The Indiana Hoosiers' 38-3 win against the Alabama Crimson Tide in Thursday's Rose Bowl was dubbed a "continuum" from SEC Network host Paul Finebaum, who initially gave the Crimson Tide a fighting chance of pulling off the upset against the unbeaten Big Ten champions.
While Finebaum was ultimately proven wrong, Hoosiers radio announcer Don Fischer decided to rub it in with the Hoosiers maintaining a 28-point lead.
“31-3 over the Crimson Tide,” Fischer said. "What are you thinking now, Paul Finebaum?”
Finebaum was blunt in his assessment Friday.
"Every time [Kalen] DeBoer would have one of these, he would make up for it. This game was different, but the Georgia game in Atlanta was an absolute bludgeoning, except he was able to turn that Oklahoma game around – by the way, against an Oklahoma team that probably had no business being in the playoff, either.”
Finebaum has yet to respond to Fischer publicly, but it may be a bit before Finebaum recognizes the Crimson Tide simply isn't what it used to be.
In the coming weeks, we'll have a clearer answer.