Portal Haul according to 247 IU #3 in B1G

[vesuvius13]

Only Nebraska and Wisconsin were rated higher than IU's A-.

 

[Kelly_32]

Only Nebraska and Wisconsin were rated higher than IU's A-.

And Oregon

 

[Bucket Getter]

That's a lot more comforting than the HS haul ranking. And makes perfect sense in today's big time college football world and IU in particular. My assumption would be our HS ranks will climb and the portal ranks will decline as CCC gets the guys he's comfortable with and the younger guys on the roster start to blossom.

 

[rrdd2021]

I guess this is OK but I just don't believe you can build a sustained - year after year - winning program with a massive amount of Portal players. The Portal is made up of mostly players that couldn't see the field at their previous school (not all though)

Oregon had 10 players but, if you look at the other 2 B1G schools expected to be really strong in 2025 - OSU and PSU - took only 6 apiece. They used them to fill a couple of holes in their deep rosters. OSU came in at #32. And if you look at the Portal rankings, all of last year's Playoff teams (except Oregon and Indiana) were below OSU.

The point.....sustained success needs to be done through recruiting and development

 

[kmathum]

I guess this is OK but I just don't believe you can build a sustained - year after year - winning program with a massive amount of Portal players. The Portal is made up of mostly players that couldn't see the field at their previous school (not all though)

Oregon had 10 players but, if you look at the other 2 B1G schools expected to be really strong in 2025 - OSU and PSU - took only 6 apiece. They used them to fill a couple of holes in their deep rosters. OSU came in at #32. And if you look at the Portal rankings, all of last year's Playoff teams (except Oregon and Indiana) were below OSU.

The point.....sustained success needs to be done through recruiting and development

You use the portal to plug holes. You build your foundation with high school kids. Cig's well aware.

 

[vesuvius13]

Competing at the top level only happens we you can bring in top player through recruiting otherwise you need portal players that have played a lot of football. Coach Cignetti doesn't use portal players that haven't played much football like coach Allen did hence the big improvement in record with a large number of portal players.

 

[IUgradman]

The 2025 HS recruiting class was mediocre because Cignetti didn’t have any big time success to sell recruits on. He has that now. If the 2026 class isn’t in the top 35 then we can start to worry.

 

[td75]

The 2026 high school class should be strong for Cignetti. He has a crap ton of success to sell right now. If Indiana has a nice 25 season, that should bolster the class even more.

As far as Ohio State and Penn State go, they're recruiting and landing dozens of top 250 kids in EVERY class. Hell, a 5.8 rated 4* recruit for them, is poo-poo. They don't necessarily have to scour the portal the way 90% of schools do. Of course that doesn't mean they won't grab a few upper crust dudes out of the portal.

 

[82hoosier]

if the Hoosiers can generate a top 40 recruiting class, then they very well may be successful in developing a top 40 team. If they are going to leapfrog into the top 20, it’s gonna be through the portal. CCC. Time and time again he has said he is not interested in recruiting potential as opposed to experience.