Who wins the National Championship: Indiana or Miami?

[Pompous Elitist]

How about that

 

[Some guy]

What an awful awful awful awful throw by beck

Yeah. Not sure how anyone could pick Miami based on their offense but they covered.

Was a better game than I thought it’d be. Miami D good enough but not O

 

[Pompous Elitist]

Just get of the field zebras

Geez

 

[howeda7]

What an awful awful awful awful throw by beck

He's young. He'll learn for next year.

 

[Nax5]

Wow. Beck had him too if it were a better throw.

Build the Cignetti statue now

 

[Some guy]

Wow. Beck had him too if it were a better throw.

Build the Cignetti statue now

Only 70/78 people picked them.

Everyone doubted!

 

[GophersInIowa]

 

[GophersInIowa]

Has a conference ever won national championships 3 years in a row with 3 different teams?

 

[upnorthkid]

If he was 3 gapping Heatherman got schooled

Cig seems to agree with me. Haha.

 

[Ski-U-Ham]

Is it just my TV or is Cignetti's nose and mouth area super pink, like he just downed a watermelon?

 

[howeda7]

SEC football just means more.

 

[BilldGopher]

If not us then fine it's them.

Fun game. B1G+ Strong.

 

[upnorthkid]

Mendoza shots fired at Miami lol

 

[Some guy]

I’m just happy a team that was favored in 14 games proved the doubters wrong


The doubters don’t exist, but they’re wrong

 

[Nax5]

Doesn't seem like that long ago that I was shocked when Indiana destroyed ranked Illinois. Few months later and they're national champions. One of the best CFB seasons of all time. It was a lot of fun to follow. (And daydream about that being us one day).

 

[howeda7]

Last Perfect Seasons in major men's sports:

Football Indiana 2025

Basketball: Indiana 1976.

 

[Some guy]

Doesn't seem that long ago that I was shocked when Indiana destroyed ranked Illinois. Few months later and they're national champions. One of the best CFB seasons of all time. It was a lot of fun to follow. (And daydream about that being us one day).

I’m surprised you were shocked by that

They were 7 point favorites

 

[upnorthkid]

I’m surprised you were shocked by that

They were 7 point favorites

I think it was more that they won 63-10

 

[Nax5]

I’m surprised you were shocked by that

They were 7 point favorites

They won by 53.

 

[GophersInIowa]

This isn’t at the Miracle on Ice level but it has to be one of the biggest and quickest turnarounds ever. Truly remarkable, tip of the cap to Indiana.

 

[GopherGrit]

Miami covers. I won

 

[GopherGrit]

Cig wanted to kick. His assistant talked him into going for it.

 

[GopherGrit]

Now that the novelty has worn off, absolutely zero reason for Cuban to keep buying Heisman winners.

Look for a 8-9 win IU team next year.

 

[btowngopher]

This isn’t at the Miracle on Ice level but it has to be one of the biggest and quickest turnarounds ever. Truly remarkable, top of the cap to Indiana.

I still get the impression that we’ll see these much more frequently now with modern rule changes.

 

[Some guy]

I think it was more that they won 63-10

There isn’t really a difference between 63-10 and 42-14

It’s really coaches choice most of the time

 

[Nax5]

This isn’t at the Miracle on Ice level but it has to be one of the biggest and quickest turnarounds ever. Truly remarkable, top of the cap to Indiana.

3-9 two years ago and they fired the head coach. 27-2 since then. It's absurd.

 

[Some guy]

They won by 53.

Yeah they ran it up.
Team with same record as gophers were down 35-10 in the third quarter to national champs just doesnt shock me that much

 

[btowngopher]

I still get the impression that we’ll see these much more frequently now with modern rule changes.

To a much lesser extent Miami did the same thing after being 3-5 in the ACC three and four years ago.

 

[Some guy]

To a much lesser extent Miami did the same thing after being 3-5 in the ACC three and four years ago.

Miami was in a tie for 3-6 in the ACC this year

Not much separates people, gotta tackle and win games

If cal loses to SMU and SMU wins the ACC title game Miami doesn’t even make the playoff

 

[bleedsmaroonandgold]

Now that the novelty has worn off, absolutely zero reason for Cuban to keep buying Heisman winners.

Look for a 8-9 win IU team next year.

If he was the preseasin favorite to win the Heisman, your argument would make more sense. But Mendoza was 60-1 to win the Heisman in August. A Heisman winner wasn't bought. Cignetti identified and utilized him. Before the season started, no one was saying "that Arch Manning guy looks good, but Texas probably wishes they had Mendoza instead."