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

[OGIUAndy]

7 minutes ago, TTT said:

Colossal risk = equals 0 risk from about $600,000 to $700,000 a year to about $2,500,000 per year plus more incentives for just doing a job hired to be done.  That’s 0 risk not colossal.

Risk to his "I am a winner" mantra and any sort of idea of moving on to a "better" or lateral job. 

[TTT]

39 minutes ago, OGIUAndy said:

Risk to his "I am a winner" mantra and any sort of idea of moving on to a "better" or lateral job. 

I understand that part of what you are saying and I agree…However, the money part is blessed assurance (insurance). 

[Napleshoosier]

Gotta tell ya I’m liking the guy!  

[JSHoosier]

Cignetti's former team down 17 to Air Force, 31-14.

[go iu bb]

18 minutes ago, JSHoosier said:

Cignetti's former team down 17 to Air Force, 31-14.

JMU just scored a TD but their clock management hasn't been good. Not really surprising since most of the coaching staff, including the OC, left before this game.

[TTT]

So can IU football come within 10 points of beating the likes of an 8-4 (4 game losing streak) Air Force team in 2024?

[Demo]

Congrats to Coach. 

[cthomas]

I don't see anyway we are not better, maybe significantly, next year. We now have an organized, process oriented coach with a staff he is familiar with. He is filling holes with players who have been successful already and expect to be successful going forward. I expect disciplined, fundamentally sound football next year. We might lose games because the opponent is just better, but I don't expect to lose games because we beat ourselves.

[Redcamaro]

12 minutes ago, cthomas said:

I don't see anyway we are not better, maybe significantly, next year. We now have an organized, process oriented coach with a staff he is familiar with. He is filling holes with players who have been successful already and expect to be successful going forward. I expect disciplined, fundamentally sound football next year. We might lose games because the opponent is just better, but I don't expect to lose games because we beat ourselves.

Yes, yes, yes!

[OGIUAndy]

14 hours ago, cthomas said:

I don't see anyway we are not better, maybe significantly, next year. We now have an organized, process oriented coach with a staff he is familiar with. He is filling holes with players who have been successful already and expect to be successful going forward. I expect disciplined, fundamentally sound football next year. We might lose games because the opponent is just better, but I don't expect to lose games because we beat ourselves.

He wants to win year one. He's setting up a solid foundation to do that. This isn't a rebuild. 

[J34]

[Stuhoo]

23 minutes ago, J34 said:

Allllllll—righty then!

[Hoosierfan222]

30 minutes ago, J34 said:

Curious to see what this is, I’m guessing a commitment?

[JSHoosier]

34 minutes ago, J34 said:

West Lafayette finally found the source of the stench?

[J34]

Katic is returning!

 

[Scotty R]

Maybe Caleb Williams will forgo the draft and transfer to IU ? LOL

[go iu bb]

1 hour ago, J34 said:

I'm assuming it's this:

 

[maharkn]

I'm assuming it's this:
 

Big getting a veteran OL back

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[RoadRage]

On 12/23/2023 at 10:32 PM, cthomas said:

I don't see anyway we are not better, maybe significantly, next year. We now have an organized, process oriented coach with a staff he is familiar with. He is filling holes with players who have been successful already and expect to be successful going forward. I expect disciplined, fundamentally sound football next year. We might lose games because the opponent is just better, but I don't expect to lose games because we beat ourselves.

I think the next couple of years are crucial for Coach Cignetti and the Hoosier Football program. I'm not saying he has to win the Big Ten, but he is obviously peaking the interest of players and if he could raise the level of play enough in these next two years, IU might attract enough talent to actually start building a pretty decent football program! But if he falls flat (I don't see this happening) IU will quickly fall back to a hard sell for top recruits, and the mediocrity will continue! Was mediocrity to generous a word?

[cthomas]

1 hour ago, RoadRage said:

I think the next couple of years are crucial for Coach Cignetti and the Hoosier Football program. I'm not saying he has to win the Big Ten, but he is obviously peaking the interest of players and if he could raise the level of play enough in these next two years, IU might attract enough talent to actually start building a pretty decent football program! But if he falls flat (I don't see this happening) IU will quickly fall back to a hard sell for top recruits, and the mediocrity will continue! Was mediocrity to generous a word?

Way too generous for a historically bad program.