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/Commodore56 Indiana Hoosiers • Amherst Mammoths Jan 02 '26

Imagine being an IU fan for 57 years and now living this. Hell -- I cried seeing our band in the parade.

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u/mandrew27 Michigan Wolverines Jan 02 '26

I don't blame you. I was crying after the first half of the 2023 NFC Championship game... then I was crying for a different reason after the game.

I hope Indiana wins it all.

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u/The_Franchise_09 Michigan Wolverines • College Football Playoff Jan 02 '26

Fuck you. I was having a good day too

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u/KongUnleashed Alabama Crimson Tide Jan 02 '26

Brother, even though tonight came at our expense, I’m glad for you that you got to see your team, against all odds, get here. How incredibly special. I’ll be rooting you Indiana to win it all. Godspeed.

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u/moreton989 Indiana Hoosiers Jan 02 '26

Thank you from a Hoosier fan!

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u/Breedwell USF Bulls • /r/CFB Contributor Jan 02 '26

It's crazy how fandom can mean so much to someone. Be proud of your team tonight they looked fantastic.

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u/Fat-Singer-9569 Jan 02 '26

I think this naturally happens as you grow old watching a team. You see their highs and lows, you believe in them when no one else does, so when they succeed it's amazing. Especially when you've seen so many lows, the greatness you are watching becomes more obvious, well before other fans.

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u/PhilanthropistKing Rutgers • Arizona State Jan 02 '26

I’m living vicariously through yall as a Rutgers fan. So impressive

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '26

First Rose Bowl ever, Congrats. It's been a long time coming.

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u/Werd2urGrandma Indiana Hoosiers Jan 02 '26

Same!

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u/warleidis Texas Tech Red Raiders • Hateful 8 Jan 02 '26

I got the feels after winning Big12 and getting into CFP, and then our offense didn’t even get on the field.

IU came out and just stomped the whole game.

Must feel amazing.

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u/chiaratara Indiana Hoosiers • Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors Jan 02 '26

I watched this with my mom who is 80 and went to the last Rose Bowl. Bonkers.

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u/Commodore56 Indiana Hoosiers • Amherst Mammoths Jan 02 '26

I watch with my mom from her assisted living facility -- she couldn't go to Pasadena in '68 due to being pregnant with yours truly. Wouldn't have it any other way.

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u/chiaratara Indiana Hoosiers • Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors Jan 02 '26

Awwww that’s really touching. See ya next week! My best to you and your mom. Have fun!

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u/The-Real-Number-One MVFC • USA Eagles Jan 02 '26

Indiana sacrificed Caitlin Clark's leg, Halli's leg, Daniel Jones' leg, and the Indy 500 for this.

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u/Ok_Card9080 Notre Dame • Pittsburgh Jan 02 '26

Sincerely pulling for you guys. Has to be the greatest turnaround in history. Enjoy every second of it.

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u/Ham_Council Indiana Hoosiers Jan 02 '26

Was at the game. I had a moment when we scored the first TD. I didn't, but the waterworks wanted to flow. Just to see IU fans turn the Rose Bowl into a home game had me emotional.

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u/Commodore56 Indiana Hoosiers • Amherst Mammoths Jan 02 '26

I went out to the UCLA game last year at the Rose Bowl and it was much the same, yet it was just then when we got the idea that something special might be happening. Tonight, I could feel from thousands of miles away the same sort of aura building, followed by the radiance of the afterglow during the trophy presentation.

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u/wise_comment Minnesota • Oklahoma State Jan 02 '26

Jesus, i see what you've done for others, and i wish it for me

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u/paytonsglove Jan 02 '26

As an Indiana native, what I watched with my dad tonight was pure magic.

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u/Commodore56 Indiana Hoosiers • Amherst Mammoths Jan 02 '26

I watch the games with my 86 y/o mother in her assisted living apartment. She's retired from IU and taught/mentored many of the Hoosier greats (or pretty goods), including Trent Green and Antwaan Randle-El. She was unable to make the trip to Pasadena in '68 because yours truly was onboard and under construction. (The first of many things being my fault). While I certainly could have gone out for the game, I never even considered not watching with her.

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u/Jithyjens Jan 02 '26

I feel good for you guys. The team I root for (the Gophers) have long been a mediocre program as well (and highly unlikely to ever approach this year’s Hoosier success) so I can only imagine the euphoria. Hope you go all the way!

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u/I_Like_Quiet Nebraska Cornhuskers • Team Chaos Jan 02 '26

I thought it was awesome when your band was on TV playing fat bottomed girls.

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u/Wild-Sherbert-181 Jan 02 '26

As a lifer here in the Hoosier State and having marched in that same parade many moons ago in High School, in the rain, seeing IU in the parade was a rush of good memories and good feelings all in one. How damn cool, man. Cheers!

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u/FlickerBicker Colorado Buffaloes Jan 02 '26

My wife (Hoosier) did too. It was the first of about four cries she had today. What a time. What a day. Awesome.

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u/aguiladoradas Indiana Hoosiers • College Football Playoff Jan 02 '26

I cried too, it was so happy everyone was so joyous