That's what scares me...if he's highly successful something will happen to him or he'll leave. I certainly do look forward to year 1. It will be interesting.
I also feel like we'll get an attendance bump early on.
Do you Buy what Cig is Selling?
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I also feel like we'll get an attendance bump early on.
Compared to: "We'll have to look at the game film and get better."
He appears to be an earnest coach. I wonder, however, how many of the transferees from JMU will fare in the big ten?
There has never been a “successful coach” at the HC level at Indiana that has ever been poached. I love how the pessimism bleeds into worry about something that has never happened before. I for one would be thrilled if he was sooooo successful that other teams wanted him to come coach. I know money talks, but I think he looks at this as the ultimate challenge and would like to believe his goal is to be the first IU coach to win 100 games when he retires in 12 years.
If CCC ends up being so successful that he gets poached then I think IU would first attempt to throw money at one of his coordinators to break up the band so to speak and keep the ball rolling.
In our lifetimes, we've never had a "successful" coach by the standards of most schools. So we don't know what will happen when/if we do.
Our most successful coach ever, Bo, left for the Detroit Lions when the NFL wasn't that big of a deal.
My main concern along these lines is if he was moderately successful and left before the program was completely turned around.....say after a couple of years.
Yes...or that QB coach. It feels like he's a real star who is friendly with the current OC but might be a prime candidate for a high profile OC position if we're successful.
If he does well it will make it easier to higher an as good coach or better.
I've bought in. The Hoosiers will be 9-0 headed into the Michigan game
Excuse me while I exit stage left!
Excuse me while I exit stage left!
How about, “Yes, but I realize it’ll take a few years, and I expect steady improvement year to year”
Your choices are way too limited.
Your choices are way too limited.
If Coach Cignetti is very successful right out of the chute, then Alabama could be calling him and he would be gone but short of that I think he will stay at IU.
Cig says he will win big year 1. He either does or he doesn't.
"Yes he'll win big in year 1 but it will take a few years" doesn't really make sense right?
Cignetti is going 8-5 his 1st year with a bowl win, and he's going to be mad because they didn't win more.... and I'm going to love it.
Keep being arrogant, coach!
Keep being arrogant, coach!
I’ll send money if they do that.
I think Hep had the makings of a successful coach. And I would never sell Bill Mallory short of what he did here, given what he had to work with. I think coach Mallory made people think what could be someday.
I am considering getting season tickets while the floor is low, that's how I feel about the hire. Born in '76, grad in '98, have been to plenty of games (as a kid, a student, an adult with my kids). Honestly the first time I've seriously considered getting on board full time.
But....we've got a 32 year winless streak. That's a record of some type.
If we win, we're no better than Central Michigan
At age 62, maybe he doesn't want to make another move? If he has success, and IU compensates him appropriately, he probably stays
I’m a little behind during the holidays but I read this and laughed hard. Great description. I’ve met many guys that were full of SH#T and loved themselves (particularly new hires at work!). Most of the time their house of cards comes crashing down - so based on life experience I have some concerns. However everyone deserves a chance and I hope he’s in the small percentage of talkers that can back it up. What choice does a program like ours have but to hire a confident guy and literally hope. I’m tired of our school and coaches looking foolish and being called the worst program in the history of college football.
Win big? Perhaps not but I do think there will be more than a veneer of competence next year. 6 wins is more than possible.
Attendance bump- Not if the ticket office has anything
to do with it.
