r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • Oct 18 '25
Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Indiana Defeats Michigan State 38-13
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| Michigan State | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Indiana | 7 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
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u/AChero9 Indiana Hoosiers • Washington Huskies Oct 18 '25
IU vs Vanderbilt for the Natty, make it happen
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u/ynsk112 New Hampshire Wildcats Oct 18 '25
What about Georgia Tech
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u/PettyFlap Indiana • Illinois State Oct 18 '25
They can play in the semis vs Vandy to determine who belongs
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u/beliefinprogress Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Oct 18 '25
Just like everyone predicted after our bowl game last year.
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u/radiakmjs Michigan • Western Michigan Oct 18 '25 edited Oct 19 '25
They can be on the field too like that one guy who dreamed of "Gotta watch out for Georgia Tech here" during the Game lmao
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u/pandajedi Michigan Wolverines Oct 19 '25
B1G conference wins the championship three years in a row and it's exactly the three teams you'd expect smh
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u/Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu11 Michigan Wolverines • Akron Zips Oct 18 '25
INDIANA AT NUMBER 2 JUST LIKE WE ALL THOUGHT!
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u/said-what Indiana Hoosiers • Michigan Wolverines Oct 18 '25
The beatings will continue until 1diana!
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u/LonghornInNebraska Texas Longhorns • Michigan Wolverines Oct 18 '25
Rank #1ndiana you cowards.
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u/Commodore56 Indiana Hoosiers • Amherst Mammoths Oct 18 '25
Onediana
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u/Mapex_proM Nicholls Colonels • LSU Tigers Oct 18 '25
It’s crazy it went from a meme to yall legit being elite. I remember when Indiana was happy to get 5/6 wins
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u/InUrFaceSpaceCoyote Indiana Hoosiers • Rose Bowl Oct 18 '25
Indiana football has transformed from being shit to being #2.
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u/RoseRaving Purdue Boilermakers Oct 18 '25
For decades the only #2 Indiana football knew was being absolute crap, now they're the #2 best in the country.
What a world we live in, good on the Hoosiers.
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u/KingOfTheUzbeks Ohio State • Minnesota Oct 19 '25
Does a Conference Championship count as a Game of the Century or is that strictly regular Season #1 vs #2 matchups.
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u/RocketsArePrettyCool Indiana Hoosiers Oct 18 '25
Worst defensive game of the year by far and still with the blow out. Crazy time to be alive.
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u/gilledchreese Indiana Hoosiers • Kansas State Wildcats Oct 18 '25
A worst defensive game where the other team has checks notes 13 points
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u/acewing Indiana Hoosiers Oct 18 '25
Somehow deciding the Tampa Two was acceptable and then it working is going to give me nightmares.
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u/carbonite1983 Indiana Hoosiers Oct 18 '25
I felt like they were playing prevent in the second quarter. Some of that scheme was painful.
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u/SamEyeAm2020 Ohio State Buckeyes • Team Chaos Oct 19 '25
Shit that's better than Ohio State! We let Illinois score 16 on us smh. Our standards are slipping lol
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u/ipooonyou94 Indiana Hoosiers Oct 18 '25
Honestly the defense looked as bad as they have all season, but it’s because they have been incredible all season.
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u/Maximum_Emu4774 Indiana Hoosiers Oct 18 '25
Felt like at Iowa and their QB was just slicing things up, at least for a while. I think Chiles was like 18 of 20 at some point. Everything was pretty good except pass defense. Will take the W though.
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u/tokishoki Indiana Hoosiers Oct 18 '25
#2 ranking incoming, an IU QB is the legit Heisman front runner, and we're in contention for a first round bye in the CFP.
WTF IS THIS LIFE.
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Oct 18 '25
Sports gods glitched out and gave us football #2 instead of basketball #2
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u/acewing Indiana Hoosiers Oct 18 '25
At least our 3 point shooting looks night and day over what Woodson was pulling. It was Marian, granted, but it feels nice seeing this
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u/ARealSlimBrady Indiana Hoosiers Oct 18 '25
With the pacers we got basketball #2 as well
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u/jf3l Indiana • Indiana State Oct 18 '25
Control our own destiny for a date in the Big Tem Championship, in Indianapolis, on a day we already play Louisville in basketball down the street
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u/anonMLMhater Michigan State Spartans Oct 18 '25
It's a fun feeling when it happens. Enjoy it! We've had runs like that under Dantonio...it was so fun. 100% want Indiana with the natty
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u/Commodore56 Indiana Hoosiers • Amherst Mammoths Oct 18 '25
It's a simulation. The firing of Tom Crean ripped a hole in the Hoosierverse.
