Cignetti benefited from significant investments that Indiana made in its football programs facilities. Going back to Gruninger, we never had money to make the proper decisions. Gruninger interviewed Glen Mason at Woodbridge Diner, which shows how half-assed things were done.
when recruits visit Michigan and they compare with Rutgers they immediately know which program is serious about football and which is pretending.
Money is the primary ingredient for success because without money, you can’t choose the best available players. That is what I have contended all along. Miami significantly upgraded their facilities and is paying top dollar for recruits.
Indiana is paying top dollar for quarterbacks.
They paid Mendoza $2.6M and big money to this years qb Josh Hoover. Meanwhile, We’re shopping the bargain bin. You think we should be able to find good players on the cheap, unless I am misunderstanding you. That’s not reality, that’s fantasyland.
to each his own. I prefer the view from my Ivory Tower, which isn’t an slum, and superior protection from the Riff Raff.
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