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COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF OREGON INDIANA INSTANT REACTION

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF OREGON INDIANA INSTANT REACTION

Indiana University delivered a stunning, dominant victory over Oregon, showcasing a flawless, nearly perfect game built on precision, discipline, and elite execution. Quarterback Fernando Mendoza had a historic performance with five touchdowns, becoming only the fourth player in college football history to achieve this in a single game. The team’s defense was statistically among the best in the nation, with zero mistakes and exceptional red-zone efficiency, and their performance highlighted their evolution from a once-overlooked program to a national powerhouse. The analysis emphasizes how Indiana’s success defies traditional narratives, with fans and analysts initially doubting their potential. The show celebrates this as a turning point in college football history, noting how a team with a weak schedule last year has now become the most dominant force in the sport. The discussion also touches on broader themes of sports unpredictability, media bias, and the power of underdog stories. Additionally, Still Blue Coffee promotes its new ready-to-drink can lattes, with all proceeds funding 1,000 pet adoptions, blending product promotion with a charitable mission. The episode concludes with a celebration of the game’s excitement, the rise of Indiana, and the importance of recognizing underappreciated talent and narratives in college football.

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All right we're live not quite a post game stream but a post a post anything that matter stream as far as that game goes because the game is over the game has been over the game might have been over after the very first play from scrimmage I am we're brought to you by twisted tea this is unnecessary reference we were live last night we're live tonight I'm going to make you two promises right now a this show ain't lasting very long. B I'm not going to have a lot of poignant analysis any hard hitting opinions any I'm not going to have any stats I'm just going to tell you what happened Indiana's beating the living dog shit out of Oregon right now Indiana is beating the living dog shit out of everybody right now Indiana looks inevitable right now I'll start with big half. What do you say I don't even know how to set you up what do you say about what we're witnessing I mean it's about a throw of a beat down as I can remember just in every facet of the game I mean offense defense special teams I mean we took we talked about thinking oh like maybe Oregon can play the game closer like they actually see my second time no signety in the end got more data and just pummeled them how prepared they are how precise they are everything is so clean. Mendoza 17 for 20 fuck 77 five touchdowns whatever run game was solid defense was great I mean it's weren't a game where they're throwing Daniel ponds in the back to the throne the ball right they're fucking around with Oregon like they're disrespecting Oregon and then Oregon I mean Oregon's punting down 27 and it gets blocked almost for a touchdown as it should I mean also I mean another Indiana deserves all the credit in the world all of it another Dan landing egg in a big spot I've been saying it for a while we keep crowning this guy when he just before he does anything we every year we fall for because he's he has good quotes and it's funny because he's the guy that's like we don't play for clicks but he's Mr. Quote guy nothing in the trophy case I'm just saying there's there's a lot of talk about and I'll just say this last quick Brandon you said yesterday to me that wasn't frustrating watching Miami I think it was more frustrating watching this because it's so sad that a house is in a place now or I have to sit there and be like we almost beat this in the entity like that's all I've got for this year but they've been that good that I'm sitting here saying that. I think in an all season show very soon we're going to have a day in landing conversation because I've noticed it too but let's focus on Indiana tonight Casey what do you say Casey unmute yourself Yikes that's my bad going into this game I said in the preview that I believed in Indiana I have believed in Indiana I thought they were going to win the game but beating a team twice in the season is very hard to do and we've seen it in the last couple of years and exactly what everybody is saying online when we've already said here it was like Kurt Sigmetti just didn't give a fuck who they played when they played how they played who's on the other sideline and I mean you know it's easy to give a knee jerk reaction on Twitter when and as we all do and I love to do it you see the first drive you're like K the games over this was an actual example of the game was over after the first 11 seconds of the game it was just like holy shit this is a different playing field and for Kurt Sigmetti and I know it's the bigger picture question but just focusing on this game the fact that this is this man's second year at Indiana and this is where they are it's incredible and Indiana is just it's just their year they're they're just impeccable across the board. What do you say yeah I think I want to