Cuban can do more with his $4.6 billion. But alas, Cuban is not a visionary. Doesn’t see the impact of college football and the returns down the road. And, he hates the game of football in general.
Saban was 72. Mack Brown 72 and currently coaching. Bill Snyder was 79 when he retired in 2018.
And DeBore is up on UGa with the ball with under 4:00 to pkay in the 4th.
I think Bill Snyder at K-state … would be a good model for CCC’s success at IU … Bill contended with Longhorns and those pony drawn wagons.
Cuban is not a visionary. LOL
When it comes to supporting his alma mater, he’s tunnel visioned on basketball. He doesn’t even recognize football as vital to the health of the university. I think he actually dislikes the sport. So, yes, he lacks vision. Invest in your cash cow Mark!
Not so sure Cuban actually dislikes FB, he just thinks there is no future in the sport due to CTE, and isn’t going to pour money into something with no future.
That all sounds great until a school in the south offers $10 mil a year and seemingly unlimited NIL $
Very reasonable take here. I hope it holds a lot of truth.
Obviously that'll be the main question.
Cig is a results driven guy. Up his based by 15-20% and incentivize the heck out of his contract. 8 wins is $, 9 wins is $$, 10 wins is $$$...... do the same for the asst coaches.
He keeps this up for 10 years and there will be a statue of him erected outside MS. That’s got to be worth something, right? All these other places he is just another guy.
It's about money and the ability for IU to keep pieces of his staff in place.
My hope is with some combo of more money for the HC/staff, increased NIL, improved fan support, continued investment in facilities (tbd exactly what), and being in the lucrative and stable Big 10, we can fend off some of those mid-tier schools you mentioned if they come calling someday.
Ask Pat and Tim Knight what they think a HOF coach’s 29 years between Lou Watson and Mike Davis might be worth.
There's constant and enormous pressure on a coach at the elite college football schools to compete for conference championships and the CFP every single season. Seven to nine-win seasons don't cut it. A head coach at places like UF and UM has powerful, big-donor alums and others of influence constantly breathing down his neck. That's not and won't be (at least for the foreseeable future) something a head coach at IU has to contend with. That could be yet another reason for CCC to opt for a long stay in Bloomington when other suitors come calling after a season or two of high-level success at IU.
Also...if he comes "close" this year, but loses to say Michigan and OSU...I would think Cig is the type that would relish in the challenge to come back and figure out a way to continue to elevate the program to where we can beat those types of schools.
Agree. And some of those programs may have declined in part because things turned toxic with politics and infighting among the AD/Pres/Board/Boosters. Not an easy situation to jump into for a coach.
