Pete Golding just survived a 60-minute slugfest against Miami.
If there's anyone who knows how deadly Canes form has gotten, it's him.
The Hoosiers are elite as they come with a 14-0 untouched record, but they’re too smart to underestimate a Miami squad that just crashed the party after being left for dead in the preseason rankings.
Curt Cigenetti, take notes
That is why Golding's post-game note on where Ole Miss went wrong would be the ultimate cheat sheet for Cignetti to take notes from.
"They're very talented. The front six is really explosive. Not only can they get off the rock and they are elite pass rushers, but they're heavy-handed in the run game. They do a really good job coaching them as well," Golding said post-game.
"They're well-coached up front. They've got a big back, and we knew we were going to have a little bit of trouble with that. We were going to have to take our chances at times to try to create some negative yardage plays to get off the field. Versus teams like that, that are going to commit to that, you have to take the football away some," Golding added.
This is where things get interesting.
What the Rebels head coach used to describe Miami sounds eerily similar to what Indiana does on the field.
The thing that gives Indiana the edge would be its defense; it's too focused to let Beck get through them.
While Beck has started playing it safe and fixed his turnover-proneness from the regular season, playing against Indiana could still bring it out of him.
And since the Hoosiers play much more of a cleaner, disciplined game, all they will need would be a couple of those risky house calls from Beck to win the game.
With such similar offensive styles, the National Championship is going to be a survival of the best.