loon (okay maybe I am one...) a big part of me wonders if their ESPN bias did not want Fernando getting more of the limelight.

Probably not - and ultimately doesn't matter - but the SEC / ESPN propaganda machine is a real thing that harms the sport IMO, so I will choose to quietly believe it and let the resentment stew within me until we do this again next season and the rest of the CFB world has to accept our sheer dominance. 

I’m no Herbstreit fan and thought it was a good pick. They were dominant and maybe played their best game of the year.  
 

With that said, you’re right that a QB in Mendozas position wins the MVP 99% of the time normally. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Christian Watford @Cwat205

I don’t think I ever been more proud to wear IU apparel around Alabama.

[Pagoda]

ESPN reports even higher viewership numbers than Yahoo did (22.5M).  Maybe they include McAfee simulcast or something.  Regardless, The Rose Bowl was tops and IU is draw.

And I like the idea of keeping this thread alive awhile longer…

[str8baller]

12 hours ago, Pagoda said:

ESPN reports even higher viewership numbers than Yahoo did (22.5M).  Maybe they include McAfee simulcast or something.  Regardless, The Rose Bowl was tops and IU is draw.

And I like the idea of keeping this thread alive awhile longer…

Those are crazy numbers. Bets almost everything not named the NFL except this year’s World Series Game 7. 

[JSHoosier]

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/drag-them-to-the-deep-end-iu-footballs-coogan-kept-iu-football-focused-at-halftime-vs-alabama/

Bits of what Coogan told the team at halftime.

[Pagoda]

Can I interest you in... drone highlights?

 

[Hovadipo]

26 minutes ago, Pagoda said:

Can I interest you in... drone highlights?

 

Was telling the wife, really hammers home how many IU fans were there. On the TD shots damn near the entire crowd throws their hands up. 

[southsidehoosier]

 

[Brass Cannon]

 

So tempted to buy this.  

[AZ Hoosier]

8 hours ago, Brass Cannon said:

 

So tempted to buy this.  

Yeah, I warned my wife that I’d be buying one of those… maybe from the natty game, the the Rose Bowl panorama is sweet.