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

[Demo]

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Not bad 

[Lebowski]

He brought the heat and I loved every second of it. 

"We want to be the best. You don't bring your kids up, 'We want to be fourth best, we want to be fifth best.'   

"Bull$h!t. We want to be the best." -Coach Cig
 

 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

He cooked.  He always does.  Now if he can generally win there are going to be some fun Falls.  

[iubb]

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[iubb]

When the NCAA fines him for having the audacity to question the competence of the officials, he should pay the fine in pennies


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[Hovadipo]

13 minutes ago, iubb said:

When the NCAA fines him for having the audacity to question the competence of the officials, he should pay the fine in pennies


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Technically he’d owe the Big Ten. Luckily they probably accept Chuck E. Cheese arcade game credits. 

[Joe_hoopsier]

24 minutes ago, iubb said:

When the NCAA fines him for having the audacity to question the competence of the officials, he should pay the fine in pennies


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ABSOLUTELY !! Pennies paid into a trust, or escrow or some other type of BS to plug up anything moving forward. The in house IU administration has been working hand in hand with B1G leadership to stiffle IU for 20+ yrs.    It's time for all of their heads to be placed on a pike, in the center of towns and lite on fire!!  All of IU's struggles have been self inflicted! Its time for justice to be served, since the system won't do it officially.   HEY FRED, where are you these days? 

[CSP]

9 hours ago, iubb said:

When the NCAA fines him for having the audacity to question the competence of the officials, he should pay the fine in pennies


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Our Athletic Dept should pay it. We're gonna need a fair shake from here on out. 

[HoosierX]

This may be a bit premature, but does anyone know what a school would have to pay to poach Cignetti after this year?

[Hovadipo]

1 hour ago, HoosierX said:

This may be a bit premature, but does anyone know what a school would have to pay to poach Cignetti after this year?

Hilariously low. $8mil after Dec 1, $6million after Dec 1, 2025, $4million after Dec 1, 2026. 

I don’t even want to talk about it, but I have wondered where his head will be if he wins 8-9 games this year. Because some big dogs will come sniffing around. 

[HoosierX]

26 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Hilariously low. $8mil after Dec 1, $6million after Dec 1, 2025, $4million after Dec 1, 2026. 

I don’t even want to talk about it, but I have wondered where his head will be if he wins 8-9 games this year. Because some big dogs will come sniffing around. 

So basically the buy-out doesn't matter as any big-time school would be willing to pay that. And if we truly do have a great season, I think his history of turning around programs in his first year will speak for itself.

I don't understand why coaches have so much leverage in these negotiations, especially considering how many fail miserably. Pay me a gagillion dollars if you want to fire me, but I get to leave for peanuts if I want.

[Home Jersey]

33 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Hilariously low. $8mil after Dec 1, $6million after Dec 1, 2025, $4million after Dec 1, 2026. 

I don’t even want to talk about it, but I have wondered where his head will be if he wins 8-9 games this year. Because some big dogs will come sniffing around. 

Quite a few of my ND alum friends, after their super embarrassing NIU loss and yesterday’s win, have made snarky comments about maybe he should move further north next year. He doesn’t strike me as the kind of guy to move on so quickly- like he enjoys program building, but money and winning big always talks… kinda nice knowing we’ve got a staff that is capable of taking IUFB further than it’s been in recent history. 

[rayl456]

While I know it doesn’t mean squat, he is 63 and is on record saying this is his last job.  Maybe he means it?   :) lol

 

[Stuhoo]

Just now, rayl456 said:

While I know it doesn’t mean squat, he is 63 and is on record saying this is his last job.  Maybe he means it?   :).  

The guy seems to consistently say exactly what he means. So YAY!

[Hovadipo]

27 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Quite a few of my ND alum friends, after their super embarrassing NIU loss and yesterday’s win, have made snarky comments about maybe he should move further north next year. He doesn’t strike me as the kind of guy to move on so quickly- like he enjoys program building, but money and winning big always talks… kinda nice knowing we’ve got a staff that is capable of taking IUFB further than it’s been in recent history. 

I worry about one of the SEC jobs if anything since he looks back pretty fondly on his time with Saban. Florida, Ole Miss if Lane leaves, Arkansas (there’s a rebuild for sure). I can’t imagine he’d want to deal with the BS that comes with being the ND head coach, if they were to be stupid enough to fire Freeman. 

But also, what rayl and Stu said ^^^

[rayl456]

1 minute ago, Stuhoo said:

The guy seems to consistently say exactly what he means. So YAY!

Plus after we beat the crap out of turdue and win a bowl game I imagine that our AD and prez might be open to the idea of giving him a bonus or raise as a sign of their and the university’s appreciation.   :)) 

1 minute ago, Stuhoo said:

The guy seems to consistently say exactly what he means. So YAY!

 

[MemphisHoosier]

2 hours ago, rayl456 said:

Plus after we beat the crap out of turdue and win a bowl game I imagine that our AD and prez might be open to the idea of giving him a bonus or raise as a sign of their and the university’s appreciation.   :)) 

 

Agree, you pair that with meaningful staff raises, facility upgrades, and expanded NIL opportunities - I think Dolson could have a convincing pitch.

[8bucks]

7 hours ago, MemphisHoosier said:

Agree, you pair that with meaningful staff raises, facility upgrades, and expanded NIL opportunities - I think Dolson could have a convincing pitch.

Staff for sure. We keep clicking and both coordinators could get some HC offers

[dwtaylor1055]

Last year, correct me if I am wrong here but I noticed CTA would be leading the discussions in the huddles during timeouts, Coach Cig has done the opposite letting his coordinators do the talking and not been in the huddles for the most part.  Interesting to me

[Hovadipo]

34 minutes ago, dwtaylor1055 said:

Last year, correct me if I am wrong here but I noticed CTA would be leading the discussions in the huddles during timeouts, Coach Cig has done the opposite letting his coordinators do the talking and not been in the huddles for the most part.  Interesting to me

Cig is way way way more hands-off than Allen. He’s the epitome of the CEO type of college football coach. I don’t get the sense that he speaks to the team much at all, especially compared to Allen.