start with Fernando Mendoza because well actually yeah it's written in Dosa here's a guy he wins the Heisman and he doesn't have crazy stats right it's not been like a crazy statistical Heisman year but you want to talk about after winning the award shutting the door on any and all criticism about who was the best college football player in the country right now I mean you look at it through two playoff games against very good teams Indiana I mean Alabama and Oregon and when we have the landing conversation I'll actually probably be more on landing side but against two very good teams he has eight touchdowns and five in completions guys almost double the amount of touchdowns and he doesn't complete he is dialed he is 2019 Joe Burrow semi final level of dialed in right now and it comes on a team that in some ways is even more complete than that 2019 else you team because this Indiana defense is also just as dialed they've been statistically the best defense in the entire country all year long either one A1B then Ohio State whatever you want to say and they just continue to do it I mean they start the game with the immediate pick six and we'll say this Oregon responded very well to that pick six right and this just proves how good Indiana is because pick six haven't oh my god that's a huge a maker land Oregon drives it down Indiana's throat they put together this great 75 year touchdown drive okay maybe he spoke to seem what is Indiana do like it's nothing 75 yards the other way no mistakes perfect football and now they're beating the shit out of Oregon and again like y'all are talking about this is not the exception this is the rule this is who Indiana has been for two years now and what's crazy is like you're saying have maybe the best proof that we have that Ohio State was actually good is that they played this team close right now it doesn't seem like anybody can stiff their jock and maybe that's the craziest point of all is that the measuring stick for what Ohio State be good or not is that they're margin of loss to Indiana wasn't that bad what do you say yeah I mean the whole narrative about hard to be a team twice again it doesn't matter when that psychopath is is on Indiana sidelines and prepping and preparing for this because a 10 point winning against Oregon is not a 10 point win against Oregon in Kurt Signati's mind it's we didn't beat them by enough and you saw that play out exactly to a tee tonight he wanted to flat out embarrassed Dan Lanning's program that's why pawns is out there playing offense they wanted to they want to laugh them off the field and they did success of successfully and yeah it did start from the jump I mean there's nothing else to be said about Indiana that we haven't said already in the you know the few weeks laying up to this they're so fundamentally sound they're blocking the lead they make every contested catch they have they have three receivers that are unsung heroes in a way because Mendoza is placing the ball perfectly on the money every time but they make extraordinary catches is like man they're so so they're so so good that's the highest compliment to say yeah man they might as well be cheating um yeah that's that's a little silly but but like that's what it is they're that good they know everything that's going to happen it seems they're prepared for everything they are they weather any in every store they are sensational and every sense of the word is is a complete joy to watch it's it's it's a masterclass a clinic every single rep so here's the thing if you play Indiana and and I think we're seeing because remember their last game at the end of the regular season was a 13 to 10 win over Ohio State where it was back and forth and they lucky to win is not the right word but that game could have gone either way then they get a break and their coaching system And they get to get in there and really dig around in the car and tweak everything and they come out with the extended break and they kill Alabama and then they have what 10 days between Alabama and this and they come out and kill this team like this is I think it's an operation. A coaching staff and a mature group of players operating at the highest possible caliber because if you give them more than a week to prepare they're going to be the best version of themselves. And if you make a mistake you lose if you make one mistake you lose because they don't make mistakes they don't make any mistakes. If it's third and four it's a five yard out he throws a perfect ball and Sarant catches it like this if the balls close to the receivers they catch it and the balls always close to receivers because the quarterback throws at the perfect spot every time. When's the last time you saw Indiana in second and 21 when's the last time you saw Indiana in third and 19 it doesn't happen but they put you in third and 19 all the time it is I I stand by my initial doubts last year because it makes the ultimate realization I had even more impactful. But last year I saw it with my eyes but I was like this can't be real this is I'm going to throw some road blocks up in here and this year they come in and steam roll everything every doubt I put in the way and now it's just it's not well they're so good it is how historically good will they be and like I said about the offseason conversation about the landing. As long as they beat Miami which that's a conversation we're going to have an offseason conversation about where this Indiana team stacks up all time to but that they got to get through they got to get through Miami first I think Miami is going to put up more fight than Oregon because big F said it how many blowouts is landing have to take in these big spots before we say guys let's talk about this but again don't talk about the night Casey reading that. 