Coach Curt Cignetti to INDIANA

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 9,537]

2 minutes ago, Hardwood83 said:

I was just reviewing the list, not a lot of stars, but that is expected. If he can develop guys and just instill a culture of playing tough and smart (think Iowa) that will go a long way. Then get some offensive playmakers (to avoid the putrid Iowa like offense) and you have a recipe for bowl eligibility, IMO. I hate losing to Michigan/O$U/Penn St like clockwork, but squandering games against MSU, Illinois, Purdue has to stop first. If CCC can get IU to stop beating themselves, he deserves a blank check. 

As well as... if they just scouted correctly, to begin with. 

The bold is a great point, and I'll also add, Maryland+Rutgers should never wax us. 

[OGIUAndy 771]

7 minutes ago, btownqb said:

As well as... if they just scouted correctly, to begin with. 

The bold is a great point, and I'll also add, Maryland+Rutgers should never wax us. 

This^^^ and why I started to "turn" on CTA. 

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1 minute ago, OGIUAndy said:

This^^^ and why I started to "turn" on CTA. 

For sure. There is a laundry list of 4 start/highly rated 3 stars that were incorrectly rated/starred by recruiting agencies. We took the bait. Poor scouting/poor development is just a recipe for disaster at Indiana. 

If Kansas State can be better than 7-5 every year with their recruiting, so can we. Period. Old Dominion had 3 guys drafted last year. 

His stud WR from this past year... this is what his recruiting profile looks like ... https://247sports.com/Player/elijah-sarratt-46145870/high-school-306034/ .... 

On3 and Rivals didn't even bother to have a profile on him. 

[Lebowski 2,881]

8 minutes ago, Hardwood83 said:

I was just reviewing the list, not a lot of stars, but that is expected. If he can develop guys and just instill a culture of playing tough and smart (think Iowa) that will go a long way. Then get some offensive playmakers (to avoid the putrid Iowa like offense) and you have a recipe for bowl eligibility, IMO. I hate losing to Michigan/O$U/Penn St like clockwork, but squandering games against MSU, Illinois, Purdue has to stop first. If CCC can get IU to stop beating themselves, he deserves a blank check. 

 

3 minutes ago, btownqb said:

As well as... if they just scouted correctly, to begin with. 

The bold is a great point, and I'll also add, Maryland+Rutgers should never wax us. 

Losing one score games (4 this year) is the norm. Coach Cig tends to win those games. I'm expecting an improved football team with this coaching staff. Yeah, we've lost some players and filled those holes through the portal, but overall, it's pretty much the same team. Changing the way we think is part of the process. No self imposed limitations. Sky's the limit. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 86,272]

He's doing a Zoom today and all kinds of quotes hitting Twitterverse.  Couple of my favorites.

Cignetti: "The administration here, they want football to win. So I've probably got a couple things the other coaches didn't, and they've got a guy who knows how to win. "It's pretty simple."

"This roster's gonna look a lot different in January when the players come back." Suggests there will be seven more transfers announced after bowl games.

Cignetti on selling vision to HS and portal recruits: 'It's pretty simple, I win. Google me.'

 

[Lebowski 2,881]

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

He's doing a Zoom today and all kinds of quotes hitting Twitterverse.  Couple of my favorites.

Cignetti: "The administration here, they want football to win. So I've probably got a couple things the other coaches didn't, and they've got a guy who knows how to win. "It's pretty simple."

"This roster's gonna look a lot different in January when the players come back." Suggests there will be seven more transfers announced after bowl games.

Cignetti on selling vision to HS and portal recruits: "It's pretty simple: I win."

 

 

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[Hovadipo 57,376]

What's up with this reply?

[IndyResident16 567]

1 minute ago, Hovadipo said:

What's up with this reply?

He joked in his presser saying he must have fallen asleep this morning driving into work because he hit a curb and popped a tire. 

[Stuhoo 82,588]

3 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

What's up with this reply?

     As long as it's not <<<<<<this!

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18 minutes ago, Lebowski said:

 

I worry about his lack of confidence. Hopefully he can learn how to feel more confident and share how he is feeling

[AZ Hoosier 8,130]

24 minutes ago, Lebowski said:

 

Coach Cig has an air about himself... almost cocky, but in a believable, likable way. Someone once said "it ain't braggin' if you can back it up"... CCC has backed it up where ever he's been. Welcome to BTown, sir!

[Hovadipo 57,376]

12 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

     As long as it's not <<<<<<this!

At least Cig still has a choice whether to get a driver or not...

[Hovadipo 57,376]

15 minutes ago, IndyResident16 said:

He joked in his presser saying he must have fallen asleep this morning driving into work because he hit a curb and popped a tire. 

Guess it's time to listen to the presser. Sounds like a doozy.

[Hovadipo 57,376]

"These young guys like to score a lot of points...read about how they're the next candidate for the Nebraska job"

I laughed out loud.

[Artie86 2,322]

Coach Cignetti.... paraphrase, "Look, the administration here, they want football to win! I've got some things that the "other" coaches didn't..... and hey, they got a guy that knows what they're doin!".... I love his confidence. I sort of got from his last statement that we will definitely not see what we saw the past several years as long as his coaching staff and football team has anything to do with it. He did say he thinks we will win big next year..... I sure hope so.

[cthomas 6,527]

7 minutes ago, Artie86 said:

Coach Cignetti.... paraphrase, "Look, the administration here, they want football to win! I've got some things that the "other" coaches didn't..... and hey, they got a guy that knows what they're doin!".... I love his confidence. I sort of got from his last statement that we will definitely not see what we saw the past several years as long as his coaching staff and football team has anything to do with it. He did say he thinks we will win big next year..... I sure hope so.

If his team plays as good as he talks, we are going to have a lot of fun. I don't see the undisciplined play we've become accustomed to continuing under CCC.

[JSHoosier 20,741]

I hope the his contract came with a wheelbarrow for his balls. He does not lack confidence that's for sure.

[Stuhoo 82,588]

If (and it's IU Football, so it's always a big 'if') we win with this guy at the helm?

Other teams are going to hate him with a white hot passion, and it will be ... delicious.

[IUrocker 2,318]

I hope if he ends up winning here that we are a destination good enough for him to make it his last stop before he calls it quits. If a bigger “football school” comes after him, hopefully he’s happy enough here to say thanks but no thanks. Maybe with his age that just may be the case anyways.