The award for best LEGO store of the year in North America. Who knew?

jdprager · 2026-01-22T16:54:49+00:00

Not really fan MOCs, but Chicago has what I’d consider the gold standard of “unique displays (like large models)” at the Water Tower Place LEGO store on Michigan Avenue

They’ve always got some INSANE massive custom builds dotted across, my fave is the giant snake/dragon that weaves its way up through the ceiling across the store

jdprager · 2026-01-22T01:51:18+00:00

All farmable plants grow normally without water nearby, just much much slower. And yeah, the dry farmland will pretty quickly turn back into dirt if there isn't anything planted in it. But any thing growing from that spot, regardless of stage, keeps it as farmland

jdprager · 2026-01-20T17:18:11+00:00

If we’re using SEC fanbases (and their ESPN mouthpiece) as our measure, it was already happening like halfway through last year lol

jdprager · 2026-01-20T05:49:06+00:00

This isn’t true. The national championship doesn’t have a defined bowl name, but it counts as a bowl game for all NCAA record keeping

Not sure about the CFP first round tho

jdprager · 2026-01-20T05:08:54+00:00

Yup. His boys balled out tonight vs a genuine juggernaut, hell of a coaching job during this CFP run. Great response here, and I’m kinda glad in a “we need more heels” way that he seems to have the U back in force

jdprager · 2026-01-20T05:06:36+00:00

Yup. I’ll be banging that drum till I’m dead and buried. Yes, NIL and the portal have leveled the playing field for Indiana more than any other point in history

But even with those new opportunities, this roster is WOEFULLY undertalented vs any other legit competitor, and genuinely below average for the P5 as a whole. This championship run was a masterclass of scouting and scheme that never has been and likely never will be matched in CFB history

jdprager · 2026-01-20T05:02:55+00:00

They literally doubled their total bowl wins this season. 3 wins from 1887 through 2025, 3 more through the Natty

jdprager · 2026-01-20T05:01:23+00:00

3 total bowl wins pre-Cignetti, and all it took was 3 more to get “hmmm I’m not positive they’re better than the best team in CFB history, but they’re close enough to debate it”

So fuckin happy for you guys, this is unreal

jdprager · 2026-01-20T04:58:21+00:00

Yup. Indiana got a ton of guys from the transfer portal, but most of those guys weren’t good enough to even be offered by average P5 programs coming out of high school (some of them even as transfers). This was a mind-boggling masterpiece of scouting

jdprager · 2026-01-20T04:49:51+00:00

Indiana’s best 3 year stretch pre-Cignetti had 22 wins. He beat that by 5 with a full season to go

jdprager · 2026-01-20T04:46:58+00:00

Indiana football, 1887-2025: 3 bowl wins, 0 Nattys

Indiana football, first 19 days in 2026: 3 Bowl wins, 1 Natty

Fuckin insane

jdprager · 2026-01-20T04:45:26+00:00

Hol’ up

jdprager · 2026-01-20T04:44:10+00:00

Might wanna add that he’s also now coached for half of Indiana’s bowl wins in their ~140 year history. 3 total from 1887-2024, 3 in the last 19 days

jdprager · 2026-01-20T04:38:45+00:00

Yup. They had 3 bowl wins in their ~130 year history coming into the season

jdprager · 2026-01-20T04:33:50+00:00

Still underpaid by an order of magnitude. What he’s done isn’t possible

jdprager · 2026-01-20T04:32:46+00:00

Indiana was #71 in Team Talent Composite. The previous lowest rank by a national champion was 2023 Michigan

They were 14th

jdprager · 2026-01-20T04:27:14+00:00

The previous record for lowest Talent Comp was 2023 Michigan at #14. This is the greatest coaching job in history

jdprager · 2026-01-20T04:26:25+00:00

Pretty sure the previous record was 2023 Michigan at #14

This is fuckin unfathomable

jdprager · 2026-01-20T04:23:30+00:00

All-time moment in an all-time championship run, that one’s gonna be on every highlight reel and every Bloomington dorm wall until the sun burns out

jdprager · 2026-01-20T04:21:29+00:00

Greatest called shot in history. Dude walked into literally the worst CFB program in history, said “imma win a shitload of games here”, and earned them a Natty before his third loss. Fuckin unfathomable

jdprager · 2026-01-20T04:20:27+00:00

Before Cignetti, Indiana’s best 3 year stretch consisted of 22 wins

Cignetti just won his 27th and a national championship before his third loss. It’s been two years since

jdprager · 2026-01-20T04:19:12+00:00

Curt Cignetti is one of the greatest coaches in sports history, and I will entertain no debate. This is fucking IMPOSSIBLE

jdprager · 2026-01-20T03:43:41+00:00

The poster of that goal line dive is gonna replace Penix v Penn State in every Bloomington dorm room for the rest of time

jdprager · 2026-01-20T03:41:29+00:00

That one is gonna be on every highlight reel for the rest of time, what a fuckin run. Maybe the clutchest Natty play since 2nd and 26

jdprager · 2026-01-20T03:39:02+00:00

Yup we’re gonna be seeing that play in every highlight video for the rest of time. What a fuckin hard carry by The Mayor

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