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Brandon just really quick to your point where you just made to that I saw this lot and this always happens in retrospect after games like this right and it's y'all's favorite fan base the Alabama fans everybody coming out and saying the same thing and every team does it don't get me wrong every team does it but it's all the well you guys oh Alabama an apology now because everybody was making fun of how about Alabama got beat in a rose bowl and now they're doing it to organ and I'm going to ask you like do you feel that way I don't think we owe Alabama shit but I'm just saying there is a little bit of credence now because it's like they are just beating the fuck out of everybody well I live my life by one credo and that is never apologized to that piece of shit Alabama fan base for anything ever so no matter what I ever say what I ever do I'm not apologizing to Alabama football that being said we as a call us football Twitter as this podcast is every podcast we are very stupid we are very dumb every game in the playoff we see what we're going to do. In the playoff we say well this conference was actually this conference was better than that this one and maybe this team shouldn't have been in here maybe this conference and more maybe this conference shouldn't have less at the end of the day don't react about a conference or anybody any other team when Indiana plays this is about Indiana that's all it is the big 10 didn't win tonight. Indiana just Indiana it all over the place and the fact that the worst program in the history of college football became the best in 18 months is the most amazing story in the history of this sport. So I you're right the Twitter fans and saying apologize to Alabama apologize to this Indiana is leaving a nothing but a vile wreckage of bodies behind them last week they were wearing crimson this week they were in green doesn't matter big F I don't know if you were to if I were to ask you big F tell me the most impressive part of Indiana is it Fernando Mendoza is it the running backs that get four yards every time they touch it. Is the receivers that catch every single thing that's in the air is the offensive line that is just mulling people what is it. It's tough I mean it's a little bit of a dealer's dealer's choice there I guess I mean the thing that stands out to me I guess is the way they seem to throw I mean that back shoulder serrat is just like a cheap code like and Mendoza specifically like any ball outside the hatches like he doesn't miss he just it feels like he just he's been so locked in. So locked in I mean like Sarah I was I tweeted Sarah gives me like and Juan Bolton vibes like they just have like a like he just makes every tough catch the it's I think it's more just it's the it's the some of the parts are they just do everything right. Like even even when Mendoza even call this like a random plan to get windows are breaks a little run and he fumbles Pat cooking is flying down the field to jump on that ball and some can say like it's lock whatever no he's following the fucking play. He's coming out like they just was like even when they fuck up they fuck up right it's crazy like they're just they're just so what they're so prepared for every possible scenario feels like and signety like you see him on the sideline that they scored a 50 burger on him like he's not even flinching. I have to think he's going home and like he's got to just sit down like put his feet up for a second after game like this and just laugh a little bit be like can you believe this shit because brain what you said the greatest turn on college football squares turn around history sports. I don't think there's anything you can equate this to maybe there's something overseas and let Lester city winning the EPL would be like the only thing. That I was like even today when they randomly won like clumber is really watch college sports never has I was trying to explain to him and someone try to say like oh like it'd be like the Rockies we're just like a couple of winning the world series this year I'm like that doesn't do it justice yeah. I'm like the Rockies have been the world series in the last 20 years and like Indiana's been the worst power program for a hundred years and in two years we're talking about is this an all time college football team. It's it's it's there's nothing like it and another thing to the age thing I think is overflowing as well so Jack might get a good tweet about it like yes maybe it is a strategy to have older guys but it's not like Oregon just a bunch of like pups out there. No it's not like it's not like a bunch of 25 year olds versus 18 year olds yeah they got a bunch of grown men but all the other teams do too. I think Jackson in Jackson Jack's tweet I think it was like the same high school classes like from a starter standpoint Indiana has eight