Chris Fowler

You're ready for this giant game, the most seismic game in the history of games, are you not?

You did a fast cleanup, man.

There were shoes and packages over there by the door.

I promise you, it's not tidy like this all the time.

I'm trying to get ready.

My chart's a long way from being full, Dan, but I've still got time.

Well, people probably don't understand how meticulous you are or what it takes to be as good as you are at calling this particular game.

So in all of the research that you've been doing, Chris, without giving away your best material, what are the things that you find most interesting, most unique to your experience covering college football about this game?

Well, the collision of the stories.

I mean, Indiana has three postseason wins in their history.

They began playing like an 1890-something coming into this year.

They have three already and trying to get a third one against Miami.

100-1 at the start of the season.

People think, oh, Indiana was good last year.

This is not that surprising.

They were 100-1 to win a championship at the beginning of the year.

Miami was 100-1 on Selection Sunday.

People did not think they were going to get in the bracket, much less win it.

So you've got a really interesting collision of stories.

Obviously, I could throw a mountain of data at you because that's part of the preparation.