Indiana University Football has been an oxymoron since the beginning. Minus a few glorious years under Bo McMillan and Bill Mallory, and that glorious run to the Rose Bowl in 1967 that virtually no one alive can remember, IU and football have never gone together. Big 10 Football Media Days begin at Noon today, and […]
Finally. Indiana University announced today beer and wine will be available to fans attending football games at Memorial Stadium. For decades, students and alums consumed beer and liquor with vigor before leaving their tailgate for the stadium. Many fans, already having a good time at the tailgate, would refuse to head into the stadium because […]
Player names are returning to Indiana Football jerseys, and that is a very good thing. For the record, at the time of the change a year ago, I was a big fan of taking names off the jerseys. Favoring the collective over the individual is the principle lesson of football, so it made all kinds […]
The chants were audible throughout the game as IU fans expressed their disdain for Purdue center Matt Haarms, “***k you, Haarms!” I have no problem with yelling at opposing players – it’s part of the fun of going to the game. I have no problem with profanity – skillfully used, it can punctuate a point and get […]
It’s so tempting to bring in the #22 ranked player in a class – a kid who is seven inches longer than he is tall, has a 46-inch vertical jump, and has limitless shooting range – but if he is only interested in NBA mock drafts and the millions that he and his family believe […]
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There comes a moment in each of our lives when we learn our most important legacy is in how we help others. That time has not come yet for former Indiana University quarterback Brandon Dawkins. Dawkins left the Hoosiers football program over the weekend after learning late last week that he was third on the depth […]
There are university campuses across America where the anticipation of another college football season will charge the atmosphere. Students and boosters will count down the hours to kickoff. Bloomington, Indiana, is not one of those college towns. At Indiana University, people will go about their business, attend class, and instead of charging the atmosphere, students […]
If anyone needed proof that life isn’t a movie, last night’s opening night debacle for the Archie Miller Era at Indiana stands as solid evidence. No one other then Indiana State coach Greg Lansing would have approved the script that had the Sycamores hitting 17 of their first 22 three-pointers to win 90-69. Miller was […]
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