Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti was pretty bold and brash leading up to the contest, even saying Ohio State “sucked” when introduced as the head man at halftime of an Indiana basketball game, so Buckeye Nation had no love lost for him (before it even got started).

Nobody in the world except maybe Indiana coach Curt Cignetti looked at the schedule before the season started and said, "This will be one of the biggest games in the Big Ten this year." But it is. No.