“Isn’t it great to see so many other IU fans in one place?” I asked my five-year old as we walked through the crowds of red or purple clad football fans around the southern end zone of Ryan Stadium in… Continue Reading
After dinner, my sister-in-law will sit a big coffee mug on the counter, fill it 3/4 of the way up with milk, dump 3 to 4 heaping tablespoons of sugar into it and then top it off with a… Continue Reading
Let me start with a disclaimer, what I’m about to say in no way means that you are stupid, or that you shouldn’t like college football. I’m fully of the belief that anyone can enjoy any pastime you like, provided… Continue Reading
I’m in a bit of an excitement crevasse right now. There’s not much that’s moving the needle for me with IU sports. I’ve had a lot of thoughts about our performance at Duke, Tom Crean’s assertion post game that the… Continue Reading
Saturday was fun wasn’t it? That’s pretty much what my main take away is from our loss to Ohio State 34-27. I could go deep into the implications of having a chance to tie the game on the last play… Continue Reading
Last week, when Jordan Howard put Indiana ahead 48-41 with :56 to go against Southern Illinois, Brian, an non-IU fan with whom I was watching the game, turned to me and said, “Well, that should do it.” I looked up… Continue Reading
My therapist would be proud of me for what you are about to read. We’ve been talking a lot about getting rid of the notion of “should.” Nothing “should” happen other than what actually happens. “Should” is something we impose… Continue Reading
It’s year four. And Bowling Green. There’s a lot for even the most football-ignorant of us (self-descriptor) to scratch our heads over following the 45-42 loss at Bowling Green yesterday. Here are some perfectly reasonable questions you could be asking… Continue Reading
I’ve struggled with how to approach our loss to Navy on Saturday, largely because my first reaction is exactly the same reaction I’ve had roughly 200 times in the last twenty years, namely, “Well, that’s pretty typical for IU football.”… Continue Reading
I have a question to ask whose entire premise is based on the answer to another question that I assume is “probably not.” So, before we get to the question I want to ask, let’s first examine the question upon… Continue Reading