The Mendoza Effect----Our quarterback is a really good guy! He gets fired up about things beyond football like studying and loves to hang out with priests. This is such a difference compared to the personality of so many ego driven quarterbacks. He is the third Heisman winner with Latin roots and is by all accounts the perfect prospect for turning around the Raiders as the first overall draft pick but right now he is only focused on the game tonight.
We are HOOSIERS-----What is a Hoosier? Several theories exist to explain the origins of the word. Did it come from the frontier greeting of “Who’s here” that people used in this area? Was it a strange English dialect of Hill Dweller? Samuel Hoosier allegedly hired many workers from Indiana to help with canals and projects in Kentucky and they became known as Hoosier’s men, and then that became Hoosiers. These and many stories are common on Indiana’s campus with no clear answer. To make this less confusing, Indiana now has a Buffalo as its logo, which has nothing to do with a Hoosier.
Coach Cig---Google him.
Mellencamp gave the hoosiers a training facility when no one believed this could happen.
Americas Team----With the Dallas Cowboys retiring from SuperBowls in 1996 there has been no clear consensus in football at the NFL level and with Notre Dame retiring from playoff participation in 2025, we are the logical team to beat the bad boys of Miami and be the NCAA version of Americas team. In a nod to the Catholics vs Convicts game, we will start a Catholic Quarterback who grew up in Miami, and he will bring a team of priests to support him as mentioned above.
Win or Lose, we Reload. Indiana has been laser focused on winning this game, yet has managed to already sign a great transfer class for next season. With donations coming from the largest living alumni base in the United States led by the wealthy Mark Cuban and rocker John Mellencamp this will not be a one hit wonder.