Coach Curt Cignetti to INDIANA

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 8,976]

30 minutes ago, IUHoosierJoe said:

What he said is exactly why we hired him.  He was playing to the crowd, cultivating interest in the program, and developing our new brand (“we’re not backing down from anyone”).  It was as brilliant a use of 45 seconds as you’ll ever see.

Absolutely wild you had to explain that to someone. 

[TTT 924]

1 hour ago, btownqb said:

Absolutely wild you had to explain that to someone. 

Keep eating the Ba…S!

[mamasa 15,248]

1 minute ago, TTT said:

Keep eating the Ba…S!

Bagels? Bananas?

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 8,976]

11 minutes ago, TTT said:

Keep eating the Ba…S!

I didn't eat anything, I just dont give af how "politically incorrect" (does that even apply here?) someone is... I absolutely do not care. 

It's wild it offended you. 

[Dalton26 16,892]

9 hours ago, TTT said:

Nope.  Because Teri Moren and other mature head coaches would stop short in a public forum saying other schools suck.  Very immature.  (even BK waited until he built success before he put JACK @$$ to represent Purdue (AD) on his weekly Sunday morning tv show with Chuck Marlow).  Definitely locker room bulletin board material for other schools.  Uncalled for and not a smart way to draw a line in the sand.

Lighten up, Francis. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,295]

8 hours ago, HoosierX said:

You must be fun at parties.

Actually, he's on the funeral circuit.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,295]

8 hours ago, TTT said:

Cig hasn’t even scored an IU TD yet.

And right now you're just fumbling the ball.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,295]

Coach Cig at SSAH and notes from his originally planned speech --

I guess I'm somewhat happy to be here.  I know IU's sucked at football for a really long time and it will probably take me at least 10-years to get it back to a 4-win program despite the annual thrashings we'll continue to get from Michigan, Ohio State and maybe somewhere in the 10-years we'll even win a bucket game.  Thank you and does anyone know a good realtor?

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

Coach Cig at SSAH and notes from his originally planned speech --

I guess I'm somewhat happy to be here.  I know IU's sucked at football for a really long time and it will probably take me at least 10-years to get it back to a 4-win program despite the annual thrashings we'll continue to get from Michigan, Ohio State and maybe somewhere in the 10-years we'll even win a bucket game.  Thank you and does anyone know a good realtor?

You forgot the retirement buyout package.

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9 hours ago, TTT said:

Cig hasn’t even scored an IU TD yet.

I doubt he'll ever score an IU TD. 

[IUrocker 2,167]

2 hours ago, IUHoosierJoe said:

What he said is exactly why we hired him.  He was playing to the crowd, cultivating interest in the program, and developing our new brand (“we’re not backing down from anyone”).  It was as brilliant a use of 45 seconds as you’ll ever see.

Glad I read this before I posted, as you beat me to it. The main thing he said when asked what his goal here was, he kept it short and sweet and said “to change the way people think”. His little speech to the crowd before the game: culture shift at its finest. I couldn’t stop laughing at how bada$$ it really was. That’s how you get people to “change the way they think”. People are saying “what an idiot, OSU and Michigan don’t suck at all”, and that’s not the point at all. It’s him getting people in the program to have the mindset that we aren’t afraid of anyone, and “don’t take a backseat to anybody”. 

[Josh 12,610]

9 hours ago, Hovadipo said:

Bulletin board material isn’t real. It’s absolute lame BS. So is being “mature”. Be scared of the big boys if you want. Cig isn’t. 

It is beyond ridiculous to call it a clown show, but bulletin board material is certainly real.  I question that part to call.out OSU and Mich as well.  But **** Purdoo.  They suck

[JSHoosier 19,985]

9 hours ago, TTT said:

Cig hasn’t even scored an IU TD yet.

If the 62 year old HC scores a TD at sny point during his contract then something went very wrong.

[Lebowski 2,518]

10 hours ago, TTT said:

Good and fun, up until new Coach yells that schools who have beat up IU in football for many years suck.

I'm not 100% certain, but I'm betting Coach Cig doesn't want you in his locker room with this type of mindset.  

 

"Chang the way they think." - Coach Cig

[MemphisHoosier 2,106]

2 hours ago, btownqb said:

Absolutely wild you had to explain that to someone. 

This.  It was Cig's Hulk Hogan NWO entrance from the earlier 2000's, and I'm here for it.

[go iu bb 5,642]

Everyone, this isn't the great coaching hire we thought it was. We should just give up now, IUFB will continue to be IUFB. 

I did a deep dive into the stats and Cignetti scored 0 TDs at his previous stops. This is the same number of TDs that IU's failed coaches scored for IU! It's more of the same, just another HC who can't score touchdowns! 

[cthomas 6,391]

He said his team was the least penalized team in their league the past couple of years. How many drives did our penalties kill for us or extend for our opponent. How many points did we lose or give away. Cleaning that up alone will get us a few more wins. Fundamentally sound and disciplined football is what I want as priority one.

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10 minutes ago, cthomas said:

He said his team was the least penalized team in their league the past couple of years. How many drives did our penalties kill for us or extend for our opponent. How many points did we lose or give away. Cleaning that up alone will get us a few more wins. Fundamentally sound and disciplined football is what I want as priority one.

Given the last guy ran around like a cheerleader while we got numerous unsportsmanlike conduct penalties, having a coach be able to explain to players how being inappropriate or jerkish on the field is bad for the whole team would be a boon for us.  Oftentimes, it was a death by a thousand papercuts, so cutting down on mistakes would help even the odds in winnable games.

[Dalton26 16,892]

14 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

Everyone, this isn't the great coaching how we thought it was. We should just give up now, IUFB will continue to be IUFB. 

I did a deep dive into the stats and Cignetti scored 0 TDs at his previous stops. This is the same number of TDs that IUs failed coaches scored for IU! It's more of the same, just another HC who can't score touchdowns! 

I guess we should go ahead and get the Fire Coach Cignetti thread going. 

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11 hours ago, TTT said:

Clown show 

Dude, my username implies I'm always miserable and I love this hire.