In the vast majority of cases when a new head coach is introduced at his new program's basketball game he utters a few generalities about how excited he is, and how bright the future of the program is, and everyone cheers.
However, that is not how Curt Cignetti's address went at Indiana tonight.
You could say Cignetti, who was hired away by the Hoosiers after an 11-1 season at James Madison, grabbed the bull by the horns and won the moment.
"Hey look. I'm super fired about this opportunity."
"I've never taken a backseat to anybody and I don't plan on starting now."
"Purdue sucks. But so does Michigan and Ohio State."
Now he's just got back it up on the field...
“Purdue sucks…so does Michigan and Ohio State” …Curt Cignetti has arrived in the Big Ten pic.twitter.com/4Edzp3z5Zo
— Michael Niziolek (@michaelniziolek) December 2, 2023