Hurryin' Hoosiers

I'd say most everyone trusts him with the keys to the team and are optimistic about what he and the staff can do with the roster However, in the off-season, we have nothing better to do than over-analyze from the couch.

What's so terrible about it? Cignetti is hard to argue against given that he took over a bad team and won a championship. Coaches that walked into a top program and have maintained are harder to judge because it is hard to say how much of their success is due to coaching and how much is due to almost always having a talent advantage. I don't follow other teams enough to say how good the list is overall. It includes the coaches that are often seen in other lists of top coaches.

probably mostly due to cig having a good eye for talent. Recruits get a 2nd look by ranking services and cigs probably gets a bit of a benefit of the doubt now

how does it compare to other teams bottom of the roster? Are you saying you would rather just leave the last 2 spots open? Players either want paid or playing time (often both). Not sure what you are expecting for free end of the bench players (and by free I mean only paid with a free education).

Can just try again next year lol

Players might get offers even if they aren't actively seeking them. Cigs might also try harder to keep those he feels are more important.

the dude abides

woohoo top 8

looking good for 1 of 2 JBs at the end

He was ejected for targeting the game before so had to sit out the first half of this game.. just joking

Coach Smart has recently hired an intern to answer any and all calls he may get 24/7. He has to carry 2 phones at all times as a rollover line.

Wooohoo Welcome to the waiting game...

so hire fitch as an advisor? jj

he should get NIL with delta fawcett

How so? Whitmer wasn't an option any more as he moved on to the NFL (unless he was pushed out but we don't know that to be the case). The only thing we know for sure is that Cigs thinks TIno is the best option of those who were available to us.

Just think of those MAC schools....almost had a borderline 4 star

I think it would only trigger others if it was like a last spot available type thing and then the commit would likely just be a save my spot while I decide commit.

Too young for IU :)

Can you blame him? I wouldn't want to play with Pavia either.

True. I forget that he is a year away

Our WR room is stacked even without Sales. Get Sales and we are competing with OSU for ridiculous levels of depth and talent at the position (if not there already).

I would take him if he was affordable as a backup but guessing he is probably looking for major $$$. Doesn't fit production over potential.

If what people are worth is determined by revenue brought in then I guess teachers, policeman, firefighters etc should all just work for free. If every player quit and we fielded teams of replacements, do you really believe revenue would go to zero? Value added is more relevant and salary also can't solely be determined by revenue as illustrated in aforementioned fields. It is insane players coaches makes multiple times more than doctors, regular teachers and almost every other field outside maybe overpaid ceos

Maybe the problem wasn't in how much the players were making but in what the greedy at the top were doing with the profits. Maybe instead of coaches and players making 6-8 figures, tuition could be subsidized for the whole student body. There goes the multi billion dollar predatory student loan industry though

It is lost revenue. Pretending it costs nothing is a load of bs. More than likely they end up charging non-athletes more in tuition to cover it If it was such a bad deal, players wouldn't have signed up to play in college. I would be jumping for joy if my kids saved me 6 figures by getting a full ride