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

[SamIam]

Cignetti started following many IUFB players on twitter

[Golfman25]

56 minutes ago, Me So Hornsby said:

https://youtu.be/W-I1Np70Fgc?si=xPhp-CK7cBqdqxvj

 

Why would he leave for IU of all places?  Seems like he's got a pretty good thing going and he's enjoying himself.  

[Stuhoo]

4 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Right here sweetie!   xoxoxo

Hope this helps. I have a picture of Old Fart for you:

 

[RaceToTheTop]

1 minute ago, Golfman25 said:

Why would he leave for IU of all places?  Seems like he's got a pretty good thing going and he's enjoying himself.  

Why would he leave James Madison?  Is that really a question?

[Lebowski]

2 minutes ago, Golfman25 said:

Why would he leave for IU of all places?  Seems like he's got a pretty good thing going and he's enjoying himself.  

Win. To win here in the Big Ten and give the middle finger to everyone that ever told him he's too old. 

[Hoosierfan222]

4 minutes ago, Golfman25 said:

Why would he leave for IU of all places?  Seems like he's got a pretty good thing going and he's enjoying himself.  

I don’t know why people say this, coaching types covet the power conference jobs. Not many people are content to never compete at the highest level, even when it’s a program like IU where competing usually just means striving for 6-6 seasons. 
 

Also, the fact he would be getting a massive pay increase probably helps. I honestly think way too much is made of programs struggling to win honestly…

If it’s true we have a decent sized NIL budget lined up for him, you can win here. We’ve seen a lot of awful programs historically speaking figure it out with the right coaching hire… look at Duke/Kansas 

[SamIam]

 

4 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Why would he leave James Madison?  Is that really a question?

Pay increase, because major programs probably overlook him due to his age, and because this probably reflects an increased financial commitment from the top of the uni. When all this is said and done I think hiring Whitten will be one of the biggest factors in all this. She understands what it can do for a school to be competitive in football.

[JSHoosier]

5 minutes ago, Hoosierfan222 said:

I don’t know why people say this, coaching types covet the power conference jobs. Not many people are content to never compete at the highest level, even when it’s a program like IU where competing usually just means striving for 6-6 seasons. 
 

Also, the fact he would be getting a massive pay increase probably helps. I honestly think way too much is made of programs struggling to win honestly…

If it’s true we have a decent sized NIL budget lined up for him, you can win here. We’ve seen a lot of awful programs historically speaking figure it out with the right coaching hire… look at Duke/Kansas 

He could also have a competitive drive that would like the challenge. Money can be a pretty big motivator though.

[Stuhoo]

[Stuhoo]

Mike Hart.

Curt Cignetti.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm...........

WINNER!

and YAY!!

[Stuhoo]

Head coaching record[edit]

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	AFCA/STATS#	Coaches°
IUP Crimson Hawks (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) (2011–2016)
2011	IUP	7–3	5–2	3rd (West)
2012	IUP	12–2	6–1	1st (West)	L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal	7
2013	IUP	9–2	5–2	2nd (West)		24
2014	IUP	6–5	5–4	5th (West)
2015	IUP	9–3	6–1	1st (West)	L NCAA Division II Second Round	19
2016	IUP	10–2	6–1	2nd (West)	L NCAA Division II Second Round	12
IUP:		53–17	33–11
Elon Phoenix (Colonial Athletic Association) (2017–2018)
2017	Elon	8–4	6–2	3rd	L NCAA Division I First Round	20	21
2018	Elon	6–5	4–3	6th	L NCAA Division I First Round	19	19
Elon:		14–9	10–5
James Madison Dukes (Colonial Athletic Association) (2019–2021)
2019	James Madison	14–2	8–0	1st	L NCAA Division I Championship	2	2
2020	James Madison	7–1	3–0	1st (South)	L NCAA Division I Semifinal	3	3
2021	James Madison	12–2	7–1	T–1st	L NCAA Division I Semifinal	3	3
James Madison Dukes (Sun Belt Conference) (2022–present)
2022	James Madison	8–3	6–2	T–1st (East)
2023	James Madison	11–1	7–1	1st (East)
James Madison:		52–9	31–4
Total:		119–35

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

For me...

1. Chryst

2. Candle

3. Cignetti

Throw in the trash and leave behind: Herman, Hart

[Home Jersey]

12 minutes ago, Golfman25 said:

Why would he leave for IU of all places?  Seems like he's got a pretty good thing going and he's enjoying himself.  

Because you lead JMU to a few ranked seasons/bowl wins and everyone outside their fan base forgets you exist in about 2 years max. 

You lead IU football into the new era of the B10 and make it a respectable program? That's a legacy right there Golfman 

[JSHoosier]

If we can get Cignetti I'd be curious what coordinators and coaches he brings in. I think JMU offense was run oriented but if it works it works.

[IndyResident16]

2 minutes ago, JSHoosier said:

If we can get Cignetti I'd be curious what coordinators and coaches he brings in. I think JMU offense was run oriented but if it works it works.

QB threw for over 3k yards and has wheels, it was dominant offense in both phases. 

[rcbowla]

Cignetti started following many IUFB players on twitter

Normally I wouldn't give this much if anything but..... kind of seems relevant here.

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[Demo]

6 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Head coaching record[edit]

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	AFCA/STATS#	Coaches°
IUP Crimson Hawks (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) (2011–2016)
2011	IUP	7–3	5–2	3rd (West)
2012	IUP	12–2	6–1	1st (West)	L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal	7
2013	IUP	9–2	5–2	2nd (West)		24
2014	IUP	6–5	5–4	5th (West)
2015	IUP	9–3	6–1	1st (West)	L NCAA Division II Second Round	19
2016	IUP	10–2	6–1	2nd (West)	L NCAA Division II Second Round	12
IUP:		53–17	33–11
Elon Phoenix (Colonial Athletic Association) (2017–2018)
2017	Elon	8–4	6–2	3rd	L NCAA Division I First Round	20	21
2018	Elon	6–5	4–3	6th	L NCAA Division I First Round	19	19
Elon:		14–9	10–5
James Madison Dukes (Colonial Athletic Association) (2019–2021)
2019	James Madison	14–2	8–0	1st	L NCAA Division I Championship	2	2
2020	James Madison	7–1	3–0	1st (South)	L NCAA Division I Semifinal	3	3
2021	James Madison	12–2	7–1	T–1st	L NCAA Division I Semifinal	3	3
James Madison Dukes (Sun Belt Conference) (2022–present)
2022	James Madison	8–3	6–2	T–1st (East)
2023	James Madison	11–1	7–1	1st (East)
James Madison:		52–9	31–4
Total:		119–35

Threw me for a second that he had a 16 game season. Forgot about lower level playoffs.

[iubb]

[Demo]

1 minute ago, rcs29 said:

Normally I wouldn't give this much if anything but..... kind of seems relevant here.

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Can’t imagine what other reason there could possibly be.

[IU - Kaulie]

19 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Hope this helps. I have a picture of Old Fart for you:

 

Hmm.  I had no idea :). He’s said to be married?