Cignetti

[SLOHusker]

I think his success warrants some serious examination. This isn't one player playing well. It's the whole fricking team destroying everyone they play against. Their OL, DL, RBs, backup QB, special teams. Some coaches just have something that others don't and can turn a program into a juggernaut. I think they legitimately could beat OSU and win the conference and go undefeated. It's ludicrous to even think possible at this time last year.
Another thing...some guys like Cignetti just never lose at any level. They win at the lower levels then win in the mid-majors then win in the P5 conferences. Look at Urban Meyer's coaching history and it's similar.
IF we don't make it to a bowl this year, I say we go ahead and throw a pile of money at Cignetti. Do it before he goes somewhere else and creates a monster.

 

[TampaBaySkers]

I think his success warrants some serious examination. This isn't one player playing well. It's the whole fricking team destroying everyone they play against. Their OL, DL, RBs, backup QB, special teams. Some coaches just have something that others don't and can turn a program into a juggernaut. I think they legitimately could beat OSU and win the conference and go undefeated. It's ludicrous to even think possible at this time last year.

They have a great system and their players bought in.

 

[Iroh2]

How much to get him here?

 

[SLOHusker]

They have a great system and their players bought in.

I think it's exactly that: a system. It's not cutesy plays or coddling certain guys or worrying about sounding humble. It's everyone buying in and expecting to crush every opponent on the schedule

 

[GaRed]

I think his success warrants some serious examination. This isn't one player playing well. It's the whole fricking team destroying everyone they play against. Their OL, DL, RBs, backup QB, special teams. Some coaches just have something that others don't and can turn a program into a juggernaut. I think they legitimately could beat OSU and win the conference and go undefeated. It's ludicrous to even think possible at this time last year.
Another thing...some guys like Cignetti just never lose at any level. They win at the lower levels then win in the mid-majors then win in the P5 conferences. Look at Urban Meyer's coaching history and it's similar.
IF we don't make it to a bowl this year, I say we go ahead and throw a pile of money at Cignetti. Do it before he goes somewhere else and creates a monster.

Won't happen .

 

[TampaBaySkers]

How much to get him here?

That’d be an alpha move. Were a bunch of betas that are gonna give Rhule 4 or 5 years

 

[RedBaloneyPony]

What would be our pitch? We need you, we lose alot, google us.

 

[The_Man_Behind_The_Man]

How much to get him here?

I won’t work here. First of all, nobody cares about Indiana football (except this year since they are doing good). Check back in 5 years and see if Indiana Football is still a juggernaut.

 

[SLOHusker]

How much to get him here?

No clue. I can imagine Florida and FSU will try to get him this offseason. Michigan might even make a play, no matter how bad the optics will be.

 

[SLOHusker]

What would be our pitch? We need you, we lose alot, google us.

We want to beat the shit out of the teams we play. You seem to have that figured out.

 

[SLOHusker]

I won’t work here. First of all, nobody cares about Indiana football (except this year since they are doing good). Check back in 5 years and see if Indiana Football is still a juggernaut.

Which is exactly why it's obvious that it's not a fluke. He inherited what is probably the weakest overall program in the Big 10 (even more than NW which has actually had some pretty good teams over the years) and turned it into what might be the best team in the conference. Yes, they still have to beat OSU but that MSU squad was playing pretty well and had no trouble beating Iowa. They beat the snot out of them.

 

[SLOHusker]

That’d be an alpha move. Were a bunch of betas that are gonna give Rhule 4 or 5 years

Yeah and in four years whoever has this guy is going to be winning an NC. Or at least playing for it. Might even be this year.

 

[drubendall]

Yeah and in four years whoever has this guy is going to be winning an NC. Or at least playing for it. Might even be this year.

Saban disciple. The standard is excellence. Nothing else is acceptable.

 

[Zeke2005]

How much to get him here?

Pay him $20 million a year if we need to. He has pride and has high expectations. Far different than these clown coaches and ADs we have had

 

[The_Man_Behind_The_Man]

Which is exactly why it's obvious that it's not a fluke. He inherited what is probably the weakest overall program in the Big 10 (even more than NW which has actually had some pretty good teams over the years) and turned it into what might be the best team in the conference. Yes, they still have to beat OSU but that MSU squad was playing pretty well and had no trouble beating Iowa. They beat the snot out of them.

He is most certainly having a great year. He is tight with the coaching staff he brought from JM and some of the players that transferred. I’m curious to see him do it year in and year out at Indiana. It remains to be seen.

 

[B1G RED RULES]

I won’t work here. First of all, nobody cares about Indiana football (except this year since they are doing good). Check back in 5 years and see if Indiana Football is still a juggernaut.

