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What Curt Cignetti Said After Indiana’s 42-28 Win Over Maryland
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Here’s everything Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti had to say during his postgame press conference after the Hoosiers defeated Maryland 42-28 on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
Indiana is 5-0 for the first time since 1967 and the Hoosiers are 2-0 in the Big Ten for the first time since 2020.
Opening statement …
Cignetti: Okay, good win. Far from perfect, trust me. 4-0 in the turnover ratio against us, had not turned it over going into the game one time and still won by two scores. But defense really responded to every one of those turnovers.
There’s a lot of corrections to make, but it was a good effort, a gutty effort.
You could feel the fans out there. I’m glad that they keep improving in the attendance area. I thought that was a good turnout, and good is the enemy of great, so let’s have a great turnout. Let’s sell it out next week or next time we’re at home and figure out how to make it even louder because that’s what we want to do; we want to be the best in everything we do.
Even when we’re good, even when we perform good, we’re not satisfied. But it was a good turnout.
We’re 5-0. But this isn’t the end for us. I’m proud of the team and everything they’ve accomplished.
I felt like we’ve made good progress in the off-season, in the winter, spring, summer, but we had to put it on film. We can play better than we played today.
On responding to adversity …
Cignetti: Yeah, there were a lot of good responses in that game. The defense responded to offensive turnovers. The offense responded to touchdowns given up by the defense. We responded more than they did.
So there was really a lot that went on in that game. There’s no doubt about it. Winning is good because it deepens belief in confidence and success, which leads to confidence and belief, which leads to success. You’ve still got to put the work in, but strengthens that confidence and belief.
On Indiana’s energy throughout the game …
Cignetti: Well, that’s us. We want to play every play like it’s 0-0. Never too high, never too low. Something bad happens, okay, we’re going to play this play. You get 11 guys playing that way consistently, then you’ve got a chance.
On the defensive line and the pressure it applied …
Cignetti: Yeah, I don’t know how many sacks we had total. Five? Okay. He seemed like he was on the ground on awful lot early in the game, which is what we wanted to do.
We just have to – when we have a chance to kind of go for the jugular, we’ve got to get a little better at that. But they’ve got some playmakers. They’ve got some guys that get on top of you. They got us in a defense we didn’t want to be in on the long run.
But that’s where it all starts, up front. We’re experienced up front. We think it’s one of our strengths, and it was definitely one of the areas that they weren’t feeling too great about coming into the game, and we needed a big win there, and I think we got it.
On getting a late-game blocked punt …
Cignetti: Yeah, that was awesome. I have no idea what happened. I was taking my headset off and giving it to somebody behind me and I completely missed it. I just wish we would have picked it up and scored.
On limiting the effectiveness of receiver Tai Felton …
Cignetti: Well, I think he went out, didn’t he? And didn’t return, right? It’s hard for him to have a big day when he’s not on the field.
Follow-up question noting that Felton went out in the third quarter …
Cignetti: What did he have? He had five for 38, yeah. But Hemby made some.
We did a pretty good job, and it started up front with the pressure. They got on top of us a couple times, though.
On how Kurtis Rourke responded to his own adversity …
Cignetti: Yeah, I mean, he responded like I kind of felt like he would. I didn’t think he’d be flustered by the two interceptions, and he wasn’t.
When we had our one-on-one opportunities, we were winning, and we played well when we played with tempo, the two-minute drive and some of the other times. He’s a grizzly old vet. He’s got to hold on to that ball a little better in the pocket when he runs it.
On wide receivers Omar Cooper Jr. and Elijah Sarratt …
Cignetti: Yeah. They were winning their one-on-ones when it was press coverage, and we were getting them the ball, and I was glad to see Donaven won his one-on-one in the red area. That was a play we were hoping to be able to get called against zero blitz coverage.
We felt like that was a match-up that was in our favor going into the game, and it turned out to be that way.
On the impact of the fans …
Cignetti: Oh, it’s extremely valuable. Players feed off of that energy. Look, it’s all about energy, right? You’ve got to have energy to do anything, and the fans are supplying the energy and the players are feeding off of that energy.
I don’t know how many points it’s worth, but it’s really important, and I think we got everything moving in the right direction here.
On what the Hoosiers learned about themselves …
Cignetti: Well, I think you learn about your team every week. You play 12 regular season games, you learn about them in the off week, too. I thought this was a good challenge for us, and we outlasted them. We did a lot of good things. But there’s a lot of things we can do better.
On a “new” Indiana this season …
Cignetti: Well, I don’t know what the old Indiana was other than what I watched on tape or maybe looked in a record book.
We are what we are, and we have a blueprint and a plan and a philosophy how to play the game. It’s all about people and processes. I think we’ve got a chance to be a good football team. Todd Blackledge said at the end of the UCLA game that this is a good football team, Indiana. You’ve got to prove it every day, every play.