and organ has six. Something like that like it's like there it's that close with those guys. Everybody's got old 23 year olds to everyone's got them and you mentioned the sum of its parts and I think that's crazy as part about this Indiana team is the whole is greater than the sum of its parts and the parts are awesome to begin with. I just don't know when the last time I've seen a team that has like and and and I overuse the word literally but I really feel the form they are in right now and have been honestly all season there is literally no weakness like okay let's see what the other great teams even like a 2019 LSU right. The defense was great good they had dogs but they weren't like the most dominant force ever they weren't ranking one two in the country and all the major statistical categories. Um made like oh one Miami offense awesome but still can do or see a quarterback not like most Indiana where are they bad. Every single offensive and defensive statistic there and all the important ones to red zone touch up percentage scoring red zone touch up percentage allowed third down percentage allowed third down percentage converted like you just go up and down the list in Indiana is top five in every single metric hell even. We know we're making jokes last dream I kept saying third manageable third advantage will come to find out the average third in five point one which is number one in the country. They're always on schedule offensive they're always putting you behind schedule defensively nine sacks in the two games against auntie Moore here he's only sacked 14 times in the season guys. It's just there's there's no weakness there's no weakness and the only reason why do give and Miami will play more mistake free than they did. And it'll be closer than people are feeling in this moment right now because how strong Miami is in the trenches but I do believe Indiana will ultimately win because Miami still has dense in the armor and little areas that can be exploited where it just feels like there's no they feel like Superman right now Indiana. What happens when you lock 18 co workers in an office for one week to compete for a quarter million dollars of cash. This is surviving bar stool season five presented by rumble premium where each episode releases three hours early so get it out free before any. Anybody else only when you join Rumble Premium, new episodes of Surviving Barstool will be released every Sunday and Wednesday, leading up to the Labor Day finale on September 7th. You can watch Surviving Barstool at 5 p.m. on Rumble Premium and everywhere else at 8 p.m. Eastern. I want to talk about this with you. We're two years into this thing, but the other day there was a graphic of like the 20 national college football people and it was their national championship pick. I was on the graphic, Casey was on the graphic. She had Clubside Penn State, but a lot of people have Penn State, a lot of people had Ohio State, a lot of people had Georgia, a lot of people had whatever. The point of it was we're all stupid. Of all the 20, 19 of them were gone. And only Taylor LeWan, who is now gone, was still there. And for everybody who points that out, I would like to just I would just like to to give some flowers to this crazy incredible and saying ridiculous sport. We started this in August where people thought Ohio State, Georgia, Alabama, Penn State, Clemson, and we are sitting here in January, getting ready for Indiana and Miami. And I think that is an amazing, amazing part of this sport, LeWan. Yeah, I think, again, as I said yesterday, for all the like flack that I give the current format and everything, at least I could put a side sit back and see this final four in this national championship is super refreshing and super enticing. It's two very good football teams. But what? This is why people are stupid. Let me just read a chat thing. Well, I got you. You're going to talk. This guy says, so no one in media knows ball. That's the point. Not seeing Indiana, Miami coming at this is not about knowing ball or not knowing ball. It is about a sport that gives you this incredible story that nobody could have even written or conceived. And this is what I just beat myself up about this because I sat next to you in the mostly sports studio last year in the spring. I told you Indiana was going to be a team to watch. And we're going to far surpass the wind. They were a dark horse container to make the playoff. They make the playoff. They they falter against Notre Dame. And for some reason you me. Well, you call them a cute story. Whatever. Now they're one of the best stories of sports history. But me and all these other people just decide we're pushing them away. Why did we do that? Why are we such brain dead idiots when they they upgrade that quarterback. They upgrade everywhere. They were going. They were getting better and we pushed them to the side. Why did we do that? They still had the elite head coach who game plans better than anyone in the pregame. Like why do we push them away? I'll tell you why. I'll tell you why you guys have played in the nanny though. Right. I'll tell you why I did it and you all can answer why you did it. I did it because last year they had the weakest schedule in the country. They played two teams with winning records basically and got hammered by both of them