Indiana coach Curt Cignetti understands UCLA has a losing record. He still sees the Bruins as an unbeaten team.
No, it's not because of some old coaching cliche about going 1-0 or it's the most important game because it's the next game. Cignetti views it through the reality of today's new college football environment.
Since firing coach DeShaun Foster and changing offensive and defensive coordinators in September, the Bruins have looked like a different team in posting three straight wins under interim coach Tim Skipper. So Cignetti is tossing out the book — and the game tape — from those first four losses and asking his second-ranked Hoosiers to study only the last three contests.
“We’re playing a 3-0 football team that’s undefeated,," Cignetti said, fully aware UCLA is actually