Curt Cignetti forces the country to put respect on Indiana's name with postgame comments

Curt Cignetti is forcing the entire world of college football to put some respect on Indiana's name after a complete throttling of Alabama in the Rose Bowl.

The Hoosiers took down the Crimson Tide 38-3 in the Quarterfinal of the College Football Playoff. Not only did Indiana just win its first-ever College Football Playoff game in program history, but it just became the first team with a first-round bye to win a game in the 12-team playoff format. Before Indiana's win, teams with a first-round bye were 0-6 in their first games.

This was certainly by far the biggest game Indiana has played in program history, but for Curt Cignetti's it was just another game, and Cignetti wants to make sure everyone knows that Indiana is not the same program it once was.

Curt Cignetti knows the moment is never to big for this Indiana team

Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti is certainly known for his comments in an interview, especially his one-liners. The Hoosiers' head coach, when asked how the makeup of his team prepares them for such a big game on such a big stage, wanted to make a statement about who the Hoosiers are.

"Why should [the moment] be too big, because our name's Indiana?" Cignetti said.

Cignetti is calling out all the haters who still don't believe this Indiana program is for real. Just because the Hoosiers have been one of the worst college football programs in the past doesn't mean that things can't change.

It is clear that Cignetti is changing things in Bloomington and changing what the name Indiana means in the world of college football. The Hoosiers are ready for any moment of any size on any stage, and Cigentti will make sure his guys compete at the highest level.

The Hoosiers will now have a rematch with Big Ten foe Oregon, whom Indiana already beat this season, in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl on January 9 at 7:00 p.m. EST on ESPN.