he doesn’t look like that much of a genius this season.
Now that Coach Cig doesn’t have a Heisman Trophy qb. . .
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Yes, I’m totally serious. Have you seen how their offense has performed in the last three games; they’re fortunate that they have a really good defense because their offense has been garbage? If not for the two Michigan turnovers in this game, they’d be getting shut out.
Yeah. It's obvious he doesn't know what he's doing. Hot seat?
Which wasn't what the poster said
The point is apt--when you have an elite QB and you don't sabotage them it's pretty easy to coach
It does take pure genius to score six points in regulation while playing a team that has one of the worst offenses in football.
Indiana won the game and the QB came up big in OT. It’s a well coached team.
Wait--"genius" is simply beating Michigan in OT
I give him credit for winning a game but to give Hoover any credit today is a major reach. He was awful--period.
Did you see OT? The QB made a great throw, his first completion since the first half and then ran the ball in. They won the game a week after a tough home loss. Winning is the name of the game.
Right...he didn't complete a throw I the second half. There's no spinning that.
Winning is great but that was not a well coached game. His decision to let time run out before Michigan kicked the FG made no sense. Cig is a great coach. He was underrated for a while then jumped to overrated due to Mendoza.
I don't think anyone being honest would say he's coached well the past two weeks. Or against Northwestern...they got very lucky to win that one.
Yeah, like Indiana always gives Michigan a hard time
/Sarcasm.
First win for Indiana at the Big House in 59 years!
Things change--as hard as that is to believe
Especially in this era of college football
If you can win at IU you are a pretty damn good coach. And he did it in year one.
For sure--it helps in this era with Cuban is bank rolling him
Indiana never had that in the past
Cig's a great coach but let's not pretend it's the Indiana we've known all of our lives.
lol. He took Indiana from a laughing stock to a national champ in two years. You should sit this one out.
Yeah I think Cignetti is not a good coach. All he does is win. What program would want that? Dumbest post I have seen in a while and that is saying something.
Let me guess. You were one of the boo birds that helped Kraft thermo-nuke our Football Program for the next decade or two.
Enjoy telling us all in a couple of months how lousy Cig is when he has INDIANA in the CFPs, while we are bitching and moaning about being 0-9 in Big Ten play.
Ironically, the only reason Maryland has a worse record than us right now is James Franklin.
Fair...one can also argue they easily could have 3 losses right now and probably should
Indiana will not win a Natty with Hoover--he's not good enough. It's too bad because their D-line and receivers are elite enough to compete for one. I want the BIG to do well in the playoffs, but unless the Ohio State QB situation is good enough, the 3 year streak looks like it will end. UCLA may win a game or two if they get in as their running game is very good. Iowa would be a pain to someone if they got in but they can't win it all.
The BIG has had great momentum the last few years and changed the narrative of the conference, especially versus the SEC. I wish it could continue. The only thing going for the BIG is the physicality of the league--that may show up in the playoffs.
Please Lord, not the SEC or Notre Dame (sorry Lord) to win it all. But I fear that's where we are headed.
The BIG has had great momentum the last few years and changed the narrative of the conference, especially versus the SEC. I wish it could continue. The only thing going for the BIG is the physicality of the league--that may show up in the playoffs.
Please Lord, not the SEC or Notre Dame (sorry Lord) to win it all. But I fear that's where we are headed.
This makes him look like more of a genius. He’s got a top ten team with an average player at the most important position on the team.
When he hand picked the QB that's a tough sell in year 3 of a program
They struggled with Nebraska, Northwestern and Michigan--impressed they found ways to win and Northwestern's a legit top 20-30 team but genius coaches typically don't struggling against a team like Nebraska in particular.
We'll see how they finish they year--pretty easy schedule the rest of the way. USC and Minnesota are their biggest challenges.
In contrast - Bum Phillips on Don Shula:
"He can take his'n and beat your'n, and take your'n and beat his'n."
His record at IU is 34-3. That's quite a trick. Wish PSU would pull such a trick.
Don’t know about you but I would take 6-1 with only a close loss to OSU every day of the week.
But he doesn’t. Winners with winning coaches find ways to win while others blow 17 point leads in a homecoming game.
Yes. It was Bum Phillips (referring to both Bryant and Shula over the years), who worked for Bryant. That said, back then Bama had over 100 kids on scholarship just to keep them off other rosters. Your'n was never gonna be better than his'n.
Right--just like he's not undefeated as MtNittany was saying they "could" me
What does MC have to do with this discussion? Did someone say MC was a better coach?
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