AKHoosier

Whoa, Cignetti? Yes please.

I can't imagine how absurd I would feel if I was Scott Dolson if we hire Hart. Imagine walking up to the podium at the start of the new IUFB coach introductory press conference, putting your arm around a 37 year old Mike Hart, and trying to convince IU fans that "we finally got our guy".

Yeah the OSU fans on the Rivals national board are hoping we take Frye off their hands. Maybe they're just looking for a scapegoat, but they are blaming recent offensive struggles on him since he's been there.

If we throw $15M at Tom Allen to go away, but turn around and hire Mike Hart, we'll be an even bigger laughingstock than we are now. FTR I would probably be ok with him being OC, but man, IU is a tough place to learn how to be head coach.

Didn't Dolson do that with Dane Fife though? I swear he was hired before Woodson was.

Mike Hart? Ok maybe Antwan Randle El wouldn't be so bad.

Yeah not buying it. 100% chance he and/or his brother are reading this board hoping they're getting bites. Big brother seems to be a bit obsessed with IU fans for some reason.

Well now I'm hoping it's Candle. Not holding my breath though.

Wow Matt Campbell would 100% be a take. His star has dimmed a little, but he's a very good coach.

Ran a football school into the ground?! It's freaking Wisconsin we're talking about here, not Ohio State, Texas, Alabama, etc. They don't have some incredible in-state talent pool to choose from that should make their AD or fans entitled to 10 win seasons. Chryst should never have been fired imo. Look at his record at UW: 2015: 10-3 2016: 11-3 2017: 13-1 2018: 8-5 2019: 10-4 2020: 4-3 (covid year) 2021: 9-4 2022: 2-3 Made a bowl game every year, and went 6-1 in those. Won the Orange and Cotton bowls. I understand that he may have some drawbacks, but I'm sorry, he's as close to a homerun hire that IU is going to get.

I wouldn't be too upset with Tom Herman, however he is rumored to have a drinking problem.

I'd get more on board with Fitzgerald if I avoided looking at his last 3 or 4 seasons at Northwestern. NU would have tolerated the hazing fiasco if he was still winning 7-10 games per year.

Names I've seen thrown around within the last hour supposedly on Dolson's list are: Kane Wommack Justin Frye Pat Fitzgerald I'd be excited about any of them, although I wish Wommack was having more success at South Alabama than he's been having. Lots of reasons I'd be excited about him though.

Definitely valid, but any coach we're looking at is going to have at least one "Yeah, but...") He has a proven track record as a successful head coach at the Power 5 level, and familiarity with the B1G. That's pretty much what I would hang my hat on.

Paul Chryst would be a homerun for IU. I'd be excited about him especially if it also meant a big investment in facilities.

Hopefully the next announcement is a massive investment in our football program in terms of facility upgrades.

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

Did FAU find some rich South Florida booster to pony up for their NIL or something? Figured a lot of those guys would have been in the portal after last season's run.

So is this $1.99/mo Peacock deal a monthly rate for as long as you have the subscription? If so, that might be too good of a deal to pass up as long as new contract is required.

Valid point. The ace in the hole is that he is an IU grad, which hopefully means he'd come home whenever he's called upon.

Yeah I want that to work out so badly. I'm hopeful last year wasn't a one hit wonder for him/FAU and they're able to rack up lots of wins and do well in the NCAAT again.

Weren't they pretty bad last year, which prompted Knecht to move on?

Obviously a long way to go and I hope this post looks foolish come March, but I have a hard time believing they aren't a 1 seed come tournament time.

I could definitely live with Fuente. Not a terribly sexy hire or one I'd be overly enthusiastic about initially, but he had a good thing going at Memphis before landing at VTech. He was reportedly pretty hamstrung with the AD at Tech, so there may be a reason he fizzled out a bit. If it was the case, he likely has a huge chip on his shoulder with a lot to prove.

Hard pass.