John ~ I didn't comment on your column about Cristobal, but I just watched your pre-game video today where you asked again about the hate for him. His departure had nothing to do with my dislike of him. In fact, I cheered for it. I have been a season ticket holder for 40+ years and have been attending games for even longer. For most of my time as a season ticket holder, my wife and I lived in Seattle, San Francisco, or other parts of the country, yet we still attended most home games. Traveled even for the two 2-9 seasons. But, in all that time, I've rooted for only one coach to be fired. Cristobal. Wonderful recruiter, great talker, but a crap game manager. And I will never forgive him for what he did to Herbert. Under any other coach, Justin would have been a contender for the Heisman. Hate? No, that is too strong an emotion. But I do root for whoever is playing Miami. Oh, wait, I've rooted against Miami since the '80s, but now it is more fun! Jim G.
If Miami plays clean and hard like it did against Ohio State, they have a chance. If they don't, they've got no chance. Indiana absolutely punishes other teams' mistakes. I think Miami really slows the game down, pounds the rock and keeps it reasonably close. But Indiana will clearly be the better team and win fairly comfortably. Indiana 36, Miami 20.
Curios what your take on Carson Beck having not attending any classes at Miami since graduating from Georgia? Seems like “student athlete” has gone by the wayside. Your thoughts?
That Beck is "enrolled" at Miami tells you all you need to know about BTCF. He was lured from Georgia for millions. When are we going to do away with the myth of the student athlete? BTCF is a business and the NCAA has no "business" being involved with a commercial enterprise. I don't care if either team wins.
I’m gonna get nostalgic. I’m gonna go back to 1984 when #1 ranked Nebraska, unbeaten and seemingly unbeatable, went into the Orange Bowl a big favorite to beat Miami and win the national championship. But, the Huskers were upset by Miami 31-30, The U’s first national championship. I’m rooting for history to kind of repeat itself and the underdog to upset the team that was seemingly unbeatable.
Hoo, Hoo, Hoosiers! 34 - 17. Very competitive until late in the third quarter, when Beck throws the first of his two picks.
Ducks need a quantum of solace. At least, the back-to-back beatdowns came at the hands of The Champs! I hope.
I still hear the drums, Fernando. Go home, win a football trophy, and bring it back to Bloomington to sit next to the CBB trophies.
Amazing - Fernando's Dad played on the O-line at Christopher Columbus High School with Mario and Alex Mirabal. And his Mom was a star tennis player at The U.
The gentleman who wrote Hoosiers and Rudy screenplays is an IU grad who, as he says, had football season tickets well before Curt Cignetti authored this surreal script.
Perhaps life is but a movie?
JC, thanks for the great on-site champ game coverage.
I thought about Animal House, esp because it was filmed at Oregon (I believe) but don't consider it a film alongside the quality of the other two. That is just personal bias. Animal House is fantasy, the other two films deal with reality.
Louis: Was really being more sarcastic with Animal House. Although entertaining and fun to watch as it was filmed on campus my freshman year, it does not compare to Hoosiers or Breaking Away - two of my favorite movies!!
You are absolutely right and I appreciate your most considerate correction. Basketball and the University of Indiana are welded together in my mind. What would Bobby Knight have thought of this amazing football success?
Here's a BK story you probably haven't heard. On a flight to the Pan American Games venue, the ones where BK threw the chair onto the court, he approached a friend of mine who was on the team, a big, husky, mean looking dude and demanded the seat my friend was in, a bulkhead seat, for Ralph Sampson the BB player. Because of BK's attitude my friend refused and told him they would have to take it away from him. BK backed down.
My friend was a track sprinter in cycling. They are wild and fearless.
For the first time in memory, Cristobal has been able to avoid the numerous coaching blunders for which he has become famous - that ends tonight, and once again he will find a way to turn potential victory into another embarrassing defeat.
John ~ I didn't comment on your column about Cristobal, but I just watched your pre-game video today where you asked again about the hate for him. His departure had nothing to do with my dislike of him. In fact, I cheered for it. I have been a season ticket holder for 40+ years and have been attending games for even longer. For most of my time as a season ticket holder, my wife and I lived in Seattle, San Francisco, or other parts of the country, yet we still attended most home games. Traveled even for the two 2-9 seasons. But, in all that time, I've rooted for only one coach to be fired. Cristobal. Wonderful recruiter, great talker, but a crap game manager. And I will never forgive him for what he did to Herbert. Under any other coach, Justin would have been a contender for the Heisman. Hate? No, that is too strong an emotion. But I do root for whoever is playing Miami. Oh, wait, I've rooted against Miami since the '80s, but now it is more fun! Jim G.
Pretty good call , 6 point spread, spot on ! Happy for the Hoosiers
Wow! Nailed the margin!
