Hoosiers Put on show against Badgers

We're taking a break from the usual weekly awards. Instead, we're going to take a cue from ESPN, and countdown the top 10 plays of Saturday's most improbable win against Wisconsin.\n10. Sports Illustrated, look no further for next week's Sign of the Apocalypse, it has to be the IU kicking team. Seriously. Because sophomore Bryan Robertson made every single PAT, and then he went crazy and made a...sit down...field goal. It's true! And mad props to junior Ryan Hamre, who punted four times for 189 yards. Very good, gentlemen.\n9. Freshman cornerback Damien Jones was all over his man like tattoos on Dennis Rodman. This was especially apparent early in the second quarter when Wisconsin quarterback Brooks Bollinger attempted a long pass up the field. But Jones was right with the intended receiver, and just as the ball came down, Jones snatched it out of the air. He ended the game with the team second-best eight tackles, and one broken up pass.\n8. This is not the last time that sophomore wide receiver Courtney Roby will be mentioned in this article, but this one involves him cutting back, then up the field to score IU's first touchdown in the comeback. With just over a minute left in the third quarter, Roby caught a pass from senior quarterback Gibran Hamdan, and then tore up 31 yards for the touchdown. But the best was still yet to come.\n7. The Badgers needed to score and IU needed to maintain the lead late in the fourth quarter. With every IU fan holding their breath, Wisconsin went for it on fourth-and-seven on their 39-yard line. Prior to this play, the Badgers had three incomplete passes, and senior safety A.C. Carter made sure they had a fourth. When Bollinger went to the air, Carter swatted it away, and secured a win for IU.\n6. Technically, this next one really isn't a single play, but it counts as a nice recovery. Near the end of the first quarter, Wisconsin was marching down the field when sophomore linebacker Herana-Daze Jones was called for a personal foul, giving the Badgers nice field position. Jones backed up the miscue by making two tackles on the next consecutive plays. The overall series ended with just a field goal for Wisconsin. Somebody got lucky.\n5. The Hoosiers have been way too conservative this year, and, finally, they decided to take a gamble. Not that they had a choice this time though. But with just over two minutes left in the third quarter, IU found itself fourth-and-seven on Wisconsin's 45-yard line. Having to go for it, Hamdan found, who else, Roby, who picked up eight yards, and a first down. Look how taking risks turned out.\n4. The IU team has the best celebration dance since Rod Tidwell in "Jerry Maguire." For the last minutes of the game, the team showed off their moves. And what a sight it was.\n3. Gibran Hamdan was 24-for-36 passing. He totaled 310 yards. Hamdan led the Hoosiers to four touchdowns. Enough said. Oh wait, and he was named Big Ten co-Offensive Player of the Week. Because he's Gibran. And he's Hamdan. He's Gibran Hamdan.\nTIE - 1. It's a tough call between Roby and junior wide receiver Glenn Johnson for who deserves the MVP award for the game. But Johnson made a strong case for his side all through the game, most notably in the fourth quarter. In the series before he scored the game-winning touchdown, Johnson made two plays of 25 yards and 24 yards to bring the Hoosiers down the field. Not too shabby.\nTIE - 1. The game was in its final minutes, and IU trailed by five points. The Hoosier offense was moving down the field, but kept getting held up by the offensive line playing the invisible game. IU was third-and-17 on their 33-yard line, when Hamdan found Roby, who went to the air. Roby flew, and we're talking flew, through the air to pick up the first down. He got it, saved the drive and the game, and one minute later, IU was in the lead. What a series. What a game.