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Hoosier Favorite Team? Indiana and The Unlikeliest Story Ever Told

So Indiana. Why Indiana? No, I will not be singing Parker McCollum’s hit song (good song though).  Let’s not sugarcoat it, Indiana football has been a doormat for decades. You have heard it time and time again that they are one of the losingest programs in the FBS.  Even with head coaches like Lee Corso, Tom Allen and Bill Mallory throughout the program's long history, this was an impossible place to win at. Basically, men’s basketball, men’s soccer and men’s swimming and diving have carried the athletic department historically. Women’s basketball has also been successful for the school.  Then, Curt Cignetti came into town and basically turned around and brought life into this dead football program. Now, Indiana is five days away from completing the greatest story in college football history.  I never thought Indiana could compete for a national championship, especially when I was young. I heard Josh Pate say something a few days back where he always thought that the...