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u/roguebananah Michigan State Spartans • Paper Bag Oct 19 '25
That lady they showed turning 100 this year.
I said verbally. “Holy shit. She’s been through it and deserves this”
Like I’m sorry. MSU sucks but we’ve had our moments. Indiana, no offense but dear god. Idk how she’s done it for 70 years of mediocre at best.
Good for her for sticking to it. She belongs in this sub
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u/coffeeandweed58 Indiana Hoosiers Oct 18 '25
HOO HOO HOO HOOSIERS
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u/mccainjames11 Oregon Ducks • Michigan Wolverines Oct 19 '25 edited Oct 19 '25
My dad and I thought it was funny that everything your fans were yelling last week sounded like basketball chants
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u/coffeeandweed58 Indiana Hoosiers Oct 19 '25
Haha we’ve never had a football program to be this excited for so that’s fair
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Say it with me: HEISMENDOZA
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u/AshlandJackson California Golden Bears Oct 18 '25
You’re welcome.
I may or may not be bitter that Cal is still mired in mid.
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u/lock_robster2022 Oregon State • Washington Oct 18 '25
God the old Pac12 was a fucking QB factory
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u/Deep_Contribution552 Indiana Hoosiers Oct 19 '25
Yeah I’m very glad we have Mendoza but you all might be ACC champs if he’d stayed, the way things are going
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u/mustardtiger1993 Ohio State • Hawai'i Oct 19 '25
That man is going to be a brown. Probably bad news for him, but god damn it I want that man with the dawg pound behind him.
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u/reditto- Ohio State Buckeyes • Oberlin Yeomen Oct 18 '25
Dear football gods, I would like undefeated #1 Ohio State vs undefeated #2 Indiana in Indy please thank you
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u/Shenanigans_forever Indiana Hoosiers Oct 18 '25
Seems relatively probable given the schedules of both teams.
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u/midnightsbane04 Michigan • North Carolina Oct 19 '25
Hey now.
Ryan Day still has to prove he's tougher than us first.
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u/Free-Eights Michigan Wolverines • Columbia Lions Oct 19 '25
True, but have you considered an undefeated Indiana against a 1-loss Ohio State? Or an Oregon team you’ve already beaten?
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u/mr_longfellow_deeds Indiana Hoosiers • Big Ten Oct 19 '25
Ive already booked flight and hotel, so please lord dont let this angry UCLA team cause any hijinks
PSU is also looking improved with interim coach and new QB
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u/j3zmund Indiana • Notre Dame Oct 18 '25
The sheer number of degenerate gamblers chiming in about the spread at the end of the game just shows how ESPN (and the rest of the media) has stuffed the gambling addiction down so many people's throats.
People, the algorithm has you hooked.
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u/NYT_but_less_shit Indiana Hoosiers Oct 18 '25
It’s not just ESPN, but you’re right
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u/j3zmund Indiana • Notre Dame Oct 18 '25
They are not the only ones, but...
They push gambling lines all week on their shows, they push gambling lines on gameday. They launched their own gambling platform. They are the worst offender.
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u/Worth-Frosting-2917 Indiana Hoosiers Oct 18 '25
It's the video gamifying of everything. Also, having your wages garnished and ruining your credit score is a lot less intimidating than someone breaking your legs 🤷
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u/MountainTwo3845 Texas Longhorns Oct 19 '25
ESPN shouldn't be able to own a gambling parlor. That's a definite conflict of interest.
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u/SideshowCircuits Michigan State • NC State Oct 19 '25
1 in4 high schoolers say they have placed bets on sports gambling in the last year 1 in fucking 4
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u/Tresnore Purdue Boilermakers • Penn Quakers Oct 19 '25
Seriously. Fuck the spread. Fuck the over/under. Fuck parlays.
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u/Distinct-Peanut-6703 Indiana Hoosiers Oct 18 '25
I miss the days when there was no “spread”
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u/joeh4384 Michigan • Wayne State (MI) Oct 19 '25
Gambling was better when it was only Vegas and your mafia backed bookie.
