Casey Rogers

Resilient #iufb fan. Townie. Rooting for the good guys.

[Casey Rogers @CaseThomps92]

And for Griffin Oakes, bc his kick was good. https://t.co/hLsc4ZmjQb

[Pope Francis – ARCHIVE @Pontifex266Arch]

Let us pray for Christians suffering persecution, often amid the shameful silence of so many.

[Scott Dochterman @ScottDochterman]

The Knicks were a No. 3 seed in the East, 7 games out. Phenomenal story, amazing run, not the best team.

Indiana — the losingest program in CFB history — went 16-0, beat the defending CFP champs for the B1G title, rolled semifinalist Oregon twice by double figures, blasted Alabama in the Rose Bowl and beat Miami in Miami for the title. Heisman winner, 2 iconic TDs. Fans took over every postseason site. If that’s not team of the year, no college program ever will get it.

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

That was not the definition of a red card.

[Paul Fleuret @RealAbs1776]

Understand this: The movies and shows about the crucifixion have been tame when compared to what He actually went through.

Even The Passion Of The Christ was forced to hold back a little in order to avoid an X rating.

Crucifixion was, and still is, arguably the most excruciating death someone can experience.

The night before in Gethsemane, He was sweating blood. This is known as hematidrosis. This would have caused His skin to become extremely sensitive, thus making the beatings to come even worse.

The fear He felt was the beginning of His feeling the weight of our iniquities being laid on Him.

Yet - in this moment, He didn’t demand that the Father take it from Him. He only asked for the cup to pass Him over if it was within the Father’s will.

Up next came the Cat of Nine Tails, or a Roman Flagrum. This was a weapon with long leather “tails”, each embedded with sharp bones and metal.

He was flogged 39 times as Jewish law mandated “40 minus one”, because 40 was said to kill a man.

This flogging wasn’t like being punished by your father’s leather belt.

Every strike tore flesh, every strike exposed muscle. Every strike exposed nerve endings. Every strike tore flesh to the bone.

This would be like getting struck with razor blades over and over again, leading to hypovolemic shock from blood loss.

Oh, and the crown of thorns? These weren’t rose thorns. These were thorns which were 2-3 inches long. Beaten into his skull.

These thorns would have pierced his skull, tripping the trigeminal nerve, thus causing unimaginable pain and even more blood loss from the dozens of head wounds.

At this point, extreme nausea and dizziness would begin to set in.

What came next? Carrying the cross. Which weighed around 300lbs. This would be like carrying two full kegs on your back.

Splinters and wood grating against the open flesh on His back. And He had to carry it 650 yards, or close to a half mile.

Imagine carrying a log on your back after being skinned alive.

Up next? He was nailed to the cross with spikes 5-7in in length. Piercing His wrists - this no doubt pierced the median nerve, causing extreme burning sensations up and down His arms.

A spike was driven through his ankles - severing nerves and tendons. This would have felt like standing on broken glass every time He pushed Himself up in order to breathe.

He suffered for 6 hours.

His chest muscles collapsing, making every single breath a fight for life.

His shoulders were dislocated, His arms stretching unnaturally long.

His heart was struggling to pump blood.

He was extremely dehydrated, His lips cracking.

His heart more than likely literally ruptured from the stress.

And on top of all of that, He had to feel a separation with the Father for a period of time in order to REALLY bear the weight of our sin.

He took up this burden for ALL sin before Him, and ALL sin which came after Him.

HE DID IT ALL FOR US.

To free us. To defeat sin. To give us a pathway to the Kingdom.

Every sin we commit is exactly why He had to do it.

And the real kicker? He knew what was coming when He rode into Jerusalem … and He didn’t turn around. He kept going.

For us.

[Wilson F. Ball🇺🇸🇦🇷 @WillyFoosball]

Someone made a 2025 College Football season montage to One Shining Moment and it’s amazing 😭

[Casey Rogers @CaseThomps92]

@ZachOsterman @indystar Anyone know if there will be a livestream for fans who can’t make it in person?

[DK🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸 @1Nicdar]

130 schools said no.
He led the losingest program in college football history to a national championship anyway.
Fernando Mendoza was a 2-star recruit from Miami.

He tried to walk on at his hometown school. They passed.
So did FIU.
So did FAU.
So did everyone else.

