Fryowa
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Another nice troll post.
Penn State Coaching Vacancy
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Fryowa
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Reposting this from Tuesday for the ones who thought Cignetti was gonna jump ship...
Called it.
HawkIowa44
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SCHawkeye2
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I didn't know if he was gonna jump ship, but we ALL knew if he didn't he was gonna milk this moment for all it was worth!
Oddly, one of my first thoughts was wondering what KF was thinking: Cig has been in the BTen 1.5 years and is now pulling down 11.5mil/year. KF has been in the BTen 27 years and is getting what, 7.5m + bonuses?
Fryowa
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Indy is taking a gamble that has a high chance of destroying its program for the next 20 years financially if Cignetti is just a flash in the pan. There’s a much higher chance of that being the case than not. But I get it, this is Indiana’s only chance they’re ever gonna get to lock something in if he’s truly that great. It’s entirely possible that he’s gotten lucky to this point and maybe Oregon was having a bad day. Iowa almost beat them too, and the only other “big” win he has is a win over a wet fart Michigan team last year. Lose the Iowa game and the Oregon game, and Indiana is likely 20th in the country and back to just having a decent year.
This is either gonna go real good or real bad for them because if it turns out he’s not the second coming of christ then there’s not gonna be a whole lot of money left coming into the program to go football and NIL. And then you’re into a snowball situation where things get bad for the program quick.
This is either a grandmaster level chess move or a kindergarten level blunder.
SCHawkeye2
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Penn State fired a winning coach to find a great one. What does history say about that decision?
From Wisconsin hiring Luke Fickell after Paul Chryst and Bill Belichick following Mack Brown, the history of firing a good coach is sketchy.
www.nytimes.com
Hawkboys
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How'd that work out for OSU?
BigD
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Does the Iowa fan base ever get pissed off enough to demand change? Sure they booed Brian but a significant portion of that was indirectly directed toward Kirk.
Seriously, what head coach would suggest keeping the worst offensive coordinator around and waiting for the end of the season to decide to let him go. Odd's are one to a million dollars a year Kirk would have voted to keep his son around. A million dollars is a million dollars.. Just shows an entitlement mind set.
At least Fran won a Big Ten Tournament and worked his way into the March playoff's several times. The football playoff need to expand to 32 games to get more fan bases involved in the process. It's Iowa's only hope under the current regime. 32, 16, 8. 4. 2. 1. What is it now three games to get a champion? What's two more games??? Just imagine 32 fans bases directly involved in the playoffs. Million's and millions of fans following the playoffs with a horse in the race. The powers that be already corrupted the sport by making it semi pro. Pay to play. They can't hurt things any more by bringing in a good chunk of the best teams with the best players money can buy.
Lol, gotta laugh at Penn State............ how did that work out for them???
A 32 team playoff Would make for a few Cinderella stories once in a while when the small schools upset the MEGA donor schools. That would bring a lot more interest to the sport instead of always watching Alabama, Georgia, LSU, and Ohio State every playoff. Sure, those teams would dominate, but imagine if an underdog pulled the upsets needed to make it to championship game. It would totally change the interest in the game.
AreWeThereYet
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I can see a number of potential issues for this arrangement going forward.
1. Can Cignetti consistently attract or develop QB's to run his system? Sure Cignetti has improved Indiana in all aspects, but Mendoza seems perfect for what Cignetti is trying to do. Will the next QB be anywhere near as good.
2. Will opponents catch onto what Cignetti is doing and improve their game planning. A lot of good coaches are good for only one round of exceptional ball, after a few years things drop off.
3. How deep is the lineup of good players at Indiana? How much cache does the backup position have for potential recruits and transfers? (This has been a frequent issue with coach Campbell's Iowa State team and is once again an issue this year. )
