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\u201cCuddly and likable\u201d Curt Cignetti soon to appear in State Farm Commercial<\/strong> Although he\u2019s a seemingly never-ending source of viral quotes and led his team to a national title, IU football\u2019s Curt Cignetti is still not the most hated coach in college football. Cignetti finished eighth in a RotoWire poll ranking the top 20 most hated coaches in the sport. The poll was tabulated in part based on social fan-sentiment analysis across Reddit, X and Facebook, and 50% via a 500-person fan survey. Speaking with Kay Adams on the Up & Adams show this week, Cignetti gave a sarcastic explanation for why at least some college football fans don\u2019t like him. \u201cMaybe I\u2019m so cuddly and likable,\u201d Cignetti told Adams. The Rotowire poll of fans listed LSU\u2019s Lane Kiffin as the most hated coach.  Colorado\u2019s Deion Sanders, Clemson\u2019s Dabo Swinney, USC\u2019s Lincoln Riley, Ohio State\u2019s Ryan Day, Georgia\u2019s Kirby Smart and Miami\u2019s Mario Cristobal are also \u201cmore hated\u201d than Cignetti, at least for now. Perhaps a never-ending barrage of national television commercials will be just what Cignetti needs to move further up the disapproval charts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his interview with Adams, Cignetti was wearing a State Farm shirt in connection with a commercial he was filming.  Curt from Indiana will join Jake from State Farm and famous coaches and athletes who have starred in commercials for the insurance company including Andy Reid, Patrick Mahomes, Caitlin Clark, Chris Paul, and Cooper Flagg. Former IU basketball coach Bob Knight also appeared in a 2012 State Farm commercial, in which he portrayed an intimidating hard-to-please customer.  That role didn\u2019t require a great deal of acting from Knight, who was well known for his fiery temper. How would Cignetti grade his own acting skill in his State Farm spot? \u201cC-, and that\u2019s probably being generous,\u201d he told Adams. It won\u2019t come as a major surprise if Cignetti\u2019s always serious approach is central to the commercial.  That mindset directed him back to the 2026 season when Adams kept asking about the commercial and his likeability. \u201cThe only thing that matters is, how did your team do at the end of the year?\u201d he said. \u201cDid you get the most out of your team?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jason Bannister Wins his Fifth Consecutive City of Bloomington Golf Tournament <\/strong> Five years ago,\u00a0Jason Bannister was a somewhat familiar college golfer from California, who had spent the summers of his youth in Bloomfield, playing in junior tournaments across his adopted state. First chance he had while in the middle of his career at the University of Southern Indiana was to play in the qualifier for the\u00a02022 Bloomington City Golf Tournament. Amazingly, it’s the only time he’s had to do that. Since then, Bannister has won all 20 of his matches in the Phil Talbot Men’s Championship flight. The latest was a 3 and 1 victory in the 18-hole final over Mitch Oard on Sunday at Cascades Golf Course, as the 98th edition of the tourney came to a close. “Yeah, I think sitting there, I vividly remember the first qualifier I ever played in,” Bannister said. “I didn’t play particularly well the first round. I played with Mitch that second day because we both didn’t play great Round 1. But we battled and I played Tyler Jordan in the first match I ever played out here. “It’s surreal to think that if you would have told me then that I’d win five in a row and it’s the first five that I would play in, I don’t think I would believe you.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Believe it. Only Talbot’s streak of nine, from 1935-43, surpasses Bannister’s run. “He’s coming off competitive college golf. He’s in his prime, you’d say,” said Oard, 34 and a three-time champ. “Cascades, you can hit anywhere out here and get it on the green. A guy with his game, he doesn’t miss much, doesn’t do anything silly, doesn’t try to get aggressive most of the time. Just stays within himself and you’re tough to beat when you do that.” Bannister quickly figured out his best approach to match play at Cascades. Club selection off the tee sets everything else up. It’s less driver and more about his 3-iron. Good distance coupled with good accuracy puts constant pressure on his foe. Then it’s a matter of sticking his wedge from about 90 yards out. If his putter is on, it can get ugly quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Going back to that first year, I hit a lot more drivers and was a lot more aggressive,” Bannister said. “It was a little bit more reckless golf than it is now. I’ve got a little 3-iron that hit. It goes the number that puts me between 80 and 100 yards on a majority of these par 4s. “And if I can hit that, the zoysia of the fairways is just incredible to where it allows me to then, instead of being aggressive off the tee, it allows me to be more aggressive with the second shot. Spin the ball back, bring it into a tight flag, control the golf ball a lot more, which is important out here.