Semifinal No. 2: Indiana vs. Oregon

[valid]

This scenario is definitely giving me 83 Nebraska underdog vibes.

 

[mrspence31]

McDonough with a quick wonder what the "Miami Hurricanes are thinking"

 

[Problem2]

Ya'll think we can keep it within 40?

 

[P-Tizzle]

I don't know. I think Indiana is a different team vs us. Our front four is light years better than OSU, Penn St., and Oregon. Light years. Indiana hasn't faced anything close to our front four.

 

[flips]

Mario & Cignetti pregame presser is going to be absolute psycho cinema

 

[TerragonSix]

Indiana does look good, but they beat a **** Alabama team and despite this impressive performance vs Oregon, the ducks aren’t anything special.
Indiana will face us after cruising two weeks in a row, while we have been in knife fights for the last 3 weeks vs teams that are better than any they’ve faced in the playoffs thus far.

We beat Ohio State more soundly than Indiana did.

One thing I am not worried at all is matching grit for grit.

I think in the trenches, we are clearly better. Without question. We're going to see. Indiana is a combat unit in garrison; Canes are the Marines at Fallujah.

 

[Canesince85ND587]

CFP halftime scores:

2025 quarterfinals: Ohio State 34, Oregon 0

2026 semifinals: Indiana 35, Oregon 7

Forgot about last yr

 

[coffeecane]

12 plus?

I do like being the heavy dog, esp a home dog. Gonna be a spectacle for sure.

 

[90scane]

Indiana can beat Miami. Miami needs Moten, OJ, and Brown. We also could benefit if Lucas can play full game.

Miami can beat Indiana. Stop the run, run the ball, hit Toney vs LBers ( they play 3), Beck needs to hit the open spaces in the zone. Toney for 150, backs for 150, no turn overs, force Mendoza into 1-2.

 

[AUcane]

Lot of football to play

 

[ShadowSpring]

Ya'll think we can keep it within 40?

Nope

 

[Hold My Beer]

Dan Lanning is the ultimate corch who got by riding Mario Da Gawds coattails for years

... and Phil Knight's recruiting and retention funding

 

[ddann]

Oregon is always all flash no substance, whenever they have to play a physical team in a big game they Lose

Except for that one time when Mario took them to Ohio State* and won.

 

[ajkreider]

So sick of these little comments like we should be horrified of Indiana. Oregon is soft as baby ****. Always has been.

The team that shut out TT is soft? Okie dokie.

I don't think we get blown out like this, but if you're not VERY impressed by IU, you don't know ball.

 

[JackMcClinton89]

The only good news is if end up losing to Indiana we are probably guaranteed number 2 in the final poll (I don't see an argument for anyone else to jump us for that spot). If oregon had won and then beaten us in the finals, I think Indiana could have jumped us at 14-1 vs 13-3.

 

[Yoyo423]

Oregon is playing like trash..they basically gifted Indiana 3 TDs. Feels like Indiana should be winning but more like 14-7 or 17-7. Not 35-7.

 

[Steve44]

This is Indiana University…they have been laughingstock of the BIG10 since I can remember.

Cig is building a football factory using older experienced players from portal.

Cant argue against that concept. Looks like they have a serious Defensive Line too. They seem over aggressive on pass rush….sure would love some RB screens this game Dawson, lets put a few middle screens to burn this pass rush please.

 

[HarrietTubmanCane]

NO ONE can beat this Canes team, this season, if we play clean: no penalties and no turnovers.

Penalties set the stage for turnovers and they also draw the ire and negative attention of the refs on close judgement calls. Penalties motivate refs to cheat us.

 

[firstandcanes]

We went from ‘Miami is back’ to ‘Miami has no chance’ in 3 hours.

And that's why you play the game.

 

[USNAVYCANE]

God **** the ducks are getting stomped