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

[Stuhoo]

36 minutes ago, Mr. Hoosier Pride said:

according to the tracker, it's a 21 minute flight

 

31 minutes ago, NashvilleHoosier said:

Wut? Are they hang gliding? That should be like a 4 and half minute flight.

 

Baggage claim is backed up during the holiday season.

 

[hper50]

3 minutes ago, Me So Hornsby said:

If he would end up being successful enough to be considered for the Michigan job at that point I’m guessing we would all be a lot happier than we are now 

I agree. If we're in a position where our coach is leaving for a Top 10, arguably Top 5 job, he left it in a WAY better place than he found it. I understand ideally finding a long-term guy, but we don't have the luxury of turning that sort of thing down

[Artie86]

2 minutes ago, IndyResident16 said:

The only silver-lining in hiring Mike Hart may be just for that reason; an audition for the Michigan job. Extra motivation to succeed to keep the hope alive that he one day he is considered. Sorry just trying to rationalize why Mike Hart makes any sort of sense at the moment. 

For what it's worth....the Michigan fans are all very disappointed in losing Hart, that is, if IU hires him.....

[IU_FanClub]

Weaver said he believes Herman has been interviewed!

[J34]

31 minutes ago, IndyResident16 said:

His tenure as Athletic Director

You do realize most of the other programs (men and women), under his watch, are pretty damn successful. 

[J34]

22 minutes ago, Golfman25 said:

That would kinda be IU football, wouldn't it.  :)

Anyway, he didn't really say that.  He said it would be "ideal" to trot the new coach out to the fanbase at the basketball game.  I'm not sure why that would even matter.  

Apparently, it's the thing to do. MSU did it the other night, during their bball game.

[Chris007]

4 minutes ago, IU_FanClub said:

Weaver said he believes Herman has been interviewed!

I will say that I think Matt knows a lot more than he shares with the board. What he shares with the board is usually a day behind when he has gotten the info if that makes sense. 

[IU_FanClub]

4 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I will say that I think Matt knows a lot more than he shares with the board. What he shares with the board is usually a day behind when he has gotten the info if that makes sense. 

Makes sense, peegs guys are a little too careful haha

[Hovadipo]

6 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I will say that I think Matt knows a lot more than he shares with the board. What he shares with the board is usually a day behind when he has gotten the info if that makes sense. 

He is very plugged in. There isn't much going on in there that he doesn't know about.

[8bucks]

Where did the idea that the new coach would be announced this weekend come from?

[IndyResident16]

23 minutes ago, J34 said:

You do realize most of the other programs (men and women), under his watch, are pretty damn successful. 

That's fine. That's not what I'm talking about either. He didn't hire Moren, didn't hire Yeagley, didn't hire Mercer, etc

I'm specifically looking at handing out one of the worst college football contracts in the history of the sport and the search efforts that landed a 63 year old NBA journeyman with no prior college experience who wasn't in any kind of demand. This on top of a new football search that on the surface seems extremely underwhelming.

Like I said the other night, when your greatest achievement as AD is firing a coach (that you didn't hire) who didn't play in a single tournament game in 4 years at Indiana University, your efforts deserve criticism. 

[TargaFlorio]

54 minutes ago, Mr. Hoosier Pride said:

according to the tracker, it's a 21 minute flight

I've made that flight as a passenger with my Dad before. A bald eagle almost hit our propeller over Lake Monroe.  Scared me to death.  

[Hovadipo]

2 minutes ago, 8bucks said:

Where did the idea that the new coach would be announced this weekend come from?

Portal opens up on Tuesday. It would very much be in our benefit to have the guy in place before then.

[JSHoosier]

17 minutes ago, IU_FanClub said:

Weaver said he believes Herman has been interviewed!

Herman would definitely be a wish list candidate for me. Seems very un-IUFB though.

[ap2345]

45 minutes ago, JSHoosier said:

I'd say the same about Frye. This isn't a learn on the fly job.

If I helped get him out of that Allen contract then he turned around and hired someone that had never even been a coordinator I'd want him to update his resume.

Except for the fact that Frye has been an OC at UCLA and is the associate head coach at OSU 

[go iu bb]

1 hour ago, Me So Hornsby said:

I’m starting to like the idea of Frye or Hart honestly 

Why? Care to elaborate?

[IndyResident16]

1 minute ago, ap2345 said:

Except for the fact that Frye has been an OC at UCLA and is the associate head coach at OSU 

Frye was OC in name only at UCLA. Chip Kelly to this day still calls his own plays, as does Ryan Day at Ohio State. Mike Hart was the associate head coach at Indiana before being hired away to Michigan FWIW.

