Popular Post TrueHoosier62 Posted January 21 Popular Post Posted January 21 One of the enjoyable things about winning a natty is reliving the great moments of the game, forever, on YouTube. One of the annoying things is listening to various pundits providing postmortem assessments that to me sound short sighted and dumb. Since Monday night, I've heard: * IU benefitted greatly from Cuban's backing * Had older, more experienced players * Will never duplicate what they did this year * Gamed the system * Got lucky bounces * Still isn't a destination for most 4 and 5 star recruits * Gives hope to every school in the America that they too, can win a natty. What utter BS. While bits and pieces of the above may be true, we won it all because we have the best coach in college football, aided by an outstanding set of assistants, led by a great AD and President, and forged by putting together precise measures of brains, passion, athleticism, desire, grit, and determination. I don't see anyone else pulling off what we did this year, unless it's us again. VPC, ALASKA HOOSIER, Napleshoosier and 6 others 9 Quote
Popular Post Magnanimous Posted January 21 Popular Post Posted January 21 Nick Saban’s takes have been dogs!t this entire season. And if the greatest, smartest, and most accomplished college football mind can’t tell his @$$ from his face when assessing IUFB under Cignetti, then there aren’t any pundits whose opinions are worth two cents (sans College Football with Sam, BuffedinPrime, and maybe Joel Klatt). I’ve already forgotten who won the championship 8 years ago. This team/season will be talked about for decades, maybe longer, because this was bigger than the game (to use a cliche). We just pantsed a billion dollar industry with a ballsier performance than Babe Ruth calling his own shot. They can hate us all they want, make up whatever excuses they want, etc. The fact remains that there isn’t a single coach in this sport’s history who could’ve done what Cignetti did. All these programs that have poured hundreds of millions into their teams, sold out 100k stadiums for decades, and then here comes little old Indiana winning a championship before many of them, and one that was purely settled on the field. We didn’t get a narrative bump to make the playoffs. We didn’t duck anyone on our path. We didn’t have any luck on our side or benefit from an opponent’s injury to a star player. We didn’t cheat. There were no questionable calls that went our way. We weren’t a bubble team that got hot at the end. And the real kicker is we did it with 0-3 star recruits, all while playing a longer season and more arduous schedule than any champion in history. This isn’t supposed to happen, but it also wasn’t a fluke. I think most casual CFB fans were behind us on this one. But the ones that weren’t, and probably for the reasons you stated, they can make all of the excuses they want to. Nothing like this will ever happen again in CFB, even if Cig wins another one here. VPC, Hollywood Mike Miranda, Jeff Flabjohns and 15 others 17 1 Quote
Popular Post Stuhoo Posted January 21 Popular Post Posted January 21 This one hit me where I live. Over and over. Love this group of fellow Hoosiers https://www.facebook.com/reel/911185658535366 LamarCheeks, Class of '66 Old Fart, ALASKA HOOSIER and 7 others 6 4 Quote
Popular Post Home Jersey Posted January 21 Popular Post Posted January 21 I cry like a toddler every time I see THE Mendoza dive and his parent's reaction in the stands. Without a doubt one of the greatest stories in the history of sports. No exaggeration. That just fills my Hoosier heart. Class of '66 Old Fart, maxwell, Napleshoosier and 5 others 8 Quote
Popular Post LamarCheeks Posted January 21 Popular Post Posted January 21 Adewale still can't believe it. TBH -- neither can I. But I'm damn happy we did it! AKHoosier, Class of '66 Old Fart, Napleshoosier and 8 others 11 Quote
Pagoda Posted January 21 Posted January 21 11 minutes ago, Home Jersey said: I cry like a toddler every time I see THE Mendoza dive and his parent's reaction in the stands. Without a doubt one of the greatest stories in the history of sports. No exaggeration. That just fills my Hoosier heart. It was so dramatic with the situation, the uncertainty when he takes off running, the determination, the violence, the outcome, and the impact on the game. Home Jersey, rcbowla, TrueHoosier62 and 2 others 5 Quote
Popular Post LamarCheeks Posted January 21 Popular Post Posted January 21 Wow. Just wow ... Home Jersey, WayneFleekHoosier, Stuhoo and 5 others 6 2 Quote