At 17, he was sitting in his bedroom, crying over a silent recruiting inbox—after driving to 18 camps with his dad and sending highlights to more than 100 programs.
Not one FBS offer.
His only option? Yale. No scholarship. No NFL path.

Everyone told him to be “realistic.”
“Know your place.”
“Be grateful.”
He didn’t listen.
Because Mendoza understood something most people miss:
The worst outcome isn’t failing.
It’s never getting the chance to try.

Two weeks before signing day in 2022, his phone rang.
Cal needed a body. One offer. Out of 134 schools.
He took it.
He arrived as the third-string quarterback.
Spent a year on the scout team.
Lost his first four starts.
Got sacked 41 times behind a broken offensive line.

Still got up. Every time.
Then Cal brought in a transfer instead of building around him.
So Mendoza left the only school that had ever said yes.
He transferred to Indiana—the losingest program in college football history.

People laughed.
“Career suicide.”
“Graveyard program.”
“Nobody wins there.”
One coach told him something different:
“I’m going to make you the best Fernando Mendoza possible.”
That was enough.
Mendoza wasn’t just playing for football.
His mother has battled multiple sclerosis for 18 years.

Before every snap, he thought of her.
“My mother is my why.”
Indiana went 16–0.
Beat six Top-10 teams.
Won their first Big Ten title since 1945.
Mendoza threw 41 touchdowns.
Won the Heisman—first in school history.
First Cuban-American to ever do it.

Then came the title game.
Miami. Near his hometown.
Fourth-and-4. Season on the line.
Quarterback draw.
The kid 134 schools rejected spun through defenders and dove into the end zone.

Game over.
Indiana—national champions.
The losingest program became the best team in America.
All because a 17-year-old refused to believe “no” was the end.

Rankings don’t decide your ceiling.
Gatekeepers don’t write your ending.
Being overlooked isn’t a verdict—it’s a starting point.

Sometimes all you need is one shot…
and the courage to bet on yourself when nobody else will.
Don’t quit.

Credit: Barclay Mullins

[John Fanta @John_Fanta]

The most recent teams to go undefeated in college football and men’s college basketball:

Curt Cignetti’s 2025 Indiana Hoosiers

Bob Knight’s 1975-76 Indiana Hoosiers

Party on, Bloomington.

[Casey Rogers @CaseThomps92]

@Bernardcuhhh This game is for everyone. The entitlement in your post is stupid. Might actually be fun to celebrate our first natty next to a table of old die hards but your dumbass is too judgmental to find out

[Kirkwood & Dunn Podcast @KirkwoodandDunn]

Ok, #iufb fans.

Retweet if you are going to Miami and have tickets.

Like if you plan on being in Bloomington at a bar or maybe Assembly Hall if that gets announced.

Comment if you are superstitious and tell us your game-day watching routine from home/local bar.

#NeverDaunted

[Hoosier Capitalista 🇲🇽 @HCapitalis5870]

@hoosier_hater One banner two banner three banner four,
Five banner Cig's Banner knockin on your door

[Casey Rogers @CaseThomps92]

@UngarCanes @chrisfallica If you think that’s how it’s done that’s why your team is bad

[Casey Rogers @CaseThomps92]

@CrimsonCast 4 loud Hoosiers in my crew will be there 🫡⚪️🔴

[WBR @W_B_Rick]

I don’t like how they make the cutoff 2021 in all these graphics to make Tom Allen look bad.

#RespectTomAllen #BeNiceToTomAllen

[Bison Drops @BisonDrops]

For every like this tweet gets, the stronger IU becomes.

Help change the future.

Spread the word.

[Casey Rogers @CaseThomps92]

@MikePechac_DPD Legend

[cheese @CheesyCheesy3]

I haven’t seen Penn State this fucked by an extension since Michael Penix dove towards the pylon

[Casey Rogers @CaseThomps92]

ALL THE SUDDEN WE’RE GOOD

[Casey Rogers @CaseThomps92]

@barstoolsports Boy Indiana fans been doing this for a long time but we good now

[Casey Rogers @CaseThomps92]

@hoosier_captain Tom Allen walked so Curt could run. We can’t forget what he did for us

[Casey Rogers @CaseThomps92]

I loved it then and I love it now

[Pardon My Take @PardonMyTake]

These guys walked so Curt Cignetti could run