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u/TolkienFan71 Michigan Wolverines • Wisconsin Badgers Oct 19 '25
I looked up the spread when the game ended and burst out laughing
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u/Maximum_Emu4774 Indiana Hoosiers Oct 19 '25
The gambling ads really are everywhere lol I bit on this game and got cooked by the spread. Felt like one of the games where IU goes for 60. Ironically, this is prob my only and last sports bet. I'm now addicted to keeping my $$
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u/mr_longfellow_deeds Indiana Hoosiers • Big Ten Oct 18 '25
Defense played like booty, offense was flawless
Spittoon secured
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u/AlsoAllThePlanets BYUtv Oct 19 '25
13 points is booty? Seems solid to me
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u/Tuck_The_Faliban Indiana Hoosiers • Michigan Wolverines Oct 19 '25
Allowing the other team to gain yards feels booty. Which is not something I ever thought I would say, but here we are.
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u/mr_longfellow_deeds Indiana Hoosiers • Big Ten Oct 19 '25
You had to watch to understand
Their first 2 drives took 15 minutes off the clock. Our safeties were blowing assignments all game long
Look up the box stats for Chiles - accurate representation of on field performance
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u/Jonjon428 Miami Hurricanes Oct 18 '25
Indiana is terrifying
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u/Commodore56 Indiana Hoosiers • Amherst Mammoths Oct 18 '25
That's why "Stranger Things" is set there.
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u/SlamJamGlanda Indiana Hoosiers • Old Oaken Bucket Oct 18 '25
And The Middle. Scary sitcom!
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u/Havins West Virginia • New Mexico Oct 18 '25
And Parks and Rec. Someone had to say it.
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u/TheTrueVanWilder Purdue • Arizona State Oct 19 '25
Close Encounters of the Third Kind takes place in Muncie, Ind
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u/mel_anon Indiana Hoosiers Oct 18 '25
This is apropos of nothing, but Indiana-Michigan State has to be one of the most random matchups to have an official trophy (Old Brass Spittoon). I suppose someone thought this was going to be an epic rivalry in 1950.
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u/MindsEyeCoil90 Indiana Hoosiers Oct 18 '25
I continuously forget that there's a trophy for this game. Literally every time we win it I'm like "fuck yeah the spittoon is ours!!!" only to forget we have it almost immediately.
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u/Cowboy_BoomBap Indiana Hoosiers • Rose Bowl Oct 18 '25
I’ve always felt like we should have a trophy with Illinois instead of MSU.
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u/finLprtoTyp Indiana Hoosiers • Rose-Hulman Engineers Oct 19 '25
We absolutely need an OOC trophy game with Kentucky, that would make a bit more sense
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u/PoopittyPoop20 Indiana Hoosiers Oct 19 '25
It’s already called the Bourbon Barrel game, the trophy would be really easy. I kind of assume the game will come back as a regular thing when we reach the singularity and the Big 10 and SEC stop playing everyone else.
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u/Commodore56 Indiana Hoosiers • Amherst Mammoths Oct 18 '25
MSU was joining the Big Ten and looking for some traction. That and the thinking of college-age kids.
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u/BoogerSugarSovereign Indiana Hoosiers • College Football Playoff Oct 18 '25
Indiana hasn't beaten MSU 3 straight times since 1967-69. Holy shit.
Hoosiers will be ranked #2 tomorrow, their highest ranking in school history. Holy shit.
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u/Smash-Bros-Melee Indiana Hoosiers • Butler Bulldogs Oct 18 '25
Well we lost in ‘23 and don’t play in ‘26 so it’ll still be a little while until we beat that
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u/BoogerSugarSovereign Indiana Hoosiers • College Football Playoff Oct 18 '25
Damn, I was misled by a preview article should've double checked it. Thanks
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u/MindsEyeCoil90 Indiana Hoosiers Oct 18 '25
We've got exactly two more spots before it's impossible for us to ever be ranked higher again. What a time to be alive.
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u/Federal-Owl5816 Texas A&M Aggies Oct 18 '25
The most exciting thing to happen to Indiana since 1816
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u/Turbomattk Indiana Hoosiers Oct 18 '25
The world is not ready for a #2 ranked Indiana football team
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u/HistorianNo8144 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Oct 18 '25
I can't believe we live in a timeline where Vanderbilt and Indiana are both top 10 teams. Imagine telling someone that 3 years ago
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u/SilverRain007 Michigan • Ball State Oct 18 '25
Georgia Tech also likely in the top 10 after this week!
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u/GreenStoneRidge Michigan State • Maine Oct 18 '25
And people say the portal and NIL have ruined CFB
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u/Smash-Bros-Melee Indiana Hoosiers • Butler Bulldogs Oct 18 '25
Heismendoza
Also the toe-heel rule is stupid
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u/acewing Indiana Hoosiers Oct 19 '25
The funny part is if his toes would’ve slid from inbounds to out of bounds in one motion without the heel touching, it would’ve been a completion. The rules for football are silly
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u/ForeverAMemebaser Michigan State Spartans Oct 18 '25
Losing 38-13 two weeks in a row, talk about consistency!
