Cignetti has done an amazing job in such a short time at IU, almost unprecedented if you think about it.
It wasn't like he was stepping into a floundering blue-blood program to awaken a sleeping giant. He has turned Indiana into a power with players that weren't heavily recruited coming out of HS and have barely played together. He has proven that "developing" doesn't need to take 2-3 seasons, and turning a group of players unfamiliar with each other into a well-oiled machine doesn't need to take weeks to months.
Think about it for a second, as Iowa fans, we have been accustomed to being patient while players slowly develop and acclimate, and have always given the staff a pass knowing that it "takes time" for everything to come together. It really opens the eyes when you see a staff come in and show that all of that it all can be done in a matter of a couple of months.
The question is, how long will he be around. I could see an NFL franchise jumping on him within a season or two.
Our only chance in this game is to dominate the line of scrimmage, keeping our offense on the field and forcing IU's offense to play off-script. Playing in Kinnick with the emotions and rowdy crowd will help, but can the players and fans sustain that intensity for 60 minutes? Not going to be easy.