If Miami plays clean and hard like it did against Ohio State, they have a chance. If they don't, they've got no chance. Indiana absolutely punishes other teams' mistakes. I think Miami really slows the game down, pounds the rock and keeps it reasonably close. But Indiana will clearly be the better team and win fairly comfortably. Indiana 36, Miami 20.
Curios what your take on Carson Beck having not attending any classes at Miami since graduating from Georgia? Seems like “student athlete” has gone by the wayside. Your thoughts?
They aren’t students anymore. They are employees.
That Beck is "enrolled" at Miami tells you all you need to know about BTCF. He was lured from Georgia for millions. When are we going to do away with the myth of the student athlete? BTCF is a business and the NCAA has no "business" being involved with a commercial enterprise. I don't care if either team wins.
100% - although Indiana is a great story line and gives hope to other schools that do not have a blue blood brand identity.
If that is true he is clearly not
A student. I think Indiana is on a roll like OSU last year. IU 41-10.
You don't have to pass a class any longer attending classes, most have online content.
Mario gets smoked by the Cig.
Any team that can beat the Ducks should beat any other team. IU 28-14.
Wise move Canzano...no speak of the point spread... and who cares.
I’m gonna get nostalgic. I’m gonna go back to 1984 when #1 ranked Nebraska, unbeaten and seemingly unbeatable, went into the Orange Bowl a big favorite to beat Miami and win the national championship. But, the Huskers were upset by Miami 31-30, The U’s first national championship. I’m rooting for history to kind of repeat itself and the underdog to upset the team that was seemingly unbeatable.
Hoo, Hoo, Hoosiers! 34 - 17. Very competitive until late in the third quarter, when Beck throws the first of his two picks.
Ducks need a quantum of solace. At least, the back-to-back beatdowns came at the hands of The Champs! I hope.
I still hear the drums, Fernando. Go home, win a football trophy, and bring it back to Bloomington to sit next to the CBB trophies.
Amazing - Fernando's Dad played on the O-line at Christopher Columbus High School with Mario and Alex Mirabal. And his Mom was a star tennis player at The U.
The gentleman who wrote Hoosiers and Rudy screenplays is an IU grad who, as he says, had football season tickets well before Curt Cignetti authored this surreal script.
Perhaps life is but a movie?
JC, thanks for the great on-site champ game coverage.
Amazing, really, that two excellent movies, Hoosiers and Breaking Away, feature Indiana U.
Can any other decent film be associated with a college or university?
Animal House 🙃
See my response elsewhere, please.
Wasn't Hoosiers about high school basketball?
Animal House, and it wasn’t just featured, the university president pursued the movie and facilitated their use of his office for a key scene.
Autzen was also featured, not to mention the old Hayward Field.
Animal House! : )
I thought about Animal House, esp because it was filmed at Oregon (I believe) but don't consider it a film alongside the quality of the other two. That is just personal bias. Animal House is fantasy, the other two films deal with reality.
Louis: Was really being more sarcastic with Animal House. Although entertaining and fun to watch as it was filmed on campus my freshman year, it does not compare to Hoosiers or Breaking Away - two of my favorite movies!!
Thanks, Gary, I concur.
Breaking Away - UNDERRATED! REFUND!
You are absolutely right and I appreciate your most considerate correction. Basketball and the University of Indiana are welded together in my mind. What would Bobby Knight have thought of this amazing football success?
Knowing BK, he would have downplayed it as "nice, but not basketball."
Here's a BK story you probably haven't heard. On a flight to the Pan American Games venue, the ones where BK threw the chair onto the court, he approached a friend of mine who was on the team, a big, husky, mean looking dude and demanded the seat my friend was in, a bulkhead seat, for Ralph Sampson the BB player. Because of BK's attitude my friend refused and told him they would have to take it away from him. BK backed down.
My friend was a track sprinter in cycling. They are wild and fearless.
Had not, but lines up with what I've read/watched on TV over the years.
Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! at ND
Rudy???????? Ahhhh no.
Rudy was written by the same screenwriter, Anthony Pizzo, who, like his Dad is an IU graduate.
His Dad was one of the few with season tickets for football. Anthony followed suit before football was a 'Thing' at IU.
Anthony joins Coach Cig in noting the last two football seasons in Bloomington have been 'surreal.'
Indiana 38 Miami 14
If Michael Irvin tears up because Miami lost....I'll be happy.
Miami, 27-24 over Indiana.
For the first time in memory, Cristobal has been able to avoid the numerous coaching blunders for which he has become famous - that ends tonight, and once again he will find a way to turn potential victory into another embarrassing defeat.
I pretty much agree, except I think Indiana wins by 1 more td.
That being said, I think it's possible that Miami can win. If they can get an early lead and run the ball, they could do it.
But my pick for Indiana by 2 td's stands.
Indiana 27. Miami 15