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Curt Cignetti is the first football coach ever at Indiana to...
Posted on 10/14/25 at 7:35 pm
Posted on 10/14/25 at 7:35 pm
1. First D1 coach ever to start 8-0 at two separate institutions in consecutive seasons (10-0 @ JMU and 10-0 @ Indiana)
2. First head coach to defeat an AP top-five ranked opponent on the road (2025)
3. Most head coaching wins in a single season: 11 (2024)
4. Most Big Ten Conference head coaching wins in a single season: 8 (2024)
5. First head coach to start their tenure with a 4–0 record (2024)
6. First head coach to reach double-digit wins in a single season (2024)
7. First head coach to reach the College Football Playoff (2024–25)
Dude is literally the best coach ever in Indiana history in 1.5 years there
2. First head coach to defeat an AP top-five ranked opponent on the road (2025)
3. Most head coaching wins in a single season: 11 (2024)
4. Most Big Ten Conference head coaching wins in a single season: 8 (2024)
5. First head coach to start their tenure with a 4–0 record (2024)
6. First head coach to reach double-digit wins in a single season (2024)
7. First head coach to reach the College Football Playoff (2024–25)
Dude is literally the best coach ever in Indiana history in 1.5 years there
This post was edited on 10/14/25 at 7:52 pm
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Posted on 10/14/25 at 7:36 pm to crimsoncoded94
Indiana just has to decide to pay him. At this rate he will be back in the playoffs and not available until January.....
Posted on 10/14/25 at 7:38 pm to crimsoncoded94
8. First D1 head coach that look like a 7th grade English teacher.
Posted on 10/14/25 at 7:38 pm to crimsoncoded94
Very solid HC. Would be a great transition HC to build a program. He has 5 or so good years left in him.
But, then, you have to worry about paying a guy so much that he doesn't have any incentive to perform at or above the same level.
But, then, you have to worry about paying a guy so much that he doesn't have any incentive to perform at or above the same level.
Posted on 10/14/25 at 7:39 pm to crimsoncoded94
Boy if only that Mother fricker coached in the SEC, eh?
Posted on 10/14/25 at 7:41 pm to GooseSix
He'd probably be the next Saban in the SEC
Posted on 10/14/25 at 7:42 pm to lewis and herschel
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At this rate he will be back in the playoffs and not available until January.....
Yeah with the new transfer portal rules, it'll be almost impossible to hire a HC from a playoff team since you'd want any new coach recruiting for you well before then.
Posted on 10/14/25 at 7:46 pm to Diamondawg
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8. First D1 head coach that look like a 7th grade English teacher.
Eli Drinkwitz would like a word...
Posted on 10/14/25 at 7:46 pm to Diamondawg
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8. First D1 head coach that look like a 7th grade English teacher.
Eli Drinkwitz would like a word...
Posted on 10/14/25 at 7:48 pm to crimsoncoded94
quote:Coach Bryant did this at Alabama and Kentucky(!). Surely there are other examples.
First D1 coach ever to start 8-0 at two separate institutions
Posted on 10/14/25 at 7:53 pm to dirtsandwich
In consecutive seasons. I fixed error in op
Posted on 10/14/25 at 8:30 pm to Che Boludo
Indiana has the money to match any offer. At 64 not sure he leaves to rebuild a program. He can win a NC at IU.
Posted on 10/14/25 at 9:42 pm to Diamondawg
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8. First D1 head coach that look like a 7th grade English teacher.
Incidentally, Drink is yet another head coach who looks like a gay PE teacher.
Posted on 10/14/25 at 9:53 pm to Sweet Pickles
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Indiana has the money to match any offer. At 64 not sure he leaves to rebuild a program. He can win a NC at IU.
So can Arkansas with all those billionaires and millionaires supporting Arkansas.
Posted on 10/14/25 at 10:25 pm to crimsoncoded94
The dude comes off as an arrogant prick during interviews. But that’s what is successful. No nonsense types that this younger generation tends to avoid. But guys like that are also perfectionists and demand excellence. That’s a world that we all should try to remember. Not this trophy for everyone bullshite
Posted on 10/14/25 at 10:41 pm to Sweet Pickles
Things have turned around for IU. This school was a dead end. Just an impossible place to win.
Posted on 10/14/25 at 10:58 pm to crimsoncoded94
As an IU grad who grew up 3 miles north of ND stadium I really hope IU keeps Cignetti. For what it’s worth on 10/13 PSU’s private jet was on the ground in Columbus for 4 hours and 1 min.
Posted on 10/14/25 at 11:08 pm to Turkeyneck81
Don’t you mean Bloomington?
Posted on 10/14/25 at 11:08 pm to Turkeyneck81
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For what it’s worth on 10/13 PSU’s private jet was on the ground in Columbus for 4 hours and 1 min.
Possibly to interview Hartline. It would be negligent if schools at least didn’t reach out to him. A lot of people think he’s still too green to hire as HC. He’s only in his first year calling plays.
Posted on 10/14/25 at 11:10 pm to Taurus 357
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Possibly to interview Hartline. It would be negligent if schools at least didn’t reach out to him. A lot of people think he’s still too green to hire as HC. He’s only in his first year calling plays.
That’s what my coworker and I thought as well. I just don’t want to see that aircraft anywhere near Bloomington
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