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

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

Can we at least get rid of our leftover assistants completely? Brandon Shelby has been with IU for how long? And our DBs have been baaaaaad, yet he still keeps his job(not sure why that one gets a pass from everyone). New OC, new DC, new position coaches. IU needs a FRESH start. Can't keep around a bunch of loser coaches from the past culture.

[SamIam]

Flight trackers are up and running on twitter......looks like there was one into Harrisonburg this AM 

[FritzIam4IU]

1 minute ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Can we at least get rid of our leftover assistants completely? Brandon Shelby has been with IU for how long? And our DBs have been baaaaaad, yet he still keeps his job(not sure why that one gets a pass from everyone). New OC, new DC, new position coaches. IU needs a FRESH start. Can't keep around a bunch of loser coaches from the past culture.

I would try to keep the o-line coach.

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

Just now, FritzIam4IU said:

I would try to keep the o-line coach.

Uhh... Nope. See ya.

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

For anyone tracking flights. Ya ain't gonna find anything worthwhile. They know fans are trying to track them. They will find a way to keep that a secret as well.

[JSHoosier]

11 minutes ago, IUHoosierJoe said:

It’s a passing offense.  His OC is Mike Shanahan.  I’m assuming he’s the son of the NFL coach but don’t know for sure.

He's not to my knowledge.  Kyle Shanahan is his son, he's on the 49ers staff, has a daughter as well.

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

10 minutes ago, Alford Bailey said:

Cignetti or a current assistant seem most likely as it is a step up. Guys like Chryst and Herman can probably do better.

I'm still not understanding the Herman love. Homie just went 4-8 at FAU after failing at Texas.

[SamIam]

2 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

For anyone tracking flights. Ya ain't gonna find anything worthwhile. They know fans are trying to track them. They will find a way to keep that a secret as well.

But flight tracking is half the fun!

 

(seriously though if Pfau's plane flying to Harrisonburg and Cignetti is following IUFB guys thats a ton of smoke)

[cthomas]

1 hour ago, Tom White said:

On the other hand, we shouldn't hold their collective youth against them.  (I'm 72)

Exactly. I'm 75 so if he coached here ten years, that's probably the rest of my life.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

14 minutes ago, IU - Kaulie said:

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

Details schmetails!

[Lebowski]

I'll be really happy if we land Cig. IUP had a 4-10 conference record prior to Cig's arrival and in his first year they went 7-3. Elon had a 4-20 conference record and six straight losing seasons prior to Cig's arrival. They won 8 games his first season there. While at JMU he's always been 1st in the conference. Guys, this is a big effin' deal if we land this coach. I'm trying to stay calm about this because I don't want to get my hopes up. LOL!

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

1 minute ago, cthomas said:

Exactly. I'm 75 so if he coached here ten years, that's probably the rest of my life.

Ditto

[Hovadipo]

28 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Mike Hart.

Curt Cignetti.

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

WINNER!

and YAY!!

Sending my reversible jacket back. Thank goodness. 

[IU - Kaulie]

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

Details schmetails!

It’s never stopped me before :)

[IndyResident16]

20 minutes ago, Lebowski said:

He'll have a decent pool to choose from. He's an OG member of Saban's Bama crew, coached both Philip Rivers and Russell Wilson at NC State and is well respected among the coaching community. I'm betting Mike Shanahan joins him for sure. Ball St. grad and 2012 IUFB coach Bryant Haines will probably join him as well. Both have been with him since IUP.  

Pat Kuntz former Roncalli and ND standout is JMU’s DL coach as well. Kuntz coached at IU under Allen for a few years previously.

[Hovadipo]

15 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Can we at least get rid of our leftover assistants completely? Brandon Shelby has been with IU for how long? And our DBs have been baaaaaad, yet he still keeps his job(not sure why that one gets a pass from everyone). New OC, new DC, new position coaches. IU needs a FRESH start. Can't keep around a bunch of loser coaches from the past culture.

The only reason anyone was left was because we hired from within. Assistants get retained like 0.1% of the time. This isn’t something to fret over. 

[Hovadipo]

2 minutes ago, IndyResident16 said:

Pat Kuntz former Roncalli and ND standout is JMU’s DL coach as well. Kuntz coached at IU under Allen for a few years previously.

Marcus Hall-Oliver is the safeties coach/recruiting coordinator and GA’d at IU a few years back as well. 

[Scotty R]

37 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.

The other site has the video of Cignetti being on the Pat McAfee show. They have the second best run defense in the country and led the country in sacks

[cbp4iu]

I’m guessing if it is Cigs… I’m guessing it gets announced tonight. I think too much smoke. Then Friday 12pm press conference Friday Night fan base introduce at halftime. 

[Stuhoo]

Between Cignetti and Candle if they were both huge successes, who would be more likely to leave after three or four years?

Clearly Candle. So I guess I’m OK with the age thing given that five good years if we got them, would make him a success with a year or two extra over a poachable younger coach who was a success.