Indiana-Howard

Zebnatto1!

Sophomore
Sep 6, 2025
186
169
42
If Howard stays within 35, maybe 40, of Indiana Saturday an we're 0-2 as of Saturday, the Worst Case Scenario becomes a real possibility.
 

Knight Shift

Heisman
May 19, 2011
90,787
88,905
113
Just hope Indiana reveals the entirety of its playbook giving Greg and the position coaches a tactical advantage in the Indiana game, giving Rutgers a greater chance at victory.










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MADHAT1

Heisman
Apr 1, 2003
31,973
16,759
113
I'm putting Indiana on "Upset Alert"and suggest Coach Cignetti take this after the game
 

Bueller

Senior
Nov 28, 2025
620
548
93
WR Becker is a gold bar. Dude outruns, outmuscles, outreaches, outcatches better than last year and he was epic last year. Cigs really knows the QB position and how to coach it down to minute detail. His QB threw 13-of-16 with four TDs but Cigs had some problems with his play. Like most top coaches Cigs thinks of a game in terms of individual match-ups and no so much schemes alone.

"The head coach quickly reminds you of the defensive scheme North Texas used, the play calls IU countered with, and the ability of the wideouts.

“I think we won our one-on-one match-ups. They had a hard time covering us,” Cignetti said. “They were committed to trying to stop the run best they could. Came out in five down linemen. That was their goal coming in. They were going to try to do as good as they could against the run and take their chances against the pass, and we won our one-on-ones.”


Hoover - “Like coach preaches, it’s a continuous process. He’s always got tips and pointers. I really have so much respect for coach, and anything he tells me, I’m like, ‘Yes, sir, I’ll do it.’ He’s obviously an offensive guy and really, really smart. Anything that he says, I try to apply immediately.”

CIgs has made all his QBs better by a lot


The Cignetti Effect: Quarterbacks have improved dramatically under his direction​

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/the...ve-improved-dramatically-under-his-direction/
 

LotusAggressor_rivals

All-American
Oct 11, 2003
16,603
8,507
113
WR Becker is a gold bar. Dude outruns, outmuscles, outreaches, outcatches better than last year and he was epic last year. Cigs really knows the QB position and how to coach it down to minute detail. His QB threw 13-of-16 with four TDs but Cigs had some problems with his play. Like most top coaches Cigs thinks of a game in terms of individual match-ups and no so much schemes alone.

"The head coach quickly reminds you of the defensive scheme North Texas used, the play calls IU countered with, and the ability of the wideouts.

“I think we won our one-on-one match-ups. They had a hard time covering us,” Cignetti said. “They were committed to trying to stop the run best they could. Came out in five down linemen. That was their goal coming in. They were going to try to do as good as they could against the run and take their chances against the pass, and we won our one-on-ones.”


Hoover - “Like coach preaches, it’s a continuous process. He’s always got tips and pointers. I really have so much respect for coach, and anything he tells me, I’m like, ‘Yes, sir, I’ll do it.’ He’s obviously an offensive guy and really, really smart. Anything that he says, I try to apply immediately.”

CIgs has made all his QBs better by a lot


The Cignetti Effect: Quarterbacks have improved dramatically under his direction​

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/the...ve-improved-dramatically-under-his-direction/
So that's what actual QB coaching looks like.
 

AreYouNUTS

Heisman
Aug 1, 2001
125,155
59,638
113
“There is no doubt in my self-proclaimed brilliant mind that Howard spent as much as we did in NIL this offseason.”

RutgersPAL
 

ScarletKid2008

Heisman
Sep 8, 2006
8,078
10,615
113
AJ ain’t it. He’s bad.
stands flat footed and like a statue in the pocket.
stares down his reads.
No mobility
 

ScarletKid2008

Heisman
Sep 8, 2006
8,078
10,615
113
Wrote that before the pic where he just held the ball until our all American WR was open and then throw it to their LB
 

RC1991

All-Conference
Jul 31, 2003
3,790
1,753
81
Anyone at Rutgers homecoming may as well just continue their tailgate all day. That game is going to be extra ugly.
 
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ScarletR97*

Senior
Aug 3, 2010
460
404
63
Indiana and Howard agreed to end the game at the 10 minute mark in the 4th quarter. Final score 55 - 0. First time I've seen such a thing happen.
 
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ScarletR97*

Senior
Aug 3, 2010
460
404
63
Midwest has been getting rais showers and sometimes lightning. Pitt game was delayed over a hour
Why the Game Was Shortened
    • Lopsided Score: Indiana held a dominant 55-0 lead over the FCS opponent at the end of the third quarter.
    • NCAA Rule: The NCAA rulebook allows teams to mutually agree to shorten periods in a blowout.
    • Coach Agreement: Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti brought up the option to the referee at the end of the third quarter, and the Howard coach agreed to trim five minutes off the final period.
 

NewHondo77

Sophomore
Jul 8, 2025
134
125
43
Why the Game Was Shortened
    • Lopsided Score: Indiana held a dominant 55-0 lead over the FCS opponent at the end of the third quarter.
    • NCAA Rule: The NCAA rulebook allows teams to mutually agree to shorten periods in a blowout.
    • Coach Agreement: Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti brought up the option to the referee at the end of the third quarter, and the Howard coach agreed to trim five minutes off the final period.
 
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