One hour until kick off - one of the biggest IU games in their history. Indiana is ranked #7 and Oregon is ranked #3. Both teams are undefeated - but on the road kn Oregon is going to be super hard - the line has Oregon by 7.5. For good luck, I’m posing one of the former Hoosiers that I had the most fun watching - Antwaan Randle-El who played QB at the college level and WR in the NFL (and also point guard in college!). Here are a couple of the cards of his I like - I’m still looking for a sweet patch auto or superfractor or other 1/1 of his! Go Hoosiers!

TJD is one of the best power forwards to ever play in the Big Ten. He is an Indiana University Hoosier legend, and the son of former Indiana Pacer Dale Davis. Given his size, he was a bit of a tweeter… Making his success in the NBA questionable. He was the late second round pick by the Golden State Warriors and did show some flashes of being able to play at the NBA level. I love collecting autographs of players in my alma mater’s uniform. I’ll always root for him and hopefully he has a long career in the NBA.

One of the greatest coach’s to ever do it. 🪑

This game capped off a perfect season for the Indiana Hoosiers. 32 wins. ZERO losses. A perfect 32-0. Unbelievable. One of the crowning achievements for Coach Knight and IU. A cool relic from a significant moment in NCAA history! I went to IU in the early 1990’s and was glad to be there in the Bob Knight era!

Often the best cards of the biggest names are far too expensive for me to buy into. So I look for players that I love that are more affordable to collect. Enter Victor Oladipo. I’ve followed him since his college days and through his NBA career in Orlando, OKC, Indiana and Miami. I wished he would have stayed in Indiana where the hometown crowd loved him. This is one of his best rookie cards, a true vertical National Treasures RPA graded a gem mint BGS 9.5. Hope he’s able to make a comeback next year!