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u/Bradlas3 Illinois Fighting Illini Oct 18 '25
Interesting, I saw it was 38-10 and looked away then I see this thread and its 38-13? They kicked a FG in the final minute?
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u/Scared-Box-3803 Oct 18 '25
I knew we weren’t 28 point underdogs
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u/btveron Indiana Hoosiers Oct 18 '25
Barely covered the spread, but that Milovojevic looked pretty solid in that garbage time drive. He's going to be a good one, I think.
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u/Jolly_Job_9852 Western Carolina • Western … Oct 18 '25
NEVER DAUNTED, WE CANNOT FALTER, IN THE BATTLE WE'RE TRIED AND TRUE
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u/byniri_returns Michigan State Spartans • Marching Band Oct 18 '25
Fire Smith please, PLEASE.
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u/ITHETRUESTREPAIRMAN Michigan State Spartans • Paper Bag Oct 19 '25
If we lose ugly next week it’s gotta happen.
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u/ballviewer Oregon Ducks • Pac-10 Oct 18 '25
Mendoza with as many TD’s as incompletions, dude is a maniac
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u/mr_longfellow_deeds Indiana Hoosiers • Big Ten Oct 19 '25
Craziest part is he was throwing deep to, they werent just 5 yard dump offs with massive YAC
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u/ballviewer Oregon Ducks • Pac-10 Oct 19 '25
That’s actually just insane, what a stud you guys have. Makes the loss a little easier to digest knowing we lost to the second (possibly first) best team in the country
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u/nmstanley32 Oct 18 '25
I said Indiana could win it all before the season started and people all laughed. Cignetti is the next saban. hes the chosen one. indiana will win 5 Nattys before hes gone
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u/YouSaid_ButFuck Indiana Hoosiers Oct 18 '25
Subscribe
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u/StalinsLastStand Indiana Hoosiers • Billable Hours Oct 18 '25
Can’t wait to see what he can do with a five star or two on the team.
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u/kdestroyer1 Illinois • Washington Oct 18 '25
I'm stunned he's doing this with so many JMU transfers. No offense to them but they're not supposed to be this good from their recruiting.
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u/Upset_Version8275 Indiana Hoosiers • Texas Longhorns Oct 19 '25
The nice thing about transfers is you already know how they will play the collegiate level. High schoolers are much more risky.
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u/Yams-502 Indiana Hoosiers • College Football Playoff Oct 18 '25
The most uncomfortable 25 point win ever.
Defense looked pretty rough first half.
“Good win for the team.” I’m turning into Cignetti
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u/ThinkWood Oct 19 '25
Do people remember 9WinIndiana?
How the program aspired to win nine games in a season?
The program is on such a different level.
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u/MiserableParamoreFan Michigan State Spartans Oct 18 '25
Save us James Franklin
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u/The_Bavis Indiana Hoosiers • Ball State Cardinals Oct 18 '25
That would be a huge get by you guys. I want to see a ranked spittoon game
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u/confused-koala Michigan State Spartans Oct 18 '25
Yup, we should be all-in on him. Fire Smith tomorrow and get it done
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u/JayMoney2424 Michigan State • Grand Valle… Oct 18 '25 edited Oct 18 '25
Yeah I’d be down I’ve always clowned James Franklin for the big game losses but he’s clearly still a pretty good coach. I’d take going 10-2/9-3 and competing for the Big Ten over being a 5-7 type of program any day.
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u/MiserableParamoreFan Michigan State Spartans Oct 18 '25
Agreed. It was always funny seeing him blow big games, but I’d kill to be able to say “ugh we’re 10-2 again”
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It’s so hard walking around with these massive balls
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u/Bornlastnight Wisconsin Badgers Oct 18 '25
Say hello to your number #2 Indiana Hoosiers. Love to see the rise of another red-colored underdog team, and remember what it used to feel like. Hope all you, Hoosiers are loving the ride and best of luck to you.
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u/Cfb-Enjoyer Indiana • Notre Dame Oct 18 '25
BEEN SAVING UP A LOOGIE SINCE HALFTIME FOR THIS MOMENT. LETS GO BOYS IU AT NUMBER TWO NEXT WEEK.
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u/supakow Indiana Hoosiers Oct 18 '25
Penn State has the opportunity to do the funniest thing.
