But that\u2019s where the similarities end. After all, I\u2019m not a Pittsburgh-born 64-year-old who just completed one of the greatest turnarounds in sports history.<\/p>\n
The name of the Cignetti-themed Chipotle bowl comes from Cignetti\u2019s now-famous called shot at his introductory news conference at Indiana two years ago, when he told fans of what was then college football\u2019s losingest program that they should believe in him because, \u201cI win. Google me.\u201d<\/p>\n
On Monday, Cignetti validated that talk by leading the Hoosiers to a dramatic 27-21 win over Miami<\/a> to cap off one of the most improbable national championship runs college football has ever seen. Which takes us back to the bowl \u2014 no, not the Rose Bowl and Peach Bowl that Cignetti\u2019s Indiana team also won in blowout fashion, but the special bowl that Chipotle commissioned based on Cignetti\u2019s order outlined in the Journal.<\/p>\n Much like his 16-0 Hoosiers, Cignetti\u2019s bowl is simple and workmanlike in its execution \u2014 brown rice, black beans and chicken, with a side of guacamole (which Cignetti reportedly does not always include in his order). That\u2019s it.<\/p>\n \n A look at the \u201cI Win\u201d bowl named in honor of Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti. (Austin Green \/ The Athletic)<\/p>\n As I stared down at the bowl, I couldn\u2019t help but think of a different view I had three weeks earlier, when I watched from the Rose Bowl press box as Charlie Becker caught a big downfield throw from Fernando Mendoza right in front of Cignetti in the first quarter of Indiana\u2019s eventual win over Alabama. The coach calmly pointed forward<\/a> as Indiana\u2019s sideline and the throngs of fans behind it erupted in celebration. It may have been the most emotion he showed all game.<\/p>\n Back to this bowl. It\u2019s priced at $12.50, loaded with 750 calories and 35 grams of protein, and, as I can now attest, is very, very bland. My main takeaway is that I didn\u2019t realize how spicy Chipotle chicken was without the array of lettuce, corn and fajita-style vegetables that often accompany my go-to order. I cheated a little, using a promotion from my own Chipotle Rewards account to add a free bag of chips, which came in handy to blunt the spiciness from the chicken.<\/p>\n Of all the unbelievable things Cignetti has accomplished in his two years at Indiana, the fact that he claims to have this bowl nearly every day he\u2019s on campus in Bloomington is somehow even more mind-boggling. There\u2019s no way he\u2019s had this roughly 500 times in his two years there, as he claimed to the Journal, right?<\/p>\n As it turns out, Cignetti may have actually undersold his connection to the food chain giant. Chipotle not only offered his namesake bowl nationwide, but also a buy-one-get-one-free deal at participating locations on Thursday. Fans rocking Hoosiers gear scored a free entr\u00e9e with the purchase of any regularly priced one. In announcing the promotion, Chipotle revealed that Cignetti\u2019s order is usually placed through the Indiana assistant director of football operations\u2019 Chipotle Rewards account \u2014 an account that ranks in the top 1% in the state of Indiana for most rewards points earned.<\/p>\n Chipotle is not the only brand to capitalize on its connection to the Hoosiers\u2019 head coach.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Chipotle-scaled-e1769126873472.jpg\")
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