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

[Hoosierfan222]

Just now, Chris007 said:

Rabby just released the info to Peegs that I said this morning Candle, Hart, and Chryst will meet in person. Herman and Creighton would be next, then Frye

I still think Herman is the best option 

[CSP]

Just now, Hoosierfan222 said:

I still think Herman is the best option 

I think you're probably right. Why would Herman come here? 

[Chris007]

Just now, Hoosierfan222 said:

I still think Herman is the best option 

ME TOO

[JSHoosier]

1 minute ago, Chris007 said:

Rabby just released the info to Peegs that I said this morning Candle, Hart, and Chryst will meet in person. Herman and Creighton would be next, then Frye

Herman would be my top choice. I'd be curious if Chryst can adapt to a more modern game or if he tries to stick with run dominant ball, but if it worked I wouldn't care. Candle I'd prefer over Hart or Frye.  With Candle or Chryst I'd hope we have the money for them to get good coordinators.

[GoIU8]

6 minutes ago, btownqb said:

Because it's an opinion lol ... you and the IU prof can have that opinion. No issue with that. But, I don't share that opinion at all. And that's coming from someone who has had season tickets since 1998. I don't care how old their podcast is. 

My opinion is based on what has worked with other programs like ours and what has worked in the past. Your opinion is based on nothing, which is why your weirdly fixating on my reference to a podcast.

[Chris007]

1 minute ago, JSHoosier said:

Herman would be my top choice. I'd be curious if Chryst can adapt to a more modern game or if he tries to stick with run dominant ball, but if it worked I wouldn't care. Candle I'd prefer over Hart or Frye.  With Candle or Chryst I'd hope we have the money for them to get good coordinators.

Candle would be bringing his coordinators with him.

Supposedly Hart told them who his staff would be and I guess someone was impressed

[IndyResident16]

1 minute ago, JSHoosier said:

Herman would be my top choice. I'd be curious if Chryst can adapt to a more modern game or if he tries to stick with run dominant ball, but if it worked I wouldn't care. Candle I'd prefer over Hart or Frye.  With Candle or Chryst I'd hope we have the money for them to get good coordinators.

Candle would likely call his own plays which should leave a bigger pool for the defensive side of the ball which is needed. Candle is a meh hire in my opinion that looks like a home run compared to Hart or Frye. 

[Hoosierfan222]

4 minutes ago, btownqb said:

I think you're probably right. Why would Herman come here? 

Because we can pay him 3-4x what he’s making now, would probably be the main attraction. 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

27 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

We hired him from the XFL. We knew it wasn't going to work. Not really the same comparison 

And now he gets paid to talk football even though he was garbage.

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

2 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Candle would be bringing his coordinators with him.

Supposedly Hart told them who his staff would be and I guess someone was impressed

Is Hart bringing Jim and John Harbaugh to be his OC and DC or something?

[IndyResident16]

3 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Candle would be bringing his coordinators with him.

Supposedly Hart told them who his staff would be and I guess someone was impressed

Toledo has Co-offensive coordinators who double as the QB and OL coach. Oddly enough, the QB coach was HC at Plant High School in Tampa for nearly two decades. Would be nice to try and get that pipeline started back up. Some of our best players under Allen were Plant grads. 

[SamIam]

Not my top choice but I don't hate Creighton. I like the idea of bringing someone in who has built a program from nothing before.

[Chris007]

1 minute ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Is Hart bringing Jim and John Harbaugh to be his OC and DC or something?

He must. The whole thing is just mind-blowing to me. We must be going cheap. Pay 15 million to fire someone, then hire a RB coach

[Chris007]

1 minute ago, IndyResident16 said:

Toledo has Co-offensive coordinators who double as the QB and OL coach. Oddly enough, the QB coach was HC at Plant High School in Tampa for nearly two decades. Would be nice to try and get that pipeline started back up. Some of our best players under Allen were Plant grads. 

That's why I think Candle is a no-brainer. Plus he's 44 and has 12 years of head coaching experience. Compared to a RB coach who has health problems.

[Golfman25]

1 hour ago, ap2345 said:

I get your point but there’s plenty of successful coaches that were never play callers. Here’s a few. 

College Coaches 

Urban Meyer 

Jim Harbaugh

Jim Tressel 

Dabo Swinney

Pat Fitzgerald

PJ Fleck 

Kirk Ferentz 

NFL Coaches 

Zac Taylor 

Nick Sirianni 

 

Uh, Jim Harbaugh called a play while QB for Chicago.  There’s an epic video of the aftermath.  :)

[Chris007]

We don't want Fitzgerald because of his NW past but we're OK with Hart knowing that Michigan cheated. That's the IU I know and love

[JSHoosier]

3 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

He must. The whole thing is just mind-blowing to me. We must be going cheap. Pay 15 million to fire someone, then hire a RB coach

Did he figure out how to bring back Knute Rockne?

Paying 15m to get rid of a bad coach just to give the reigns to a RB coach would really be an IUFB thing. Unless they're counting on saving the money for when Hart needs bought out.

[DChoosier]

2 minutes ago, JSHoosier said:

Did he figure out how to bring back Knute Rockne?

Paying 15m to get rid of a bad coach just to give the reigns to a RB coach would really be an IUFB thing. Unless they're counting on saving the money for when Hart needs bought out.

Past history says we will indeed need buyout cash in another 4-5 years.

[Golfman25]

1 hour ago, GoIU8 said:

Galen Clavio of Crimsoncast made a great point of this topic. We all know this is the hardest job in FBS, and we need to treat it as such. This is not a job you need to be learning on the fly. Our best coaches and at other programs like ours, have all had HC experience elsewhere before taking the job here. It needs to be a head coach, period.

It’s not the guy’s last position that matters.   We need a coach with a vision, and some piss and vinegar to see that vision thru.  Someone who knows where they are going with the program and how to get there.  And won’t blame NIL, facilities, or the cheerleading uniforms.  

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

Can we offer an NBA like contract? 4yr/25M with a 5th year as a team option? Lol.