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/__-o0O0o-__-o0O0o-__ UCLA Bruins • USC Trojans Jan 20 '26

Especially because the motherfucker pulled it off

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u/Hs80g29 Jan 20 '26

Only because he pulled it off.

It just looks like arrogance if you don't back it up.

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u/OG_Felwinter Michigan State Spartans Jan 20 '26

Not in context. He was answering a question about how he sells recruits on Indiana without having coached a game there. Showing them that he has done well elsewhere seems like a pretty reasonable way to approach that.

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u/Hs80g29 Jan 21 '26

So you're saying that it's not just arrogance in the original context because he could back it up then too? I.e., you're agreeing with my sentiment?

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u/OG_Felwinter Michigan State Spartans Jan 21 '26

Sort of. I pretty wholeheartedly disagree with your sentiment that it should have been viewed as arrogance until he “pulled it off” though, because I don’t think you need to have a national title under your belt to prove you have a winning culture. And my reason for thinking it wasn’t arrogant at the time he said it is not solely that he could back it up. I think he should have been given some leeway to make a bold statement based on the question that was asked, so I think that context matters just as much as whether he could actually back it up or not.