Indiana and BYU End Their Football Seasons with Close Losses

    I watched games. Indiana had control most of the game, and lost to archrival Purdue in the fourth quarter. That was sad. But both teams finished with no bowls, both teams had tough luck seasons, 2023.

    BYU was up 24-6 at the half in Stillwater. Then they lost in Double Overtime. A losing season, first time since that more or less excruciating 2017 Kilani Sitake team.

    There were some good for both teams this year.

    I could go on...

    Favorite players. It was Cam Camper for IU, who got hurt and was done most of the last part of the year. For BYU? Maybe Eddie Heckard, who got many penalties yesterday, but also got a pick six to put the Y up in the first half.

    If the offense could have only moved the ball a little bit in the second half, we could have won and been going to a bowl game. 

    Indiana could have won in a few small ways, too.

    Ahh, I thought at least the Cougars were going to do it. I got out my two mags, excitedly. But now the Athlon magazine is right, no bowl for BYU.

    And no "I" on the bucket for IU. Another P on the Old Oaken Bucket.

    Good and bad this fall, but quite a few chinks in the armor.