I’d take one good year versus 25 years of irrelevancy and counting…

 

[Champ_Kind_whammy]

That’d be an alpha move. Were a bunch of betas that are gonna give Rhule 4 or 5 years

I laughed.
Cignetti is the son of a hall of fame coach.
Without looking it up I don't think Indiana has ever won 10 games in a season. He is about to make history.

 

[4IUSox2]

He is most certainly having a great year. He is tight with the coaching staff he brought from JM and some of the players that transferred. I’m curious to see him do it year in and year out at Indiana. It remains to be seen.

No one at IU thinks this kind of season will be the standard. That’s why we are enjoying it so much.

Maybe Cig stays, maybe he doesn’t, but considering IU football history, if he or the next guy, averages 7-8 wins/year, that’s WAY more success than we’ve experienced. No one expects IU to challenge the likes of OSU, UM, PSU, Oregon on a yearly basis, but if they become Iowa or Wisconsin of the last 30 years, IU fans will be ecstatic. Hope I make it that long to find out.

 

[SomedayHusker]

I wouldn’t be opposed, but it won’t happen

 

[notscottfrost]

I think his success warrants some serious examination. This isn't one player playing well. It's the whole fricking team destroying everyone they play against. Their OL, DL, RBs, backup QB, special teams. Some coaches just have something that others don't and can turn a program into a juggernaut. I think they legitimately could beat OSU and win the conference and go undefeated. It's ludicrous to even think possible at this time last year.
Another thing...some guys like Cignetti just never lose at any level. They win at the lower levels then win in the mid-majors then win in the P5 conferences. Look at Urban Meyer's coaching history and it's similar.
IF we don't make it to a bowl this year, I say we go ahead and throw a pile of money at Cignetti. Do it before he goes somewhere else and creates a monster.

Scott Frost was that guy. His best team at UCF though was full of NFL talent that didn't follow him to Nebraska or went to the NFL or graduated. Maybe that has to be another variable in the next hire...how many guys are you bringing with you?

 

[Hauwks54]

Won't happen .

Agreed. He’s got everything he could want without the constant pressure of winning in LNK. We’ll gladly send you Kirk Ferentz. Tired of his act in IC

 

[t7w0c1]

What would be our pitch? We need you, we lose alot, google us.

How about throwing in the old guilt trip with the cash?, Mr Cignetti we think what you did at Indiana was a fluke and that you should try it here to prove it wasn't.

 

[meo1960]

Scott Frost was that guy. His best team at UCF though was full of NFL talent that didn't follow him to Nebraska or went to the NFL or graduated. Maybe that has to be another variable in the next hire...how many guys are you bringing with you?

Scotts QB at UCF was amazing.
Too bad he had a career ending injury as I would have loved watching him on Sundays.

 

[HuskerHusaria]

I think his success warrants some serious examination. This isn't one player playing well. It's the whole fricking team destroying everyone they play against. Their OL, DL, RBs, backup QB, special teams. Some coaches just have something that others don't and can turn a program into a juggernaut. I think they legitimately could beat OSU and win the conference and go undefeated. It's ludicrous to even think possible at this time last year.
Another thing...some guys like Cignetti just never lose at any level. They win at the lower levels then win in the mid-majors then win in the P5 conferences. Look at Urban Meyer's coaching history and it's similar.
IF we don't make it to a bowl this year, I say we go ahead and throw a pile of money at Cignetti. Do it before he goes somewhere else and creates a monster.

Yeah I can be onboard with that. Only problem is we owe 6 years of pay to Rhule lol

 

[SLOHusker]

Scott Frost was that guy. His best team at UCF though was full of NFL talent that didn't follow him to Nebraska or went to the NFL or graduated. Maybe that has to be another variable in the next hire...how many guys are you bringing with you?

Scott Frost had no real program-building experience. He coached under some top names as position coaches and coordinators, then walked into a perfect scenario at UCF is artificially look good. Those talented players were already there and were already disciplined winners. The NU job came before he had really proven himself.
Sometimes you gamble on these guys. Stoops was just a coordinator before he took the Oklahoma job. So was Osborne.
I don't think hiring Frost was really a bad decision. It looked good at the time. We just held onto him longer than we should have. 3 straight losing seasons, players exiting the program, and no sign of improvement in any area would have been enough to cost a guy his job almost anywhere that cares about football.
I'm also understanding of the situation Rhule inherited. The team was completely devoid of talent in the depth chart. Zero draft picks last season. He's recruited well and players have stayed here and shown some signs of improvement (for the most part). I think he has to be more cut throat with coaches and some players and go heavier with the NIL. Hire the best OC possible for the Big 10 in the offseason.
I think Satterfield already knows he's gone to an extent. Might as well cut him loose now.

