r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • Jan 20 '26

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Indiana Defeats Miami 27-21

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Miami 0 0 7 14 21
Indiana 3 7 7 10 27
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u/TotakekeSlider Florida Gators Jan 20 '26

This has to go down as the greatest coaching job of all time. In any sport.

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u/Potato_Boner Colorado Buffaloes Jan 20 '26

Oh no doubt. To take over a 3-9 program and turn it into this in just 2 years is incredible. This team has been the most fun I’ve ever had watching CFB.

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u/TotakekeSlider Florida Gators Jan 20 '26

It’s not just any 3-9 program though, like a historical power-house that was just down for a couple seasons. This is Indiana, who has been one of the worst power 4 programs for like the last… I dunno. 80 years?

It’s actually insane and defies all statistical probability and historical precedent.

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u/Cruel_but_usual Louisville Cardinals Jan 20 '26

2016 Leicester City is the only comp in all of sports.

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u/IammYourDAD Florida Gators Jan 20 '26

Agreed. Not sure which one is better, I’ll call it a tie. Absolutely amazing stuff

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u/superguardian Jan 20 '26

This is incredible, but Leicester is probably a bit ahead. Indiana was still a playoff team last year. Leicester were absolute nobodies when they won. The prior season they were 14th and were in a division down the year before that.

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u/IammYourDAD Florida Gators Jan 20 '26

Yup, agree. Indiana is definitely on top in terms of American sports though. Yesterday was awesome

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u/superguardian Jan 20 '26

Oh for sure. Indiana’s achievement is definitely at top of the list for American sports. Leicester is just mind boggling such that there is no real analogue in American sports. Maybe a 16 seed winning March Madness is the closest that comes to mind.

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u/puresemantics Chattanooga • Tennessee Jan 20 '26

Leicester was literally in a different division, I think they take the lead

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u/StrongStyleShiny Notre Dame Fighting Irish • UCLA Bruins Jan 20 '26

To be fair if CFB had relegation Indiana would have been doomed years ago.

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u/Best-Necessary9873 Utah Utes Jan 20 '26

It’s the kind of turnaround you’d see in a video game, except he actually did it

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u/feralihatr Arizona • 계명대학교 (Keimyung) Jan 20 '26

The two year turnaround is where I purposely lose the natty for sake of keeping things realistic in my saves

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u/ThePrussianGrippe Indiana Hoosiers Jan 20 '26

Easily a solid argument for best college football season of all time.

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u/Long-Hat-6434 Michigan Wolverines Jan 20 '26

There’s no argument my friend. It objectively is

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u/ThePrussianGrippe Indiana Hoosiers Jan 20 '26

HELL YEAH, BROTHER.

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u/ducksekoy123 Virginia Tech Hokies Jan 20 '26

Leicester winning the EPL and the Nationals going from 19-31 to winning the word series are the two most comparable turnarounds I can think of, but both were one season miracles.

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u/IammYourDAD Florida Gators Jan 20 '26

Definitely up there, Leicester City type of achievement. Incredible

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u/Perreault_my_boat Jan 20 '26

This and Leicester City winning the Premier League out of nowhere

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u/Zharick_ Florida Gators • UCF Knights Jan 20 '26

Any sport? That's a stretch. 

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u/JellyDonutFrenzy Michigan • Washington Jan 20 '26

Ted Lasso???

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u/jazzzzz Georgia Bulldogs • Cincinnati Bearcats Jan 20 '26

the 30 for 30 will be epic

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u/everyrest Oklahoma Sooners • Ohio State Buckeyes Jan 20 '26

love the indiana bandwagon flair omg

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u/fatkamp Jan 20 '26

What makes it even more unbelievable is that for all these storybooks in sports, they usually come from upsets (Miracle on ice, Hoosiers, Cardiac Kemba etc) but no, this has been one of the most dominant runs in sports

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u/Murky_Persimmon9289 Oklahoma State Cowboys Jan 20 '26

It’s pretty wild that the #1 seed & most dominant team in CFB this year still feels like a Cinderella.

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u/Best-Necessary9873 Utah Utes Jan 20 '26

Give it a couple years and I’m sure everyone will start to hate them lol

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u/Lopoetve Colorado Buffaloes Jan 20 '26

Indiana gets two. More than that and it’s the death stare dynasty and we all hate them.

