Coach Curt Cignetti to INDIANA

[Hoosierfan222 734]

2 minutes ago, iubb said:

 

I don’t see how it’s realistic for him to do bowl prep and hit the portal recruiting for Indiana?

[JSHoosier 19,845]

3 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Their forum is an interesting read:

One poster said he's been to Indianapolis and he can't believe that Cig is leaving for a dump like that. Another poster responds "But have you been to Bloomington?"

First poster responds "No, but how much different can it be?"

Yeah, I read the one call it an awful place and my first thought was they clearly haven't seen Bloomington.

[Alford Bailey 12,356]

It’s official. Can’t wait to see what Cignetti can accomplish here.

[IUrocker 2,145]

I saw JMU released a statement by him. Obviously he thanked JMU for his time there and how proud he was of what they accomplished, and then ended it with “This is a challenge…but I’m confident as a head coach that we’re going to open some eyes nationally and in the Big Ten conference..” 

[Hovadipo 55,175]

5 minutes ago, Hoosierfan222 said:

I don’t see how it’s realistic for him to do bowl prep and hit the portal recruiting for Indiana?

It’s a bad 3 weeks to be a coffee pot in wherever tf JMU is and Bloomington. This also probably means he has a good chunk of staff ready to roll.

[JSHoosier 19,845]

2 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

It’s a bad 3 weeks to be a coffee pot in wherever tf JMU is and Bloomington. This also probably means he has a good chunk of staff ready to roll.

I'd think he's probably bringing a lot of his current staff with him. I think one of his coordinators has been with him for a while.

[Stuhoo 79,786]

Boys...

• Now that we've got our guy and a newly fattened bank account it is officially 'player poaching' season!

 

• Though I'm not sure how much $$ Mark Cuban devoted to IU NIL previously, or whether owning the Mavs presented conflicts of interest, I am pretty sure that he just sold his ownership interest in the Mav's for ... ahem ... $3.5 BILLION

 

[JSHoosier 19,845]

Now I'm interested to see which, if any, IU players in the portal decide to stay.

[bigrod 2,848]

Just a curious question, once you put your name in the portal, does the University have to take you back if you rescind? 

[VPC 131]

I'm happy with the hire, but if IU doesn't consistently support the program we won't obtain the success we all want.  

As expressed by another site, the need for significant facility upgrades, NIL, and the financials for a strong coaching staff are all required. Does IU have it in them to provide it year in and year out... time will tell. In my opinion they have not done consistently in the past but there really is no excuse not to now, unless they want to get booted from the BIG.

 

PS - I like some of the on line comments made by Dylan Powell. 

[go iu bb 5,549]

9 minutes ago, bigrod said:

Just a curious question, once you put your name in the portal, does the University have to take you back if you rescind? 

No, it does not.

I don't think the portal is officially open yet so I'm wondering if they're all in the portal or have just stated their intention to enter. I also wonder if that is a distinction without a difference.

[HoosierTrav 7,737]

Tom Allen seeing this news…. 

[go iu bb 5,549]

1 minute ago, VPC said:

I'm happy with the hire, but if IU doesn't consistently support the program we won't obtain the success we all want.  

As expressed by another site, the need for significant facility upgrades, NIL, and the financials for a strong coaching staff are all required. Does IU have it in them to provide it year in and year out... time will tell. In my opinion they have not done consistently in the past but there really is no excuse not to now, unless they want to get booted from the BIG.

IU had more than $25M in profit last year so they have the money. The question is whether they're willing to consistently spend it, which they haven't been in the past.

[Artie86 1,869]

42 minutes ago, iubb said:

 

Heck....I'm ready! Can I be the waterboy!!!!

[Hovadipo 55,175]

^^^^^

[Home Jersey 6,697]

IUFB is a sleeping giant begging to be awakened.

No, I am not interested in debating this fact today. 

[8bucks 6,352]

48 minutes ago, Hoosierfan222 said:

I don’t see how it’s realistic for him to do bowl prep and hit the portal recruiting for Indiana?

If he would have stayed at JMU he would have been doing bowl prep and hitting the portal.

If he goes to a bowl next year here (sure a bit of a longshot) he would do bowl prep and be hitting the portal.

If he were coming here and not doing the bowl he could just hit the portal but I think it will be more attractive to prospects for him to not only sell on the idea but also show his team/ideas in action.  It has to sound better to a kid to say, hey we cannot host you this week because we are playing in XYZ bowl vs saying sure we can host you for a visit, we arent doing anything else.

He will have someone(s) doing a lot of the leg work on who to contact and then he will jump in on zoom calls initially and he can do that from there but can pull on a IU jacket.

I think him being in the bowl will be more attractive to some kids than the time missed because he is doing prep work

[JSHoosier 19,845]

He'll have a challenge on his hands, that's for sure.  Turn this program around and he'll be a legend though. His resume looks like we actually took this one serious.

I don't expect to be competing for conference and national titles, but being competitive and bowl contention would be an improvement.

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 8,923]

Won't JMUs bowl game probably be before Xmas? 

[Hovadipo 55,175]

5 minutes ago, btownqb said:

Won't JMUs bowl game probably be before Xmas? 

Almost certainly. Most likely to play the 16th or 21st.