Indianas coaching staff

[MAXIMUSHAWKEYE]

Im surprised no school has hired any of Cignetti's staff.
Bill Snyder was the genius on Fry's staff. Iowa was never the same when he left for KSU.
I wonder if Indiana can sustain this level when their staff starts getting poached.

They caught lightning in a bottle. Everything went right. The ball bounced their way in tight games.

 

[FanInBlack]

Im surprised no school has hired any of Cignetti's staff.
Bill Snyder was the genius on Fry's staff. Iowa was never the same when he left for KSU.
I wonder if Indiana can sustain this level when their staff starts getting poached.

They caught lightning in a bottle. Everything went right. The ball bounced their way in tight games.

JHF had plenty of success before and after Bill Synder. He won a conference title at SMU without Snyder. He won a conference title at North Texas without Snyder. And he won a conference title at Iowa without Snyder.

Thats 3 titles without Bill Synder. 1 more than Synder won at KSU.

 

[13thman]

OC and DC are already getting paid.

 

[Sett1997]

Cignetti is sharp as a tack, he's playing 4d chess. He knows all of these things.

 

[Anon1751457816]

I'd be up for rolling the dice on bringing the cig blueprint to ia City

 

[ObeseMuffins]

I'd be up for rolling the dice on bringing the cig blueprint to ia City

Yeah, it’s called Mark Cuban.

 

[LetsGoHawks83]

Yeah, it’s called Mark Cuban.

Yep. Give Kirk the Cuban bank roll this off season and Iowa is in the playoffs next season.

Cignetti is still a really good coach and the Indiana turnaround is still incredible. But I don't see him doing this with an ISU football level of funding.

 

[Max Rebo]

Im surprised no school has hired any of Cignetti's staff.
Bill Snyder was the genius on Fry's staff. Iowa was never the same when he left for KSU.
I wonder if Indiana can sustain this level when their staff starts getting poached.

They caught lightning in a bottle. Everything went right. The ball bounced their way in tight games.

Most of their staff is probably aware that they caught lightning in a bottle. They are probably smart enough to not quickly walk away from something so rare and so special.

 

[Sett1997]

Yeah, it’s called Mark Cuban.

It's actually not, Cignetti is a genius. Their NIL per player isn't close to the big blue bloods.
Indiana is 12, we are 21.

https://247sports.com/longformarticle/college-football-nil-collective-leaders-for-2025-ncaa-estimates-nations-top-25-spenders-241949240/#2564343

Estimates are all over the map but they aren't close in money spent compared to production.

Google Search

 

[Sett1997]

Yep. Give Kirk the Cuban bank roll this off season and Iowa is in the playoffs next season.

Cignetti is still a really good coach and the Indiana turnaround is still incredible. But I don't see him doing this with an ISU football level of funding.

The guy does this everywhere he coaches. Research him.

 

[uihawk82]

Im surprised no school has hired any of Cignetti's staff.
Bill Snyder was the genius on Fry's staff. Iowa was never the same when he left for KSU.
I wonder if Indiana can sustain this level when their staff starts getting poached.

They caught lightning in a bottle. Everything went right. The ball bounced their way in tight games.

Really Iowa was never the same after Snyder left. Didnt Iowa win a Big title in 1990 or '91 with Rogers at QB. I think they were 9-2 or 10-1. The hawks were really good for three years with Rogers and the 96 team was very good and 97 team was good, better than their record.

 

[FanInBlack]

It's actually not, Cignetti is a genius. Their NIL per player isn't close to the big blue bloods.
Indiana is 12, we are 21.

https://247sports.com/longformarticle/college-football-nil-collective-leaders-for-2025-ncaa-estimates-nations-top-25-spenders-241949240/#2564343

Estimates are all over the map but they aren't close in money spent compared to production.

Google Search

12 is still higher than anyone would ever imagine Indiana football would ever be at.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Im surprised no school has hired any of Cignetti's staff.
Bill Snyder was the genius on Fry's staff. Iowa was never the same when he left for KSU.
I wonder if Indiana can sustain this level when their staff starts getting poached.

They caught lightning in a bottle. Everything went right. The ball bounced their way in tight games.

F*** their coaching staff. They need to give us our win back.

 

[Wobmam Rulez!]

Really Iowa was never the same after Snyder left. Didnt Iowa win a Big title in 1990 or '91 with Rogers at QB. I think they were 9-2 or 10-1. The hawks were really good for three years with Rogers and the 96 team was very good and 97 team was good, better than their record.

No. Iowa was not great in the 90's. The only decent years were 95, 96 (the best) and 97 with the exception of 90 and 91. Rose Bowl in 91 (1990 season) and then Holiday Bowl tie against BYU the following year. In 1997 with Dwight, Banks and Devries, they limped to a 7-5 finish. By then, both Hayden and Elliot were dealing with cancer.

Ferentz first year, Iowa didn't have a two deep offensive line on scholarship. Snyder was the offensive minded genius during the mid to late 80s for Hayden and Iowa.

 

[PeteJox]

The guy does this everywhere he coaches. Research him.

Not really. Go look at his record at Elon.