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walking or riding, he doesn’t lose with sage advice from his favorite caddy. “Having Lance Ringler on the bag,” Bannister said. “He’s been incredible for me, just helping me think through it. Keeping me level headed. I was running hot after 13, but he’s just keeps telling me, ‘Reset. Reset. It’s golf, just hit the next shot.’ “I think that’s 18 championships he’s caddied for men’s and women’s out here.” Bannister was a 3 and 2 winner over Jordan while Oard took down Logan Vernon 3 and 1 in the Saturday semis to set up the showdown between the top seeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The switch from a 36-hole to an 18-hole final flipped a switch in both veteran tourney finalists, who knew they would have few chances to rally if they fell behind soon after their 7:30 a.m. tee time. “You gotta come out fast,” Oard said. “The front nine, I whiffed on No. 3. That was the chink (in the armor) there. Lost nine. Just didn’t play well the whole time.” Bannister seemed to have things well in hand, winning 10, 11 and 12 to go 5 up. He lined up a makable putt to halve 13 but his attempt hit the plastic cup insert and rimmed out. Oard claimed the hole and it ignited a run of three wins, the last a nifty 12-footer from the fringe on 15. The lead was suddenly just two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Mitch is one hell of a golfer and I know out here, any time a putter gets hot, it’s dangerous,” Bannister said. “So I tried to build my lead. I built my lead through 12. Thirteen was an unfortunate break. It changed the trajectory of the match, but it is what it is. It hit the liner and came back out. “That definitely gave him momentum.” But on 16, Bannister showed why he’s so tough to beat, with a solid drive and an approach that stopped five feet from the cup. Oard was on the front of the green but couldn’t get this putt to go. “Sixteen is a crucial hole,” Bannister said. “It’s a tight driving hole and he gets up there and puts one right down the middle. And there was definitely some nerves on that tee off, ‘I’ve really got to hit a good one.’ I hit a good one and wedged it close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I didn’t give myself the greatest look where I could be aggressive, but it was just stop the bleeding at that point.” Dormie on 17, Bannister again came through with another tee shot on the green. He made everyone in regulation. “Probably my best shot of the day,” Bannister said. Oard’s tee shot was left of the green and his chip stayed well left of the hole, so all Bannister had to do was leave a gimme and did to finish it off. By 10:05, it was over as Bannister joined Talbot (11), Ike Martin (8), Bob Cook (5) and Troy Gillespie (5) as five-time champs. “We gave the crowd that came out what they wanted,” Bannister said. “I just want to thank everybody who came out.” “Got a little hot there on 13-14-15,” Oard said. “But I had some weird things happen today. I think I had my longest second shot ever into No. 11. I made a charge. Had fun. Bannisters a great competitor. Really good. He deserves it. “But I wish we had 18 more. This seems like it went way too fast.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yorktown Indiana Native and Purdue University Graduate Hannah Rapp Killed When She Was Sturck by a Car while Riding her Bicycle <\/strong> Hannah Rapp, who challenged for the WBC women’s featherweight championship in June, died Saturday morning after being hit by a car while riding her bicycle in Brazos County, Texas, according to the Brazos County Sheriff’s Office. She was 26. Rapp was riding along a highway when a car passed her but suddenly came to a stop, went into reverse and struck her, according to the sheriff’s office. She was transported to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The driver of the car, whom police identified as Charles Medina, 31, was arrested and charged with manslaughter. He was being held at