last year's team was pretty good. I this year's team is all of fame incredibly good. Like they almost think this year's Indiana team would be last year's by 60. And so like they gave us reasons to wonder in the all season. You know what? Were they really that good or was it a schedule? There is no wondering anymore. There is none of that. That's why we did it. We were wrong to do it, but that is why we didn't. And also to go back to what you were saying about, you know, all of us picking, you know, whatever we may pick. Like I know that in college basketball and March Madness, you know, you do those big bracket pools, right. And then whatever the final four ends up looking like they're like nine of five hundred million, you know, obviously that's an exaggeration, but there was like the nine total brackets. I would guarantee that there if there is outside of an Indiana fan or a Miami fan, there is not one human being that watches college football or or follows college football that would guess there was an Indiana Miami national title. And that's why the call the playoff doing what it's done is so great, but it's not just blooming. You're right about Indiana and everybody kind of falling off, but it's the same conversations we have every year of these big conferences who actually paid a real schedule who didn't play a real schedule. Are you in a fraud or are you not Indiana just took it and said, fuck you guys. We're just going to prove that we're not fraud like last year, maybe, but that's that's the point. Nobody saw this coming. Nobody outside of maybe Indiana fans. Yeah, I think the point is like, it's like, don't be defensive about all of us being wrong. And we don't need to explain it. I think we need to celebrate us being wrong because like that's why this year has been so much fun. That's why football is such a great game. You get 22 young men out there on the field in any given time. There are millions of variables that play there. You never quite know what's going to happen. Who's going to rise and fall over a season. And this has been such a wonderful season for showing that it's it's wide open. And we don't know who the best teams are. And that's and that's why every saturday is so excited because something's going to surprise you. So yeah, I love absolutely love the fact that we were also dead wrong preseason because it's it's made for some really entertaining watching. And now it has to make us getting the lab and really try to figure out and parse. Okay, what are the best practices nowadays? What are they doing other people aren't to get here? How do you emulate it and how much has because it changes such revolutionary ways that I don't even think that we can really grapple with the ripple effects of what like are going to be the best strategies for winning consistently in this era of college football. All right, Casey, we're going to have then I've got a question for everybody. Stele blue coffee, ready to drink can lattes are officially available nationwide at target. That's right. Whether you're making a target run for toothpaste, paper towels or somehow spending $200 on things you didn't know you needed. Stop by the coffee section and see why everyone is turning to Stele blue. The cans are made with 100% Colombian coffee real dairy real sugar and contain 190 milligrams of caffeine. They've got dessert level flavor with coffee level function. You can choose from espresso sweet cream or espresso cafe mocha. 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I'm just going to say what I saw in the chat. Indiana minus seven and a half is what I saw. I don't know that's right. It actually went up two points in the duration of this football game. Yeah. So Indiana minus seven and a half. So we are talking like it is a foregone conclusion. Big F is it a foregone conclusion? I think it is that the win. Especially I mean, we need to find out what's going out in Miami and that defense the injuries because especially if a mess or it's going to be out and like some of the other guys in the secondary. I think they already were fighting uphill battle to begin with. I think I mean those losses would be detrimental. I think Indiana is going to win it all seven and a half. I mean a lot of points. Maybe Miami can make it a rock fight. Maybe they can play some of the defense, but I don't see it. I just I Indiana. Indiana is going to win the football game. They're going to win the game. Casey, is it a foregone conclusion? I feel in my heart that it is. It's the easy thing to say, but I mean less than 24 hours ago when we were doing this very show about, you know, Ole Miss Miami and the one thing that we said is that, you know, Ole Miss was hanging around in that game. Miami was making mistakes, but it was because the game was close because Ole Miss was allowed in that type of Indiana. They make zero mistakes. Miami goes out and makes any of the mistakes that they made. Then no, there is there is no shot they can win. Miami has to play perfect football game for them to be able to hang with Indiana because Indiana plays perfect football. T-bop foregone conclusion question mark. Yeah, this is tough for me because I think I'm going to be accused of being a flip flopper here, right? Because my big takeaway from last night was that I thought that Miami looked on par with both the Oregon and