Coach Curt Cignetti to INDIANA

[8bucks 7,492]

1 minute ago, Hovadipo said:

Almost certainly. Most likely to play the 16th or 21st. 

this has them projected for 12/16  College Football Bowl Projections for 2023-24 - AthlonSports.com | Expert Predictions, Picks, and Previews

[spe317 1,014]

5 minutes ago, btownqb said:

Won't JMUs bowl game probably be before Xmas? 

Knowing how things usually go, they’ll be invited to that one bowl with teams you’ve never heard of that plays in January between the semifinals and championship game. 
 

The Rotel and Velveeta makes a half decent queso bowl.

The White Castle slider bowl. 
 

The Frisch’s Big Boy burger and all new diaper brand bowl. 

[Hovadipo 61,313]

5 minutes ago, spe317 said:

Knowing how things usually go, they’ll be invited to that one bowl with teams you’ve never heard of that plays in January between the semifinals and championship game. 
 

The Rotel and Velveeta makes a half decent queso bowl.

The White Castle slider bowl. 
 

The Frisch’s Big Boy burger and all new diaper brand bowl. 

I actually went looking for that bowl and it looks like they moved it. 

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 11,425]

9 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Almost certainly. Most likely to play the 16th or 21st. 

Not too worried about him making this work then.  We got this hire done pretty darn quick.  

[TTT 1,312]

President Whitten…Don’t overlook her deserved credit because it seems at least she is always visible around IU sports.  She seems to be supportive and interested for success and likes that part of her job
 

waiting for IU to score the go ahead touchdown and a bowl game in 2024….

with everything in total of poor play and coaching IU football still had winnable games that IU didn’t win that IU football should have played in a 2023 bowl game.

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1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

Boys...

• Now that we've got our guy and a newly fattened bank account it is officially 'player poaching' season!

 

• Though I'm not sure how much $$ Mark Cuban devoted to IU NIL previously, or whether owning the Mavs presented conflicts of interest, I am pretty sure that he just sold his ownership interest in the Mav's for ... ahem ... $3.5 BILLION

 

He only sold about half of it. He will still be around.

[Home Jersey 15,441]

Zander Diamont is going on quite a twitter rant this afternoon about IU's branding mistakes/misplaced investment over the years, etc.

He's not being overly critical but he is basically jockeying for a check lol. Someone said Zander for president because he said going back to the oval logo would kill recruiting. He said "I want nothing more than a consulting role. I am running my own business and am in no way qualified to be on the coaching staff. ... With love!" 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 9,263]

2 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Zander Diamont is going on quite a twitter rant this afternoon about IU's branding mistakes/misplaced investment over the years, etc.

He's not being overly critical but he is basically jockeying for a check lol. Someone said Zander for president because he said going back to the oval logo would kill recruiting. He said "I want nothing more than a consulting role. I am running my own business and am in no way qualified to be on the coaching staff. ... With love!" 

Indiana good to Nike and I bet you'd see plenty of retro stuff.

[RaceToTheTop 30,672]

1 hour ago, bigrod said:

Just a curious question, once you put your name in the portal, does the University have to take you back if you rescind? 

Technically I believe scholarships are year to year anyway -- you don't HAVE to renew a player's scholarship.  

Even if a team were to honor their scholarships year to year -- pretty much everyone does -- I do not think they are under any obligation to take a player back if they enter the portal.  For instance, a player like Khristain Lander hit the portal and I believe was hoping for a bigger landing spot than Western Kentucky......but I do not think IU was under any obligation to take him back if he didn't like his other options.

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BTW, never thought I'd see a 100+ thread on IU football.

 

[Golfman25 6,672]

45 minutes ago, 8bucks said:

If he would have stayed at JMU he would have been doing bowl prep and hitting the portal.

If he goes to a bowl next year here (sure a bit of a longshot) he would do bowl prep and be hitting the portal.

If he were coming here and not doing the bowl he could just hit the portal but I think it will be more attractive to prospects for him to not only sell on the idea but also show his team/ideas in action.  It has to sound better to a kid to say, hey we cannot host you this week because we are playing in XYZ bowl vs saying sure we can host you for a visit, we arent doing anything else.

He will have someone(s) doing a lot of the leg work on who to contact and then he will jump in on zoom calls initially and he can do that from there but can pull on a IU jacket.

I think him being in the bowl will be more attractive to some kids than the time missed because he is doing prep work

He needs a couple assistant he trusts to review the current roster of players to determine who to re-recruit.  And the 100s of players in the portal to recruit.  His own player personnel staff.  They can do the grunt work, while he does bowl game prep.  BUT, the minute that 4th QTR is over, he's on a plane to B-town to roll up them sleeves and get going.  

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15 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Zander Diamont is going on quite a twitter rant this afternoon about IU's branding mistakes/misplaced investment over the years, etc.

He's not being overly critical but he is basically jockeying for a check lol. Someone said Zander for president because he said going back to the oval logo would kill recruiting. He said "I want nothing more than a consulting role. I am running my own business and am in no way qualified to be on the coaching staff. ... With love!" 

Very curious to see if those stadium changes ever go into effect, plus if we can keep the NIL budget up over time 

[IUFootballHappyHappyJoyJoy 781]

So, not only did we go to the Fun Belt but we poached from the best team? 

Well played, Indiana.  I didn't think you'd have it in ya. 

[IU_FanClub 1,857]

1 minute ago, RaceToTheTop said:

BTW, never thought I'd see a 100+ thread on IU football.

 

Never thought I would see the day where our starting point guard is potentially injured and it is on the backburner for football purposes lol

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16 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Indiana good to Nike and I bet you'd see plenty of retro stuff.

Well, why did you think the Big Ten poached for Oregon? 

[Chris007 61,829]

Me to the wifey: Babe we got our guy & we’re getting season tickets for next year.

wife: who is it?

me: Curt Cignetti

wife: Don’t know who that is but sounds Italian so I’m in. 
our son will be a freshman at IU too

[IUFootballHappyHappyJoyJoy 781]

1 hour ago, JSHoosier said:

Yeah, I read the one call it an awful place and my first thought was they clearly haven't seen Bloomington.

No, no, no, they mistook it for Bloomington, Illinois. 

[Golfman25 6,672]

5 minutes ago, Hoosierfan222 said:

Very curious to see if those stadium changes ever go into effect, plus if we can keep the NIL budget up over time 

Frankly, rather just put in real seats.  And then spend the money on practice facilities and things the players will use everyday.  All they need on game day is a great playing surface and a packed, loud stadium.  You can come back to the stadium later as success fuels those other improvements.  

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Just now, Golfman25 said:

Frankly, rather just put in real seats.  And then spend the money on practice facilities and things the players will use everyday.  All they need on game day is a great playing surface and a packed, loud stadium.  You can come back to the stadium later as success fuels those other improvements.  

Diamont wants the best food in D1 for the players. I thought that was an excellent idea and starting point. 

[Hovadipo 61,313]

1 minute ago, btownqb said:

Diamont wants the best food in D1 for the players. I thought that was an excellent idea and starting point. 

That has been upgraded tremendously since he played.