The New IU Football Coach Is Already Crashing
A little comedy for NSD:
IU's head coach fell asleep at the wheel on National Signing Day and crashed his car.
Cignetti says he thinks he fell asleep on the way in to work today, hit a curb, and blew a tire. #iufb
- Mike Schumann @ The Daily Hoosier
December 20th, 2023 at 4:55 PM ^
‘He thinks he fell asleep’
Sounds like a mental giant.
December 20th, 2023 at 6:13 PM ^
“…on the way to work”
What’s his drink - Jameson and coffee? Or, was he still drunk from the night before??
December 20th, 2023 at 6:28 PM ^
Damn not only is their football boring but so is the drive in to have to see it
December 20th, 2023 at 11:48 PM ^
I guess he was aware, but not fully aware.
/too soon?
December 20th, 2023 at 4:56 PM ^
For all the talk of his perceived conference foes, his real rival may be the sauce.
December 20th, 2023 at 5:06 PM ^
That is why Kevin Wilson got fired.
December 20th, 2023 at 5:26 PM ^
Kevin Wilson got fired for being an asshole. Perhaps alcohol contributed to his assholery but I suspect the asshole proceeded the booze.
December 20th, 2023 at 5:47 PM ^
His overnight lock ups in the Martinsville drunk tank didn't help.
December 20th, 2023 at 5:49 PM ^
Gawd who goes to Martinsville?
December 21st, 2023 at 9:08 AM ^
Well, it's right on 37 between Indy and Bloomington. And it is Johnny Wooden's home town.
December 21st, 2023 at 9:09 AM ^
*preceded
December 20th, 2023 at 5:54 PM ^
That's why Scott Frost got fired. Also played a part in him being a terrible coach.
December 20th, 2023 at 6:29 PM ^
Scott Frost treated coaching like he was a frat boy.
December 20th, 2023 at 6:55 PM ^
If I knew I could make so much money being a drunk, I might have tried it.
December 20th, 2023 at 11:48 PM ^
Never too late.
December 20th, 2023 at 9:01 PM ^
These guys get paid big bucks but have crazy intense jobs. With NIL and portal it makes it 10x worse than even 5 years ago. Every player on your team is a free agent annualy.
A new coach like this has to learn all the returning players, learn about anyone who is in the portal from the school, mine the transfer portal, go into schools to re-recruit current commits, build relationships, deal with boosters, alumni, parents.
Maybe the guy is just friggin stressed out vs someone saying it's alcohol related with zero proof. Guy could literally just be exhausted probably running 16+ hour days. Don't know if he has a family but probably has to deal with moving as well which isn't easy.
December 20th, 2023 at 10:21 PM ^
And they need to be able to drive a car.
December 21st, 2023 at 9:14 AM ^
Yeah this is my take. I have to think he's been working incredibly hard in the lead up to signing day, trying to hold the class together and make whatever tweaks he thinks it needs, as well as doing all the rest of the job. I would not at all be surprised if he was texting croots until like 3am last night, after texting croots until like 3am every night prior to that. Dude thinks he finally got to the finish line and can relax a bit, and then immediately falls asleep at the wheel because the only thing keeping him awake was the adrenaline that just crashed out of his system. That seems entirely more likely than "he's an alcoholic".
December 20th, 2023 at 4:58 PM ^
Cignetti looking in the rear view mirror after crashing
December 20th, 2023 at 5:17 PM ^
I'll bet you'd have to pay Steve a lot more $ today to do that compared to what he was paid then.
December 20th, 2023 at 4:59 PM ^
This might be wildly controversial, but I don't think car accidents, the fourth leading cause of death in this country, are funny.
December 20th, 2023 at 5:03 PM ^
That was my reaction exactly. I'm glad he's okay, but that could have been deadly for him and for others.
December 20th, 2023 at 5:06 PM ^
I don't know that it's funny. I think the point is that it demonstrates incompetence, stupidity, poor decision making etc... From a guy who didn't exactly endear himself to the big ten giants on the way in.
He should get shit for doing something stupid. Tired, drunk, high, whatever... Getting in an accident in that state is dangerous and moronic
December 20th, 2023 at 5:31 PM ^
I think it was pretty clear to everyone that I was directly responding to the first line of the post in which OP literally calls the story "comedy." Get your kicks however you want, but I'd personally wait until there is more information about the story than a single tweet to start taking pleasure in someone else's car accident.
December 20th, 2023 at 6:43 PM ^
Fair enough. I don't read posts that closely. We pick things apart here to death. He's an idiot. His excuse seems suspect. There you go
December 21st, 2023 at 7:23 AM ^
Jesus man, have you ever made a mistake? Are you familiar with life at 60? Ever worked such long hours that you’re completely exhausted?
Awful judgemental.
December 20th, 2023 at 6:01 PM ^
Yeah, I'm with you--I fail to see anything comedic in a car crash. The idea that we should dunk on and laugh at the IU program over this is in poor taste.
December 20th, 2023 at 6:53 PM ^
Oh, for fuck sakes, is everyone trying to get off the naughty list?
As a first responder of multiple car accidents, and whom grew up in a family of firefighters, I can assure you that there is humor in car accidents. There is humor in all the other ways that you, your friends, and your family will eventually die from too. No popularity ranking will make one less funnier than the other.
Now, I wonder what the 69th cause of death is?
