Curt Cignetti might not always show it, but the Indiana Hoosiers' now-legendary football head coach has a great sense of humor.
He broke it out during his press conference following IU's improbable 16-0 season and national title, which was completed Monday night in Miami against the Hurricanes.
Cignetti, speaking about his future, shared this line:
"If I were really smart, I'd probably retire. Then I'd really be a story, but we need the money."
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Cignetti, 64, is set to be one of the top-three highest-paid coaches in college football thanks to a clause in his contract calling for a renegotiation after the title.
There was some wondering earlier in the month about whether Cignetti would consider leaving for an NFL job, potentially the opening with his hometown Pittsburgh Steelers. But that seems to be off the table.
Rather, Cignetti appears primed to try and do it all over again with Indiana.
He'll lose his Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, Fernando Mendoza, but he has TCU transfer QB Josh Hoover coming aboard. No one will bet against Hoover having a massive season for this program that all of a sudden is firing on all cylinders.
Cignetti's rise from a Nick Saban assistant, to D-II Indiana University of Pennsylvania, to Elon and then James Madison and finally to the Hoosiers, is the stuff of legend.
He could ride off into the sunset whenever he wants. He could also likely name whatever number he wants on his contract.
Cignetti will forever be a legend in Bloomington.
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