FWIW, they’ve been waiting for their team to be this good since the Beatles were playing on the rooftop. This is almost 60 years of bowl trip excitement saved up
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Miami had a ton of injuries against ole miss especially in the fourth quarter. I am not a gambler but apparently this might be a blow out final. ole miss exploited Miami’s corners weaknesses. Indiana is an all around complete team. Truly compact and hard to overcome over four quarters.
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Whatever is the point spread, take Indiana.
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Currently at Indiana -7 1/2
Sure looks to me like Indiana is the better team, but I could be wrong.
Really just want to see a good game.
I hope we get Michael “Crazy Person” Irvin on the sidelines.
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Indiana is indeed a great team and should be the favorite to beat Miami. I would just like to point out that 28 of Indiana’s 56 points came from turnovers. If Miami can hold on to the ball it should be a good game.
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its gonna be snowing on the sidelines in Miami…
Just a couple numbers I was curious about so ran the math.
Big 12 and ACC non-CFP games TV viewership. Something that comes into play for future contracts.
ACC with 3.3 million viewers on average (9 games)
Big 12 with 3.9 million viewers on average (7 games)
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Miami does, at least in theory, have the “home field” advantage, BUT, because IU’s fans have been showing up in such vast legions at their other playoff stops, it’s hard to believe that won’t be present en masse for this game as well.
As for Miami’s defense…IU’s Heisman Winner was unstoppable in the last game. Miami’s defense has got its work cut out for them.
That said, I just want to see a good game. Not really rooting for either side.
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I root for whoever plays the “U”
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I don’t know how any red-blooded UH fan can root for Miami, after Miami spoiled UH’s season and David Klingler’s Heisman chances in 1991 with a 40-10 drubbing in the Orange Bowl.
And no, I don’t hold grudges.
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This is another ludicrous article. Read what the author came up with:
“If you expand to 24 teams, the best teams can take even three or four losses and still have a spot ensured in the CFP.”
No sir, a three or four losses team will/should never get into the cfp.
Who is the author?:
Is this guy an actual awards voter? Seems like he is.
Clearly the ones that are against a 24 teams cfp are the same ones that only consider two leagues. With that mindset we all know where the cfp is heading to.
This is probably behind a paywall, but in summation:
“… don’t confuse this with a real underdog story. Those might be a thing of the past. Unlike Norman Dale, the coach in the film Hoosiers, Cignetti hasn’t cobbled together a miracle season with some kids he plucked from an Indiana cornfield. This team—like all great teams today—has been bought.”
At the end of 2021 their NIL “war chest” had $150k in it. Needless to say it’s grown a bit since Cignetti got there. Good for them, though. Let’s do that here.
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I tried telling everybody this on another string.
Cuban is their sugar daddy!
Why wouldn’t anybody listen?
Vindication is mine.
That is the writer’s opinion and it grossly wrong. It is another uninformed piece. These writers have to do a minimum of homework.
How many five and four stars does Indiana has vs most teams in the cfp?
Here is the answer when they played Oregon:
8
Total number of 4- and 5-star recruits on Indiana’s roster. Oregon had 55. And of those eight Indiana recruits? Not a single one was a 5-star.
Here is a deeper look:
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/indiana-football-roster-national-championship/
What HC Cignetti has done is by far the best Coaching job in many years.
HCWF is doing the exact same roster build.
This shows this atlantic writer that great coaching with a roster G.M’s approach is the way to beat the bamas, USC’s, georgia. It is also another great signal for anyone interested in coaching. Coaching is about teaching, evaluating and building.
Man how lucky are we to have HCWF.
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I wonder if a few of you may now understand that my support for Coach Fritz went beyond him being a great guy.
I caught a LOT of c rap on this MB for saying it, but…
…He is a GREAT Coach as well !
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Last year, my floor was 7 Wins and a bowl.
My ceiling was 10-3, if the Coogs stayed healthy.
In 2026, my floor and ceiling will go up, but it’s just too early to pin it down until after Spring ball and seeing how healthy the roster is in Fall Camp…
Go Coogs !
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