Indiana University Athletics
Quoted: Bowling In New York
12/7/2015 12:17:00 PM | Football
By: Sam Beishuizen | Twitter
IUHoosiers.com
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - After a week of waiting, Indiana football learned it will play the Duke Blue Devils in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 26, at Yankee Stadium in New York.
Indiana head coach Kevin Wilson and players were made available to the media Sunday night to discuss the bowl selection and the weeks ahead. IUHoosiers.com was there and pulled a few notable quotes and storylines to follow as the Hoosiers begin bowl prep.
Wilson: "When I asked the guys on Monday, 'Here are some scenarios, how many of you have been to New York City?' I think about 20 of our kids raised their hands. We're going to stay about two blocks off of Central Park in a big location. We're not going on vacation, but it will be nice to get them into one of the great cities of the world and represent a great institution with a great alumni base up there. So it's going to be a lot of fun. I'm really exciting to play Duke."
By the end of this month, those 20 or so hands that went up will have changed.
The Hoosiers are set to spend the holidays in New York City to play Duke and experience the pomp and circumstance surrounding a postseason game. They found out when Fred Glass showed up to practice Sunday and put on a red New York Yankees cap.
The team jumped up, started cheering and celebrated. The Hoosiers made it clear after beating Purdue they didn't want to overthink which bowl they'd be appearing in, but the general consensus Sunday was that New York was going to be the place to be.
Fifth-year senior bandit Zack Shaw: "Playing in Yankee Stadium is going to be pretty cool. I know there's a lot of football history there. I don't think it could be any better."
One of the more unique things about the Pinstripe Bowl is its location.
Still a relatively new bowl game, the sixth-annual Pinstripe Bowl is played on the baseball field at Yankee Stadium. Organized by the New York Yankees, the winner is awarded the George M. Steinbrenner Trophy, named after the former Yankees owner.
There's a rich football tradition at Yankee Stadium, both new and old. Although the Pinstripe Bowl has only been played five times, the original Yankee Stadium began hosting football games in 1923. Before 2010, the last Bowl at Yankee Stadium was the Gotham Bowl in 1962 before what proved to be a 48-year hiatus.
Senior quarterback Nate Sudfeld: "I'm very proud. Ultimately, we wanted to get to the postseason. We were aware that if we didn't take care of business at the end of the season here, and really throughout the season, that we would never have the opportunity (as seniors). Everybody should be able to experience a bowl game."
The opportunity to play in a bowl game offers a sense of closure to Indiana's seniors, who came to Bloomington wanting to prove they could help the Hoosiers to a bowl game. It's a sign of the program turning into what the players and Wilson envisioned it one day being.
The 2012 recruiting class was Wilson's first true class. It took all 12 regular season games to earn eligibility, but regardless of what happens in New York, the class accomplished one if its goals.
Senior defensive end Nick Mangieri: "I think there's a still a lot of work to be done. I think winning a bowl game would be the next step. It's going to be up to the guys in the classes below us to take what we've done and run with it."
Reaching a bowl game is one thing. Winning it is another.
The same Hoosier seniors who've talked about how important it was to become bowl eligible to begin with are recalculating their goals one final time now that they've checked a bowl game off their list. Now they're eying a victory to clinch a winning season, which would be the program's first since 2007.
From there, seniors like Mangieri have already talked about the next step even after that. They don't want this to be a one-time deal. They're expecting this to be the first of what could be a long stretch of bowl runs.
Redshirt sophomore linebacker Marcus Oliver: "It's been nice to get a break this last week, just to rest and unwind a bit. I know a lot of guys needed it, but I think we're all anxious to get back to playing."
One of the sometimes overlooked benefits of playing in a bowl game is the additional practice time teams are allowed to have together. It can go a long way toward developing future teams.
With the bowl game still the better part of a month away, Wilson and his coaching staff gave a few Hoosiers time off this last week to rest and recover. They'll follow a similar schedule this week, focusing mostly on lifting and getting healthy before diving into bowl preparation.
