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

[Stuhoo]

Boys...

• Now that we've got our guy and a newly fattened bank account it is officially 'player poaching' season!

 

• Though I'm not sure how much $$ Mark Cuban devoted to IU NIL previously, or whether owning the Mavs presented conflicts of interest, I am pretty sure that he just sold his ownership interest in the Mav's for ... ahem ... $3.5 BILLION

 

[JSHoosier]

Now I'm interested to see which, if any, IU players in the portal decide to stay.

[bigrod]

Just a curious question, once you put your name in the portal, does the University have to take you back if you rescind? 

[VPC]

I'm happy with the hire, but if IU doesn't consistently support the program we won't obtain the success we all want.  

As expressed by another site, the need for significant facility upgrades, NIL, and the financials for a strong coaching staff are all required. Does IU have it in them to provide it year in and year out... time will tell. In my opinion they have not done consistently in the past but there really is no excuse not to now, unless they want to get booted from the BIG.

 

PS - I like some of the on line comments made by Dylan Powell. 

[go iu bb]

9 minutes ago, bigrod said:

Just a curious question, once you put your name in the portal, does the University have to take you back if you rescind? 

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.

[HoosierTrav]

Tom Allen seeing this news…. 

[go iu bb]

1 minute ago, VPC said:

I'm happy with the hire, but if IU doesn't consistently support the program we won't obtain the success we all want.  

As expressed by another site, the need for significant facility upgrades, NIL, and the financials for a strong coaching staff are all required. Does IU have it in them to provide it year in and year out... time will tell. In my opinion they have not done consistently in the past but there really is no excuse not to now, unless they want to get booted from the BIG.

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.

[Artie86]

42 minutes ago, iubb said:

 

Heck....I'm ready! Can I be the waterboy!!!!

[Hovadipo]

^^^^^

[Home Jersey]

IUFB is a sleeping giant begging to be awakened.

No, I am not interested in debating this fact today. 

[8bucks]

48 minutes ago, Hoosierfan222 said:

I don’t see how it’s realistic for him to do bowl prep and hit the portal recruiting for Indiana?

If he would have stayed at JMU he would have been doing bowl prep and hitting the portal.

If he goes to a bowl next year here (sure a bit of a longshot) he would do bowl prep and be hitting the portal.

If he were coming here and not doing the bowl he could just hit the portal but I think it will be more attractive to prospects for him to not only sell on the idea but also show his team/ideas in action.  It has to sound better to a kid to say, hey we cannot host you this week because we are playing in XYZ bowl vs saying sure we can host you for a visit, we arent doing anything else.

He will have someone(s) doing a lot of the leg work on who to contact and then he will jump in on zoom calls initially and he can do that from there but can pull on a IU jacket.

I think him being in the bowl will be more attractive to some kids than the time missed because he is doing prep work

[JSHoosier]

He'll have a challenge on his hands, that's for sure.  Turn this program around and he'll be a legend though. His resume looks like we actually took this one serious.

I don't expect to be competing for conference and national titles, but being competitive and bowl contention would be an improvement.

[CSP]

Won't JMUs bowl game probably be before Xmas? 

[Hovadipo]

5 minutes ago, btownqb said:

Won't JMUs bowl game probably be before Xmas? 

Almost certainly. Most likely to play the 16th or 21st. 

[8bucks]

1 minute ago, Hovadipo said:

Almost certainly. Most likely to play the 16th or 21st. 

this has them projected for 12/16  College Football Bowl Projections for 2023-24 - AthlonSports.com | Expert Predictions, Picks, and Previews

[spe317]

5 minutes ago, btownqb said:

Won't JMUs bowl game probably be before Xmas? 

Knowing how things usually go, they’ll be invited to that one bowl with teams you’ve never heard of that plays in January between the semifinals and championship game. 
 

The Rotel and Velveeta makes a half decent queso bowl.

The White Castle slider bowl. 
 

The Frisch’s Big Boy burger and all new diaper brand bowl. 

[Hovadipo]

5 minutes ago, spe317 said:

Knowing how things usually go, they’ll be invited to that one bowl with teams you’ve never heard of that plays in January between the semifinals and championship game. 
 

The Rotel and Velveeta makes a half decent queso bowl.

The White Castle slider bowl. 
 

The Frisch’s Big Boy burger and all new diaper brand bowl. 

I actually went looking for that bowl and it looks like they moved it. 

[CSP]

9 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Almost certainly. Most likely to play the 16th or 21st. 

Not too worried about him making this work then.  We got this hire done pretty darn quick.  

[TTT]

President Whitten…Don’t overlook her deserved credit because it seems at least she is always visible around IU sports.  She seems to be supportive and interested for success and likes that part of her job
 

waiting for IU to score the go ahead touchdown and a bowl game in 2024….

with everything in total of poor play and coaching IU football still had winnable games that IU didn’t win that IU football should have played in a 2023 bowl game.

[Tom White]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

Boys...

• Now that we've got our guy and a newly fattened bank account it is officially 'player poaching' season!

 

• Though I'm not sure how much $$ Mark Cuban devoted to IU NIL previously, or whether owning the Mavs presented conflicts of interest, I am pretty sure that he just sold his ownership interest in the Mav's for ... ahem ... $3.5 BILLION

 

He only sold about half of it. He will still be around.