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Cignetti at Big 10 Media Days

Posted on 7/30/26 at 2:02 pm
Posted by Raoul Stimulato
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Posted on 7/30/26 at 2:02 pm
Curt Cignetti: "We don't run a hype machine up here in the Midwest. We believe everything is earned, not given. And when we fall short, we say, 'We fell short.' We don't cry a river, whine, and complain. That's why we're the best."

Tenets of stoicism and perseverance.

This is how a winner speaks.
This post was edited on 7/30/26 at 2:03 pm
Posted by Ralph_Wiggum
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Posted on 7/30/26 at 2:11 pm to
quote:

Curt Cignetti: "We don't run a hype machine up here in the Midwest. We believe everything is earned, not given. And when we fall short, we say, 'We fell short.' We don't cry a river, whine, and complain. That's why we're the best."


I'd love to hear Lane say something like that. He went to high school in Minnesota where his dad was coach of the Vikings.
Posted by CBandits82
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Posted on 7/30/26 at 2:16 pm to
This season without Mendoza is gonna be fascinating.
Posted by Frac the world
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Posted on 7/30/26 at 2:24 pm to
He’s speaking directly to Lane, Sark, and all the other baby back SEC coaches who cry non stop
Posted by DMagic
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Posted on 7/30/26 at 2:25 pm to
Didn't he previously say "Google Me"
Posted by Funky Tide 8
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Posted on 7/30/26 at 2:31 pm to
Can't help but really like the guy. He talks the talk and walks the walk.
Posted by karmew32
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Posted on 7/30/26 at 2:31 pm to
Honestly, Ryan Day makes way more excuses than Kirby Smart. I think it has a lot to do with what school you're at and how much the media platforms you. I don't recall ESPN giving Lloyd Carr a platform to campaign for a rematch in 2006.
Posted by High C
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Posted on 7/30/26 at 2:38 pm to
quote:

Can't help but really like the guy. He talks the talk and walks the walk.


I don’t like him. Always looking for the camera. Always subtly patting himself on the back. Wait until things (inevitably) go south and see if his tune doesn’t change.
Posted by faraway
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Posted on 7/30/26 at 3:13 pm to
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That's why we're the best."

bullshite. the best bc he's got 2 billionaire donors. lose the donors and let's see you be the best.
quote:

This is how a winner speaks.
that's how bullshitters talk
Posted by GoGators1995
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Posted on 7/30/26 at 3:13 pm to
I guess he doesn't remember Harbaugh and Michigan players complaining about how "unfair" the humidity was in their playoff loss to UGA.
Posted by NIH
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Posted on 7/30/26 at 3:17 pm to
Real coaches don’t pay players
Posted by msudawg1200
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Posted on 7/30/26 at 3:28 pm to
And they also rape and molest athletes of both sexes.
Posted by RunningJacket
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Posted on 7/30/26 at 3:48 pm to
“go south and see and see if his tune doesn’t change”.

Really? Cignetti has coached at IUP, Elon, James Madison, and Indiana as a head coach. He has been about as far south as any coach can go and he has a National Title.

If you believe Cignetti is scared about going 8-4 or 7-5 then you simply don’t get it. He’s at freaking Indiana. Meanwhile the SEC has 1 coach who has won a Natty and you act like your conference is beyond reproach. It’s just comical.
Posted by MightyJoeYoung
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Posted on 7/30/26 at 3:50 pm to
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This season without Mendoza is gonna be fascinating.


Like the one he had his first year when his roster was full of 1AA players and still went 11-1?
Posted by Buckeye06
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Posted on 7/30/26 at 3:56 pm to
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Ryan Day makes way more excuses than Kirby Smart


How is Ryan Day coming up in a Cignetti presser thread?

And whenever OSU loses, Day always says he didn't do enough to get the job done as the HC
Posted by High C
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Posted on 7/30/26 at 3:58 pm to
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If you believe Cignetti is scared about going 8-4 or 7-5 then you simply don’t get it. He’s at freaking Indiana. Meanwhile the SEC has 1 coach who has won a Natty and you act like your conference is beyond reproach. It’s just comical.


Never implied that he was scared. I realize he’s at Indiana. Thus the parenthetical “inevitably” comment.

I never mentioned any conference, so I don’t know where this “your conference” stuff is coming from. I’m an LSU fan, but I’m certainly not an SEC homer. For example, watching Bama come back to earth has given me great joy.

Cignetti just rubs me the wrong way. I’m not trying to convince anyone, I was just stating my opinion.
Posted by ZOU
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Posted on 7/30/26 at 4:12 pm to
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Like the one he had his first year when his roster was full of 1AA players and still went 11-1?


Against a schedule of beta males and got cucked by the only 2 halfway decent teams he played.
Posted by BobBarker
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Posted on 7/30/26 at 4:34 pm to
Let’s see what buddy does this year when his teams average age isn’t almost 25.
Posted by KingofthePoint
Member since Feb 2009
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Posted on 7/30/26 at 4:47 pm to
quote:

Curt Cignetti: "We don't run a hype machine up here in the Midwest. We believe everything is earned, not given. And when we fall short, we say, 'We fell short.' We don't cry a river, whine, and complain. That's why we're the best."


quote:

This is how a winner speaks.

Meh

Lots of coaches talk like this. It just sounds more profound coming from the defending national champion.
Posted by KingofthePoint
Member since Feb 2009
11259 posts
Posted on 7/30/26 at 4:51 pm to
This quote would also make more sense coming off a disappointing season. Of course he’s not going to be complaining or making excuses right now.
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