FritzIam4IU

YES!!!! Great hire in my opinion.

I mentioned it in other thread...give him plenty of money for assistants, NIL, and upgrade the facilities and I think this could be the beginning of something really good for IU football. Best hire since Terry Hoeppner! Go Hoosiers!!!!

6 minutes ago, Fkfootball said:

Why hasn't this been announced yet? Is he using IU for leverage or is he going to Duke?

I am no insider, but I would imagine they are negotiating/hammering out details of contract or facility upgrades/NIL money etc.

1 minute ago, BobSaccamanno said:

We obviously don’t know what happened in the interviews.  But if you met one guy who played hard to get and expressed concern about everything and the other guy expressed a “bring it on” attitude, we all know who we would be drawn to.  

No way to know, but I have a feeling that may be what we have seen with Cignetti versus other candidates.  

Most definitely agree with this. He took a head coaching job at Elon and was able to win there....he certainly seems like a person/coach who is not scared of a challenge. I liked his resume before watching that video of him with McAfee, but loved his demeanor and attitude on that. That was the clincher for me that he might just be the guy IU needs.

I haven't looked at the JMU roster yet, what is their QB situation?

16 minutes ago, BobSaccamanno said:

✅ Has won everywhere he has been 

✅ take no crap attitude 

✅ energy 

✅  has seen the workings of a top program (Bama/Saban) 

✅ been a recruiting coordinator 

✅ competent teams in all phases (good staff)

That is another great point. Despite being a head coach at smaller schools, he was a part and learned under Saban at Bama. His list of recruits was impressive, especially at QB with Rivers/Wilson.

1 minute ago, btownqb said:

I kind of got that sense too. 

I had him on my "list" but below Candle/Herman. After digging into some of these interviews and doing more research, I think I would have him and Herman 1A/1B. I am really excited if they are able to sign him. I hope and expect Dolson to give him plenty of cash for his assistants, so he can bring in whoever he wants/needs to get the job done. Let's keep increasing the NIL to compete with the big boys and roll out the facility upgrade plan and finally get IU football out of the cellar.

I do think this would be the best hire IU has made since Hoeppner. Go Hoosiers!!

14 minutes ago, btownqb said:

 

"My sub committee recommended I punt" 😂😂😂

I liked this interview. I think CC conveys himself well. It appears he has a chip on his shoulder.  

I really was impressed by his attitude. His straight talk about the committees/NCAA was great. He has no problem fighting for the underdog....which is what IU needs, since we are essentially the underdog of the big ten.

7 minutes ago, KDB said:

Matt Weaver on the Hoosier Hysterics Twitter Spaces just now said that it seems like it’s inching towards Cignetti.

Close the deal Scott! 

5 minutes ago, Fkfootball said:

And get this. His OCs name is Mike Shanahan. I kid you not. No relation to the actual Mike Shanahan.

If he brings him with him…he should omit the fact to recruits that it is not the same/related to mike shanahan! 😎

3 minutes ago, IUJoe said:

The Cignetti family is pretty well known in football circles.  That being said, time will tell.  I have a feeling he'll be like Woodson due to his age, he'll want to win now.

I want to win now too!!

1 minute ago, IU Scott said:

We won't need that much to compete at our level 

Aim high.

2 minutes ago, IU Scott said:

I remember Ryan Day saying that he would need 13 mil to be able the compete in NIL

Ok…so which one of you is going to kick in the other 10 million per year??

4 minutes ago, 5fouls said:

Sometimes people try to be clever.  What's wrong with using words?

10 minutes ago, IU247 said:

 

This is interesting...he thinks it is winding down and potentially wrapping up in next 24-36 hours. He mentioned: Chryst, Cignetti, Candle, and Herman. No mention of Hart.

3 minutes ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

Twitter talk is saying Cignetti

I can get behind this hire. 

16 minutes ago, IUFLA said:

Throw in a leased Buick and we're talkin'! 

Ok...but that Buick is coming out of your assistants budget.

8 minutes ago, dwtaylor1055 said:

i am going to ask a real annoying question, what page can I find where the final candidates are currently coaching at so i can begin to put names to faces(I know who Mike Hart is at least lol).  Last names unfortunately don't help me on the CFB side of things lol

https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2023/11/26/indiana-hoosiers-football-tom-allen-fired-iu-coaching-candidates-justin-frye-antwaan-randle-el/71678895007/

Pics and info about Chryst and Candle are in this article.

8 minutes ago, KoB2011 said:

Who in the world hires.... for anything, with the next 20 years in mind? 

There's like a 98% chance we have another thread just like this in ~5 years no matter who we hire, so get whoever can give us the most success in that time because 1) that's a lot more fun and 2) we will be in a better position in 5 years. 

If you want someone to coach for 20 years then hire me, I'll happily do it at a discounted rate of $2.5M. 

2.5 million is way too much. We can get @IUFLAfor a cool million per year.

3 minutes ago, KoB2011 said:

You're pretty old, could we really count on you for more than 5-8 years anyway? 

He has lived in Texas awhile....if the Longhorns came calling with those deep pockets...

12 minutes ago, IUFLA said:

Don't know the $$$ or circumstances though...

If we're looking for someone who would never leave IU under any circumstances, I think your down to me, Woody, and @IU Scott... And I'm not sure about that last one 😉

Are you applying for the head coach position? 😀

3 minutes ago, IUFLA said:

I can see the headlines...

"IU Can't Hold a Candle to Michigan"

And, when he's fired...

"Candle in the Wind" (I just did that one so my friend @FritzIam4IU would have that song running through his head again all day 🙂 ... If we hire him, fine with me)

You and @rico are both on my list now. 🤣

2 minutes ago, IUFLA said:

Not that I'm seeing... One in from Bentonville Arkansas, and one out to Palwaukee (Chicago Exec)...

So we either talked Bobby Petrino out of taking the Arkansas OC job, or are hiring Eberflus away from the Bears 😉

So, being the astute internet sleuth that I am, I figured it all out.

Eberflus to IU and Gruden to Bears! Now I can get some work done!

20 minutes ago, 5fouls said:

I mentioned this yesterday.  Herman, with a proven track record, will be able to parlay FAU into a job at a 'football' school faster than he would be able to at Indiana. 

Neither FAU nor Indiana is his end game, and he has the resume to get where he wants from FAU.  Moving to Indiana slows that process down.

Meh...after he leads IU to back to back national championships he won't ever want to leave Bloomington.

4 minutes ago, 5fouls said:

We're doomed. 

With that type of attitude you won't be asked to join the staff.

Of the rumored finalists...I am rooting for Candle or Chryst....preferably Candle. I'm disappointed that Herman is not getting interviewed (according to insiders), but he may have turned us down as well, who knows...