MemphisHoosier

2 hours ago, iubb said:

 

After the feedback the program received from a top in-state recruit earlier this fall on the disorganized approach to practice, this is music to my ears.

2 hours ago, NashvilleHoosier said:

Alright, b-town locals. We have a serious situation on our hands. We gotta get Coach Cig into a tailor ASAP.

You know he will get the Andrew Davis hook-up now that he is in town

51 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

 

He gets it.  This is the time of publicity and love that you would see with an SEC hire.

15 minutes ago, JSHoosier said:

Hopefully Cignetti will be able to keep McCulley.

Taylor Lehman from BSB has a nice analysis, see below, where he points to the OL as a prime re-recruitment opportunity.  Curious where Coach Cig will prioritize in short order.

https://bitesizedbison.substack.com/p/the-transfer-portal-after-a-head

1 hour ago, AZ Hoosier said:

 I have about 15.5M reasons... and, deep fear that he will screw this hire up... 

Sunk cost, my man - don't let it impede future thinking.

1 minute ago, reconmkd said:

I still can't shake the feeling, but it felt like we hit more 3s than we did. I guess I need to watch it again.

You're not wrong, there were 2-3 three's that were reversed to two's in the first half - weird court layout didn't help much.

Surprised we haven't been blessed with @Barrel Rick' s insight on the matter...do we need to send a health & welfare to the Rick's residence?

Has a date/time for the match been released?  Assuming the match will be on ESPN+ again, no?

Just now, JSHoosier said:

He won 4 bowl games in 4 years at Texas and had a winning record there. I'd be okay with that. His record before FAU was 54-22 with 6 bowl appearances.

For a coach with such a strong offensive pedigree, his ability to put points on the board at FAU was a bit concerning .  The Owls had four games where his team put up 10 or less points - not great.

IU press is doing UVA no favors - need to keep it up for the next 45.

Just now, Chris007 said:

Can his offense work at IU? That would be my concern 

Totally fair concern, but to his credit he continually surrounds himself with high caliber assistants who are able to augment his abilities.

Seeing Womack on a lot of lists is confusing to me.  Kane is an up & coming Group of 5 coach on a strong trajectory, beyond money why would he want to replace his friend and mentor who was just canned at Indiana?

1 minute ago, finky said:

Here in lies the problem with IU Football....if we find a Coach who can turn the program around....that Coach will be hired away from us.  I'd sure like that problem however...for once.

I don't see this as a problem at all, if (and a big IF) the new coach is so successful that a bigger power comes and poaches him, we will have enjoyed 2-3 really solid years and will be in a better position for the future than we are now.  

Thanks @LIHoosier, always appreciate your work here my friend!

4 hours ago, AKHoosier said:

They had no business losing this game, but can't be surprised. 

*the last three games

5 hours ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

He blocked me(in case no one knew, IU Twitter is insanely FRAGILE) so I couldn't see but I believe IU deleted the tweet. IU football marketing is a massive joke. I mean they really don't even do great with basketball so it isn't a surprise.

I am convinced that dude is on Tom Allen's payroll or has some form of Stockholm Syndrome, super weird....agree with you LCS.

2 hours ago, Rico said:

Nah.  Let Sparty have him.

Pardon the obvious connection, but feels reminiscent of Nebraska's Mike Riley hire...and we all know how that worked out for the huskers  

LEO 27

Not-Brohm 24

I will be the first to admit I don't know much about Martin, but his body of work is interesting.  Exceptional performance at the D2 level w/multiple championships and a bit of mixed bag in MAC w/three division titles scattered in b/w a few clunker season.  Before taking the gig in Oxford he was with the Notre Dame staff for four years as well. 

Net, he wouldn't be my first choice if I am Dolson but there is some intrigue. I wonder if this interest is hypothetically inspired by Kalen DeBoer's track record and current success?

9 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

Next up Virginia 

Anyone have a scouting report on UVA?

EQUALIZER!

Not sure what to think about Texas, but I do know Louisville may give CMW fits tomorrow with strong guard play...

This staff is soft, they couldn't survive at a football focused university...

1 minute ago, IUfan_Charlie said:

This team has no good role players off the bench. 

N of 1, but I think Cupps has proven to be serviceable through 4 games this season.

3 hours ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Sort of. Transfer portal has changed a lot obviously. But also those extra years kids are getting. A lot more 23-24 year olds where it used to be 21-22 year olds. Doesn't seem like a big change but it makes a massive difference. You'll see a shift starting in 25-26 when everyone with a COVID year has graduated and left finally. Wild to think about but Galloway and Leal each have a COVID year because of their freshman season. I also think your top freshman aren't as good as they were 5+ years ago.

Great point LCS, it was noticable that Wright St.'s damage came primarily from players that had 3-5 years of collegiate experience (Holden, Welage, Hubergiste, etc.) As has been mentioned by many posters, wish CMW would have picked up an experienced bench guard from the portal to compliment this squad.