If you went to the Gator Bowl, then you likely attended the pre-game event at Sneakers, at Jacksonville Beach. Well Hoosier fans, we're back at again - this time at the Outback Bowl, in Tampa Florida - for our 2nd Annual Unofficial Official postgame gathering of Hoosier fans!

Written By: Nate Comp (@NathanComp1)

After almost a month between games, Indiana will once again hit the gridiron this weekend in what will be the program’s second consecutive January bowl game. This year’s opponent will be the University of Mississippi, entering the Outback Bowl with a 4-5 overall record from the SEC West.

Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

In the grand scheme of life having spring football and a normal fall camp for college football teams canceled or altered is not that big of a deal. However, in the football world losing that practice time is detrimental to how a team develops its depth and its young players who are not yet ready to crack the rotation. That makes bowl practice time that much more important. While nine of the 14 teams in the Big Ten sit the bowl season out, the Hoosiers are getting back those precious practice reps that were lost. While not a typical bowl season with 15 practice dates the Hoosiers did pick up a few practices where they could improve not just the young players, but some veterans who have not played a lot of football to this point.

Written by: TJ Inman (@TJHoosierHuddle)

The Indiana Hoosiers fan base spent much of Sunday fuming at the #11 Hoosiers being left out of the New Year’s Six bowl games. Three-loss Iowa State and Florida and two-loss Georgia were all chosen ahead of 6-1 Indiana. Former athletic director Fred Glass publicly indicted the “good old-boy network” of Big Ten football that actively works to keep the Hoosiers from improving as a football program with scathing remarks. Head coach Tom Allen was visibly fired-up in his Zoom call with the media. To rub salt in the wounds of being excluded from the Fiesta Bowl, IU was passed over by the Citrus Bowl who chose to select Northwestern. While Indiana is undoubtedly furious to be relegated to the Outback Bowl, this is a bowl destination that presents benefits and an excellent opportunity.