Indiana, probably like equal with the Oregon, maybe like a little less than Indiana. And I still think again, health is huge. We got to know Miami injuries, like I've said, but because they're so good on the lines, there's a world where Miami's offense maybe slows down the game a bit, kind of limits Indiana's offense's chances. But all that Miami momentum that I built up on last night show and that I was like celebrating them for I just feel like you got blasted away by the nuclear bomb that was Indiana's performance tonight and combined with Indiana's performance this entire year. last week. Like, like, I just I really wanted to come in here and and I said going into the game that I had it scored 55% Indiana like 45 Miami. I'm like 70 30 now Like I really just feel like it's kind of foregone. I lukison a really good tweet in the group chat though. Did you see this? No from college football nerds. It says that's it be nerds It's clear the only way to beat Indiana's to have an elite run defense if you look at the season all the close games Penn State Iowa Ohio State Indiana was held under three and a half yards of carry Every time they ran forever for yards care. They won by 25 plus Just kind of an interesting little common denominator point of emphasis going into this Miami matchup All right, and I'm fine with that. I would I am curious going into tonight. What was Oregon's run defense ranked? They're I think they're very good 20 seconds. Yeah, the country that's very good All right, Blutman conclusion. Is it foregone? Honestly, dude. Yeah, I think so. I mean, well, okay. No, it's not because as we've seen time and time again Anything has happened in this sport in Miami fans Well, love that I am I'm back to doubting them uh in this in in this like yeah I think Indiana's guy went by three plus touchdowns. I think they're gonna do what they've continued to do I see no reason to think otherwise they I mean you They're just so laser focused man and they're just so clean technical precise perfect You gotta be matripping if you're How do you not take Indiana and the spy and being dead honest like everything that we've seen We'll just lead you to believe Fernando Mendoza's mislike five passes in the college football playoff They don't do anything wrong. I will back them with my life in this spot. They're going to win the national championship I like them by 21 plus sure why not and This just makes me wish so badly that when we were growing up playing NCAA video games and we are taking this random team to the top which this is this is a dynasty Come to real life Man, I wish we had like studio shows and podcasts and newspapers and everything to read and listen to and look at all Like us talk about Indiana 60 minutes away from winning the national championship right now potentially in dominant fashion I could just like see myself playing as Indiana's a 12-year-old and listening to all these people talk about that like yeah, it's crazy. This is bananas Brandon is it a foregone conclusion? No, it's not and I say that I respect to the sport of college football and I say that I respect to to to the fact that No, I just can't say it's a foregone conclusion. I do think Indiana's about to win the national championship. I do think Indiana is Is the best team Miami went on the road to Texas A&M won that game Miami then beat an Ohio State team That was a miss 21-yard field goal from being an overtime with Indiana, okay? Ohio State Indiana I believe probably Lockstep with each other probably then very close to each other Miami beat Ohio State Iowa and Penn State kept Indiana it close now That's a different Indiana team that was four three months ago two months ago whatever this one's but I think Indiana's gonna win I'm gonna bet Indiana minus seven and a half but I think Miami Has a chance with it when you have a talent profile. They have at the line of scrimmage You have a chance in every single game that you play so I'm not going to say they're not gonna get done What Oregon and Alabama got done to them. I do feel confident in that. 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You're saving a dog's life try the new cans today Taste the difference and make a difference all new still blue coffee cans lattes now available at stillbluecoffee.com or subscribe on Amazon for 10% off You know, I will I also saw a stat today about Carson Beck because You know case you mean you are guilty everybody's guilty of everybody's guilty of watching Carson Beck and going god damn it Carson Beck What's wrong with you you idiot you're more on your terrible. You got to do this face whatever I think he's 38 and 5 now is a story. Yeah, yeah, and I saw he is against ranked power four teams. He is 16 and 3 He's 16 and 3 outside like he's he's kind of like an all-time win-loss record Um, you know between two schools. He he is so much better than our eyes tell us that he is but at the same time Fernando Mendoza is fucking perfect So yeah, what the fuck do I know on and off the field it is funny about back too. I mean He's getting ready for his third national championship Now grand he didn't play in the first two right but like he he's been through the rhythm of these things He he's seen the type of teams and and and what it takes to win like he's had a very storied career considering Where my head was at with him entering this season and how dead in the water. I was counting him to be All right, so uh Casey we're done with that. Nope. We have one more. We have tea bobs Okay, we work it's a Friday night. I assume all everybody in the chat and everybody out in the world is out there with your best gal or your best guy You're you're you're you're snuggled up or you're out on the town, so we're not gonna take all your time tonight We're gonna get on out of here pretty soon. Uh, but go ahead and team up. What do we got? Yeah, I mean You mentioned best guy and best gal. Well, why don't you treat your best partner Fellas because you already know what time it is. 