Here’s a sampling of what current and former Indiana football players were saying on social media after the program accepted its first bowl bid in eight years.
Receiver Mitchell Paige:
Christmas in NYC? I'll take it
— Mitchell Paige (@mitchellpaige5) December 6, 2015
Punter Erich Toth:
See you all at Yankee Stadium for the @PinstripeBowl on the 26th! #IUFBros #gohoosiers
— Erich Toth (@erich_toth) December 6, 2015
Running back Devine Redding:
👀🙀🎳 New York🗽 here we come https://t.co/5XcrDyNE6t
— Devine Redding (@Von__Sway) December 7, 2015
Kicker Griffin Oakes:
Hopefully Santa can find me in the Big 🍎 #ChristmasinNYC
— Griffin Oakes (@Griffin_Oakes) December 6, 2015
Tight end Austin Dorris:
It's gonna be a Crimson and Cream Christmas in New York City🔴⚪️🗽 #PinstripeBowlBound
— Austin Dorris (@AUSome_1) December 6, 2015
Linebacker Tegray Scales:
Get to go at it with my boy @Tbere43 in the bowl game!! #IU vs #Duke let's do it!!
— #8★OCHO☆#8 (@Tegray_Scales8) December 6, 2015
Former cornerback Tim Bennett:
Now how the hell am I gonna get to NYC….
— Timmy B (@T_dot_Bennett) December 6, 2015
Defensie lineman Joe Belden:
New Era Pinstripe Bowl bound with the #IUFBros
— Joe Belden (@_ovojb) December 7, 2015
Former receiver Isaiah Roundtree:
first year here, we go to a bowl game here. thats how i know i'm meant to be in NYC..
— Isaiah Roundtree (@iRoundtree15) December 6, 2015
Since so many of the players have never experienced New York or Yankee Stadium, this will be a great experience for them. They’ve earned this reward. Throughout the season, in the face of adversity, they never gave up. So enjoy the trip. Enjoy New York. And bring us back a win.
What a waste of energy.
I agree with Walt D that this is a good reward for this team with how hard they played and never gave up. They really earned this the way they played this season. Have a great time guys and enjoy NYC but stay focused on beating Duke.
Given some of the locations for bowl games, NYC is pretty good: Shreveport, La., Annapolis Md., Mobile, Ala., various Texas, Montgomery. Ala., Boise, Idaho (except that would be OK for me ’cause my sister lives there). Besides, football was meant to be played in crappy whether. Hope IUFB is practicing outside as much as possible. Heck, truck the whole lot of ’em to da Region for some lake effect snow in their shoes! Weather around here is actually pretty mild for Dec., but if it gets snowy that would be a great publicity stunt. IUFB- READY FOR ANYTHING.
I like Boise but that’s the kind of place I would expect to like.
The bowls in Louisiana and Texas all have cheap (sometimes free) motels frequently located next to organ transplant centers. Don’t take your Ambien.
So…there’s that.
I’m sure there are going to be a ton of folks thrilled to be in NYC the day after Christmas. I just won’t be one of them.
Chet: No organ transplant center would want me- my heart belongs to IUFB!