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

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[AZ Hoosier]

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[Lebowski]

On 10/4/2024 at 10:59 AM, southsidehoosier said:

The Journey 

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[Joe_hoopsier]

On 10/8/2024 at 12:46 PM, southsidehoosier said:

 

I could listen to this interview on a loop. He kind of reminds me of someone that coached a different sport.

[cthomas]

42 minutes ago, Joe_hoopsier said:

I could listen to this interview on a loop. He kind of reminds me of someone that coached a different sport.

I agree in terms of his approach to the game. But I think CCC doesn't have the personality demons that CBK had. CBK was a brilliant basketball coach who couldn't get out of his own way. I don't see any of those faults in CCC. If we can keep him here he will take IU football to places it has never been.

[LIHoosier]

LOL

[IUHoosierJoe]

Player's Perspective: Curt Cignetti - YouTube

This is excellent.  Best interview of Cignetti I've seen.  They even address whether he will want to leave after he builds success here.

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3 minutes ago, IUHoosierJoe said:

Player's Perspective: Curt Cignetti - YouTube

This is excellent.  Best interview of Cignetti I've seen.  They even address whether he will want to leave after he builds success here.

Thank you for sharing. I so enjoy listening to Coach Cignetti.

[southsidehoosier]

1 hour ago, IUHoosierJoe said:

Player's Perspective: Curt Cignetti - YouTube

This is excellent.  Best interview of Cignetti I've seen.  They even address whether he will want to leave after he builds success here.

Loved his answer to the question. Very sincere answer 

[JSHoosier]

11 hours ago, IUHoosierJoe said:

Player's Perspective: Curt Cignetti - YouTube

This is excellent.  Best interview of Cignetti I've seen.  They even address whether he will want to leave after he builds success here.

Good watch. I loved his comment about not compromising and lowering standards.

[cthomas]

Given our history, I'm shocked that IU ended with this guy as our coach. I hope it's a sign of competence returning to the athletic department. Or maybe it's just a case of blind squirrel syndrome.

[Stuhoo]

6 hours ago, IUHoosierJoe said:

Player's Perspective: Curt Cignetti - YouTube

This is excellent.  Best interview of Cignetti I've seen.  They even address whether he will want to leave after he builds success here.

I think if you do nothing else, you should listen to Coach Cig’s answer to the question that starts at the 32:48 mark. He says what he means, and he is asked about staying at IU for the foreseeable future.

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SIAP. 

[Artie86]

13 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

I think if you do nothing else, you should listen to Coach Cig’s answer to the question that starts at the 32:48 mark. He says what he means, and he is asked about staying at IU for the foreseeable future.

....yep, we often think we run things at home, but....I've always believed, "If mama ain't happy, nobody's happy!" lol

Look, she LOVES Bloomington and he gets to keep his 35 year old, blue recliner.....It's a wrap. lol

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15 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

I think if you do nothing else, you should listen to Coach Cig’s answer to the question that starts at the 32:48 mark. He says what he means, and he is asked about staying at IU for the foreseeable future.

It was good to hear him say that but, I am sure there are some people who heard some similar things from him about JMU.  It is going to take a pay raise for him and his staff plus a bigger commitment to NIL than we have now to keep SEC programs from snatching him.  It is possible that happens here but those are big time investments in a program that would be new to IU.  

Some will say that he would have to compete against some of the best college football programs weekly in the SEC but taking the IU job and expecting to compete against OSU, Michigan, PSU, Oregon is no cake walk.  I don't see that being something that will scare him away.  

It will come down to whether we are willing to invest in the football program to make sure he continues to feel that we have "unlimited potential".  

[DChoosier]

16 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

I think if you do nothing else, you should listen to Coach Cig’s answer to the question that starts at the 32:48 mark. He says what he means, and he is asked about staying at IU for the foreseeable future.

I have read JMU interviews in which Cig mentions his old recliner (although it was only 31 years old then LOL), he mentioned that he and his wife loved Harrisonburg and that JMU was his last stop.  Sounds familiar, doesn’t it. Do I think he is being insincere in this current interview? No I don’t but things/perspective can change when new opportunities open up.

We cannot know what he might do without knowing his career goal. Maybe he would love to finish his career rebuilding a traditional national power (Florida?) or perhaps he is happy at the current level he has reached (ie he finally landed a P5 job and a very substantial pay raise). Who knows, Cig might not even know but certain programs “sales pitches” might turn his head…or maybe not.

All the speculation will be a moot point if we only win 1-2 of our last games but will skyrocket if we win 10-11.
In any case I’m just going to enjoy this season.

[Demo]

A wildly random thought while basking in the glow of winning IU football:  Is there a scenario in which Cig could end up a College HOF coach? Right now he’s obviously not, but is it possible for a 63yo guy to do enough  in, say, 7-10 years at a program as destitute as this one has been, short of winning Natty’s,  to create that kind of narrative? What made me think of that was that Bill Snyder’s name came up in a conversation. Dude’s in the HOF because he took a dead program and turned it into a live one. But he was there for like 15 years the 1st time. Is it possible to create that sort of perception of a guy’s career in a smaller window?

[Hovadipo]

17 minutes ago, DChoosier said:

I have read JMU interviews in which Cig mentions his old recliner (although it was only 31 years old then LOL), he mentioned that he and his wife loved Harrisonburg and that JMU was his last stop.  Sounds familiar, doesn’t it. Do I think he is being insincere in this current interview? No I don’t but things/perspective can change when new opportunities open up.

Cig is a master at creating his talking points and sticking to them. Every interview he gave between being hired and the start of the season was a copy/paste. Never take a coach at their word when discussing their current job.

It isn't a knock, just reality.

[WayneFleekHoosier]

3 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Cig is a master at creating his talking points and sticking to them. Every interview he gave between being hired and the start of the season was a copy/paste. Never take a coach at their word when discussing their current job.

It isn't a knock, just reality.

I think he's being honest that he wants to work with Dolsen to continue to get the things he needs.  This year also has a long way to go as far and the perception of the results.  Much can change.  If he continues winning, the needs likely go up, but i'd imagine Indiana will answer those needs.