Stroke if we did it, but it would be awesome if we went there twice in 3 years and kicked their ass or made him retract that statement
Link: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/bigten/2026/08/15/what-curt-cignetti-said-about-indiana-
ND 55 SC 3
ND 73 Indiana 13
ND 41 Texas 27
Chizik inherited a talented team from Tommy Tuberville, stocked with a lot of home grown talent. He still needed a lot of help from the magic mercenary (Cam Newton), and once Newton and Malzahn left, his mediocrity showed.
Cignetti built IU with a lot of transfer portal veterans, and the Indiana team he inherited wasn't very good at all.
& more bombs to the endzone with absolutely no chance to win the game in order to make the score look better than the absolute ass kicking that it was.
Google him, you'll see!
We are one of the two teams who beat Indiana over the last two seasons. I would prefer IU over PU at this point. Glad that USC is back on in 2030. Don’t care when we play them, we just need to win.
I still have full blown anger issues though about the playoff snub, the committee, ESPN / ACC /SEC networks and most of the sports media. When ND scheduled Tenn State, I quit stressing.
Effect of when and where then let’s call their bluff.
He can be an asshoole if he wants but the best way to deal with it is to call it out.
I am tired of the grace and kindness we project. Need some swagger
I would take 1 game there jksit to get them on schedule just o hold his feet to the fire
They are in no position to dictate terms. I know people here like him, but I still say Cignetti is a narcisstic a-hole.
And the fans may not always agree but the AD and leadership has a program to run, reality to deal with, not a fanbase to appease
Issue.
IU is a joke considering it’s a short trip for either school. USC and Texas can make a case for a long extra trip. Some of that is expected but USC made that bed themselves and someone at ND decided the schedule change was needed to get them on the schedule, so be it. We all know travel isn’t the concern for us. An L for any visiting team is a real possibility now and that 2nd or 3rd or maybe 4th is a potential killer given the playoff size
cignetti is being an ass but I would still love our AD making a courtesy call to inquire just to put them on the spot.
