r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • Jan 02 '26

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Indiana Defeats Alabama 38-3

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Team 1 2 3 4 T
Alabama 0 0 3 0 3
Indiana 0 17 7 14 38
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u/FsuNolezz Florida State • Slippery Rock Jan 02 '26

Mendoza is speaking like he is in an IB interview.

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u/Due_Ask_8032 California Golden Bears Jan 02 '26

Mf used "conglomerate" to talk about football lmao

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u/EdJewCated California • /r/CFB Dead Pool Jan 02 '26

you could feel the Haas degree every time he speaks

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u/srs_house Swaggerbilt Jan 02 '26

All time bag fumble by Notre Dame not recruiting the MBA candidate transfer QB named Mendoza

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u/SomeSLCGuy Jan 02 '26

Little tears of pride welling up in the halls of the Haas school.

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u/Due_Ask_8032 California Golden Bears Jan 02 '26

I can hear the snakes hissing :P

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u/Torchkit Jan 02 '26

Must be an AEW fan

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u/nottoodrunk Jan 02 '26

“Here’s what beating Alabama by 35 taught me about B2B sales…”

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u/uhhhhhhhhhhhyeah Jan 02 '26

Check out this ROAS!

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u/Dirty-Ears-Bill Texas Tech Red Raiders • Wyoming Cowboys Jan 02 '26

“Here’s what going Belt to Ass on Alabama in Pasadena taught me about B2B Sales”

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u/joedotphp Michigan • Minnesota Jan 02 '26

He's not nearly unhinged enough to be a LinkedIn influencer. Sometimes I wonder if LinkedIn is the new 4chan. The shit I've seen on there...

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u/ResidentRunner1 Saginaw Valley State • Mic… Jan 02 '26

Yes it is, at this point I only use it to update my work history or profile, otherwise I am never in that site even though I'm going for a supply chain degree and networking is a big part of it

(For the record, I just hate how artificial LinkedIn feels, plus their website is really bloated)

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u/AppropriateCattle69 Ohio Bobcats Jan 02 '26

Dude is going to absolutely CRUSH the Toastmasters circuit.

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u/ChaffWheat Indiana Hoosiers Jan 02 '26

“How MEDDPICC reminded me of my Heisman campaign”

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u/elbenji Grinnell Pioneers • Miami Hurricanes Jan 02 '26

I mean he went to Columbus. Then got into Yale and graduated from Berkeley.

This is the least shocking part of him

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u/choclobstah Indiana Hoosiers Jan 02 '26

I know nothing of Miami schools. Is Columbus a prestigious academic HS?

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u/elbenji Grinnell Pioneers • Miami Hurricanes Jan 02 '26

Very. It's for the super rich Cuban kids or the ones they recruit for either sports or academics

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '26

Wait he graduated from Berkeley….but is a junior at Indiana? How does that work? (I don’t follow CFB regularly, so apologies if this is a dumb question)

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u/elbenji Grinnell Pioneers • Miami Hurricanes Jan 02 '26

Eligibility isn't linear and redshirting means you can be technically lots of things but have a degree.

So a redshirt junior could be already a senior

You can also graduate early.

He already has his degree from Cal

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u/WorkerMotor9174 California Golden Bears Jan 02 '26

He was a redshirt freshman in 2023, then redshirt sophomore in 2024 and redshirt junior this year. He finished his Cal degree in 3 years. Business is a pretty short major here.

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u/RunningEncyclopedia Michigan Wolverines • Big Ten Jan 02 '26

I think they also enroll early in winter semester and are there for the summer so it is definitely possible

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '26

I say this with all the love in my heart for the kid, but he's got to be on some end of some spectrum and I'm wondering how different his life would be if he found trains instead of football when he was younger.

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u/ProposalSilent4582 Jan 02 '26

Who says he doesn't play with trains after every game? 

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '26

He started talking about playing in the historic Rose Bowl venue and I thought he was going to go on about when it was built, what kind of wood was originally used for the bleachers, and how much popcorn cost in the 1920s.

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u/ProposalSilent4582 Jan 02 '26

He was going to then someone tapped him on the shoulder and shook their head at him

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '26

"Here's your noise cancellers, let's get you out of here soon."

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u/noahboah Washington Huskies Jan 02 '26

honestly american football is like an autism ore spot. it's historically rich and is the most strategically complicated sport on the planet. As we understand (and let's be honest, accept) neurodivergence more and more i wouldn't be surprised to see all sorts of personalities in and around the game.

