College Football Thread

[Rico]

SMU gets beat by Baylor.  We should jump them in the polls.

[Demo]

Nice, Sean McDonough in the Ole Miss-UK game just described a play as “rare missed tackling by Kentucky” after watching them give  up probably 100 yards by missed tackles in the 1st staff. Brain on autopilot. 

[Rico]

5 minutes ago, Demo said:

Nice, Sean McDonough in the Ole Miss-UK game just described a play as “rare missed tackling by Kentucky” after watching them give  up probably 100 yards by missed tackles in the 1st staff. Brain on autopilot. 

Nice piece of coaching by the UK staff at the end of the half.

[LIHoosier]

Oregon is taking Oklahoma St to their gold plated woodshed

[Rico]

8 minutes ago, LIHoosier said:

Oregon is taking Oklahoma St to their gold plated woodshed

Okie St. gonna be looking for a new HC.

[LIHoosier]

32 minutes ago, Rico said:

Okie St. gonna be looking for a new HC.

Our buddy LEO may be joining him, Troy is up 16-0 on Clemson

[LIHoosier]

Florida with a time management masterpiece

[Demo]

2 hours ago, Rico said:

Okie St. gonna be looking for a new HC.

As will Florida. If IU puts another 10-2 or something like that out there how much money is 1 of those schools or someone like them gonna throw at Cignetti?

[LIHoosier]

Another generation of Gramatica's doing amazing things

[Magnanimous]

3 minutes ago, Demo said:

As will Florida. If IU puts another 10-2 or something like that out there how much money is 1 of those schools or someone like them gonna throw at Cignetti?

I think Cig retire here, as long as IU gives him whatever he wants. 

[Hovadipo]

6 minutes ago, Demo said:

As will Florida. If IU puts another 10-2 or something like that out there how much money is 1 of those schools or someone like them gonna throw at Cignetti?

Don’t worry, the money we made off our 7,000 unsold, s****y, $70 seats will cover it. 

[southsidehoosier]

2 minutes ago, Magnanimous said:

I think Cig retire here, as long as IU gives him whatever he wants. 

Kalen probably wishing he retired at Washington 

[Demo]

2 minutes ago, Magnanimous said:

I think Cig retire here, as long as IU gives him whatever he wants. 

I think so too, but I imagine it’s gonna be really good to be him.

[AZ Hoosier]

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/alabama-woman-says-shed-use-powerball-jackpot-winnings-help-remove-crimson-tide-coach

[Demo]

4 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/alabama-woman-says-shed-use-powerball-jackpot-winnings-help-remove-crimson-tide-coach

Well, I guess if you go from not having a pot or a window to a half billion or so after taxes there are probably worse ways to spend it.

[Pagoda]

21 minutes ago, Demo said:

As will Florida. If IU puts another 10-2 or something like that out there how much money is 1 of those schools or someone like them gonna throw at Cignetti?

We’re already paying him $9M and the staff budget is literally huge, easily top-10.  Hard to pay him much more.

Other schools can offer more NIL and football culture.  But do they want an older guy who has never recruited 5*’s in their part of the country?  Maybe.

I feel pretty good he stays — starting over somewhere is tough at his age and he would likely lose autonomy, job security, etc. at other schools.  He’s got plenty left to accomplish here and the fit is good.  But we do need to keep giving FB resources to win.

I dunno, just how I see it.

[LIHoosier]

6 minutes ago, Demo said:

Well, I guess if you go from not having a pot or a window to a half billion or so after taxes there are probably worse ways to spend it.

Being Alabama, she'll take the annuity and have to wait 6 years to have enough money to cover the buyout.

[Hoosierfan2017]

13 minutes ago, Demo said:

I think so too, but I imagine it’s gonna be really good to be him.

If you’re Coach Cig, is Florida even that appealing of a job? If his goal has always been a “name” school then we can’t compete with that. But it’s almost the iubb problem for Florida. They’re in a conference with Georgia, Alabama, LSU, Texas, and that’s before you get into school like Tennessee, Oklahoma, Ole Miss. The fans expect SEC and national championships. Florida would be way more pressure, and for what? (Assuming IU is giving him whatever he asks for). If Cig was 50 years old I think it’s a totally different conversation, but he’s 64. 

[LamarCheeks]

From my neck of the woods ... 

The Michael Vick experiment isn't going terribly well so far. 

3rd quarter: Virginia State 16, Norfolk State 10 

VSU is Division II. 

[Demo]

2 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

If you’re Coach Cig, is Florida even that appealing of a job? If his goal has always been a “name” school then we can’t compete with that. But it’s almost the iubb problem for Florida. They’re in a conference with Georgia, Alabama, LSU, Texas, and that’s before you get into school like Tennessee, Oklahoma, Ole Miss. The fans expect SEC and national championships. Florida would be way more pressure, and for what? (Assuming IU is giving him whatever he asks for). 

Yeah, as often as the IUBB/Nebraska FB comp is tossed around I think the path UF football is taking might ultimately be a more accurate comp. It looks like a great job but there’s a lot of headwind there. Nobody at this point thinks Nebraska’s a great job.