The Insight Bowl is more about the person who isn’t there: Terry Hoeppner, the late coach of the Hoosiers who succumbed to brain cancer this past June. Indiana rallied around his cause and made its first bowl game since 1993. Now the Hoosiers are getting four points against a Cowboys team that faltered down the stretch at 2-3 SU and 1-4 ATS.

This is not a good situation for the ‘Pokes. They’re No. 55 in efficiency, one notch below the Hoosiers. They are very poor defending both the run and the pass, and Indiana’s running game should feature prominently given the size mismatch on the line of scrimmage. Indiana’s defense is no great shakes either, and many casual observes expect the sexy Cowboys offense led by QB Zac Robinson to have a field day. At least we can expect a ton of scoring from both clubs in what should be one of the better New Year’s Eve games.