A partial list of teams that have more wins than Indiana in the 21st century: Ball State, Wyoming, Central Michigan, Middle Tennessee, Western Kentucky, Army, Rutgers — and every other Power 4 team not named Duke, Colorado, Kansas or Vanderbilt.
And that’s including the 26-2 record Indiana has had since Cignetti arrived. The point isn’t to disparage Indiana; it’s just another way to highlight how truly remarkable the Hoosiers’ run is. Miami has been lost in the wilderness for much of the century, but it still has 88 more wins since 2000.
So can Miami stop the greatest college football Cinderella story ever told? Indiana is the better-coached, more-disciplined and stronger-all-around team than Miami. I anticipate a physical rock fight for a while, but the Hoosiers’ defense will make a game-changing play, and then Fernando Mendoza will put it away. … Indiana 30, Miami 17.