Coach Cignetti
Definition
A moniker for Curt Cignetti, the highly successful American college football head coach currently leading the Indiana Hoosiers, famed for achieving back-to-back 10-0 starts at different schools and revolutionizing roster-building via the transfer portal.
Refers to the stoic sideline general whose teams boast a .880 win percentage at major schools, turning perennial underdogs into playoff contenders with surgical precision.
Examples
Coach Cignetti raided the transfer portal like a Black Friday shopper on steroids, assembling an Indiana squad that shocked the Big Ten.
With Coach Cignetti calling the shots, the Hoosiers went 10-0 to start the season, proving that candy stripes can camouflage a juggernaut.
Fans joke that Coach Cignetti's unchanging sideline grimace is his secret weapon, intimidating opponents more than any blitz.
After pilfering Toledo's top talent for the third straight year, Coach Cignetti has the Mid-American Conference filing restraining orders.