LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Of all the accolades to come Curt Cignetti's way after Indiana's first national championship, a three-word nod from Google might be the most viral.
The coach has sometimes wished he never uttered the phrase "Google me."
But he did — and it stuck.
UCLA basketball coach Mick Cronin even used the words in place of Cignetti's name during a postgame rant last week.
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Cignetti dropped the line at his first signing day news conference after yet another question about how he'd build a winner in Bloomington.
"I don't really understand the question," he said.
The reporter asked again.
"Google me," Cignetti replied. "I win."
The phrase has has stuck with him. And now, Google itself has weighed in.
Now, when you Google Curt Cignetti, the first thing you'll see — even before the headlines — is Google's own verdict:
"Yup, he won."
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