December 20th, 2023 at 7:25 PM ^
Yeah, the only thing that got hurt was a tire and the guy's ego. I think we can lighten up a little.
December 20th, 2023 at 8:13 PM ^
69 with a chubby gal. Little known fact.
December 20th, 2023 at 8:18 PM ^
underrated. 69 with a chubby girl, that is. and, while we're on the subject, girls aren't chubby or skinny, they're just different. softer, harder, rounder, flatter, etc.
December 20th, 2023 at 9:45 PM ^
Just because you think it's amusing to make fun of car accidents doesn't mean I have to agree. I also want to be very clear that I am not offended. I am saying this is the kind of humor for someone with the brain of a dog. Or using Google translate: "like the brain of 69 dogs, poopoo peepee boobs."
December 20th, 2023 at 11:43 PM ^
Agreed. There's nothing funny about it. But they can continue laughing at car crashes, people tripping and falling, The Benny Hill Show, Faces of Death, Adam Sandler movies, or whatever.
December 21st, 2023 at 10:59 AM ^
Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.
— Mel Brooks
December 22nd, 2023 at 1:19 AM ^
You really think this post is at the level of the work of Mel Brooks?
December 21st, 2023 at 6:20 AM ^
I am saying this is the kind of humor for someone with the brain of a dog. Or using Google translate: "like the brain of 69 dogs, poopoo peepee boobs."
Not cool man. My dog has never shown any interest in boobs. And when I told him about this incident, he just tilted his head as if to say “why is that funny?” And then he went outside and rolled in dead animal.
on a more serious note, I have fallen asleep while driving. I was 17, we had been out all night, and I had a friend with me who screamed at me as soon as the car started to drift to the side of the road. That was terrifying, and we didn’t even get into an accident. I just couldn’t believe I fell asleep. Literally, I didn’t think I had, but I obviously did. Lesson learned, I’ve not done it again. Adults with driving (and life) experience should know better, but a lot of people in the “I know what I’m capable of” category don’t believe it can happen to them, they think they can just push through. 🤷♀️
December 20th, 2023 at 6:50 PM ^
Count me as another agreeing with you. I take no pleasure or find no comedy in this type of misfortune; I don't care for whom he coaches.
December 20th, 2023 at 8:09 PM ^
I wiped out on my scooter last week going 18 mph and even that was jarring/had potentially serious consequences (damn leaves!) Any crash is serious stuff and the relatively minor injuries I sustained will be with me for weeks.
December 20th, 2023 at 8:17 PM ^
Wet leaves are dangerous for the scooter gang…I do a lot of scooter riding.
Were you unscathed? Any scooter damage.
December 20th, 2023 at 8:19 PM ^
omg the fucking paint on the pavement crosswalks are deadly. and any wet at all is just - don't even turn there.
December 20th, 2023 at 10:02 PM ^
Not unscathed, unfortunately. Scooter went out from under me when I tried to turn and hit some leaves, went straight down and landed on my hip, then my forearm took the brunt of it.
Got home with contusions and scrapes down my entire left side, a bad cut on my forearm, hands and palms scraped up. Thank god it was freezing out - heavier clothes and gloves saved me a lot of road rash. Gimpy hip with a volleyball sized bruise, but x-rays were negative. Somehow got a cut on my upper lip, bruises on my other hip, so I guess I must have rolled a little, still don't recall my something hitting my face...
Scooter, however, is in great shape! (ninebot max)
December 20th, 2023 at 11:55 PM ^
Ouch! Sounds painful. Makes me cringe thinking of it.
I have been driving a Piaggio Liberty 50cc. Great suspension and rides two really well.
December 20th, 2023 at 5:02 PM ^
...thinks he fell asleep on the way in to work
I'm sorry, what? It is bad enough to be so tired after a full day-plus at the office that you fall asleep, but this guy was apparently so tired he was going in to work and feel asleep while operating heavy machinery in public?
I don't find this comedic at all. It's pathetic. If you are so tired that you are putting yourself and other people's lives at risk, it better be because you have been up multiple nights doing something truly essential, not a head coach with a bajillion support staff people who are there to help you. If I was the IU President, I would be pissed. This new coach better be honestly contrite about this, as opposed to treating it as a "whoops...my bad!"
December 20th, 2023 at 8:21 PM ^
isn't some american in jail in japan for falling asleep at the wheel, not due to anything other than fatigue - no alcohol? in japan you can't get in the car if you're tired it's like driving drunk.
December 20th, 2023 at 5:02 PM ^
Hope he is ok and so is everyone else. Scary stuff. Probably tough time for him with late nights this time of the year. This is a tough advice for a big time CFB coach with a public persona, but to everyone else, driving tired really is dangerous. If you can, consider taking a bus or an uber. Stay safe out there
December 20th, 2023 at 5:08 PM ^
Thinking the exact same thing. He's about my age. Staying up is not as easy as it used to be.
December 20th, 2023 at 5:29 PM ^
The hours a college football coach works are absurd. Cignetti is getting paid a boatload. Hire a damn driver.
December 20th, 2023 at 8:23 PM ^
cmon robbie moore there was no one for him to call for a ride, no interns, no assistants, no uber no nothing he is in Bloomington for chissakes.
December 20th, 2023 at 5:03 PM ^
The big ten should suspend him because he put people in danger. Literally put them in danger.
December 20th, 2023 at 5:32 PM ^
Put out an APB. Run up the bat signal. Where the fuck is Petitti.