Indiana's DC Just Embarrassed Alabama's Backup QB On Social Media and the Crimson Tide Fanbase Lost It
Bryant Haines, Indiana's defensive coordinator and a Broyles Award winner, had something to say after hearing Ty Simpson's recent podcast comments about that brutal Rose Bowl loss. Simpson claimed the Hoosiers' defense wasn't complex and that he knew exactly what was coming on every snap. Haines decided to fire back on social media, and it got ugly fast.
Simpson's Take Didn't Hold Up
Simpson went on a podcast hosted by former Ohio State safety Caleb Downs to explain what went wrong in Pasadena. He said Indiana "does the same thing every down" and that he knew what was happening before the snap. "From my point of view, I was like, they don't do much," Simpson said. "They just didn't mess up, bro. They were in the exact same spot they were supposed to be."
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👉 Claim Your Free $10 at KalshiThe numbers tell a different story. Indiana absolutely demolished Alabama 38-3 in that Rose Bowl, the most lopsided bowl loss in Crimson Tide program history. Simpson finished 12-of-16 for 67 yards and ran three times for 17 yards before a cracked rib forced him out. Alabama's offense managed just 193 total yards and rushed for only 23 yards. The Crimson Tide's 3 points were their lowest scoring output in a bowl game since the 1960 Bluebonnet Bowl against Texas ended in a 3-3 tie.
Haines Wasn't Having It
Haines responded with surgical precision on his social media account. "Adorable," he posted. "We also saw everything they were doing on every single snap. It's just that we exploited those cues and didn't get frozen and crushed by them."
Alabama fans came at the Indiana coordinator hard after that, and Haines made it clear he wasn't backing down. "That's all it took to break your entire fanbase?" he wrote. "Wow, maybe I should've just said 'Boo'. No apologies, no compliments. Grow up folks. He had a bad take and I said the painful truth. Bounce back better."
Indiana went on to beat Oregon in the next round of the College Football Playoff and then topped Miami in the Hurricanes' home stadium to capture their first national championship. Haines' defense did the heavy lifting all the way.
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