go iu bb

It's like deja vu all over again.

Not that rankings really mean much, but with the obvious eye for talent Cignetti and the coaching staff has and the team's success, I expect that unranked or lower ranked recruits will get bumps in ranking just because IU is recruiting them. Maybe the rankers will think they're just missing something or look more closely and see something there as well, but they'll probably give them a bump.

If only the fans had wanted Woodson out after year 3. We really blew it.

Quite the step down.

Why does no one on this site know how to spell his name? It's McGollum. What's really weird is that he's always talking about his "precious." Kinda creepy, really.

Even AI is trying to delegitimize IU's success.

There are many flaws in ranking systems. I imagine in football even more than basketball since you're dealing with many more players to have to look at. I don't know as much about football, but in basketball one of the bigger flaws is that they're not really be evaluated on how well they'd be thought to perform at the college level but more skewed towards evaluating them as NBA prospects. This leads to looking at just athleticism and body over actual productivity. I wouldn't be surprised if football has a similar problem.

And a terrible return on that investment to boot.

Wow. I'm big on Thiry now, too. Quite the multisport athlete with skills that translate to football: running, jumping, and understanding leverage.

To add to this, $39M is only 0.65% of $6B. To put it in terms that us not rich people can understand, it's like someone asking you for $0.65 if you have $100.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2026/01/23/indiana-national-championship-wont-be-replicated-by-others-curt-cignetti-fernando-mendoza-nil-portal/88310890007/

Considering IU put up video game numbers IRL, I wonder how easy it will be to do that in the game? lol

He's totally going to be a politician at some point. He always gets in his talking points. I wouldn't be surprised to see him in broadcasting after his football playing days are done. He's very comfortable in front of the camera.

Your scores were just a bit off.

#8 and #31 of Miami should've tackled Mendoza. Instead of wrapping him up, they decided they wanted to have a big hit. Backfired big time.

I forgot about basketball. Guess I need to find something to do until spring ball. I'm not going to watch this game, though.

When do they visit the White House?

It's time for him to retire. Too many times in the past few years ending up in the hospital. He needs to take that money and enjoy it while he still can.

The fact that we're willing to pay so much for that position and Cignetti's eye for coaching talent makes me think we'll likely get a high quality replacement.

We still have a basketball team?

tbh, I completely forgot about the Iowa game. So I guess I'm already getting there. At least we have a good football team.

I love this comment:

I like DYJ better than LEO. Seems more effective.

If (when) we win the National Championship, does a movie get made about Cignetti or IU football? He takes over the program with the most losses in college history and immediately turns them into a powerhouse. Sounds like the type of story Hollywood loves to tell.