Seedy K’s Peerless Postseason Pigskin Postscript

Football, Gaming,

Angelo Pizzo, you’re on the clock.

And, while we’re waiting, my final tally.

Got the last three of the CFP correct, pushing my hugely winning total for the entire postseason to 17-9. Following a winning percentage of 66% for the regular season

Not bad. Not bad at all.

Of course, I had Indiana winning it all, I’ve been slobbering all over them since the middle of last season.

Yes, the rumors are true. In the corner of my TV room, there’s an homage to You Know Whom, featuring a Curt Cignetti bobblehead.

The ever burning incense is “l’essence du vestiaire du Hoosier.”

So, yeah, I rode this out of nowhere tale to its not really inevitable conclusion.

What a dang ride.

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As for Pizzo, he’s the ’71 IU grad who wrote and produced “Hoosiers” and “Rudy.”

They, the two most underdog Indiana-centric films since a future president played a pigskinner on his death bed and implored his coach to win one for him. (OK, yeah, “Breaking Away” too.)

I might offer that “Win one for the Gipper” is cinematic manipulation of the highest order.

“I win. Google me.”  is confident, arrogant. But was actually stated at the most self assured introductory presser of any coach any sport anywhere ever.

Pizzo’s said he’s been implored to go for the flick about this year’s champions.

We’re so sure Mark Cuban would provide seed money.

The Crimson and Cream are in  Pizzo’s DNA. “Hoosiers” was up for some Oscars, but Pizzo stayed home that night to watch IU beat Syracuse in the NCAA final.

Then again, this whole story — from losingest school in the history of the sport to undefeated national champ in less than two years — can’t be cinematized any better than the reality.

We’ll see.

Maybe a 30 For 30.

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Oh so much interconectitude that permeated the title battle between IU and Miami.

Heisman QB from down the street of his foe. Whose dad played with the other team’s coach at the same HS.

Never been anything like it, it says here.

My favorite of all that stuff is Jamari Sharpe. He’s the Miami Northwestern grad who snared the game sealing interception for Indiana.

His uncle Glen Sharpe played for the Hurricanes.

Uncle happened to be the centerpiece of the most infamous call in the history of college football championship. When Miami lost to Ohio State because of a phantom interference call  in OT in 2002.

Miracle Milan never ran a “picket fence” play.

The Sharpes bookended an amazing football story.

— c d kaplan

5 thoughts on “Seedy K’s Peerless Postseason Pigskin Postscript”

  1. Congrats Seedy on riding your inner Cignetti for nigh on two years now – Perhaps Trump can re-gift you his re-gifted Nobel Prize –

    Indiana the better coached team and The HEISMAN guy really good / really resilient & really immortalized on that leaping TD –

    Everything was going pretty well and according to the HOLLYWOOD script – until there was a 2nd half ..and still the best team withstood a superior and furious Miami offensive and defensive effort –

    Let’s just agree to disagree tho on the fairy tale – the BA DOINK FG @ the end of the half had huge implications as the game progressed – Canes were never able to pull even and instead had to keep showing the heart of a champion Even after #87 stood there and whiffed on any form of blocking at all on the punt TD –

    I just wanted to see what would have happened down 3 not 6 with :51 left on Beck’s ill advised toss –

    There’s no doubt that the Canes did the ACC proud Monday night – I guess it was too much to ask to actually imagine the U winning – but sure didn’t seem that way as they just kept coming –

    Fabulous playoffs ‼️

  2. 66% for the regular season and 65% for the post season???? Straight up? Not against the spread?? 🫤

    Bookstore is going to be all over your case, Swami.

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