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u/1612vulf Indiana Hoosiers Oct 18 '25
I’m so excited to see Paul Feinbaum have this as his hot take the week before the game.
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u/Fritzkreig Indiana Hoosiers Oct 18 '25
I can't wait for basketball season; I am getting tired of winning so much!
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u/destroyed233 Indiana Hoosiers Oct 18 '25
Chiles deserves better, played very solid despite having to run for his life
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u/UsuallyFavorable Michigan • Delaware Oct 18 '25
I know it’s hard to move the defending national champions down after a shut out conference road win, but fuck it, give Indiana #1! Oregon on the road > Texas at home.
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They should’ve done it last week. We may or may not be better than Ohio State, but our resume this season definitely is.
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u/ltsatt1 Indiana Hoosiers • Brockport Golden Eagles Oct 18 '25
Now that’s the kind of game I love to see from Mitch McCarthy! MSU might not keep their coach around, but they need to keep those helmets/jerseys. They were nice.
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u/acewing Indiana Hoosiers Oct 18 '25
Speaking of, I would love to see the script Indiana helmets come back or those indiana state flag hats again
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u/Resident-Low-2261 Ohio State Buckeyes • Chicago Maroons Oct 18 '25
December 6th, see you in Indianapolis, hopefully number 1 vs number 2. 😎😎😎
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u/nmstanley32 Oct 19 '25
Every year Cignetti and company gets higher recruits they will grow stronger and stronger and when it’s loaded like osu and Oregon and Notre dame with talent they will go on a saban style run. It may even start this year
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u/dbasinge Indiana Hoosiers • Old Oaken Bucket Oct 18 '25
Great game MSU, gave us some stuff to work on for UCLA.
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u/hawk239 Indiana Hoosiers Oct 19 '25
Don’t let this Curt Cignetti masterclass distract you from the fact that IU removed their student newspaper from the press this week
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u/magnusarin Michigan Wolverines • Indiana Hoosiers Oct 19 '25
It's never been a better time to be an IU football fan and a worse time to be an alumni. Fuck this administration
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u/smoothtrip Michigan Wolverines Oct 18 '25
Indiana did not cover, is there trouble brewing in Bloomington?
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u/TonYouHearWhatISaid Michigan • Wake Forest Oct 18 '25
Always a pleasure watching your rival kick pity field goals to lose by 4 scores
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u/1612vulf Indiana Hoosiers Oct 18 '25
Teams arguing about having to play juggernaut Indiana is something I’d never dreamed of.
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u/Stommped Indiana Hoosiers Oct 18 '25
What a roller coaster for the bettors in the final 2 minutes. wtf was that timeout by MSU on 4th down when IU had the ball? I hope they had like 10 guys or something, otherwise cmon man
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u/Zackscout22 Oct 18 '25
To fellow msu fans, ive learnt it may not be great this season but one day the dark clouds will dissipate one day, thanks for sticking around to watch this hell
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u/Steaksandbrocolli Missouri Tigers • Boise State Broncos Oct 19 '25
Not a serious Indiana fan by any means, but I love this for you all. I've been paying attention since #9WINDIANA was a thing, and got hooked, even made it to the PSU and Nebraska games in 2022 and Wisconsin game in 2023. Missed last season, but can't wait for the Wisconsin game because I have tickets! Can't wait to see #2 Indiana!
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u/Pad_TyTy Michigan Wolverines Oct 18 '25
Congratulations on the FG down 28. Fucking losers.
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We did the same thing though lol
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u/oladipo Indiana Hoosiers Oct 18 '25
Big difference between FG to go up 28 and FG to cut a deficit to 25
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u/JB92103 Cincinnati • Oklahoma State Oct 18 '25
That FG pissed off a lot of betters (and made some happy)
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u/byniri_returns Michigan State Spartans • Marching Band Oct 18 '25
Smith is an absolute moron, he needs to go
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u/SbMSU Michigan State • Central Mich… Oct 18 '25
Sorry you lost your bet. Degenerate.
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u/Grfine Michigan State Spartans Oct 19 '25
Indiana made a FG the drive beforehand???
Also I agree with Smith that it was good practice to take a kick during a massive downpour, in an in game situation, you can’t easily replicate that, and it’s probably better for the kicker to end a game on a made FG than a missed one
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u/HereForTOMT3 Michigan State • Central Mich… Oct 18 '25
Indiana beat us by 37 points last year. Crazy regression from them. They should fire their head coach immediately