Indiana Beats Ohio State 13-10. I Must Comment, Right?

    I, of all people, should comment and celebrate, right?

    Am I rite?

    Of course.

    From 2006 to 2009 I blogged about sports, with Indiana basketball and football being a huge part of it. It is who I am.

    Now, Indiana and Cignetti sit in the top sport, the hot bird seat? Hot bird. No, no. Whatever the expression. Cat bird? Yes, that sounds more like it.

    OSU did not impress me too much all year, although unbeaten, showed some weaknesses at times. But all the teams show those frailties, including the bigger powers Alabama and Georgia, and recently Texas Tech, who crunched my Cougars a second time this season, earlier in the day in Arlington, Texas.

    IU has a probable Heisman candidate in quirky, innocent, ebullient, Fernando Mendoza. 

    Wow.

    We are near the pinnacle, but the College Football Playoff awaits.

    In my normal world, I would be floating and ecstatic. But, 2025 has not been the normal world for me. Health, family, economics, jobs, has made it more sobering and I derive some ironic or somewhat less pleasure from the sporting news.

    I am older, and more tried, and I get it more when people say that they could care less.

    But, there is still the care-free boy and fan in me, too.

    May I always be.

    Go, Hoosiers! A possible national championship in football?

    While IU is thumped by Louisville. In the round ball sport.

    We cannot have everything, Hoosiers.

    Happiness, sadness, victory and defeat.

    Well, okay, yes.