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

[Hovadipo]

4 minutes ago, Rico said:

Music City Bowl or bust.

I’ve always said if that bowl wants to sell out, get IU in it. We rivaled UT fans’ turnout all the way in Florida, imagine what we’d do a few hours down the road. 
 

(Of course, we have to do our part of actually getting there)

[DChoosier]

A couple of things:

1) excited to see how the massive roster and culture changes translate next fall. I think/hope it will be a lot of fun.

2) If Cig is ever on a trivia show, and one of the questions is “who is the greatest coach in the history of football?”,  I’m pretty sure he would have an answer in a micro-second. LOL

[NashvilleHoosier]

27 minutes ago, Rico said:

Music City Bowl or bust.

Yes, please.

[OGIUAndy]

I think it's weird that some people don't like this type of attitude. It's exactly what IUFB needs. We've been the doormat in both B1G & CFB  forever, like literally. It's time we got a coach who acts, talks, and thinks he's the best, and doesn't back down to anyone. To be the good, you have to believe you are good. He's got me believing. Can you imagine this guy's team going 3-24 in the conference? I can't.  

[CSP]

1 hour ago, NashvilleHoosier said:

Yes, please.

Be there in a heart beat! 

[8bucks]

9 hours ago, OGIUAndy said:

I think it's weird that some people don't like this type of attitude. It's exactly what IUFB needs. We've been the doormat in both B1G & CFB  forever, like literally. It's time we got a coach who acts, talks, and thinks he's the best, and doesn't back down to anyone. To be the good, you have to believe you are good. He's got me believing. Can you imagine this guy's team going 3-24 in the conference? I can't.  

Kevin Wilson had some of this as well. Remember the time he was on the sports radio talk show and while he was waiting to go on air the hosts were recalling our dismal past.  As soon as he gets on air he starts ripping into the hosts.  
 

my only concern with CC is he still needs to do it as this level. 

[Stuhoo]

11 minutes ago, Hardwood83 said:

I suppose it's not appreciating that style in their personal relationships. But I kind of look at it like if I'm having an operation, I want my surgeon to be a talented perfectionist. Don't care if he's an arrogant A-hole, just do a great job. I'm not looking for CCC to be my buddy, I just want him to improve IU FB.

It's different for a surgeon, who is much more (though not exclusively) a technician than a culture leader. 

For Coach Cig it's fine that he can be salty in certain situations, but he will also need to be a leader that garners respect, belief, and accountability from his team and staff.

I suspect that given his success as a head coach he understands that, and deliberately has different methods for different situations and audiences.

[Alford Bailey]

12 hours ago, OGIUAndy said:

I think it's weird that some people don't like this type of attitude. It's exactly what IUFB needs. We've been the doormat in both B1G & CFB  forever, like literally. It's time we got a coach who acts, talks, and thinks he's the best, and doesn't back down to anyone. To be the good, you have to believe you are good. He's got me believing. Can you imagine this guy's team going 3-24 in the conference? I can't.  

I don’t mind it just be ready to back it up because it may cause you to get smacked in the mouth 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

He told IU football fans what they wanted to hear and have been dying to hear for years.  No typical I'm honored to be here and we're going to work hard, blah, blah, blah.     He told us we're going bowling next season and if you didn't believe him, just Google him because he's a winner.

Sure, some people will find that very abrasive and be turned off.  That's just human nature.  I've been about as pathetic of an IU football fan as you'll find but I believe he can do what he says.  I Googled him --  he's a winner.

[go iu bb]

I don't have a problem with it and he actually has me a bit excited about IU football, which is a rare thing. It's great now to hear him talk like that and I won't mind it if he wins. If he doesn't win here, it will quickly become old.

[OGIUAndy]

47 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

I don't have a problem with it and he actually has me a bit excited about IU football, which is a rare thing. It's great now to hear him talk like that and I won't mind it if he wins. If he doesn't win here, it will quickly become old.

Any coach's personality or schtick gets old if they are losing. 

[go iu bb]

37 minutes ago, OGIUAndy said:

Any coach's personality gets old if they are losing. 

True, but I think his would get old quicker than most. For me, at least.

[OGIUAndy]

3 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

True, but I think his would get old quicker than most. For me, at least.

Time will tell obviously. But normally guys like this don't lose much, that's why they are like this. Taking the IU job is a colossal risk and test for someone of this ilk. Not saying he's going to win championships, but I think we'll see something we haven't seen in a while if ever at IU. It makes for a much more engaged fanbase when you have a coach who's confidence (possibly arrogance) brings some attention to himself and the team. I just don't really see him hitting rock bottom like the coaches before inevitably sank to. Maybe I am just drinking the Cig Kool Aid, but he just seems different than any coach we've had in the past. He seems like the right type of guy for the current climate of CFB. 

[JSHoosier]

I've liked the things he's said since being hired, confident in his history and abilities and he's won at places that aren't easy to win at. And he learned from good coaches as an assistant. B1G is a big jump for him as a HC though.

If anyone can make IU a consistent bowl caliber team, it's probably him. If there's a program he can't win at, unfortunately, it's probably Indiana.

[cthomas]

I love that he is process oriented. Is laser focused on getting guys who fit what he wants to do. Being well organized is huge with as many players as there are in football. I'm willing to bet that practices are going to be a whole lot different under CCC.

[rayl456]

2 hours ago, OGIUAndy said:

Any coach's personality or schtick gets old if they are losing. 

Except if you’re Archie Miller, who got old immediately because he had no personality and so had no schtick.

[8bucks]

2 hours ago, go iu bb said:

I don't have a problem with it and he actually has me a bit excited about IU football, which is a rare thing. It's great now to hear him talk like that and I won't mind it if he wins. If he doesn't win here, it will quickly become old.

I suspect if he does not win it will have to change. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

5 minutes ago, 8bucks said:

I suspect if he does not win it will have to change. 

Fire Coach Cig!  Too soon?

[go iu bb]

Just now, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Fire Coach Cig!  Too soon?

Well, it is IU football. We should probably get that thread started. lol

[TTT]

On 12/21/2023 at 10:57 AM, OGIUAndy said:

Time will tell obviously. But normally guys like this don't lose much, that's why they are like this. Taking the IU job is a colossal risk and test for someone of this ilk. Not saying he's going to win championships, but I think we'll see something we haven't seen in a while if ever at IU. It makes for a much more engaged fanbase when you have a coach who's confidence (possibly arrogance) brings some attention to himself and the team. I just don't really see him hitting rock bottom like the coaches before inevitably sank to. Maybe I am just drinking the Cig Kool Aid, but he just seems different than any coach we've had in the past. He seems like the right type of guy for the current climate of CFB. 

Colossal risk = equals 0 risk from about $600,000 to $700,000 a year to about $2,500,000 per year plus more incentives for just doing a job hired to be done.  That’s 0 risk not colossal.