SamIam

AU - 77 IU - 68

UM - 73 IU- 67

https://www.dnronline.com/sun_belt_extra/inside-cignetti-s-quarterback-influences-ability-to-develop/article_994b03b7-dbbc-59e9-96fb-c01f1d2e6d65.html Posted this a few days ago but this article talks about his offensive philosophy. Used to be an NFL-style, under center guy. During an end of season film session he watched Sark's NC winning Alabama offense and decided to adopt it. Love that he's willing to adapt.

But flight tracking is half the fun! (seriously though if Pfau's plane flying to Harrisonburg and Cignetti is following IUFB guys thats a ton of smoke)

Flight trackers are up and running on twitter......looks like there was one into Harrisonburg this AM

If it was just the portal guys, it could just be him keeping up with the talent in the transfer market....but Tayven was on there and he's not in the portal

Pay increase, because major programs probably overlook him due to his age, and because this probably reflects an increased financial commitment from the top of the uni. When all this is said and done I think hiring Whitten will be one of the biggest factors in all this. She understands what it can do for a school to be competitive in football.

Cignetti started following many IUFB players on twitter

Hype train is leaving the station boys https://www.dnronline.com/sun_belt_extra/inside-cignetti-s-quarterback-influences-ability-to-develop/article_994b03b7-dbbc-59e9-96fb-c01f1d2e6d65.html

@Chris007 Have you heard anything confirming the Cignetti smoke?

Not my top choice but I don't hate Creighton. I like the idea of bringing someone in who has built a program from nothing before.

Obviously we all hope for someone better than Wilson. The point is if Lewis' floor is Wilson we could certainly do worse, at least it'll be fun. Wilson was always a DC away from being truly good and a lot of that was the administration hamstringing him with no budget for assistants. He finally figured it out with Allen and we never got to see how that would work out, I think there is evidence to suggest that the administration is ready to pay now. What matters is can the head coach identify defensive coaching talent and can the administration come up with the money when he does. That is the upside with Lewis. At a school like IU, where good coordinators are poached almost immediately, I think it can only help if the HC is the play-caller and heavily involved in the offense. That way, you only need to hit on the DC instead of having to consistently hit on OC and DC, which is what killed CTA.

https://www.on3.com/news/20-college-football-assistant-coaches-that-administrators-are-high-on-as-head-coaching-candidates/

More on Lewis - he was 24-31 in five years at Kent State, where they had one of the top offenses in CFB multiple years. The five years before him Kent was a combined 14-45, and this year without him they are 1-11. They also routinely played a brutal non-con. For reference, his last season he was 5-7 but three of those losses were @ Oklahoma, @ Georgia, and @ Washington. Its clear we would have a fun offense from day 1, and it looks like he can recruit, but it would require a heavy investment in DC to avoid the Kevin Wilson scores of 55-52 every game.

Honestly, those comments may have made me out on Candle. They all mention losing games they shouldn't have and bad play-calling. Can't afford that. I really like Lewis, I love that he has been in the spotlight this year, I think that might help him attract the defensive staff he will need. The way people talk about his offensive mind would help make IUFB fun again. And he has experience recruiting a new team from the portal. Plus, he has experience building a program that is at the bottom of their conference like IU. Someone like Mullen has similar credentials, plus Mullen brings Florida/SEC recruiting connections which the coach at IU is always going to need.