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So I I know that we we went live the middle of the game or you know, there was some time left But I've had the post game and everything on mute me entire time and watching it And I know that this is not a new take we've all been saying it But the amount of camera time that Fernando Mendoza has had at the end of this game And in like the day and age where these guys don't really want to stand and talk to people and they're rushing off like his I can't even hear anything and I'm smiling ear to ear He's praying he's smiling. He's talking to his teammates. He's like cheering on the crowd people are taking pictures with his parents This kid's unbelievable. He's just the absolute fucking best All right, I have one question for you guys. Yeah, it's a Miami home game How what do you think this exactly what do you think the split is I'm see 155 Sunday of Indiana yeah I think there was like person organ fans there When these when these downtrodden beaten programs have their moment in the sun Everybody goes, yeah, everybody goes blooming to if you want to rob blooming didn't do it next Monday night Well, here's what I'm gonna do We're ending the show quickly. I'd say short show because it was a short game but Everybody's gonna get their last words here. So we're gonna go last words whatever you want to say whatever you're taking us from today And let's let's make them pretty snappy tonight because we don't have to daily down here. So big app you go first your last word for today No, it's honestly you put the thought ahead right I'm sitting here trying to tell myself how Miami can make this a game And I'm just struggling to see it I started to convince myself that maybe organ can make this a game But I think that was just the contrarian enemy. There was nothing of merit on the field that said that to me Uh, and honestly, there's really nothing on the field that says that Miami can keep I mean, Indiana is gonna win by Doha did it. I don't see how they don't Casey, your last word. Fernando Mendoza, the fourth player in college football history. with a five plus touchdown in a game. He had three of them this season. It's just absolutely unbelievable what he's doing and shame on all of us going back before the Heisman to say, well, this is a really weak Heisman in class. Guys, we're just gonna have to give it to Fernando Mendoza. Like, this kid deserves every ounce of the praise that he's getting and he's unbelievable. Steve, Bob, I love these semifinals, man. You know, I liked all the new players. I mean, like teams, like the teams evolved. I love the fact that we got an instant classic on one hand. But then on the other hand, like dominance can be very interesting as well, especially when it is so thorough and attached to the narrative rise from the ashes underdog story like Indiana's is. I love this final. I love college football. I'm sad that we only have one game left. But yeah, real successful final four here, in my opinion. Lublin, Oregon had 200 yard receiving games all season. Both of them by Malik Benson. That's an area that they'll probably want to address for next season. This is the first and that true. This is technically the first national championship game since 1988's fiesta bowl between Notre Dame and West Virginia, which I know is one versus whoever, that won't feature a Nike school. That's not to think about. And then this is the first national champions since 2010 Auburn, that is not a Nike school. Am. No swoosh. All right, Brandon. Walk us off. In a world where college football is so topsy-turvy and things are so rapid to change, I would like to applaud great leadership when I see it. I would like to applaud great decision-making. I would like to applaud an NCAA body that puts his foot down. So listen, everybody can get caught up in everything. But today, when the NCAA watched 29-year-old Indiana and all these old guys winning, the NCAA put its foot down and said, Trinidad Chambers, great career. We're going to see you. Go ahead and go the NFL. Go wherever you got to go. We don't know where you're going next, but you ain't fucking playing here. The guy played six years. He broke through in his last year. But hey, somebody else got to get a chance. It's a tough decision, but it took balls and it took guts and it took everything. And I applaud the NCAA and putting their foot down and making sure that this system isn't abused by those people who would abuse the system just so they could win football games. That's what I say. Credit to you, Brandon. Credit. I know for their great leadership. Yes. Thanks for watching. Thanks for watching. That's on this day of roughness. - Look cute, everybody.

