One team showed up and one team showed out. Indiana blasts Alabama 38-3. It was not a happy new year for Bama fans as Bama got blow out by Indiana in the Rose Bowl 38-3. Not only did Alabama lose, but Alabama lost badly. Fernando Mendoza throw three touchdowns and the Hoosiers' ground game and defense completely overwhelm the Crimson Tide. Indiana advanced to the Peach Bowl semifinals, while the loss was a disappointing end to Alabama's season. What happened and where did things go wrong. Bama forced IU into a 3 & out. Bama then punted the ball back to IU and IU went 84 yds and kicked a FG to take a 3-0 lead at the start of the 2nd quarter. Bama on its next drive only down 3-0 went for it on 4th and 1 on its own 35 yd line and didn’t make it as IU blew up the play. Terrible panic move by Bama to go for it instead of punting the ball and playi ...