go iu bb

That was TIC but I really wouldn't be surprised if it actually happened.

Alabama wins which means they'll probably put both Alabama and Georgia in the playoff, leaving out 1 undefeated team assuming UM and FSU both win.

"No self-imposed limitations" indeed.

Cupps is also just a freshman only 7 games into the season.

Mostly mid-major on his list but he does have an offer from Penn State. Nice. IU needs speed, which this kid has.

He's one of a few (only one, maybe?) that did a good job so that makes sense. Isn't the whole OL in the portal? I wonder if this will get them to change their minds and stay.

I'm good with a complete overhaul of the coaching staff.

His best offers are from Illinois and Penn State. Archie Miller has interest in him which automatically makes me skeptical.

They negotiated it to a lesser payout over 2 payments so I highly doubt that it depends on future employment now.

Everyone, this isn't the great coaching hire we thought it was. We should just give up now, IUFB will continue to be IUFB. I did a deep dive into the stats and Cignetti scored 0 TDs at his previous stops. This is the same number of TDs that IU's failed coaches scored for IU! It's more of the same, just another HC who can't score touchdowns!

I doubt he'll ever score an IU TD.

2 or 3 doesn't matter. Unless he's transferring as a grad he'll, probably need to sit a year.

I'm not watching that game but I take it NW is getting homered at home?

IU has a large fanbase. The problem is we're used to the football team being bad and the administration not seeming to care. If they start winning, and doing it consistently, I think you'll see the NIL dollars increase. If they start winning big like the big schools do? Well, I think IU can compete. A lot of ifs in there (and big ones at that) but winning changes a lot things, including how much money fans are willing to part with.

Yep, he talks the talk now he'll need to walk the walk. Past results indicate he should be able to do that. As for the last sentence, I agree. This team could have gotten 6 wins this year. Looks possible next year, too.

The IU football mindset, maybe? "We're IU football, we can't beat that team."

The more I see about this guy the more this hire actually has me excited about the future of IU football. I'm going to be so disappointed if IUFB continues to IUFB.

What IU's recruits think of the hire. https://247sports.com/college/indiana/article/indiana-football-curt-cignetti-hired-recruits-talk-hoosiers-221872939/ I don't pay attention to football recruiting but looking at the offer lists of more than a few of them didn't have any other P5 schools it. A couple of others had maybe 1 other P5 school. That's not great. I did notice there were a few that had been recruited by JMU, so Cignetti will already be familiar with them.

Thanks for posting those. They were good reads.

This is why I'm not worried that he hasn't be a HC at a P5 school before. He learned what it takes from the best in the business. I'm guessing we won't hear that IU practices are like a joke from HS anymore. From the IndyStar article: “What I learned from (Alabama's) Nick (Saban) was really how to run a ‘gram,” Cignetti said to pff.com. “The organization and leadership standpoint, the way he treated his day in season, the way we practiced, the way recruiting was organized. The way he led staff and players and the way he led the message he crafted. It was sort of a doctoral program on how to be a head coach.” That article also talks about he isn't set in his ways and will adjust as needed to get the most from what he has. Some of his teams depended more on defense, others on offense, while others were more balanced. Sometimes the offense was pass heavy, other times run heavy. It's not always the same thing but he makes it what it needs to be in order to win rather than trying to force something that doesn't work.

DSH is an athlete but wasn't thought of as a good shooter in HS. I also remember IU recruiting Kaiser as a shooter.

1/5th of the available NIL is pretty steep for 1 player that is only "ok." I saw he was getting offers in the $400k-$600k range and that IU has $3M available.

I wonder why. Injury or under the weather? in the doghouse? Matchup issue with that team? 12 points and 4 assists in 18 minutes isn't bad.

IU had more than $25M in profit last year so they have the money. The question is whether they're willing to consistently spend it, which they haven't been in the past.

No, it does not. I don't think the portal is officially open yet so I'm wondering if they're all in the portal or have just stated their intention to enter. I also wonder if that is a distinction without a difference.