Coach Curt Cignetti to INDIANA... Forever and Ever, Amen!

[Chris007]

Starting today would be a good time to track flights. Not just arrivals but also departures. Speaking to you @Trish

[AZ Hoosier]

16 minutes ago, GoIU8 said:

No clue about what? That half the finalists have never even been coordinators? Thats a fact, not opinion. Dabo Swinney was a WR coach when he got the Clemson job, crazier things have happened. But this is not the time to roll the dice on someone who would be learning on the job.

And IU isn't Clemson even back then... 

[GoIU8]

8 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

And IU isn't Clemson even back then... 

Right, which is why hiring someone who has never even been a coordinator would really dumb.

[ap2345]

25 minutes ago, GoIU8 said:

No clue about what? That half the finalists have never even been coordinators? Thats a fact, not opinion. Dabo Swinney was a WR coach when he got the Clemson job, crazier things have happened. But this is not the time to roll the dice on someone who would be learning on the job.

The reality is that the IU job isn’t sought after. So you aren’t going to get anyone that thinks they can wait and maybe get a better job soon. That leaves you with first timers or retreads nobody wants. That doesn’t mean it’s Dolson’s fault. It’s just that IU football has had 20 plus years of being a joke of a program. The reality is the next hire just needs to find ways to consistently get to bowl games and get IU set up for better expectations moving forward. 

[JSHoosier]

Hart or Frye for OC or something like Frye's current job would be one thing.  HC though just screams same old IUFB. Hart is at his alma mater so I'm assuming he'd need a promotion or heck of a raise to be interested in coming back to IU.

[Chris007]

2 minutes ago, JSHoosier said:

Hart or Frye for OC or something like Frye's current job would be one thing.  HC though just screams same old IUFB. Hart is at his alma mater so I'm assuming he'd need a promotion or heck of a raise to be interested in coming back to IU.

Earlier I thought Frye would come to IU to be the OC, now I'm hearing he would rather stay at OSU to be the OC, and would only come to be the HC.

[Stuhoo]

IMO we should not be (nor do I think we are) independently interviewing anyone (such as Hart or Frye) for a top coordinator job.

The new coach, whoever that is, needs to pick his top coordinators. Just because someone is ready and an excellent hire for a top coordinator job in a vacuum does not necessarily mean they would be a good match with the head coach.

[Stuhoo]

2 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Earlier I thought Frye would come to IU to be the OC, now I'm hearing he would rather stay at OSU to be the OC, and would only come to be the HC.

That seems like a absolute 100% reasonable good thing. 

[Hovadipo]

1 minute ago, Stuhoo said:

IMO we should not be (nor do I think we are) independently interviewing anyone (such as Hart or Frye) for a top coordinator job.

The new coach, whoever that is, needs to pick his top coordinators. Just because someone is ready and an excellent hire for a top coordinator job in a vacuum does not mean they are good match with the head coach.

Yeah, there’s just no way Dolson is interviewing OC candidates. If those guys are interviewing with him, it’s for the head job. 

[LamarCheeks]

51 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I'm being told that Herman and Creighton are out and we will do in-person interviews with Candle, Chryst, Hart & Frye.

This is the one time I'm hoping I'm getting bad info.

Are you hearing that we don’t want Herman, or he doesn’t want us?

Of all the guys listed  — he’d be my No. 1 choice. 

[JSHoosier]

1 minute ago, Chris007 said:

Earlier I thought Frye would come to IU to be the OC, now I'm hearing he would rather stay at OSU to be the OC, and would only come to be the HC.

Then I'd pass. Trying to correct the smoldering dumpster fire that is IUFB is not a learn on the fly task.

[Chris007]

1 minute ago, LamarCheeks said:

Are you hearing that we don’t want Herman, or he doesn’t want us?

Of all the guys listed  — he’d be my No. 1 choice. 

I asked and did not get an answer to that. Because like you and many others he's my top choice. I'm hoping he dumped up and not the other way around. 

[IU_FanClub]

I am honestly more worried about us investing into the program (last night was a good start) than I am who we hire (unless it's Silverfield)

[IU_FanClub]

Just now, IU_FanClub said:

I am honestly more worried about us investing into the program (last night was a good start) than I am who we hire (unless it's Silverfield)

Should add I really don't want Chryst either

[IndyResident16]

15 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Earlier I thought Frye would come to IU to be the OC, now I'm hearing he would rather stay at OSU to be the OC, and would only come to be the HC.

Frye technically isn't the OC at Ohio State, Brian Hartline is although he doesn't call the plays either. No clue what Frye makes at Ohio State but I would have figured the chance at play-calling duties with a competitive salary would help jump start his head coaching potency but apparently IU is ready to roll the dice.

If it is indeed Candle we probably won't hear anything official until after Toledo plays at noon Saturday. If Chryst it could be in the next 48 hours and he better have assistants already lined up and ready to go for Monday. God knows he needs it.

If it's Hart or Frye I'll pretend I care and try and talk myself into it, but realize that my Saturdays are going to be pretty free for the foreseeable future. 

[Chris007]

1 minute ago, IndyResident16 said:

Frye technically isn't the OC at Ohio State, Brian Hartline is although he doesn't call the plays either. No clue what Frye makes at Ohio State but I would have figured the chance at play-calling duties with a competitive salary would help jump start his head coaching potency but apparently IU is ready to potentially roll the dice.

If it is indeed Candle we probably won't hear anything official until after Toledo plays at noon Saturday. If Chryst it could be in the next 48 hours and he better have assistants already lined up and ready to go for Monday. God knows he needs it.

If it's Hart or Frye I'll pretend I care and try and talk myself into it, but realize that my Saturdays are going to be pretty free for the foreseeable future. 

I think I read that Frye makes about a million a year to be the run game coordinator-OC. 

I don't think we have met with any of these guys in person yet and want to do that today and tomorrow wherever we can and then go from there. 

[Stuhoo]

8 minutes ago, IndyResident16 said:

Frye technically isn't the OC at Ohio State, Brian Hartline is although he doesn't call the plays either. No clue what Frye makes at Ohio State but I would have figured the chance at play-calling duties with a competitive salary would help jump start his head coaching potency but apparently IU is ready to potentially roll the dice.

If it is indeed Candle we probably won't hear anything official until after Toledo plays at noon Saturday. If Chryst it could be in the next 48 hours and he better have assistants already lined up and ready to go for Monday. God knows he needs it.

If it's Hart or Frye I'll pretend I care and try and talk myself into it, but realize that my Saturdays are going to be pretty free for the foreseeable future. 

^^100%^^

Given what I've seen as possibilities and absent some barely talked about, awesome wild card, give me

• Candle for youth and upside,
• Lewis for the same reasons and because he hasn't signed in SD yet and we could theoretically swoop in, or
• Gruden because that's the only potential "we still suck" option that would be highly entertaining.

EDIT: Also, thanks to @Demo, I watched some of Candle's interviews and he is very impressive. Seems like a natural, insightful, no-nonsense leader.

[mamasa]

@Chris007 thank you for sharing what you’re hearing!

[Tom White]

1 hour ago, Rico said:

How many of them are dead?

Most. And the remainder have careers that are dead.

[Chris007]

1 minute ago, mamasa said:

@Chris007 thank you for sharing what you’re hearing!

I have to be honest I do like me some coaching searches. The Christmas edition is just as fun as the Spring break ones.