 

[HuskerO]

I think his success warrants some serious examination. This isn't one player playing well. It's the whole fricking team destroying everyone they play against. Their OL, DL, RBs, backup QB, special teams. Some coaches just have something that others don't and can turn a program into a juggernaut. I think they legitimately could beat OSU and win the conference and go undefeated. It's ludicrous to even think possible at this time last year.
Another thing...some guys like Cignetti just never lose at any level. They win at the lower levels then win in the mid-majors then win in the P5 conferences. Look at Urban Meyer's coaching history and it's similar.
IF we don't make it to a bowl this year, I say we go ahead and throw a pile of money at Cignetti. Do it before he goes somewhere else and creates a monster.

Then as soon as he struggles in just 1.5 years, we'll be calling for his head.

Guy may be the next great head coach in CFB, but we don't know that yet. This board would probably call Kevin Sumlin GOAT after his 2012 season. Look what he's done since.

 

[Big bo fan]

I think his success warrants some serious examination. This isn't one player playing well. It's the whole fricking team destroying everyone they play against. Their OL, DL, RBs, backup QB, special teams. Some coaches just have something that others don't and can turn a program into a juggernaut. I think they legitimately could beat OSU and win the conference and go undefeated. It's ludicrous to even think possible at this time last year.
Another thing...some guys like Cignetti just never lose at any level. They win at the lower levels then win in the mid-majors then win in the P5 conferences. Look at Urban Meyer's coaching history and it's similar.
IF we don't make it to a bowl this year, I say we go ahead and throw a pile of money at Cignetti. Do it before he goes somewhere else and creates a monster.

They won’t beat OSU IMO we are actually 1 of the only teams they have played with a winning record. Let that sink in for a moment before you put them in the playoffs. The other this is he kicked out all the losers out of the Indiana locker room when he got there. Rhule did the opposite he kept most of the losers in our locker room. Hence the culture factor. The problem with him going to a new job if he chooses he won’t be able to bring anybody with him from Indiana all his good players are senior transfers .

 

[Landomatic]

No clue. I can imagine Florida and FSU will try to get him this offseason. Michigan might even make a play, no matter how bad the optics will be.

I don't know where he'll go, but I'll be shocked if he's not somewhere bigger/better next year. With a huge contract.

 

[drubendall]

I don't know where he'll go, but I'll be shocked if he's not somewhere bigger/better next year. With a huge contract.

If Indiana is smart, they put all their chips on him for the next eight years. Make it hard to leave.

 

[notscottfrost]

Scott Frost had no real program-building experience. He coached under some top names as position coaches and coordinators, then walked into a perfect scenario at UCF is artificially look good. Those talented players were already there and were already disciplined winners. The NU job came before he had really proven himself.
Sometimes you gamble on these guys. Stoops was just a coordinator before he took the Oklahoma job. So was Osborne.
I don't think hiring Frost was really a bad decision. It looked good at the time. We just held onto him longer than we should have. 3 straight losing seasons, players exiting the program, and no sign of improvement in any area would have been enough to cost a guy his job almost anywhere that cares about football.
I'm also understanding of the situation Rhule inherited. The team was completely devoid of talent in the depth chart. Zero draft picks last season. He's recruited well and players have stayed here and shown some signs of improvement (for the most part). I think he has to be more cut throat with coaches and some players and go heavier with the NIL. Hire the best OC possible for the Big 10 in the offseason.
I think Satterfield already knows he's gone to an extent. Might as well cut him loose now.

Cignetti is such an incredible outlier in every way, he was an outlier at James Madison, his whole career has been weird. A statistician might just chalk his up to a 1/1,000,000 chance event where a bunch of improbable things happen and his Indiana team still likely loses a couple times and doesn't actually win anything meaningful. We just have to pray that a smart person understands that College has become the NFL lite. And to be successul you have to manage finances and resrouces, NIL, contracts, and hearts and minds to build a perfect roster...with a few years at most of building in mind, as everything will reset really fast today. That is why I thought Rhule was either ignorant or a scammer when he said he wanted NU to be a developmental school. While you develop guys the other teams are either buying them or buying players that are already developed. The premium is on great game plan coaches who can rally a new bunch of guys and keep them engaged and winning. Sadly, every season is going to be like Huskers 2007. You have a roster of jucos and transfers, when things fall apart, they fall very apart.

 

[king_kong_]

avert your eyes, congregation!

 

[GaRed]

Agreed. He’s got everything he could want without the constant pressure of winning in LNK. We’ll gladly send you Kirk Ferentz. Tired of his act in IC

I would take him over what we got in a heartbeat.

 

[SLOHusker]

If Indiana is smart, they put all their chips on him for the next eight years. Make it hard to leave.

I cannot imagine Florida isn't already talking to him. Napier is finished.

 

[headcard]

I cannot imagine Florida isn't already talking to him. Napier is finished.

For some reason, I feel like Oklahoma is perfect for him, but not sure they will move on from Venables yet.