the Brazos County Detention Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200b”The loss of Hannah Rapp leaves us heartbroken,” WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman said in a statement. “She was an exceptional boxer, but above all, an invaluable member of our boxing family. We join in the grief that overwhelms her loved ones, her team, and all those who had the privilege of knowing and supporting her throughout her brilliant career.” Rapp, a native of Yorktown, Indiana, was a track athlete at Purdue who transitioned to boxing. She relocated to College Station, Texas, and turned pro in 2024 while maintaining a full-time job as a fire and life safety inspector at Texas A&M.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She started her boxing career 8-0-1 and positioned herself to challenge Tiara Brown for the WBC women’s featherweight title at MVPW-04 in June at Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando. She turned in a spirited effort but lost a unanimous decision. Brown, commenting on an Instagram post from Most Valuable Promotions that paid tribute to Rapp, called her “the best dance partner I have ever faced as a pro.” “When she asked for my autograph, it filled my heart because we were getting ready for war, yet she was still asking for my autograph,” Brown wrote. “It made me smile; we fought a GREAT fight for the fans from the 1st bell to the last! It was my honor to share the ring with her.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ike Martin and Brian Muehlhaus win the City of Bloomington Golf Tournament Super Senior and Senior Titles <\/strong> <\/a> Ike Martin\u00a0lined up his putt from about 10 feet out on No. 18, hit it with just the right pace and direction as he so often does and watched it fall into the cup. He raised his right arm and shouted, ‘Boom!’ Boom baby, indeed. Martin remembers a time when his goal was to win three Bloomington City Golf Tournament titles. Then someone told him he should be happy with winning just one. It was never an easy thing to do, but the hunger to win one just led to another and another and another. But perhaps none mean quite so much as the 14th he earned on Sunday his big putt sealing a 1 up win over Dan Neubecker in the finals of the Super Senior Championship flight. Martin’s third Super Senior title goes with four Senior and eight Men’s crowns, each memorable in their own way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Martin survived a serious health scare just a few weeks ago,<\/a>\u00a0suffering heat stroke while he was on the golf course on a hot day following a long day at work mowing. It nearly killed him, earned him a trip in an ambulance and a short stay in the hospital. “I don’t know what time it was when I finally got home,” Martin said. “We were lying in bed and Carol said, ‘You know, last year, you had to have your hand operated on and now this. You know what, you’re going to win it. “(Cascades head pro) Jason Sims said the same thing to me. I told him, ‘I’m having a hard time understanding why so many good people are dead. We had a member of our lady’s group, president, Garnet Bowden, she passed away from cancer. Why did God take her? She was so great.’ Jason said, ‘You’re here for a reason. Go get No. 14.'”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That, Martin said, put the pressure on him. At the end of four matches, a big putt on 17 ramped it up even more, but he hit it. Another on 18 never opened the door for Neubecker to extend the match. “When you almost die, it gives you a new outlook on life,” Martin said. “I (said last week), this one didn’t mean as much as in past years. That was (BS). It meant a lot to me. And 14 of them, that’s amazing. Now, I’ve just got to find a way to pay it forward.” Carol spurred him after a slow start when his wedges left several shots short.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“She said, ‘You’re not even hitting the ball. You’re not even swinging at it,'” Martin said. “Evidently, I didn’t pay much attention to her because I kept it up for six holes.” Martin tied it on 10 and won 14 when Neubecker missed a three-footer. Martin was floored knowing what a strong player Neubecker has been lately. “My putter just completely left me today,” Neubecker said. “I had three putts inside of three feet that lipped up. I could have easily been three up with three to go. Normally, I’d have made those. Not today. “Neither one of us played really well.