Mike Lopresti: The road to football glory in Indianapolis

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One thought on “Mike Lopresti: The road to football glory in Indianapolis

  1. “the Bearcats don’t travel with vast armies of money-spending fans the way the bluebloods do.” Mike, did you even see and hear the crowds at the IU and Notre Dame games this year? The stadium at ND looked like Christmas with all the UC red mixed in with the Irish green, and the crowd was LOUD! And those tickets didn’t come cheap. Did you see College GameDay on Saturday? One of the biggest, if not THE biggest, crowds they’ve ever had. Put the Bearcats in the CFP and see how well they travel. These fans have been waiting for a moment like this. Don’t call them a “mid-major”. They’re a big school that got pushed into the Group of 5 through conference realignment. They should have been in the ACC or Big 12 or even the B1G.

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