Game Thread: Friday, Jan. 9, 2025 - 7:30 p.m. ET| No. 1 Indiana vs. No. 5 Oregon | Peach Bowl (CFP Semifinal) (Atlanta, Ga.) | ESPN

[DzynKingRTR]

I agree my friend, buttt, if by chance they grow some brain cells & build their franchise around..

Mendoza would bring them another SB though & I know that's a big if..

Raiders growing brains? You are funny .

 

[drmikeh]

2020 CFP National Championship: Alabama defeated Ohio State 52–24 in the Rose Bowl, which served as the national championship game.

2012 BCS National Championship: Alabama beat Notre Dame 42–14 in Miami Gardens, Florida, capturing their third BCS title in four years.

 

[BamaFanInTally]

I take no comfort in this beat down on Oregon by Indiana.

I just wish it was UGA and Kirby getting their butts handed to them by Indiana.

 

[Isaiah 63:1]

Cignetti is classless…

 

[Special K]

Has Bama had this dominating win?

2020 vs OSU was pretty close.

And a slew of regular season games every bit as dominant.

 

[rtr90]

Cignettis achievement is > CNS

 

[Bazza]

The Ducks get one last TD making the score 56-22, and that should do it.

Congrats to both teams for making it into the semi-finals and the Indiana for getting to the championship!

I also want to say the Heisman went to the right guy this year. Fernando is an amazing talented QB!

 

[Bazza]

Ha ha.....

https://twitter.com/x/status/2009811962092499359

 

[bvandegraff]

Watching Mendoza’s post-game interview and the guy is just impossible to dislike. Seems to truly appreciate where he is at the moment. Of course, his first OL in the NFL might end up being younger than the one he has now.

 

[Bazza]

“I’m really not thinking about the next game. I’m thinking about cracking open a beer.”

Curt Cignetti

https://twitter.com/x/status/2009841232164295065

 

[Power Eye]

Oregon and Moore did themselves no favors tonight, but Indiana is just a well oiled machine. There are really no weaknesses and their offensive line play is a thing of beauty. In two playoff games, Mendoza has 5 incompletions and 8 TDs.

 

[TitleWave]

Not that I could be bothered watching a nanosecond of it, but it's reassuring to wake up to the fact that 'Bama might not be 'Bama any(DeBoer), but Zer-0-gon is perpetually Zer-0-gon in never having won nuttin' but Phil Knight's payola

 

[GrayTide]

The Ducks get one last TD making the score 56-22, and that should do it.

Congrats to both teams for making it into the semi-finals and the Indiana for getting to the championship!

I also want to say the Heisman went to the right guy this year. Fernando is an amazing talented QB!

Not bad for a 2 star rated QB out of high school.

 

[LeBron47]

how did this crew end up reffing a playoff game?

Better question is how does this crew wind up calling any games

 

[kenbama]

2020 CFP National Championship: Alabama defeated Ohio State 52–24 in the Rose Bowl, which served as the national championship game.

2012 BCS National Championship: Alabama beat Notre Dame 42–14 in Miami Gardens, Florida, capturing their third BCS title in four years.

At his interview upon conclusion of 1s half, Brian Kelly, Notre Dame, said "hopes Bama won't come back of the locker room for second half".

 

[CajunCrimson]

Dabo, Les Miles, Cheese Whiz, Orgeron and Harbaugh all currently have more championships than Curt. Let’s slow the bus a bit.

 

[AlexanderFan]

Cig beat the arrogance out of Lanning. Turned him into Butch Jones.

 

[tusks_n_raider]

Dabo, Les Miles, Cheese Whiz, Orgeron and Harbaugh all currently have more championships than Curt. Let’s slow the bus a bit.

I’m a bit surprised at how dismissive a fair amount of Bama fans are being towards what he’s already done.

The 3 years prior to Cignetti Indiana had seasons of

2-10
4-8
3-9

Indiana to that point had never won 10 games in a single season.

Not ever.

He’s gone 11-2 and 15-0 his 1st 2 years and has done a CNS 2008-09 type turnaround.

Every single HC in that list walked into a better situation to have success.

It took Harbaugh 9 seasons at a Top 2 B1G program to break through and he had to cheat to do it.

The hoops people are jumping through to hand wave away Cignetti’s success is something.

Jealousy I guess.

I’m jealous. He’s doing it the right way. Just kicking teams brains in with a Physical throw back team.

He’s unlikeable to some. A Jerk. A Big Meanie.

There wasn’t a single Alabama fan who liked CNS when he was at LSU either.

I’d rather have a ‘Jerk’ for a HC and be a Top 5 team.

 

[CajunCrimson]

I’m a bit surprised at how dismissive a fair amount of Bama fans are being towards what he’s already done.

The 3 years prior to Cignetti Indiana had seasons of

2-10
4-8
3-9

Indiana to that point had never won 10 games in a single season.

Not ever.

He’s gone 11-2 and 15-0 his 1st 2 years and has done a CNS 2008-09 type turnaround.

Every single HC in that list walked into a better situation to have success.

It took Harbaugh 9 seasons at a Top 2 B1G program to break through and he had to cheat to do it.

The hoops people are jumping through to hand wave away Cignetti’s success is something.

Jealousy I guess.

I’m jealous. He’s doing it the right way. Just kicking teams brains in with a Physical throw back team.

He’s unlikeable to some. A Jerk. A Big Meanie.

There wasn’t a single Alabama fan who liked CNS when he was at LSU either.

I’d rather have a ‘Jerk’ for a HC and be a Top 5 team.

He’s a coach that figured out early how to take advantage of the system. 23-24-25 year old team. Raided others of their talent. And still hasn’t won yet. So kudos for turning it around. But has he proven he can recruit? Doesn’t matter anymore. He didn’t need to. It’s semi pro ball and he barely beat Penn State and Iowa. He’s yet to win the NC.

He’s had one average and one good season and there are people saying this is the best team ever. Please.

 

[tusks_n_raider]

He’s a coach that figured out early how to take advantage of the system. 23-24-25 year old team. Raided others of their talent. And still hasn’t won yet. So kudos for turning it around. But has he proven he can recruit? Doesn’t matter anymore. He didn’t need to. It’s semi pro ball and he barely beat Penn State and Iowa. He’s yet to win the NC.

He’s had one average and one good season and there are people saying this is the best team ever. Please.

This is massively underselling it.

11-2 is Average?

15-0 is Good?

The job he’s done is already impressive whether or not he wins the NC

If CKD had this type of success in the 1st two years everyone would be tripping over themselves praising how great he is and what an amazing job he’s done.