Indiana's Cignetti on most hated college football coaches list: 'I'm so cuddly and likable'

Curt Cignetti doesn't smile or laugh a lot along the sideline, with his fists often attached to his hips. But not many college football fans can work up a great hatred for him.

The national champion Indiana football coach joined the "Up and Adams" podcast, and host Kay Adams jokingly scolded him for place eighth on a recent survey of hated college football coaches.

Cignetti offered a potential reason: "Maybe I'm so cuddly and likable."

The Rotowire poll of fans listed LSU's Lane Kiffin as the most hated coach. Also "more hated" are Colorado's Deion Sanders, Clemson's Dabo Swinney, USC's Lincoln Riley, Ohio State's Ryan Day, Georgia's Kirby Smart and Miami's Mario Cristobal.

Cignetti is apparently slightly more hated than North Carolina's Bill Belichick and Texas Tech's Joey McGuire.

Cignetti, of course, doesn't have much use for that kind of poll.

"The only thing that matters is, how did your team do at the end of the year?" he said. "Did you get the most out of your team?"

IU football coach Curt Cignetti acts in State Farm commercial

The coach came to the podcast immediately after shooting a commercial for State Farm. Is he ready for his close-up?

Cignetti graded his acting skills: "C-, and that's probably being generous."

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