 

[HawkinAZ]

Fry after Snyder

After 1981 when Iowa got going and with Snyder as OC they were 68-27-4 through 1988 when Snyder left for a winning percentage of 71.5%. Never had a losing record and only 1 year with less than 8 wins.

Snyder leaves in 1989 and that team is 5-6 and here are the points we scored in our 6 losses. 6,14,12,7,0,7 so we averaged 7.7 points per game in our 6 losses averaging 17.9 PPG for the year. Fry’s record after Snyder left from 1989 to 1998 was 66-49-2 for a winning percentage of 57.4% with 3 losing seasons and 2 tied seasons.

 

[td75]

Cignetti was 52-9 at JMU from 2019-2023. The man is incredibly good at winning and making sure his team is prepared to play/win. We've seen this level of preparation whether it be Indiana State, a mediocre Big Ten foe, or Ohio State.

I've been all-in on Indiana football since 1985 or so. We've had many teams that were very close but typically it was only on one side of the ball. Indiana typically could always score points, just had lousy defenses.

 

[EbbyCalvin]

What makes you think any of them want to leave? Hayden Fry had an elite staff of coaches for many years. Kirk has had the same thing.

 

[MAXIMUSHAWKEYE]

Cignetti was 52-9 at JMU from 2019-2023. The man is incredibly good at winning and making sure his team is prepared to play/win. We've seen this level of preparation whether it be Indiana State, a mediocre Big Ten foe, or Ohio State.

I've been all-in on Indiana football since 1985 or so. We've had many teams that were very close but typically it was only on one side of the ball. Indiana typically could always score points, just had lousy defenses.

This team is solid everywhere. I see no weakness anywhere. Add the best QB in the country,great backs and WRs. Killer. Can they sustain it?

 

[ulrey]

This team is solid everywhere. I see no weakness anywhere. Add the best QB in the country,great backs and WRs. Killer. Can they sustain it?

Fundamentally sound and attacking on every down.

 

[Sett1997]

Not really. Go look at his record at Elon.

Mehh, was only there 2 years. 14-9. Then the JMU AD plucked him. This JMU AD is a fb coach hiring genius. Research that.

Here's a little perspective too add to that 14-9 record that you think isn't very impressive.

Before Curt Cignetti took over Elon's football program, the team was struggling, coming off six consecutive losing seasons and a 4-20 conference record under previous coach Rich Skrosky, who left with a 7-27 overall mark, setting the stage for Cignetti's dramatic turnaround to an 8-4 season and an FCS Playoff berth in his first year (2017).

As mentioned previously, he's done this everywhere he has coached.

 

[Sett1997]

Another little snippet on Cignettis "unimpressive " Elon gig.

Curt Cignetti's record at Elon University (2017-2018) was 14 wins and 9 losses (14-9), a significant turnaround that saw the Phoenix reach the FCS Playoffs in both seasons, earning him CAA Coach of the Year honors in 2017 for an 8-4 first-year record. He revitalized the program, achieving their first back-to-back playoff appearances in history and a historic win over #2 James Madison, before leaving for JMU in 2019.

Key Highlights at Elon:

• Turnaround:
  Inherited a struggling program and immediately went from 2-9 to 8-4 in his debut season (2017).
  
  
• Playoff Appearances:
  Guided Elon to the FCS Playoffs in both 2017 and 2018, a first for the program.
  
  
• Accolades:
  Named CAA Coach of the Year in 2017.
  
  
• Historic Win:
  Led the team to a 27-24 victory over #2 James Madison in 2018, snapping JMU's long home winning streak.

Any questions on his "mediocre" stint at Elon?
Not trying to be a wise *** brother, do a little research though before you post drivel.

 

[Ripcord]

Really Iowa was never the same after Snyder left. Didnt Iowa win a Big title in 1990 or '91 with Rogers at QB. I think they were 9-2 or 10-1. The hawks were really good for three years with Rogers and the 96 team was very good and 97 team was good, better than their record.

we were 8-4 & backed into the Rose bowl in 1990, then 10-1-1 in '91. the last good team Fry had was the 1996 team.

I have long believed, and am pretty sure about this, that Fry declined bigtime shortly after the glorious 1985 Rose Bowl season largely due to assistant coaches being poached andhis replacements just were not that great (Bill snyder to Kansas, Barry Alvarez to notre dame, Kirk Ferentz to Maine) of course Fry got old & would not change with the times, but an awful lot of his decline after the mid'80s I really feel had to do with the new assistants just not being as good as the previous staff.

 

[uihawk82]

we were 8-4 & backed into the Rose bowl in 1990, then 10-1-1 in '91. the last good team Fry had was the 1996 team.

I have long believed, and am pretty sure about this, that Fry declined bigtime shortly after the glorious 1985 Rose Bowl season largely due to assistant coaches being poached andhis replacements just were not that great (Bill snyder to Kansas, Barry Alvarez to notre dame, Kirk Ferentz to Maine) of course Fry got old & would not change with the times, but an awful lot of his decline after the mid'80s I really feel had to do with the new assistants just not being as good as the previous staff.

