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

[Lebowski]

2 hours ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Obviously IU can’t compete with Florida’s resources, but the problem for them is kinda like the problem for iubb. Dan Mullen went 10-3 (5-3), 11-2 (6-2), and 8-4 (8-3), and then got fired for one bad 5-6 season. Now, in addition to schools like Bama, Georgia, LSU, and Tennessee, you also have to compete against Texas and Oklahoma. The UF administration will expect you to be as good as those teams on a yearly basis and will fire you if you aren’t.   

Those results make you the greatest coach in IUFB history. It’s unrealistic to expect 10-11 win seasons consistently at IU, but 8 or 9 win seasons are entirely realistic now that divisions are gone. Maybe it’s always been his dream to coach a premier program. If that’s the case, it’ll be hard to keep him given the demand there will be after this season. But the iu job pays him millions of dollars a year to coach in a top 2 conference at a school with low expectations but increasing resources. 

Why not?

"Change the way people think." -Coach Cig

Just some perspective here. Rick Neuheisel on the CBS halftime show believes Cignetti could be the next Saban. 
https://www.instagram.com/cbssportscfb/reel/DAe3nG7srIT/

I know it's just one man's opinion and that man is Neuheisel but... he's making a strong case. 

I'll say it again, I believe the university from top to bottom is truly invested in IUFB. And I find that extremely comforting regardless what happens. 

[HoosierX]

I don't think there is much doubt that Dolson is going to try to give him a raise mid-season while also adding some teeth to his buy-out.

Whether or not that happens will be pretty telling as far as his thought process IMO.

[Artie86]

9 minutes ago, HoosierX said:

I don't think there is much doubt that Dolson is going to try to give him a raise mid-season while also adding some teeth to his buy-out.

Whether or not that happens will be pretty telling as far as his thought process IMO.

...at this point it's not about Dolson thinking about giving a raise or increase, it's when, because it will happen. At the end of the season. Coach Cignetti's full focus has to stay on the task at hand.

Teams will definitely come calling and I can only imagine with big pocketbooks. IU's do whatever it can to keep Coach Cignetti and his staff. This is uncharted territory.......

[8bucks]

Keeping Cig is not only going to be about increasing his salary but has to also include

• Increasing his staff's salary 
• Increasing the NIL
• Getting and keeping the stadium full

He may take pride in knowing he built us into a national power, should he stay, but at his age he also has to consider which opportunity will give him the best chance for success.  I think i read somewhere about how he did not really get a big payday till later in his career.  Since he was an assistant for so long, then a HC at a smaller school, he may need to capitalize on catchup potential if that should come with an offer from a blue chip football program.

[iubb]

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[Artie86]

Did you catch what Coach Cignetti said in the beginning? He was saying...."I'd like to have finished the game a hair better,...thought we could really have made a statement at the end!" 

I take that as, he could have easily scored again to get it to 49 and a 21 pt. margin, but he called off the dogs. If the clock had more time, we most definitely would have added to that score. It's not a secret that Coach Cignetti wants to score and score at will. Knowing that you've been averaging + or - 50 pts a game all year, with little resistance, feels good. 

[Demo]

45 minutes ago, Artie86 said:

Did you catch what Coach Cignetti said in the beginning? He was saying...."I'd like to have finished the game a hair better,...thought we could really could have made a statement at the end!" 

I take that as, he could have easily scored again to get it to 49 and a 21 pt. margin, but he called off the dogs. If the clock had more time, we most definitely would have added to that score. It's not a secret that Coach Cignetti wants to score and score at will. Knowing that you've been averaging + or - 50 pts a game all year, with little resistance, feels good. 

Agree with him. When you’re trying to flip the narrative of the losingest program in CFB history, it ain’t just about winning, it’s about beating the dog out of people. You have to make voters and national analysts say woah. 

[Demo]

53 minutes ago, Demo said:

Agree with him. When you’re trying to flip the narrative of the losingest program in CFB history, it ain’t just about winning, it’s about beating the dog out of people. You have to make voters and national analysts say woah. 

 

 

Exhibit A

[Home Jersey]

Dolson needs to give this guy a blank check

[Hovadipo]

1 hour ago, Demo said:

Agree with him. When you’re trying to flip the narrative of the losingest program in CFB history, it ain’t just about winning, it’s about beating the dog out of people. You have to make voters and national analysts say woah. 

And on top of flipping the narrative, even though we aren't dealing with a NET system, it's going to look a lot better to the CFP committee if you're curb stomping as many teams as possible. There's no such thing as "running up the score" anymore. Style points really matter.

[Stuhoo]

48 minutes ago, Demo said:

 

 

Exhibit A

He should ask UCLA whether IU or LSU is a tougher opponent.

[Lebowski]

56 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

He should ask UCLA whether IU or LSU is a tougher opponent.

He asked this question:  https://x.com/AriWasserman/status/1840806863262400625

My first thought was, "OK, same question to you but reversed."

Just keep stacking wins. He'll change his mind, eventually. 

[Artie86]

1 hour ago, Hovadipo said:

And on top of flipping the narrative, even though we aren't dealing with a NET system, it's going to look a lot better to the CFP committee if you're curb stomping as many teams as possible. There's no such thing as "running up the score" anymore. Style points really matter.

IMO, "letting off the gas" for Coach Cignetti is not in his mindset or DNA.

However, to avoid being accused of "running up the score" right now would be a constant borage of running the ball straight through your chest. Pick your poison with IU right now. 

[Lebowski]

He's forced to keep the foot on the gas due to the tiebreaker scenarios. 

[southsidehoosier]

The Journey 

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/ZthGgo8s7LRL3R8k/?mibextid=UalRPS

[Lebowski]

https://www.si.com/college-football/curt-cignetti-backing-up-bold-preseason-claims-as-indiana-dominates-in-5-0-start

[Stuhoo]

43 minutes ago, Lebowski said:

https://www.si.com/college-football/curt-cignetti-backing-up-bold-preseason-claims-as-indiana-dominates-in-5-0-start

Thank you Pat Forde, for the best article I have yet read about Curt Cignetti.

[Lebowski]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

Thank you Pat Forde, for the best article I have yet read about Curt Cignetti.

Yeah, it was a one of the better articles I've read so far. It was also about Dolson. I take comfort knowing his criteria for hiring a IUFB HC. 

[Brass Cannon]

Dude has never had a losing record.  That’s beyond belief.  Not sure what percentage of coaches can say that.