Why not us .... wheres our curt cignetti

[Gophers7NatTitlesBadgers0]

Are you saying he couldn’t replicate success here with the same resources Fleck has? Maybe not 16-0, Heisman, NC. But probably better. And if Fleck simply had an extra $15 mil would he have gone 16-0?

Cignetti with the financial resources here is 11 wins ceiling. With an extra $15m and 3 creampuff noncon games, Fleck gives the team a chance to win the Natty though he might have a loss or two. Cignetti gives the team an extra win or two.

One thing I think should be considered is who besides Purdue, which hasn't been competitive recently, is a football rival for Indiana? Maybe OSU and/or MI develops into a rivalry. Is it easier to win when almost nobody considers you a rival?

 

[GophEnEspaña]

Where's our billionaire donors who will recklessly throw cash at our football program?

 

[PMWinSTP]

I think the big thing is they ponied up to get Mendoza. I know Cuban has said he wrote a very big check for next year, but I don't know that they had a massive payroll for this season.

And one of the biggest things about this team. They literally make almost zero mistakes. I don't know if I've ever seen a team that's as fundamentally sound as this one was.

The big thing is Cignetti. Without him Indiana does not go 8-1 in conference or make the CFP last year.

 

[Big Dawg]

Where's our billionaire donors who will recklessly throw cash at our football program?

Is a degree from MN worth nothing? MN has a huge enrollment. There are hundreds of thousands of MN graduates out in the world and none of them make any $? Maybe we don’t have a Mark Cuban but there are plenty of high earners among the alumni. I made decent $ in my career but personally only buy game tickets and merchandise because MN sports have shown me squat. Hired effing Ben Johnson to show my exactly how unserious you are. Betting Mark Cuban gives zero to Indiana basketball if they hire Ben Johnson. Cart!, Horse? IDK. I’ll open the wallet when MN gets serious about competing.

 

[Catechol]

Is it easier to win when almost nobody considers you a rival?

No? It’s not as if their rivalry game is an OOC opponent that adds to the conference gauntlet. Up until a couple years ago the East kept them in an impossible “protected rivalry” because they had to play ALL of OSU, PSU and Mich every year so that was a favorable change for Cignetti. But he still beat Mich in his first year and this year beat OSU PSU and Oregon twice.

 

[Arminius]

They’re really good

Honestly other than QB they may have been just as good or better last year but their QB played on a torn knee.


Cignetti is better at scouting college rosters than anyone else and it isn’t close. They’re pulling all Americans off of Maryland

He identities guys who can do what he wants then coaches them to do it. Super impressive. Best coach in college football.
#1 in scouting
Top 15 in everything else

It seems Cignetti channels Herb Brooks in building a roster...

"I don't want the best kids... I want the right kids..."