Oh you are correct about his assistants leaving. Bobby Elliott was a very good DCoord had some very good defenses but then he got ill

 

[kwik44]

It's actually not, Cignetti is a genius. Their NIL per player isn't close to the big blue bloods.
Indiana is 12, we are 21.

https://247sports.com/longformarticle/college-football-nil-collective-leaders-for-2025-ncaa-estimates-nations-top-25-spenders-241949240/#2564343

Estimates are all over the map but they aren't close in money spent compared to production.

Google Search

From what I could find, their last portal haul was two 4-stars & seven or so 3 stars. Their last HS class was ranked 53rd.

I think the guy just knows how to find the right guys to stir the drink. He seems very calculated & deliberate in his methods.

 

[PeteJox]

Another little snippet on Cignettis "unimpressive " Elon gig.

Curt Cignetti's record at Elon University (2017-2018) was 14 wins and 9 losses (14-9), a significant turnaround that saw the Phoenix reach the FCS Playoffs in both seasons, earning him CAA Coach of the Year honors in 2017 for an 8-4 first-year record. He revitalized the program, achieving their first back-to-back playoff appearances in history and a historic win over #2 James Madison, before leaving for JMU in 2019.

Key Highlights at Elon:

• Turnaround:
  Inherited a struggling program and immediately went from 2-9 to 8-4 in his debut season (2017).
  
  
• Playoff Appearances:
  Guided Elon to the FCS Playoffs in both 2017 and 2018, a first for the program.
  
  
• Accolades:
  Named CAA Coach of the Year in 2017.
  
  
• Historic Win:
  Led the team to a 27-24 victory over #2 James Madison in 2018, snapping JMU's long home winning streak.

Any questions on his "mediocre" stint at Elon?
Not trying to be a wise *** brother, do a little research though before you post drivel.

It's solid but it's nothing like he's done at Indiana. This is on another level. Indiana sucked too before he arrived. He didn't turn Elon into #1 seed in the fcs playoffs, did he?

 

[The Big Z]

Im surprised no school has hired any of Cignetti's staff.
Bill Snyder was the genius on Fry's staff. Iowa was never the same when he left for KSU.
I wonder if Indiana can sustain this level when their staff starts getting poached.

They caught lightning in a bottle. Everything went right. The ball bounced their way in tight games.

2 years in a row? And they didn’t have a lot of close games this year.

 

[The Big Z]

Yeah, it’s called Mark Cuban.

IU has 7 4 and 5 star players. Alabama had 58. So there’s clearly more going on here. Give the guy freaking credit.

 

[The Big Z]

This team is solid everywhere. I see no weakness anywhere. Add the best QB in the country,great backs and WRs. Killer. Can they sustain it?

I see no reason why not unfortunately. Top 15 NiL mixed with a damn good head coach and now playing in the best league in the country. Going to be a formidable opponent as long as Cignetti is around.

 

[Myteamcanbeatupyourteam]

Oh you are correct about his assistants leaving. Bobby Elliott was a very good DCoord had some very good defenses but then he got ill

If Elliot hadn't gotten sick, I am convinced he would have been hired to replace HF.

 

[The Big Z]

we were 8-4 & backed into the Rose bowl in 1990, then 10-1-1 in '91. the last good team Fry had was the 1996 team.

I have long believed, and am pretty sure about this, that Fry declined bigtime shortly after the glorious 1985 Rose Bowl season largely due to assistant coaches being poached andhis replacements just were not that great (Bill snyder to Kansas, Barry Alvarez to notre dame, Kirk Ferentz to Maine) of course Fry got old & would not change with the times, but an awful lot of his decline after the mid'80s I really feel had to do with the new assistants just not being as good as the previous staff.

Clearly this. Snyder was a genius. The guy resurrected a program in K State that was in danger of actually dropping football. He was incredible with QB’s. He’s an all time great coach.

 

[Ripcord]

Clearly this. Snyder was a genius. The guy resurrected a program in K State that was in danger of actually dropping football. He was incredible with QB’s. He’s an all time great coach.

yes, Snyder sure did disembalm the K-state program, not to mention what he did w/ Chuck Long & others. somebody tell me, what year did he leave Iowa? It was I think shortly after the '85 Rose Bowl. Then Brashier as DC left, i think, and it just went downhill from there. Fry could not duplicate the star power of his original staff.

 

[Hawk4Ever!]

Im surprised no school has hired any of Cignetti's staff.
Bill Snyder was the genius on Fry's staff. Iowa was never the same when he left for KSU.
I wonder if Indiana can sustain this level when their staff starts getting poached.

They caught lightning in a bottle. Everything went right. The ball bounced their way in tight games.

How can Cig accomplish more in two years than KF has for 27. Cig won a Rose Bowl in year 2. Fry and KF couldn't win one in 6 decades!!!

 

[ObeseMuffins]

How can Cig accomplish more in two years than KF has for 27. Cig won a Rose Bowl in year 2. Fry and KF couldn't win one in 6 decades!!!

yeah, 2002. First week of December: Ohio State vs Iowa. Neutral field. Who you taking? That was our year. Lots of What ifs