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Gophers1992 said:
Dude, come on.
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Truly is bizarre to me if you think Cignetti knows or has figured out something about football (or even just college football) that no one else in the country has figured out.


If that were true, then he wouldn't have lost to NDSU all those times in FCS, he would've beaten Appalachian State in 2023 and gone to the conf champ game, and he would have beaten Ohio State in 2024 and gone to the conf champ game.


Good for him that he got gifted the Heisman QB that he didn't recruit or develop, in 2025. Neat
 

He was out of bounds but per Wisconsin rules "re-established himself" instantly.
 


If Virginia pulls this out whoever gets matched up with them in round 1 is basically going to have a bye week.
 


Gophers1992 said:
Surely the CFP committee can’t say with a straight face that UVA is a top 12 team in the country right?
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They just have to be one of the five best conference champions to make the playoff.

That said, there's possibly an argument to be made that both Tulane and JMU are better ...
 







GopherGrit said:
Truly is bizarre to me if you think Cignetti knows or has figured out something about football (or even just college football) that no one else in the country has figured out.


If that were true, then he wouldn't have lost to NDSU all those times in FCS, he would've beaten Appalachian State in 2023 and gone to the conf champ game, and he would have beaten Ohio State in 2024 and gone to the conf champ game.


Good for him that he got gifted the Heisman QB that he didn't recruit or develop, in 2025. Neat
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Nobody is claiming that he has figured out something that nobody knows, but your attempts to downplay what IU has done the last couple years just make you look like a bitter ex-girlfriend.
 



GopherGrit said:
Having a billionaire buy you a Heisman winner does make a difference, it turns out.

Indeed, IU 2025 is significantly different than IU 2024, because of the QB.


2024 IU exactly equals 2024 Vikings season:
- won a bunch of (easy) games, whoopty doo
- didn't even make the conf championship game, let alone win it = lose to Lions and thus did not win North
- made the playoff, whoopty doo
- didn't win a playoff game

That was a meaningless season.


Looks like 2025 IU will be different.
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Good lord, you really ARE trying to steal that "King Of Bad Takes" title from some guy, aint'cha?
 

GopherGrit said:
Truly is bizarre to me if you think Cignetti knows or has figured out something about football (or even just college football) that no one else in the country has figured out.


If that were true, then he wouldn't have lost to NDSU all those times in FCS, he would've beaten Appalachian State in 2023 and gone to the conf champ game, and he would have beaten Ohio State in 2024 and gone to the conf champ game.


Good for him that he got gifted the Heisman QB that he didn't recruit or develop, in 2025. Neat
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You're making up arguments no one has made. The only bizarre thing here is your irrational perception of Cignetti's accomplishments this year. Very, very odd...
 


Gophers1992 said:
Nobody is claiming that he has figured out something that nobody knows, but your attempts to downplay what IU has done the last couple years just make you look like a bitter ex-girlfriend.
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Not look like.

I am bitter.

I absolutely am bitter.


This guy isn't special. He has a gold plated horseshoe up his a$$.


Why does nothing Indiana Football deserve that, over Gopher Football?
 




Nax5 said:
You're making up arguments no one has made. The only bizarre thing here is your irrational perception of Cignetti's accomplishments this year. Very, very odd...
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I've gone out of my way to say that 2025 is different.

So you haven't understood what I've been saying.


I have disparaged his 2023 and 2024 "accomplishments", absolutely.
 






GophersInIowa said:
Mendoza specifically was not developed by Indiana and took big NIL money to land him. Indiana did extremely well in the portal and NIL is at least part of the reason why.

No one has said it’s entirely NIL but it has certainly played a part.
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Yeah, all those JMU transfers getting huge bucks explains it all.

The jealousy of the GH rubes is embarrassing.

He's done a fantastic coaching job. Incredible.
It's not Mark Cuban, it's not the schedule, it's not a "horseshoe up his ass." At least not primarily.

He's done a fantastic job of coaching.
 

Breakin' The Plane said:
Was he the top ranked QB available in the portal? A sure-fire, can't miss future Heisman winner?
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In this day and age the underdog story goes away a bit. I'd give Indiana more credit if they did this 5yrs ago. But Indiana isn't getting a transfer like Mendoza 5yrs ago. Money helps and that brought him and others their. While impressive the narrative is lost on me due to money in the sport these days!
 



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