Dirty hits and a QB with no class, glad Indiana won here

https://x.com/BeamTeamSac/stat...467718255509568?s=20

And Fletcher takes a swing at a Hoosier after the game:

https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/47667799

Like you said, classy behavior.

I’m especially glad that Indiana won because I can say something about the many defensive penalties against Miami that went uncalled, without it being a loser’s whine. There’s “letting them play,” then there’s ignoring obvious penalties.

Congrats! Happy for Nando. He’s a good dude.

The refs not only didn't call the many dirty plays by the Miami defense, but then they call a celebration penalty on the kid that made the Int. at the end of the game. OMG the kid just saved the National Championship for Indiana. I think a bit of celebration was in order.
Congrats to IU on a great win and a great season. Miami showed the whole world what a "no class" program they really are.
Rod

There was a ton of holding and defensive pass interference not called on both sides, but the helmet to the chin absolutely should have been called.

Don’t really care about the celebration penalty, at that point it didn’t matter.

Entertaining and now we’re all 0-0 records again. Crank up the survival pool!

Congrats to Indiana, they beat all of the competition Ohio State, Oregon, Miami et al. An amazing team.

I was an adopted Hoosier for about 24 years.

Congrats to IU!

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There was a ton of holding and defensive pass interference not called on both sides, but the helmet to the chin absolutely should have been called.

I’m not completely unbiased, because I definitely wanted the B1G team to win, but I saw much more DPI and holding on the Miami secondary than Indiana’s. Hoosiers were playing a lot more zone than Miami, who were in man coverage most often.

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The Indiana defensive back play was remarkable all game long.

Cignetti speaks:

“Let me make one thing perfectly clear — I’ve been in this sport long enough to have seen every trick, every cheap stunt, every desperate tactic a team can pull. But I have never witnessed anything as reckless, as blatantly biased, and as openly tolerated on a national broadcast as what we all saw today.

When a player goes for the ball, anyone can recognize it. But when he abandons the play entirely, when he launches himself at another man out of pure frustration — that’s not instinct. That’s intent. That hit was one hundred percent deliberate. Don’t insult everyone’s intelligence by pretending otherwise.

And we all saw what followed — the taunting, the smug smiles, the ridiculous celebrations, as if they had just delivered a football masterclass instead of a cheap shot in front of millions. That was the true identity on display out there today.

I’m not here to name names — everyone in this room knows exactly who I’m talking about. But let me speak directly to the league and the officiating crew: these blurred lines, these suspiciously delayed whistles, this growing tolerance for violent, undisciplined behavior — don’t fool yourselves. We saw it all. And so did everyone watching at home.

You preach player safety, fairness, and integrity — you repeat those words in every commercial break — yet week after week, dirty hits get rebranded as ‘physical football,’ as if changing the label somehow turns recklessness into professionalism. If this is what the league now calls sportsmanship, then congratulations — you’ve hollowed out the very values you claim to protect.

And I’m not going to stand here and politely nod while my players — guys who know how to play clean, who believe in discipline, who kept their composure while the other side acted like children in shoulder pads — are forced to compete under rules you refuse to enforce consistently.

Today, Indiana defeated Miami (FL) 27–21, and I — Head Coach Curt Cignetti — am proud of how my team fought, how they stayed composed, and how they carried themselves until the final whistle despite everything happening around them. But let’s be clear: this win does not erase what we witnessed on that field.

I’m not saying this out of bitterness — because we won. I’m saying it because I care about the integrity of this sport — clearly more than some of the people tasked with protecting it. And if the league won’t step up to safeguard the players, then the men giving everything on that field will continue to pay the price — every week, every game, every snap.”

Miami U will always be Miami U. No dog in that fight for me but I'm glad they lost.

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Originally posted by ibanda:
Congrats to Indiana!

And.......this morning little brother Alberto Mendoza is in the portal, that didn't take long. IU took a QB in the portal, Hoover from TCU, but he only has 1 year of eligibility. I was hoping little brother Mendoza would stick around, he will just be a sophomore next year. I don't know what team is going to give him guaranteed start time.

And he's gone.... 8 hours later Alberto Mendoza has transferred to Georgia Tech. I'd have like to see him sit on the bench for his sophomore year, but he wants to play and I can understand that (or GT just gave him a huge pile of $).

Miami has always been that way. You wonder if they recruit within the prison system. Having a porn star who is a student at Miami and main unofficial cheerleader is something most schools would shy away from.

Indiana has a lot of 22-24 years olds something like 47. I know it’s pervasive. Carson Beck played 6 years red shirt year plus Covid. But college football has morphed into more of a minor league for the NFL.

My issue with this is these athletic associations are separate from the university and they are Nonprofits. So Mark Cuban can fund Indiana (he is their biggest NIL backer) and get a tax write off and otherwise avoid some of his tax liabilities. Changing this status would stop the coaches getting big pay offs.

^^

Yep the age thing is new to college ball. I'm sure many hang there as long as possible, knowing they're not NFL material but still getting paid to play football. More direction than a lot of kids that age FWIW.

Congrats to Indiana for the FBS National Championship.

And Congrats to Montana State for the FCS National Championship.

Great year for both teams.

Congratulations to Indiana, very entertaining game last night.
Watched Fernando Mendoza for the two years he was at Cal, by his Junior year it was clear he was special. Sadly the coaching staff wasn't savy enough to build a quality team around him and he transferred after completing his business degree in 3yrs.

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Originally posted by ibanda:
Congrats to Indiana!

And.......this morning little brother Alberto Mendoza is in the portal, that didn't take long. IU took a QB in the portal, Hoover from TCU, but he only has 1 year of eligibility. I was hoping little brother Mendoza would stick around, he will just be a sophomore next year. I don't know what team is going to give him guaranteed start time.

https://x.com/Hayesfawcett3/st...719785079546296?s=20

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Originally posted by NOCkid:
And Fletcher takes a swing at a Hoosier after the game:

https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/47667799

Like you said, classy behavior.

No comment on the others, but this swing was well deserved.

Mark Fletcher’s dad passed away a couple years ago, and is everything to this young man. The Indiana player was taunting him and brought his father into the conversation.

No issues in the slightest with the reaction. For context, as he’s one of the nicest young men in all of CFB, here’s another clip from that evening:

https://www.facebook.com/FOOTB...za/1388047299531258/