It still takes a beat to register in the far reaches of your mind.
Truthfully, there may always be some lingering disconnect when the words “Indiana football” are paired with the notion of success. That’s what happens when decades of history reinforce a general perception of the Hoosiers as being lovable losers on the gridiron, the team you would always peg as a win when seeing them on a schedule during the preseason and which seemed to be the perennial homecoming opponent in the Big Ten.