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neubecker was up three early, but the lead was down to one after No. 8. Martin found a slim edge on 16 when Neubecker’s drive got behind a pine tree. “I had to cut a 9-iron around it and I hit it straight and it didn’t get on the green,” Neubecker said. “He just had a great second shot there to set up a birdie.” Neubecker was playing in his fourth straight final, but couldn’t find his second title after getting by Rory Brown, 4 and 2 in the semifinals, while Martin rolled by a struggling Bob Hasty, 6 and 5. “I was lucky yesterday that Bob didn’t play well and I was lucky today that Dan didn’t play very well,” Martin said. “But I didn’t either.” “You just hope you play up to your normal game when you get into the tournament,” he said. “And I did up until today.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four ibuprofen and Brian Muehlhaus’ headache was gone. Matt Till, on the other hand, had no cure for the headache that Muehlhaus was as the newest and youngest member of the Senior Championship flight. Muehlhaus took a slim early lead and kept it to pull out a 2 and 1 win following a somewhat freak accident in Saturday’s semifinals. All four players needed extra holes to figure out who would play for the title. As Muehlhaus stood on the first tee, which sits a bit to the right of the Quarry’s ninth green, a wayward drive took a bad hop and hit Muehlhaus on the left side of his head right next to his eye. He was stunned. It left his vision blurry, but Muehlhaus ended up beating four-time Senior champ Gary EuDaly in 20 holes while Till needed 21 to put away Charles Combs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunday, Muehlhaus’ vision was fine and so was his edge in distance off the tee, which made himself a pain with his play in the final, keeping the momentum going from his semifinal rally where he went from three down on 15 to winner. The Senior title is the second in City play for Muehlhaus, who was the Men’s champ in 2018. Every member of the final four was a former City champ. Muehlhaus, formerly head coach at Bloomington North, also played three parents of his former players and loves the connections he’s made over the years. “It’s great,” he said. “I love this tournament. So many people that embrace the tournament and play in it year-in and year-out. I don’t practice golf, I don’t play, so I’m rolling the dice on playing matches and hoping I have it. “Yesterday, I was terrible until the 16th hole. Today, first ball of the day I hit right out of bounds. Then I hit a provisional and I made par and halved the hole. That kind of got me going.” Till, last year’s runner-up as well, won No. 9 to get down just one and missed a chance to tie it on 10. He never could get over the hump. He had an eagle on 14 but Muehlhaus stuck it within a foot on 16. “It wasn’t really a result of my play, it was Brian,” Till said. “Brian played really well and he deserved to win. I hold my head really high because I played a lot better than I did yesterday. I think I was even or close to it all day.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matt Brittion Named Boys Basketball Head Coach at Bloomington North <\/strong> According to media reports out of Terre Haute, Linton coach Matt Britton has informed his Miners he is leaving and expects to be named the next head boys basketball coach at Bloomington North. Rick Semmler of WTWO was the first to report it Thursday, July 16. Britton, a Bloomfield grad, r<\/a>eturned to his hometown in 2011 to take over the boys’ team and led them to a 26-4 record and the 2016 Class 1A title game, where the Cardinals fell to Liberty Christian. Britton is 299-128 in 17 years. His first head coaching job was at West Washington in 2004-05, going 6-15. He then went to Illinois, taking over at Effingham St. Anthony from 2007-10, going 67-22. He re-emerged in Indiana at South Spencer in 2010-11 to go 11-12 and was hired the next year to take over at Bloomfield and hasn’t had a losing season since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Britton went back to South Spencer for four seasons, then came back to Greene County in 2023 to take over for Joey Hart at Linton, where he was 64-17 while taking the Miners to regional titles the past two seasons. Over the last eight seasons, Britton’s teams are 169-37, winning 18 games or more each season, peaking at 25 last year. Britton played at Bloomfield under Ron McBride before heading to the University of Indianapolis. His 1996-97 team under Royce Waltman went 23-5 and was ranked No. 1 in NCAA Division II and was inducted to the school’s hall of fame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Britton transferred