IUHoosiers.com
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - After a week of waiting, Indiana football learned it will play the Duke Blue Devils in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 26, at Yankee Stadium in New York.
Indiana head coach Kevin Wilson and players were made available to the media Sunday night to discuss the bowl selection and the weeks ahead. IUHoosiers.com was there and pulled a few notable quotes and storylines to follow as the Hoosiers begin bowl prep.
Wilson: "When I asked the guys on Monday, 'Here are some scenarios, how many of you have been to New York City?' I think about 20 of our kids raised their hands. We're going to stay about two blocks off of Central Park in a big location. We're not going on vacation, but it will be nice to get them into one of the great cities of the world and represent a great institution with a great alumni base up there. So it's going to be a lot of fun. I'm really exciting to play Duke."
By the end of this month, those 20 or so hands that went up will have changed.
The Hoosiers are set to spend the holidays in New York City to play Duke and experience the pomp and circumstance surrounding a postseason game. They found out when Fred Glass showed up to practice Sunday and put on a red New York Yankees cap.
The team jumped up, started cheering and celebrated. The Hoosiers made it clear after beating Purdue they didn't want to overthink which bowl they'd be appearing in, but the general consensus Sunday was that New York was going to be the place to be.
Fifth-year senior bandit Zack Shaw: "Playing in Yankee Stadium is going to be pretty cool. I know there's a lot of football history there. I don't think it could be any better."
One of the more unique things about the Pinstripe Bowl is its location.
Still a relatively new bowl game, the sixth-annual Pinstripe Bowl is played on the baseball field at Yankee Stadium. Organized by the New York Yankees, the winner is awarded the George M. Steinbrenner Trophy, named after the former Yankees owner.
There's a rich football tradition at Yankee Stadium, both new and old. Although the Pinstripe Bowl has only been played five times, the original Yankee Stadium began hosting football games in 1923. Before 2010, the last Bowl at Yankee Stadium was the Gotham Bowl in 1962 before what proved to be a 48-year hiatus.
Senior quarterback Nate Sudfeld: "I'm very proud. Ultimately, we wanted to get to the postseason. We were aware that if we didn't take care of business at the end of the season here, and really throughout the season, that we would never have the opportunity (as seniors). Everybody should be able to experience a bowl game."
The opportunity to play in a bowl game offers a sense of closure to Indiana's seniors, who came to Bloomington wanting to prove they could help the Hoosiers to a bowl game. It's a sign of the program turning into what the players and Wilson envisioned it one day being.
The 2012 recruiting class was Wilson's first true class. It took all 12 regular season games to earn eligibility, but regardless of what happens in New York, the class accomplished one if its goals.
Senior defensive end Nick Mangieri: "I think there's a still a lot of work to be done. I think winning a bowl game would be the next step. It's going to be up to the guys in the classes below us to take what we've done and run with it."
Reaching a bowl game is one thing. Winning it is another.
The same Hoosier seniors who've talked about how important it was to become bowl eligible to begin with are recalculating their goals one final time now that they've checked a bowl game off their list. Now they're eying a victory to clinch a winning season, which would be the program's first since 2007.
From there, seniors like Mangieri have already talked about the next step even after that. They don't want this to be a one-time deal. They're expecting this to be the first of what could be a long stretch of bowl runs.
Redshirt sophomore linebacker Marcus Oliver: "It's been nice to get a break this last week, just to rest and unwind a bit. I know a lot of guys needed it, but I think we're all anxious to get back to playing."
One of the sometimes overlooked benefits of playing in a bowl game is the additional practice time teams are allowed to have together. It can go a long way toward developing future teams.
With the bowl game still the better part of a month away, Wilson and his coaching staff gave a few Hoosiers time off this last week to rest and recover. They'll follow a similar schedule this week, focusing mostly on lifting and getting healthy before diving into bowl preparation.
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