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '26

I firmly believe Joe Burrow fits this.

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u/robot_pirate Jan 02 '26

Agree. But, good for him. 🔥🏆

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u/GunsAndCoffee1911 Notre Dame Fighting Irish • Iowa Hawkeyes Jan 02 '26

I felt like he was talking directly to me

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u/Aggravating_Dog_7542 Jan 02 '26

Graduated Haas SOB at Berkeley  Pursuing Master’s at Kelley SOB at IU

Definitely checks out. One of the smartest QBs to come out since Andrew Luck (Stanford), maybe even Fitzpatrick (Harvard)

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u/tantalumcaps Indiana • California Jan 02 '26

Graduated Haas SOB at Berkeley  Pursuing Master’s at Kelley SOB at IU

Just wanted to add: Mendoza graduated from Haas (UC Berkeley/Cal) in 3 years, and Haas is one of the best business schools in the country. Dude got into Haas, graduated a year early and did it while also playing in a power conference, then came here (IU) to do an MBA while winning the Heisman and going undefeated. When he arrived in Indiana last summer, he was still finishing his undergraduate degree at Cal and he actually used his NIL money to pay for his final courses.

He's definitely special, and extremely intelligent.

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u/mpamosavy Iowa Hawkeyes Jan 02 '26

He graduated from one of Canada's top business schools, with really good grades

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '26

"The plan: Get people to think Alabama is still relevant and can beat us."

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u/dougandsomeone Jan 02 '26

You guys talking about the same person? Or did you mean California, not Canada?

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u/rburp Arkansas • Central Arkansas Jan 02 '26

It's a joke referencing tv program Nathan For You

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u/DestenehNurd The Axe • Pac-12 Gone Dark Jan 02 '26

He also originally committed to Yale before switching to Cal

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u/TheBigFreezer Lewis & Clark • Johns Hopkins Jan 02 '26

lol IB - what a pull

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u/ThatOneRoadhog Indiana Hoosiers Jan 02 '26

Haas then Kelley he’s the finance bros favorite lol

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u/tony_countertenor Sickos • Team Chaos Jan 02 '26

This is what happens when people bitch about players giving interviews with personality

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u/Important-Picture18 Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors • UNSW Raiders Jan 02 '26

I have never wanted to lose to the Chiefs more than this week so we can lock him in as the Raiders' new star

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u/dychronalicousness Apple Cup Jan 02 '26

He’s too pure for Vegas and the Raiders

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u/Important-Picture18 Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors • UNSW Raiders Jan 02 '26

Exactly. Only he can resist the temptations of being a young star in Vegas

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u/monkeybiziu Indiana Hoosiers • Billable Hours Jan 02 '26

He'll read scripture and teach financial literacy to hookers and bops, and the crazy thing is that it'll work.

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u/Important-Picture18 Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors • UNSW Raiders Jan 02 '26

He'll spend his spare time at the casinos...

In the back office learning the business.

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u/GonnaSchmackYa Rutgers Scarlet Knights Jan 02 '26

it’s awesome

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u/beticanmakeusayblack Iowa Hawkeyes Jan 02 '26

He should run for office..

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u/ND7020 Michigan Wolverines • Washington Huskies Jan 02 '26

He’s a Miami Cuban, so I’m guessing I don’t want him to run for office because I want to keep liking him…

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u/rand2365 Virginia Tech Hokies Jan 02 '26

What do you have against Miami Cubans? Lmao

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u/BurmecianDancer Benedictine (IL) • Dartmouth Jan 02 '26

Most Miami Cubans have regressive political beliefs. I'm not laughing.

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u/Cowboy_BoomBap Indiana Hoosiers • Rose Bowl Jan 02 '26

They lean red as a political demographic.

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u/mpamosavy Iowa Hawkeyes Jan 02 '26

They tend to have not so great politics

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u/AntiDECA Florida Gators Jan 02 '26

See: Marco rubio

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u/Jetski125 Jan 02 '26

Absolute youth pastor vibes for us!

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u/ohlaph Jan 02 '26

He didn't seem to have irritated bowels. 

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u/dr_funk_13 Oregon Ducks • Big Ten Jan 02 '26

His interviews are awesome. Just a pure gamer.