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u/itsyorboy Florida Gators Jan 20 '26

I didn't even hate Bama, I think I'd be perfectly happy to see an Indiana dynasty. I do want to see how much IU gear starts popping up in the wild though (I live in California)

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u/Murky_Persimmon9289 Oklahoma State Cowboys Jan 21 '26

As a Thunder fan, that checks out

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u/VeterinarianLevel467 Jan 20 '26

That’s what was wild they were so good it felt like they were gonna win the title for weeks. Cignetti is an all time coach already idc none of the GOAT coaches could do what he’s done already

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u/BeraldGevins Oklahoma State • NW O… Jan 20 '26

This is the kind of shit you see in an old NCAAFB dynasty when you sim the whole season and then laugh at how unrealistic the end result is

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u/karmew32 LSU Tigers • Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Jan 20 '26

I think there's some better teams in absolute terms, but this has to be the greatest peak for any program in CFB history relative to the program's history.

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u/ABigPairOfCrocs Clemson Tigers Jan 20 '26

One of the greatest turn arounds in sports. Leicester City's premier league win is the closest thing I can think of

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u/BlazingSaint Jan 20 '26

That one was legit better than this. Prove me wrong otherwise.

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u/Milk_Before_Cereal Florida Gators Jan 20 '26

Nothing will top that. Not to take anything away from Indiana, but it today’s football landscape, more Indiana’s can emerge.

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u/BlazingSaint Jan 20 '26

Well said, starkey!

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u/schuckdaddy Arizona State • Michigan Jan 20 '26

Leicester and Indiana are 1 and 2 without question. Incredibly lucky to have witnessed both

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u/Ghost2Eleven Arkansas Razorbacks • TCU Horned Frogs Jan 20 '26

This is probably the most special team in the history of college football. I’m in my mid 40’s and grew up around old timers talking about football going way back. This is by far the most stunning season I’ve ever seen or heard about. This is nothing short of a miraculous.

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u/OKC89ers Oklahoma Sooners • Big 8 Jan 20 '26

What Bob Stoops did in 1999 and 2000 to turnaround Oklahoma from the Blake years was amazing. This clears that two year turnaround in a huge way.

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u/OKC89ers Oklahoma Sooners • Big 8 Jan 31 '26

Thanks yeah looks like we said basically the same thing

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u/Arealname247 Jan 20 '26

As an Oklahoma fan I think you saw a pretty special team that would make a good argument

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u/Arealname247 Jan 20 '26

I wasn’t talking about an OU team just one they played. The IU flipping history is special though.

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u/NukeGandhi Ole Miss Rebels • Purdue Boilermakers Jan 20 '26

I can’t even hate. I played enough College Football dynasties where I have to respect the turnaround and the game.

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u/Lopoetve Colorado Buffaloes Jan 20 '26

There is a bandwagon flair?!?

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u/authenticmudman Penn State Nittany Lions Jan 20 '26

the most well coached, determined, fundamentally sound team i've ever seen. feels like a team out of a movie lol

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u/BobStoops401K Oklahoma Sooners Jan 20 '26

I'm biased but I'm still saying the 2000 Sooners, but Indiana also came out of nowhere. OU just emerged from a down period.

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u/LonghornPride05 Texas Longhorns • Kansas Jayhawks Jan 20 '26 edited Jan 20 '26

They remind me of a certain Boise State team

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u/LonghornPride05 Texas Longhorns • Kansas Jayhawks Jan 20 '26

You’re right they definitely never played a team while 11-0 in the same bowl game

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u/LonghornPride05 Texas Longhorns • Kansas Jayhawks Jan 20 '26

Congrats on outing yourself as a bot

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u/LonghornPride05 Texas Longhorns • Kansas Jayhawks Jan 20 '26

Wow your script writer gets an F too. How is this the best version of your bot?

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u/LonghornPride05 Texas Longhorns • Kansas Jayhawks Jan 20 '26

Lmfao all those words just to be wrong

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u/DirtyHandshake Georgia Bulldogs Jan 20 '26

Indiana was bailed out 10 times by the refs. Illegitimate natty, can’t convince me otherwise

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u/janedopezzz Bowling Green • Ohio State Jan 20 '26

ok bud

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u/mike45010 Michigan State Spartans Jan 20 '26

If that Miami fan could read he’d be very upset.

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u/DirtyHandshake Georgia Bulldogs Jan 20 '26

Ok nerd

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u/Logco Jan 20 '26

Excuse me? Bro be so for real right now. Miami was holding all game long. DPI add night. Miami was literally bailed out twice at the end. Get real man.

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u/bossman146 Jan 20 '26

The denial phase