At least that was the case until Friday night’s 27-17 loss at No. 7 seed Notre Dame in the first round of the College Football Playoff. And to be clear, there’s really a limited amount of shame in this kind of loss. It seems like every year we get a dud in the playoff no matter how many teams are in the bracket.

Indiana's head coach Curt Cignetti's bold proclamation aged poorly as the Hoosiers struggled against Notre Dame in the 27-17 loss, which saw their season end unceremoniously

Curt Cignetti wasn't lacking any confidence prior to Indiana's first-round College Football Playoff showdown against Notre Dame on Friday evening. During the coach's pregame appearance on ESPN's College GameDay,

Curt Cignetti has never been one to shy away from the spotlight, famously telling those unfamiliar with his resume to “Google me.” And to his credit, the first-year Indiana head coach delivered a historic season,