to Eastern Illinois for his last two years. He averaged 16 points, 4.8 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 2.1 steals as a senior to help the Panthers win the Ohio Valley Conference and reach the 2001 NCAA Tournament where they played eventual national runner-up Arizona. Britton will replace Jason Speer, who resigned as coach and assistant athletic director in early June. Neither Linton athletic director Vanessa Shafford nor North AD Andy Hodson could be reached for comment. The Cougars should have a strong returning cast with four starters, Derrick Cross, Levi Lindeman, Tevin Bridgwaters and Nate Walker all seniors this year. The next MCCSC board meeting is set for July 28. North is also expected to have Justin Helmer take over the boy’s cross country program with the retirement of Charlie Warthan. Helmer currently coaches’ girls’ cross country and is head coach for both track teams. Bloomington South also has its pick for girls’ cross country head coach ready for approval, but both head coaching positions for track are still open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doak Henry Jr. added to Bloomington City Golf Hall of Fame<\/strong> Growing up, the Cascades clubhouse was practically a second home for Doak Henry, Jr. His parents were deliberate in buying a home so close to the golf course, which is where father (Doak Sr.), son and daughter (Heather) would spend many hours together in a game Doak Jr. grew to love. Playing in the Bloomington City Golf Tournament was a natural for Doak Jr. He eventually won his first title in 2019 and made it back to the finals in 2020 and 2022. This weekend, the tourney inducted Doak Jr. into its hall of fame in ceremonies that followed after Sunday’s finals. Henry caught the golf bug early, riding his bike from the family’s Northwood Estates home \u2014 located adjacent to the Pine Course \u2014 to Cascades, where he spent countless hours playing, practicing, and, as he later joked, “pestering the ‘Cades staff.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doak Jr. played varsity all four years at Bloomington North under George Fielding and then Brian Muehlhaus, earning All-Conference Indiana honors twice. His success in the City Tournament began in the junior division, where he captured a regular flight championship before making his debut in the Phil Talbot Men’s Championship Flight in 2004. A consistent contender over the years, Henry reached the championship match in 2019 against Mitch Oard. Their memorable 36-hole battle came down to the final green, where a two-putt on the 36th hole secured a 1-up victory and Henry’s first city title. He was a runner-up to Nick Burris and Jason Bannister, respectively in 2020 and 2022. Henry’s lifelong passion for the game ultimately became a profession. He began his career in golf as a staff assistant at Cascades and now serves as Manager of Golf Operations at the Pfau Course at Indiana University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indiana University Football\u2019s Percentage Chance to Win Each Game in 2026 via ESPN Matchup Predictor<\/strong> ESPN has posted its matchup predictor to each of the Gamecast pages for Indiana\u2019s 2026 football season. The matchup predictor is based on the outlet\u2019s Football Power Index (FPI), a computer model that has the Hoosiers ranked No. 6 headed into the 2026 campaign. Here is the percentage chance FPI currently gives Indiana to win each of their games this season: GAME 1-Indiana 98.2% North Texas 1.8% GAME 2-Indiana 99%  Howard 1% GAME 3-Indiana 97.6%  Western Kentucky 2.4% GAME 4-Indiana 95%  Northwestern 5% GAME 5-Indiana 92.9%  Rutgers 7.1% GAME 6-Indiana 81%  Nebraska 19% GAME 7-Indiana 39.2%  Ohio State 60.8% GAME 8-Indiana 65.5%  Michigan 34.5% GAME 9-Indiana 95.6%  Minnesota 4.4% GAME 10-Indiana 77.3%  USC  22.7% GAME 11-Indiana 76.2%  Washington 23.8% GAME 12-Indiana 96.1%  Purdue 3.9%<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So going into the season, FPI is predicting an 11-1 year three for Curt Cignetti based on the raw output.  But these predictions will adjust over the course of the season as the results come in. For example, IU was given just a 17.3% chance to win at Penn State before the 2025 season, and an 82.7% chance the week of the game. FPI says IU has an 18.7% chance to win the Big Ten, a 57% chance to make the College Football Playoff, a 12.8% chance to reach the national title game, and a 6.6% chance to repeat as champions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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