I didn't watch it.
Cignetti fired up our base with his Ahia St sucks stunt and his emerging college football superpower line. I have no problem with it, given our absolutely dead expectations, etc. He's set the tone. But we have to pay the price for that--the powers that be are going to want to keep us down. If Day is recruiting against Cignetti, he's going to want to show those players we are a pretender. And right now, we are. Hopefully, Cignetti can recruit talent here to make IU a true football power.
However, I have to say this: I've been telling my friends on chats, texts, etc. that I feel like we just watched, in real time, IU football ascend to the absolute peak of its relevance, and then start the downward tumble with the muffed punt. It's rare to be able to pinpoint it in real time like that, let alone during a season. But our schedule broke so favorably this year, and Cignetti has given other programs a blueprint, perhaps, for copying our strategy, that I'm not sure we will ever be this close to the top again. I also think other coaches are going to put a target on our backs given Cignetti's post-game comments after a lot of these games.
Even if so, it was a wonderful ride, and if Cignetti can be our 90s-00s Alvarez, I'd be fine with that. It'll give me something to look forward to on Saturdays in the fall for the foreseeable future.
