Curt Cignetti: Big Ten is the best because 'we don't cry a river, whine, and complain'
The Indiana head coach spoke at Big Ten media day about the difficulty of the league schedule and whether it is a net negative or net positive in preparing for the College Football Playoff.
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Coach, Nick Szatkowski from ONSI.
You mentioned the grind, in your opening statement.
Iowa, Penn State, they'll kind of speak for themselves.
The Oregon game last year, regular season game last year speaks for themselves.
Do you look at that grind, you've done it now twice getting to the postseason, is that grind of the Big Ten season a net positive by the time late December, January comes around, or a net negative for the, where the team is at?
No, I think that's a loaded question.
I think your job as a head coach and the assistants is to equip your roster, make it as strong as possible, with adequate depth at every position throughout the team.
You know, when you play that many games, you're gonna get some guys dinged and injured, things happen, next man up mentality.
The Big Ten is, is, the best league in football.
And, a lot of really good football teams.
It's hard to win on the road.
Very physical football teams, very well-coached.
It definitely prepares you for the playoffs, there's no doubt about it.
The numbers speak for themselves.
I mean, we don't run a hype machine up here in the Midwest.
We believe everything's earned, not given.
And when we fall short, we say we fell short.
We don't cry a river, whine, and complain.
All right?
And that's why we're the best.
