Chris Fowler

I knew Indiana was good, by the way.

I prepped for the Rose Bowl.

I watched seven Indiana games in the regular season because we don't cover the Big Ten in the regular season.

And what jumped out at me was how solid they are.

It didn't surprise me they crushed Alabama.

or Oregon.

Nothing would surprise me from this team.

I will not underestimate Indiana, as some Miami fans are still doing.

But no, it's the collision of these two stories and Miami trying to win a championship with a fifth different coach, which is pretty cool.

And it's a home field game, not a home crowd game for the Canes.

There's so many different angles to this thing.

It's fun.

Obviously, right?

Historically, Indiana has an improbability.

They would always be Cinderella.

But have you encountered a lot of situations where the eight and a half point underdog doesn't get the eight and a half point underdog with two losses playing the undefeated team doesn't get to be Cinderella?

No, I don't know who Cinderella is, but it's definitely not Indiana.

I mean, not at this point.

OK, I mean, the 100 years of futility has been convincingly wiped away here.

It's first after first after first.