Can we all agree

[Big Red Crimson Buffalo]

UK has a top 15 defense in the country.

As does IU. UK is 9 and IU is sitting at 8 in total defense. Unless the official NCAA site just makes shit up? I don’t know,….i just go by the numbers they release.

https://www.ncaa.com/stats/football/fbs/current/team/22

 

[Palmbeachhoosier]

I don’t think Sheridan is actually calling the plays.

Who do you think is calling the plays for Bama?

 

[CC Mac]

And while WVU’s only 2-2 currently, they’re coming off a 9-4 season in 2023, so I’d assume that Neal Brown is safe, at least for now.

I guess the Arky job might open up, but Cig doesn’t strike me as an SEC sort of guy. More of a northeastern-midwestern kinda guy.

The 3 that are most certain to open up is Auburn,Florida State and Florida or at least 2 of the 3.
I can’t see IU getting in a bidding war with any of those 3,if they did they would most likely lose.

 

[welshman#]

The 3 that are most certain to open up is Auburn,Florida State and Florida or at least 2 of the 3.
I can’t see IU getting in a bidding war with any of those 3,if they did they would most likely lose.

I’d still be surprised if FSU got rid of Norvell a year after they went 12-0, but I think Napier’s done, and so is Aranda at Baylor. I don’t know about Auburn (at times Freeze almost sounds like he WANTS to be fired) but I assume Cig might not be a “big enough” name for them (which imo would be foolish on their part). And I’m not sure how much appeal that job might have to Cig (I suspect his friend Nick Saban might advise him against taking it).

IIRC Cig’s buyout is $8 million and drops to $6 million on Dec 1st. But I believe his contract includes the same “automatic extension” clause in it that Wilson and Allen had in their contracts, which I guess means that if IU beats Northwestern then Cig’s 6-year contract becomes a 7-year contract that would take him to age 69 in theory. I don’t know what if any effect the auto-extension might have on the buyout.

I believe a win vs Northwestern and resulting bowl bid would also obligate IU to give Cig’s assistants an additional $500,000.

 

[Bucket Getter]

Darren Hiller is an Offensive Line Analyst this year at Auburn. Charlton Warren is the AHC and DB coach at North Carolina under Mack Brown.

I was actually being rhetorical. I don't care. But now that you answered, is that the same North Carolina that the depleted JMU team hung 70 on? Damn, that Warren guy is a coaching savant.

 

[IndyResident16]

Depends on the schools involved. Some OC spots at elite programs would likely pay as much or more than some lower-tier HC gigs, but either way I’d be pleasantly surprised if Shanahan were still on staff next spring. And Sunseri appears to be in line for a promotion.

Shanahan has been with CC since the beginning at IU-Pennsylvania. I think there’s a rhyme and reason for that. He’s either being groomed as Cig’s successor or waiting for the right head coaching job. I’ve seen Oklahoma mentioned in this thread. They undoubtedly could pay more than IU, but at what risk/expense for Shanahan? Brent Venables is approaching the Oklahoma hot seat and with remaining games against Texas, Ole Miss, Alabama, and LSU he’ll most certainly be on it heading into 2025. Venables goes as do the rest of the staff and he’s back at ground zero.

 

[Walt542]

Shanahan has been with CC since the beginning at IU-Pennsylvania. I think there’s a rhyme and reason for that. He’s either being groomed as Cig’s successor or waiting for the right head coaching job. I’ve seen Oklahoma mentioned in this thread. They undoubtedly could pay more than IU, but at what risk/expense for Shanahan? Brent Venables is approaching the Oklahoma hot seat and with remaining games against Texas, Ole Miss, Alabama, and LSU he’ll most certainly be on it heading into 2025. Venables goes as do the rest of the staff and he’s back at ground zero.

Venables is a good lesson for all these guys. No one was a better thought of coordinator when he took that job. Some can do it and some cannot. Better think twice.

 

[iu2win]

When fans from SEC teams not on IU's schedule come over here to disparage the IU football program (during a season in which IU is winning in ways not seen since the 60's) it is actually a compliment. IU fans should simply add this to the list of reasons to celebrate this fun and exciting IU football season. WE KNOW something special is brewing in Bloomington and these posts from outsiders is an acknowledgement of the same. GO HOOSIERS !!!

 

[IUgradman]

If IU wins this Saturday, Cignetti gets an additional $500k to spread among his assistants. Shanahan would get a decent chunk of that I presume. That could entice him to stay.

 

[Bucket Getter]

Shanahan has been with CC since the beginning at IU-Pennsylvania. I think there’s a rhyme and reason for that. He’s either being groomed as Cig’s successor or waiting for the right head coaching job. I’ve seen Oklahoma mentioned in this thread. They undoubtedly could pay more than IU, but at what risk/expense for Shanahan? Brent Venables is approaching the Oklahoma hot seat and with remaining games against Texas, Ole Miss, Alabama, and LSU he’ll most certainly be on it heading into 2025. Venables goes as do the rest of the staff and he’s back at ground zero.

Why undoubtedly? I don't actually think that's true. We've got the tv money and plenty of wealthy donors. What am I missing?

 

[Tammany Hall]

Why undoubtedly? I don't actually think that's true. We've got the tv money and plenty of wealthy donors. What am I missing?

Not directed at me, but at a glance OU’s athletic dept revenue is about $200M vs us at $145M. Those big football programs make a boatload.