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

[Stuhoo]

2 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

Would he help in recruiting with all the racist emails he sent out

^^That would be unhelpful^^

But long-time successful NFL head coach would be very helpful, and probably override the unhelpful element in the minds of most recruits.

[Chris007]

2 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

Would he help in recruiting with all the racist emails he sent out

That's a good question, just glad were not going to have to worry about it

[Me So Hornsby]

9 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

That's a good question, just glad were not going to have to worry about it

Thankful that it’s not being pursued. Gruden would be an absolutely atrocious hire. 

[Chris007]

Just now, Me So Hornsby said:

Thankful that it’s not being pursued. Gruden would be an absolutely atrocious hire. 

You mean you don't want him telling you how great he is the whole time

[Golfman25]

30 minutes ago, SameoldIU said:

Totally different landscape now then in the times before the late 1999's.  It used to be very difficult to get into a bowl game.  There were not many bowl games and you actually had to be good.  Now you win 6 games and you are bowl eligible.  

IU on line one.  :) 

[iuthruandthru]

I personally just can’t get behind a Candle hire.  I will still support him and the team and would hope he proves me wrong but I just think that’s a classic IU hire.  You need to be ready for the new BIG and the fresh competition while taking advantage of the dissolved divisions.  I would really prefer a power 5 experienced coach or an up and coming OC like the guy at Washington.

[Lebowski]

Honestly surprised that Curt Cignetti isn't on the list of names being thrown around. Considering all the other names, I would have thought he would have been mentioned.  

[Chris007]

1 minute ago, Lebowski said:

Honestly surprised that Curt Cignetti isn't on the list of names being thrown around. Considering all the other names, I would have thought he would have been mentioned.  

I believe he will get an interview

[Lebowski]

1 minute ago, Chris007 said:

I believe he will get an interview

I just read that Willie Fritz is on Osterman's list. So I would hope so. 

[Stuhoo]

9 minutes ago, iuthruandthru said:

I personally just can’t get behind a Candle hire.  I will still support him and the team and would hope he proves me wrong but I just think that’s a classic IU hire.  You need to be ready for the new BIG and the fresh competition while taking advantage of the dissolved divisions.  I would really prefer a power 5 experienced coach or an up and coming OC like the guy at Washington.

Name me a previous IU hire who has remotely resembled Candle's resume.

The only one with a generally similar background in the past 75 years has been Hoeppner, who was probably one of the best hires.

[Lebowski]

Just now, Stuhoo said:

Name me a previous IU hire who has remotely resembled Candle's resume.

The only one with a similar background in the past 50 years has been Hoeppner, who was probably one of the best hires.

I would also throw in Bill Mallory.  

[Stuhoo]

Just now, Lebowski said:

I would also throw in Bill Mallory.  

Hmmm... probably the other best one.

[Hoosierfan2017]

52 minutes ago, SameoldIU said:

Totally different landscape now then in the times before the late 1999's.  It used to be very difficult to get into a bowl game.  There were not many bowl games and you actually had to be good.  Now you win 6 games and you are bowl eligible.  

It’s certainly a different landscape, but how much did being at a school like Northwestern hurt his ability to adapt to the new landscape? Both with NIL and with admissions? NU has an acceptance rate of 7%. There’s some wiggle room with athletes, but it’d be a different story at IU. 

And hey I’ll admit that I don’t know a lot of the names being thrown around (I like the mention of Whisky’s old coach), so maybe there are far better realistic options out there. 

[Lebowski]

4 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Hmmm... probably the other best one.

Personally, I think Mallory's resume was better, but that's just my personal opinion.  

[IndyResident16]

Here’s my issue with a guy like Paul Chryst despite having success and a good run at Wisconsin: he’s never built a program.

Chryst was groomed to coach Wisconsin after playing there and previously coaching there before being sent off to Pittsburgh where he was decidedly average. He walked into a good-standing program with a well-established culture, a culture he was all too familiar with and once helped foster. He didn’t run the program into the ground as one poster put it, but Wisconsin’s play certainly leveled off to a degree and the Wisky administration wasn’t going to let it get worse.

I have no doubt about Chryst’s ability to coach. But can he build? That I’m not sure. There’s documented instances of Chryst’s disdain for recruiting and inability to be flexible with his offense. For Chryst to work at IU he’s going to have to surround himself with an elite offensive coordinator and one that can recruit. And IU’s going have to pony up the $$$ to either keep that OC or consistently get the hire right. I could get behind a Chryst hire where Sean Lewis (Wisconsin grad) is named OC and Jim Leonhard and Chryst reunite which would mean a strong possibility that Bostad is retained, but I’m not sure IU is committed to that type of pool unless Chryst is taking the job at a discount.

[Chris007]

9 minutes ago, Lebowski said:

I just read that Willie Fritz is on Osterman's list. So I would hope so. 

He doesn't have Fitz on the list which is surprising because I know IU has talked to him

[Lebowski]

1 minute ago, Chris007 said:

He doesn't have Fitz on the list which is surprising because I know IU has talked to him

Admittedly I didn't read the details but I thought I saw Fritz on his updated list. 

 

https://twitter.com/ZachOsterman/status/1729170516278493403?t=W_w2Z9_Ki8tjX7qlleAkZA&s=19

[RoadRage]

We have to get this right, I hope they are willing to pay too much to get the right guy!

[SamIam]

Why not Cignetti or Chadwell?

[Me So Hornsby]

1 hour ago, Chris007 said:

You mean you don't want him telling you how great he is the whole time

It would be objectively funny to go from Tom to him honestly. But no, no I don’t lol