Podcast Summary

Key Points:

  1. Indiana University delivered a dominant performance against Oregon, defeating them decisively in a game marked by flawless execution, precision, and zero mistakes.
  2. Fernando Mendoza led the offense with a historic performance, throwing for 17-of-20 completions and five touchdowns, becoming only the fourth player in college football history to record five+ touchdowns in a single game.
  3. Indiana’s defense was statistically elite, ranking among the best in the nation, with a perfect record of zero turnovers and exceptional red-zone efficiency.
  4. The show highlights the rise of Indiana as a top-tier college football program, crediting their success to a cohesive, prepared team, deep analytics, and a coaching staff that consistently outperforms expectations.
  5. The postgame analysis celebrates the underdog narrative, emphasizing how Indiana’s rise defied predictions and shocked the college football world, while also acknowledging the broader sports culture’s failure to recognize their true potential.
  6. Still Blue Coffee launched new ready-to-drink coffee cans, with 100% of proceeds funding 1,000 pet adoptions through a national rescue campaign.
  7. The discussion includes a broader reflection on college football’s unpredictability, the power of narrative, and the importance of media and fan perception in shaping team success.

Summary:

Indiana University delivered a stunning, dominant victory over Oregon, showcasing a flawless, nearly perfect game built on precision, discipline, and elite execution. Quarterback Fernando Mendoza had a historic performance with five touchdowns, becoming only the fourth player in college football history to achieve this in a single game. The team’s defense was statistically among the best in the nation, with zero mistakes and exceptional red-zone efficiency, and their performance highlighted their evolution from a once-overlooked program to a national powerhouse.

The analysis emphasizes how Indiana’s success defies traditional narratives, with fans and analysts initially doubting their potential. The show celebrates this as a turning point in college football history, noting how a team with a weak schedule last year has now become the most dominant force in the sport. The discussion also touches on broader themes of sports unpredictability, media bias, and the power of underdog stories.

Additionally, Still Blue Coffee promotes its new ready-to-drink can lattes, with all proceeds funding 1,000 pet adoptions, blending product promotion with a charitable mission. The episode concludes with a celebration of the game’s excitement, the rise of Indiana, and the importance of recognizing underappreciated talent and narratives in college football.

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The cans are available in espresso cafe mocha and espresso sweet cream flavors, each made with 100% Colombian coffee and containing 190mg of caffeine.

100% of the proceeds from each can sold directly support a nationwide campaign to fund the adoption of 1,000 pets, with real-time adoption progress tracked on their website.

Indiana has shown exceptional consistency, with a near-perfect record in key metrics like red-zone efficiency, third-down performance, and zero mistakes, combined with a dominant defense and a highly precise offense led by Fernando Mendoza.

Many analysts believe Indiana is heavily favored, citing their flawless execution, clean play, and dominance in key statistics, though Miami still has some defensive challenges to overcome.

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