Coach Curt Cignetti to INDIANA

[Class of '66 Old Fart 85,870]

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 6,701]

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 771]

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 6,701]

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 771]

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 20,542]

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 6,522]

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 514]

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 6,557]

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 85,870]

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 6,701]

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 1,040]

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.

[OGIUAndy 771]

7 minutes ago, TTT said:

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.

Risk to his "I am a winner" mantra and any sort of idea of moving on to a "better" or lateral job. 

[TTT 1,040]

39 minutes ago, OGIUAndy said:

Risk to his "I am a winner" mantra and any sort of idea of moving on to a "better" or lateral job. 

I understand that part of what you are saying and I agree…However, the money part is blessed assurance (insurance). 

[Napleshoosier 10,432]

Gotta tell ya I’m liking the guy!  

[JSHoosier 20,542]

Cignetti's former team down 17 to Air Force, 31-14.

[go iu bb 6,701]

18 minutes ago, JSHoosier said:

Cignetti's former team down 17 to Air Force, 31-14.

JMU just scored a TD but their clock management hasn't been good. Not really surprising since most of the coaching staff, including the OC, left before this game.

[TTT 1,040]

So can IU football come within 10 points of beating the likes of an 8-4 (4 game losing streak) Air Force team in 2024?

[Demo 20,551]

Congrats to Coach. 

[cthomas 6,522]

I don't see anyway we are not better, maybe significantly, next year. We now have an organized, process oriented coach with a staff he is familiar with. He is filling holes with players who have been successful already and expect to be successful going forward. I expect disciplined, fundamentally sound football next year. We might lose games because the opponent is just better, but I don't expect to lose games because we beat ourselves.