Didn't CCC say this isn't a stepping stone this is where he wants to finish his career from? He seems to be a man of his word. The bigger problem is loosing Haines, shanahan, and sunseri. OC and DC are just as important as head Coach. Think about our last successful season. Deboer and Womack. Then end of season they left to take head coach positions and we sucked again. We have to hope these guys either really love CCC or IU pays up big because if not they will have plenty of opportunities at years end
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I get that but as long as the money is competitive I don’t think just the brand will necessarily be the deciding factor.
I just read he’s a Steelers fan. I don’t think he hates the game. Btw, he and Cignetti are both boys from Pittsburgh.
Cig has a template. Get old and stay old. He will bring guys up like he did this year. He will recruit and develop guys too. He’s got a great eye for guys being underrated, undersized and under recruited. I think he likes to do those things. Perfect fit for us.
FWIW Cig’s contract is already heavily incentivized. If they beat Northwestern and get a bowl bid, I think Cig will get an automatic one-year contract extension and, effectively, an $800,000 one-off increase which could expand to somewhere around $1 million if IU makes the playoff.
Personally I think that IU would have to go at least 11-1 to get to the CFP, and I don’t think even 11-1 would guarantee them a spot if an 11-1 (or 10-2) ND, Georgia or Tennessee was available.
Cig has a chip on his shoulder. He may want to stay at a school that is constantly disrespected. He has our team with a chip on their shoulder also.
Shit is absolutely rigged if ANY Big Ten team doesn't make the playoffs at 11-1...That would be a complete travesty.
I do not believe that would happen.
Virginia Tech would have scared me 10 years ago with Beamer stepping down. But fact remains that the ACC is a dying breed and is likely a lateral move at best in this day and age regardless of them having a great game day atmosphere. North Carolina isn’t going to replace a 75 year old coach with a 64 year old coach. If Cignetti leaves it’s going to be for a job that legitimately gives him a chance at winning a national title in the next 4-5 seasons. There’s about 8-10 programs who fit this profile, the large majority who aren’t going to experience a coaching vacancy.
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I believe CCC thinks he’s already at a place that can “legitimately” win a national title in the next 4-5 years. I really do.
It would also be nice if everyone quits assuming that we’ll lose to OSU.
I certainly hope he feels that way. Means he’d never leave 😉
I agree it would be a travesty but I could see it happening if, for example, the B1G managed to end up with one 12-0 team and three 11-1 teams (I haven’t cross-referenced the schedules to see which group of schools that might be). Especially if the second-best team in the ACC or Big 12 is also 11-1. And Notre Dame finishes 11-1, or even 10-2.
11-1 should get it in. But that does imply not making B10 title game. 12 teams is a lot though. Even if the SEC gets 4 teams, it still looks more likely than not that B10 gets more than 2.
I’d be surprised if the B1G and SEC got a combined 8 teams in the playoff. That would leave, what, 1 Big 12 slot and 1 ACC slot and 1 G5 slot? And one slot that will probably go to Notre Dame (unless they have at least 3 losses)?
I think it’s more likely that B1G/SEC get 7, or even 6 teams in, which I suspect will result in some deserving B1G and/or SEC team(s) on the outside looking in. Especially if a marquee team like Clemson or Miami is the ACC runner up, or if a “media hype” team like Colorado is the Big 12 runner up.
The New Indiana will enter the Shoe 10-0 against OSU & the favorite!
CCC is about loyalty. IU will see that he has everything he wants/needs to be successful longterm. His assistants have also been loyal to him. I expect we have 3 years with this current staff before we start to see them leave for HC opportunities.
The BIG question mark is will the fans show up!! If they don't we could be in jeopardy of losing CCC.
What Coach Cig is doing at IU is remarkable. However it is not as much Coach Cig leaving as much as it is one of his coordinators leaving and possibly taking some other members of the staff with them. Some of the reason for Cig's success is continuity of the staff. I don't doubt Cig's ability to find coaching talent as well as playing talent but I would rather not run the risk and find out. Is this selfish on my part ...absolutely.
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