On tight end Zach Horton and his impact …
Cignetti: Yeah, well, I’m glad other coaches point that out, too, when they watch us on tape or scout us, how valuable he is. It’s not all about his touches. He does a lot of great things for us offensively. He’s really a blood-and-guts hard-nosed tough guy with talent.
He’s a tremendous football player.
On the versatility of the running game …
Cignetti: We play those three backs every game, and they’ve been really consistent. If we didn’t turn it over four times, maybe we would have had 200.
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MARYLAND (WBFF) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said he plans to call a special session in Annapolis to redraw the state’s congressional district maps, reviving a contentious redistricting fight that stalled earlier this year.
“The status in Maryland is we are going to have a special session,” Moore said in an interview on CNN. Asked, “You are going to do it?” Moore replied, “We are going to do it.”
Moore told CNN the goal is for lawmakers to return to Annapolis and produce a new map. “Our House and our Senate will get together. They will come up with a resolution and bring it to my desk,” Moore said. “But the core criteria I’ve laid out is…doing nothing is not an option.”
It would be Moore’s second attempt at redistricting. Earlier this year, an advisory commission appointed by the governor proposed a map that would stretch the mostly Republican 1st Congressional District into largely Democratic Howard and Anne Arundel counties. The change would put Maryland’s only Republican member of Congress into a district with more Democratic voters.
The proposal drew sharp criticism during a hearing. “Governor Moore and Democrats in Annapolis, you are stealing our voice and our vote,” one speaker said. Moore responded, “It’s an important question of what’s the value of one vote and I think the answer to that is ‘what’s the value of democracy.’” Del. Kathy Szeliga said, “How can you ask us to trust democracy when you are taking it so lightly.”
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The measure passed in the House but never came to a vote in the Senate. In Annapolis today, Senate Democrats gathered to discuss what to do next.
“I think they’re meeting to figure out what can we do to make sure the judges don’t get involved and overturn what they’re trying to do,” said political analyst John Dedie.
A UMBC poll last year found only a fourth of Maryland voters considered redistricting a priority, with crime, education and health care viewed as more important.
Szeliga criticized Moore’s push, saying, “It’s unfortunate Wes Moore is doing the bidding of Democrats in Washington and not paying attention to the residents in the great state of Maryland.” Dedie said, “In many ways what he’s pursuing is future aspirations.”
Maryland’s last attempt to redraw congressional lines four years ago ended up in court, where a judge threw out the proposed maps, finding they were the product of “extreme partisan gerrymandering.” Szeliga, who successfully fought that court battle, said she is prepared to challenge another effort. “If they try to illegally change the constitution to make it unconstitutional we will challenge that,” she said.
Dediesaid a special session now appears likely. “The train has left the station. It’s just a matter of when it will arrive in Annapolis for special session,” he said.
One of the most unique ships featured in Sail250 Maryland and Airshow Baltimore can be found docked at the Baltimore Peninsula.
USS Marinette LCS25 is one of the most functional ships in the Navy fleet. At 370 feet long with 80 crew members, the ship has a helicopter landing pad and hangar, two rib boats in the belly of the vessel, and heavy artillery, including a cannon.
The ship has four engines, two of which are like jet engines, meaning it can sprint ahead of other vessels to intercept watercraft. It can also truck side to side and spin 360 degrees with controllable reversing and steering deflector buckets attached to the stern of the jet propulsion system. It can also traverse the littoral zones, water close to shore, and navigate waters as low as 15 feet deep.
“Where we shine is our ability to operate where other ships can’t,” said Cdr. Brian Sims, the ship’s executive officer. “For a 370-foot ship, one of the smallest in the fleet, it packs a punch. We can go 40 plus knots.”
The ship is used in counternarcotics missions primarily on the East Coast and in the Caribbean.
It is based in Jacksonville, Florida, but was built in Marinette, Wisconsin, which is where the ship gets its name. It began operating in 2023 and has yet to deploy. The ship can be out on the water for weeks or even months.
“We go out and find drug trafficking individuals and intercept, and the Coast Guard then takes over and arrests,” Sims said.
The pilot house is where the ship truly shines. An officer and junior officer monitor the radar and navigation, while another sailor sits at the helm and oversees steering the vessel and monitoring the engines.
“This is a very unique design for Navy ships,” Sims added.
The ship also hosts several heavy artillery pieces, including a cannon on the bow with different types of rounds to combat different threats. It can fire 220 rounds in a minute.
With its rich Naval history, Baltimore is playing host to some of the Navy’s finest, and the crews are equally as excited to be here in Maryland, the backbone of the Navy, celebrating 250 years of American history.
“Baltimore is a fantastic city, steeped in maritime tradition. Of course, we have Fort McHenry that we sailed past and rendered honors to when we arrived,” Sims said. “Having the ability to be in this role in this position on board this ship to celebrate the nation’s 250th, it’s an absolute honor, and one that, one that gives us all pause, and lets us reflect on where we’ve come as a nation.”
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