Home Jersey Posted January 21 Posted January 21 1 minute ago, Pagoda said: Not to take anything away from Keith’s super clutch baseline jumper down one with four seconds left, but Fernando’s run is imo the greatest play in IU history. It was so dramatic with the situation, the uncertainty when he takes off running, the determination, the violence, the outcome, and the impact on the game. It literally made me jump out of my seat and scream. Have to agree with you. The way he stood in there after the missed targeting call when Thomas hit him so hard... how he ran through Bissainthe who had the controversial hit on him at Cal last year... so many ways in which that play was amazing. Not least of which being papa Mendoza, who stayed seated with his wife basically all year, couldn't help but stand to watch that play. And what a play it was. Fernando always talks about how he would die on the field for his team. I believe that. He showed us all year. I hope the Raiders (or wherever he lands) get some solid OL to protect that extremely smart noggin of his. Look forward to watching that young man flourish on and off the field. Napleshoosier, J34, TrueHoosier62 and 1 other 4 Quote
Popular Post Hovadipo Posted January 21 Popular Post Posted January 21 14 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said: Wow. Just wow ... We did it. We broke him. I might delete the autocorrect now. Class of '66 Old Fart, southsidehoosier, AZ Hoosier and 6 others 3 6 Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted January 21 Posted January 21 1 hour ago, Stuhoo said: This one hit me where I live. Over and over. Love this group of fellow Hoosiers https://www.facebook.com/reel/911185658535366 So heartfelt and genuine. No false modesty or bravado. For me, winning a football national championship and going undefeated in the process is a definite bucket list moment. AZ Hoosier, Napleshoosier and TrueHoosier62 3 Quote
Stuhoo Posted January 21 Posted January 21 54 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said: Wow. Just wow ... The master showman strikes again! The man can create drama like the Meryl Streep of sportscasters. Love you, BaldTrollDumb@$$! BtownStrength, hoosierfan6157 and TrueHoosier62 3 Quote
AZ Hoosier Posted January 21 Posted January 21 1 hour ago, LamarCheeks said: Wow. Just wow ... Dang. Never saw that coming. He owned it. TrueHoosier62 and maxwell 2 Quote
Brass Cannon Posted January 21 Posted January 21 12 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said: Dang. Never saw that coming. He owned it. He’s probably trying to get a job at Fox TrueHoosier62 and ronzo4IU 2 Quote
Popular Post Stuhoo Posted January 22 Popular Post Posted January 22 Props to the Swanky Wolverine! ALASKA HOOSIER, TrueHoosier62, LamarCheeks and 6 others 1 8 Quote
LamarCheeks Posted January 22 Posted January 22 Interesting list. IMO, it's hard to argue LSU as No. 1. That team was really, really good. To go from where we were to have the No. 2 team on this list. ... I'm OK with that. TrueHoosier62, Stuhoo, southsidehoosier and 3 others 6 Quote
Home Jersey Posted January 22 Posted January 22 17 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said: Interesting list. IMO, it's hard to argue LSU as No. 1. That team was really, really good. To go from where we were to have the No. 2 team on this list. ... I'm OK with that. I think the 2019 LSU vs 2025 Indiana comes down to how you view the question... better team as in more likely to win in a hypothetical head to head? Or, in terms of what actually happened, who had the better season? I am not as interested in hypotheticals as I am in reality. And there's an extremely strong case to be made that 2025 Indiana had the best season ever in all of CFB history. go iu bb, ronzo4IU and J34 3 Quote
Brass Cannon Posted January 22 Posted January 22 5 minutes ago, Home Jersey said: I think the 2019 LSU vs 2025 Indiana comes down to how you view the question... better team as in more likely to win in a hypothetical head to head? Or, in terms of what actually happened, who had the better season? I am not as interested in hypotheticals as I am in reality. And there's an extremely strong case to be made that 2025 Indiana had the best season ever in all of CFB history. It’s definitely interesting case study. They scored more but it was an easier era to score in. They also had to score more because their D wasn’t dominant. Home Jersey 1 Quote
Popular Post tyappleg Posted January 22 Popular Post Posted January 22 The new Crimson Cast podcast from today. At the 20 min mark, Galen goes on about a 5 min speech that is just tremendous about this team and season. Highly recommend checking out at least those 5 minutes. 8bucks, Stuhoo, ALASKA HOOSIER and 6 others 6 3 Quote
Stuhoo Posted January 22 Posted January 22 The first game of the Cignetti era: ronzo4IU, OliviaPope40 and Banksyrules 1 2 Quote
Magnanimous Posted January 22 Posted January 22 12 minutes ago, Stuhoo said: The first game of the Cignetti era: I’m going to miss the IUFB sideline bell curve pattern (not). I’m going to miss going to home games for $25 (kind of). But this is a fair trade. Quote
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