[Lebowski]

1 hour 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 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. 

Ryan Day, Ohio State: $10,196,250  ($9,826,500)
    OC Brian Hartline $1.6 million 
    DC Jim Knowles $1.957 million.
    DL Larry Johnson $1.167 million
    OL Justin Frye $1 million 
    CB Tim Walton $1 million
    RB Tony Alford $772,500
    S  Perry Eliano $515,000
    ST Parker Fleming $500,000
    TE Keenan Bailey $400,000
    QB Corey Dennis $412,000

 

Whoever gets hired will bring in his guys. Dolson isn't interviewing coordinator jobs. This is one of the major reasons I hope Candle is our guy. He'll bring in his guys, that already know the system (OF WINNING!). He'll hit the ground in a full blown sprint and shake some trees along the way. This is THE REASON I want an experienced HC that has a resume of winning to get hired. Even if it doesn't work out he'll at least already have a head start on things that most don't really take into account. If it's Chryst, he'll do the same. Hart and Frye will reach out to folks they trust and cherry pick folks to come along for the ride. They won't have that experience and hindsight of the duties of the job, but will be able to surround themselves with folks they trust. Regardless, going either route might be a homerun or a backwards K. 

All of this makes me wonder that Dolson wasn't able to sell IUFB to some of the names mentioned. It's a tough sell, especially to winners. They probably asked tough questions to Dolson where he failed the smell test. If that's the case, I'm almost certain money played a big role. Which doesn't make sense considering we just ponied up a large chunk of change to axe Allen. Whatever, it's IUFB. The other thought I have is Dolson had a target or two but didn't get any bites because it's IUFB. For example, it's possible Herman just doesn't want to coach here but was kind enough to go through the interview process. 

Bottom line, I hope the next coach hired wants to be here and has something to prove. 

[J34]

2 minutes ago, IndyResident16 said:

That's fine. That's not what I'm talking about either. He didn't hire Moren, didn't hire Yeagley, didn't hire Mercer, etc

I'm specifically looking at handing out one of the worst college football contracts in the history of the sport and the search efforts that landed a 63 year old NBA journeyman with no prior college experience who wasn't in any kind of demand. This on top of a new football search that on surface seems extremely underwhelming.

Like I said the other night, when your greatest achievement as AD is firing a coach (that you didn't hire) who didn't play in a single tournament game in 4 years at Indiana University, your efforts deserve criticism. 

LOL

So, you're saying he's done a good job with everything, but the football program? 

You do realize IU football has been bad for over a century, correct? 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

3 minutes ago, Lebowski said:

Ryan Day, Ohio State: $10,196,250  ($9,826,500)
    OC Brian Hartline $1.6 million 
    DC Jim Knowles $1.957 million.
    DL Larry Johnson $1.167 million
    OL Justin Frye $1 million 
    CB Tim Walton $1 million
    RB Tony Alford $772,500
    S  Perry Eliano $515,000
    ST Parker Fleming $500,000
    TE Keenan Bailey $400,000
    QB Corey Dennis $412,000

 

Whoever gets hired will bring in his guys. Dolson isn't interviewing coordinator jobs. This is one of the major reasons I hope Candle is our guy. He'll bring in his guys, that already know the system (OF WINNING!). He'll hit the ground in a full blown sprint and shake some trees along the way. This is THE REASON I want an experienced HC that has a resume of winning to get hired. Even if it doesn't work out he'll at least already have a head start on things that most don't really take into account. If it's Chryst, he'll do the same. Hart and Frye will reach out to folks they trust and cherry pick folks to come along for the ride. They won't have that experience and hindsight of the duties of the job, but will be able to surround themselves with folks they trust. Regardless, going either route might be a homerun or a backwards K. 

All of this makes me wonder that Dolson wasn't able to sell IUFB to some of the names mentioned. It's a tough sell, especially to winners. They probably asked tough questions to Dolson where he failed the smell test. If that's the case, I'm almost certain money played a big role. Which doesn't make sense considering we just ponied up a large chunk of change to axe Allen. Whatever, it's IUFB. The other thought I have is Dolson had a target or two but didn't get any bites because it's IUFB. For example, it's possible Herman just doesn't want to coach here but was kind enough to go through the interview process. 

Bottom line, I hope the next coach hired wants to be here and has something to prove. 

almost 20 million in staff is crazy to see.  goodness