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a kennedy

(35,319 posts)
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 08:37 PM 18 hrs ago

Ducks vs Indiana!!!! Come on Indiana....an original BIG 10 team, not like the quackers.....ugh.

Let’s just call it the gawd damn big 18 ok??? 🤬 🤬 🤬

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Ducks vs Indiana!!!! Come on Indiana....an original BIG 10 team, not like the quackers.....ugh. (Original Post) a kennedy 18 hrs ago OP
The Ducks need to return to my Pac-12, where they belong. Brother Buzz 18 hrs ago #1
Damn right.....and sorry, they're good, but get em outta the Big 10. a kennedy 18 hrs ago #2
My guess is you would like to banish UCLA, USC and Washington as well? WheelWalker 18 hrs ago #5
Dang right, I do want the Midwest to be the BIG 10 again......and I know....times change, but do I dare say here.... a kennedy 18 hrs ago #6
Yes. We don't want those teams in the Big Ten. LisaM 17 hrs ago #12
How about we keep it civil. WheelWalker 18 hrs ago #3
😝 😝 😝 a kennedy 18 hrs ago #4
Thoughts and prayers gab13by13 17 hrs ago #14
I was hoping for a good game but it's all one sided so here's hoping the Ducks find their groove Deuxcents 18 hrs ago #7
😝 😝 😝 Miami?? Ah, nope Indiana is gonna be the National Champions. a kennedy 18 hrs ago #8
Nah..Miami has home field advantage and they are ready 🤗 Deuxcents 18 hrs ago #9
PM me if you want a bet. gab13by13 17 hrs ago #11
I hope you are right. I really do not want Mendoza and by extension Indiana to win. hlthe2b 17 hrs ago #16
Why don't ya want Mendoza and Indiana to win?? a kennedy 5 hrs ago #17
Hey Duck fans gab13by13 17 hrs ago #10
And I swear....was it me or was that half time show a two hour movie??? a kennedy 17 hrs ago #13
I am not anti-Indiana but honest to gawd when I see Mendoza speak I get a visceral reaction hlthe2b 17 hrs ago #15
Hmmmmm, I don't get that feeling at all.... a kennedy 5 hrs ago #18
Yes, I think Indiana will win too. Good for the state. Good for the university... hlthe2b 4 hrs ago #19

WheelWalker

(9,382 posts)
5. My guess is you would like to banish UCLA, USC and Washington as well?
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 08:56 PM
18 hrs ago

All things change. A man cannot step into the same river twice.

https://bigten.org/article/blt898446d011b2e477/

a kennedy

(35,319 posts)
6. Dang right, I do want the Midwest to be the BIG 10 again......and I know....times change, but do I dare say here....
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 09:02 PM
18 hrs ago

Money sucks in college sports. Just hope high school remains kind money free.

LisaM

(29,496 posts)
12. Yes. We don't want those teams in the Big Ten.
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 09:33 PM
17 hrs ago

We don't want Penn State, Maryland, Rutgers, or Nebraska either.

I live in Seattle now and I don't even want this.

Deuxcents

(25,544 posts)
7. I was hoping for a good game but it's all one sided so here's hoping the Ducks find their groove
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 09:03 PM
18 hrs ago

Miami is gonna beat either one of em! 🙌

hlthe2b

(112,833 posts)
16. I hope you are right. I really do not want Mendoza and by extension Indiana to win.
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 10:08 PM
17 hrs ago

hlthe2b

(112,833 posts)
15. I am not anti-Indiana but honest to gawd when I see Mendoza speak I get a visceral reaction
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 10:01 PM
17 hrs ago

He is talented and highly intelligent--no argument, but he makes my skin crawl. Apparently he trained watching tapes using virtual reality glasses--interesting and I'm not objecting, but then it reports he uses AI to develop talking points and to create his responses to media. To me, that comes through loud and clear and I just find it beyond off-putting. I also find the way he runs--however effective--difficult to watch. He is gawky and inelegant at a minimum--but, yeah, effective. That said, Indiana is clearly going to destroy Oregon, it would appear. Sadly, I don't see Miami being a match for them.

When Mendoza goes to NFL, I will absolutely try not to watch him play. I don't wish him ill, but there is just something about him that is so insincere it 'kinda freaks me out. I would NOT want to meet him in real life the vibes I get from him are so strong. Just sayin...

a kennedy

(35,319 posts)
18. Hmmmmm, I don't get that feeling at all....
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 09:27 AM
5 hrs ago

Apparently he trained watching tapes using virtual reality glasses--interesting and I'm not objecting, but then it reports he uses AI to develop talking points and to create his responses to media. Ok now this is kinda disturbing. I think Indiana will be the National champions. JMHO.

hlthe2b

(112,833 posts)
19. Yes, I think Indiana will win too. Good for the state. Good for the university...
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 10:52 AM
4 hrs ago

But, I continue to have the same really negative visceral feelings about Mendoza (and in my many decades on this earth when I (very rarely) feel this strongly about someone I admittedly don't know based on vibes, well, I'm rarely wrong.

He is talented, I'll give him that. Sincere? I suppose it depends on one's definition. We shall see.

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