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

[HinnyHoosier]

Cig is licking his chops right now. 

[cbp4iu]

Bulletin board material. A lot of media will doubt us

[WayneFleekHoosier]

These refs are on some BS.  I think we will need to beat Bama and the Refs on 1/1.  
 

We can do it.  
 

absolutely blown call on the FG. Tried giving them the fumble. Not calling false starts.  Giving them questionable catches. 

[Stuhoo]

5 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

These refs are on some BS.  I think we will need to beat Bama and the Refs on 1/1.  
 

We can do it.  
 

absolutely blown call on the FG. Tried giving them the fumble. Not calling false starts.  Giving them questionable catches. 

That field goal was no good. The refs have by far a better view than the cameras. They stand directly under the goalpost and if it’s over their head or wide it is no good

[HinnyHoosier]

Bring me Bama. Their fans are the cream of the cringe.

Then bring me BaldTrollDumb@$$ for dessert.

[rayl456]

7 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

That field goal was no good. The refs have by far a better view than the cameras. They stand directly under the goalpost and if it’s over their head or wide it is no good

It was a Big10 officiating crew.  The tv officiating analyst explained that a ball kicked above the goal post must be completely inside the pole to be called good. It can’t cross over the top of the pole.

[Hoosierfan1901]

Draftkings IU -6.5

[Magnanimous]

1 hour ago, cbp4iu said:

Bulletin board material. A lot of media will doubt us

McAfee has our backs, but the door is open for Paul BaldTrollDumb@$$, Matt Barrie, and Stephen A Dipsmith to say “Indiana has never been here before” when picking the village idiot that Alabama football has become. 

[DChoosier]

Dropped punt that got blocked

Wide open TD pass dropped 

Pick 6

Kicker missed 2 FG’s

OK gave the game away more than Bama won it.

[Pagoda]

4 hours ago, DChoosier said:

Dropped punt that got blocked

Wide open TD pass dropped 

Pick 6

Kicker missed 2 FG’s

OK gave the game away more than Bama won it.

It seems the bettors didn’t see anything from Bama that changed their mind about the match-up with us.  IU was -6.5 before last night, and IU is -6.5 now (Fan Duel).

[OliviaPope40]

[HinnyHoosier]

7 hours ago, Magnanimous said:

McAfee has our backs, but the door is open for Paul BaldTrollDumb@$$, Matt Barrie, and Stephen A Dipsmith to say “Indiana has never been here before” when picking the village idiot that Alabama football has become. 

The village idiot reference speaks to my heart this morning as I'm currently having discussions with a Bama fan who thinks Indiana has had Alabama-esque football resources all along in an effort to cope with their upcoming embarrassment at the hands of Indiana and the Big Ten.

[WayneFleekHoosier]

8 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

That field goal was no good. The refs have by far a better view than the cameras. They stand directly under the goalpost and if it’s over their head or wide it is no good

But it was over the upright.  I’m prepared for ESPN/SEC ref bias for New Years Day.   Hopefully it doesn’t exist or we just overcome it. 

[Pagoda]

4 minutes ago, HinnyHoosier said:

The village idiot reference speaks to my heart this morning as I'm currently having discussions with a Bama fan who thinks Indiana has had Alabama-esque football resources all along in an effort to cope with their upcoming embarrassment at the hands of Indiana and the Big Ten.

Ha.  This year our roster is ~$22M and theirs is $35M+.

However, we are closing the gap.  Our FB NIL fundraising is up quite a bit for the ‘26 season.

[Hovadipo]

4 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

But it was over the upright.  I’m prepared for ESPN/SEC ref bias for New Years Day.   Hopefully it doesn’t exist or we just overcome it. 

Over the upright means it was no good. 

[IU5355]

Alabama at times looked pretty weak in the trenches. Especially their OLINE. 

Oklahoma should have never even sniffed losing that game. They absolutely dominated the beginning of the game in the trenches. They made a mental mistake and they just mentally imploded. Thats on their coaching staff. 

[Rico]

9 minutes ago, IU5355 said:

Alabama at times looked pretty weak in the trenches. Especially their OLINE. 

Oklahoma should have never even sniffed losing that game. They absolutely dominated the beginning of the game in the trenches. They made a mental mistake and they just mentally imploded. Thats on their coaching staff. 

[Artie86]

24 minutes ago, IU5355 said:

Alabama at times looked pretty weak in the trenches. Especially their OLINE. 

Oklahoma should have never even sniffed losing that game. They absolutely dominated the beginning of the game in the trenches. They made a mental mistake and they just mentally imploded. Thats on their coaching staff. 

I give that to Coach Womack’s adjustment at half time. He was a great DC for IU under Coach Allen. Both he and Coach DeBore were a large part of why we were good back then …

I love our chances with this team and coaching staff.

 

[Rico]

1 hour ago, OliviaPope40 said:

[TTT]

Womack/Alabama made impressive adjustments that physically showed.  IU offensive line has to show up.  Alabama like OSU likes to get physical in adrenaline rush.  IU a couple weeks to get ready…..Expecting IU to matchup physically, and teach this Alabama team pursuit, finesse, and execution.