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Speaker 1: There's been a lot of pro Indiana hype, a lot

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Speaker 2: to this one game, four quarters and for Indiana football,

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Speaker 3: I can't. I cannot break the superstition in me. I

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Speaker 2: Love it, love it, and I'm telling you it's going

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