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a kennedy

(35,332 posts)
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 08:37 PM Friday

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

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

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

a kennedy

(35,332 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
Friday

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
Friday

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

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

Deuxcents

(25,547 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
Friday

Miami is gonna beat either one of em! 🙌

hlthe2b

(112,839 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
Friday

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

(35,332 posts)
18. Hmmmmm, I don't get that feeling at all....
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 09:27 AM
Yesterday

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

(112,839 posts)
19. Yes, I think Indiana will win too. Good for the state. Good for the university...
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 10:52 AM
Yesterday

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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