Can you even call Indiana vs.? Purdue a rivalry if there wasn’t an all-out brawl at midfield?

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The Old Oaken Bucket returns to the Hoosiers in a one-sided snoozefest. Hanging a 50 burger has never been so boring. Yes, Indiana had some great plays, but I’m pretty sure the sideline cameras even caught Coach Cignetti falling asleep. It really could have used an all-out brawl between the teams over something outrageous, like a Purdue player stealing the Oaken bucket at midfield and disrespectfully using it as a fleshlight. Unfortunately nothing noteworthy to blog about this game, but after watching Ohio State lose a team without a pulse I learned today in Michigan that you can’t take a win for granted, especially against your biggest rival.

Remember when Ohio State laughed in the faces of Hoosier fans when Indiana said beating Michigan was a good win? I remember. Indiana has actually beaten Michigan twice since the last time they beat Ohio State. Sure, Ohio State University stepped on Indiana’s crazy in Columbus like they do every year, but if OSU wasn’t excited about a win against IU, they might have thought about getting up for the game against their arch-rival. I’m not sure Michigan’s win is good for Indiana in terms of the College Football Playoff, but there’s a strange satisfaction in seeing Will Howard embarrassed and half the Buckeyes beaten by the police , after Howard stubbed out cigarettes on the sidelines last week.

This game is a war. And whenever there is a war, there are consequences and losses. And then there is the looting and the rewards that come with it.”
-Ryan Day

I suspect that cheering the opposing team is part of the consequences, unless it’s against your own team, then it’s a war crime. BUT whatever, this is turning into some weird Ohio State hate blog and Indiana lost to them. It’s over. You won.

Indiana in the College Football Playoff. Unless something egregious happens to the committee, Indiana will be a member by the end of December. I will start going to church every Sunday if the committee somehow manages to give IU a home game because I would like to see an SEC school in the snow.

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Something romantic about football in the snow. This wasn’t a Blizzard Steelers vs. Browns game, but a light dusting was enough to get the juices flowing. Need something special when the going gets tough, even if you can hang a 50 burger on Purdue in its very first 11-win season. Incredible. Indiana might actually be a football school because I wouldn’t watch another Indiana basketball game as long as the money goes to overpaid lazy players and a terrible coach.

I thought Cig was a clinically insane lunatic when he showed up at the convention hall talking that crap, but 2/3 would be HOF numbers hitting in the MLB. Not bad. This man walked into AH and caused the basketball program to take a back seat behind him. Pretty incredible. In Cig we trust.

It’s time for postseason football. Get your cignetti – I win, Google Me Shirt for 20% discount during the Barstool Black Friday Sale and get it just in time for the Hoosiers to beat whatever overrated SEC school they face in the College Football Playoff.

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