Scott Dolson Thread

[RoadRage]

On 2/28/2026 at 8:01 PM, newcastle12 said:

His family didn't want him to take the job, and he was offered the job this year and declined.

He was already at Michigan....the comment you reacted to was about him being offered in 2024 before he accepted the Michigan job. I'm saying he would have taken the job regardless of what "mom" told him to do!

[TheWatShot]

On 2/28/2026 at 8:01 PM, newcastle12 said:

His family didn't want him to take the job, and he was offered the job this year and declined.

The idea that Dusty May's family didn't want him coaching at IU because they feared our fanbase is classic Internet fan-fiction at best and hardcore copium at worst. 

[Deserthoozier]

Cough, cough, cough!!

[Uspshoosier]

 

[Artie86]

20 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

 

>>>insert sarcasm here....

.....that award HAS to be for "Best AD Of The Year for Football". lol 

[Asha’man]

3 minutes ago, Artie86 said:

.....that award HAS to be for "Best AD Of The Year for Football". lol 

It’s what matters most to the success of an athletic department. I’m not an IU football fan and would rather all football nil go to basketball but that’s never happening. He has done a great job with the athletic department and things are looking up in basketball as far as structure goes. If they nail this portal window then we are looking good. But we won’t know until this November/December how the portal actually went. 

[Pagoda]

10 minutes ago, Artie86 said:

.....that award HAS to be for "Best AD Of The Year for Football". lol 

For better or worse the only sport that really matters in college athletics in terms of revenue and influence.

[Artie86]

2 minutes ago, Asha’man said:

It’s what matters most to the success of an athletic department. I’m not an IU football fan and would rather all football nil go to basketball but that’s never happening. He has done a great job with the athletic department and things are looking up in basketball as far as structure goes. If they nail this portal window then we are looking good. But we won’t know until this November/December how the portal actually went. 

...apparently you didn't catch my obvious sarcasm......

[Asha’man]

1 minute ago, Artie86 said:

...apparently you didn't catch my obvious sarcasm......

Apparently lol

[TTT]

And meanwhile Curt Cignetti and football program….. makes Scott Dolson AD of the year with his lucky football coaching hire….. selected by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (sophistication in that name)…..This is how Elitists or Elites work.  See how great we are!!!

And all is good in Btown.

[Pagoda]

34 minutes ago, TTT said:

And meanwhile Curt Cignetti and football program….. makes Scott Dolson AD of the year with his lucky football coaching hire….. selected by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (sophistication in that name)…..This is how Elitists or Elites work.  See how great we are!!!

And all is good in Btown.

Why was the hire "lucky"?  Cig had been sitting there for a number of years and all of P4 CFB missed him.  I'm not saying there was no luck, but there was definitely some good judgement.

And by the way, when all the big prestigious football programs came calling for Cig, Scott kept him at IU.  Not an easy place to keep a top coach in CFB.  Cig signed those new contracts faster than any other coach being targeted in the coaching carousel.  That was impressive.

And lastly, IUFB is actually more or less a top-10 program in player and staff spend in 2026.  An incredible transformation.

[Stuhoo]

10 minutes ago, Pagoda said:

Why was the hire "lucky"?  Cig had been sitting there for a number of years and all of P4 CFB missed him.  I'm not saying there was no luck, but there was definitely some good judgement.

And by the way, when all the big prestigious football programs came calling for Cig, Scott kept him at IU.  Not an easy place to keep a top coach in CFB.  Cig signed those new contracts faster than any other coach being targeted in the coaching carousel.  That was impressive.

And lastly, IUFB is actually more or less a top-10 program in player and staff spend in 2026.  Incredible.

Not just "Scott kept him at IU."

More like, Cig specifically inserted a clause in his new contract that all bets are off if Scott Dolson or Pam Whitten are no longer at IU.

[TTT]

Yes, Curt Cignetti and football program made Dr Whitten and Scott Dolson look good, actually great…even promoted their job security. Lol.

[Stuhoo]

26 minutes ago, TTT said:

Yes, Curt Cignetti and football program made Dr Whitten and Scott Dolson look good, actually great…even promoted their job security. Lol.

Now you are directly contradicting the reasons that Curt Cignetti cited when he insisted that his new IU contract require that Dolson and Whitten remain in place.

Cig said it is a necessity because their leadership and support enabled his success, whereas you are inferring that they merely rode Cig’s coattails.

As you stated, “This is how elites work.” Our elite head football coach is requiring his elite Athletic Director remain as a documented employment condition.

[TTT]

38 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Now you are directly contradicting the reasons that Curt Cignetti cited when he insisted that his new IU contract require that Dolson and Whitten remain in place.

Cig said it is a necessity because their leadership and support enabled his success, whereas you are inferring that they merely rode Cig’s coattails.

As you stated, “This is how elites work.” Our elite head football coach is requiring his elite Athletic Director remain as a documented employment condition.

Both, their leadership and support and Cig and football program coattails…and it worked.