Toast to the ones that we lost on the way . . .

Butch Crawling · 2026-01-07T15:38:03Z

This is the greatest season in IU football history. 1945 and 1967 are 2 and 3. There may be a very small number of living IU football fans who remember 1945. A much larger number are old enough to remember 1967 (which, sadly, ended with a loss in the Rose Bowl). I'm thinking, though, of the many born after about 1960 and already deceased. For them it was mostly season after season of bad football. Yes, there were some good seasons sprinkled in. The Holiday Bowl season of 1979 and the 1987 season (defeating Michigan and Ohio State, but then losing to MSU in the most important game of the year) are two examples. Much more recently, the 2019 Gator Bowl season and the 2020 Covid-shortened Outback Bowl season suggested that we had finally turned the corner. But, in a way, those years were a terrible tease as we began the 2021 season nationally ranked, and then fell off a cliff. I know it's only football. It's not that important in the grand scheme of things. But for many fans, the success of their team brings happiness. It's also an escape from the shit that happens in life. I feel for the thousands of IU fans who aren't here to experience this season. They missed the Big Ten championship. They missed the first #1 ranking in IU football history. They missed seeing the first Heisman winner in IU history. They missed the Rose Bowl beatdown of mighty Alabama. They'll miss the (hopefully) two remaining games, including the natty in Miami. But who knows. Maybe they've got the best seat in the house.

Page 2 / 2 Prev

Last Post

RSS

Butch Crawling

(@big-ryan)

Honorable Member

Posted by: @kojoe

↑

@big-ryan Being on the down hill slide toward 85 yrs. old, I dang near missed it after wandering the desert for years in my IU gear. 😉

@kojoe

Here's to you, Joe. So happy you're getting to enjoy this. You're out of the desert and in the Promised Land!

This post was modified 1 month ago by Butch Crawling

ReplyQuote

Topic starter Posted : 01/09/2026 3:21 pm

Butch Crawling

(@big-ryan)

Honorable Member

Posted by: @hoosierdaddy

↑

@big-ryan wish Mallory and Hep could have seen this, glad Corso gets to see it

Coogan gonna drag Oregon to the deep end in 4 hours !!!’

100% agree.

Anyone know if Corso will be in Atlanta tonight?

ReplyQuote

Topic starter Posted : 01/09/2026 3:25 pm

Whatthefrik

(@whatthefrik)

Estimable Member

Here's to my dad, an IU East and IUB attendee in the 60's and 70's, who always loved the hoosiers. Passed in 2019.

And here's to Snowling. And Aruss.

ReplyQuote

Posted : 01/09/2026 3:48 pm

👍

Page 2 / 2 Prev

Forum Statistics

10 Forums

2,497 Topics

63.2 K Posts

8 Online

676 Members

Latest Post: X GIVEAWAY TIME 🚨 Our newest member: Scott Potter Recent Posts Unread Posts Tags

Forum Icons: Forum contains no unread posts Forum contains unread posts

Topic Icons: Not Replied Replied Active Hot Sticky Unapproved Solved Private Closed