If can Indiana can do it so can Nebraska.

[ShortSideOption]

Here are the 247 team talent composite ranking from last nights B1G championship game. This was never about the talent Indiana was getting and always about who was coaching them.

 

[TampaBaySkers]

Have you ever heard of Kirby Smart?

Imagine Cig with Georgia like talent - yikes !

 

[Flabio]

Rhule better start making the right hires. We are going to be on our 3rd DC in his 4 seasons here for 2026.

Bad start with assistants and now better but still lots of work to do. The money is there so let’s hope he does.

 

[Cash68847]

Imagine Cig with Georgia like talent - yikes !

His Indiana team is probably more talented all around which is insane.

 

[BeerConsumer67]

I think a lot of it is still about the Jimmy and the joes in most cases, but Cignetti is one of those few coaches who is just the man. He can identify talent and coach them up. He is on another level. He is easily the best coach to come out of the Saban coaching tree which is crazy.

Let him win something first holy Kirby exists.

 

[Cash68847]

Let him win something first holy Kirby exists.

Kirby wouldn’t have built this Indiana team up like this. If I had to start a program today with the same components I’m taking Cignetti all day long.

 

[BeerConsumer67]

Kirby wouldn’t have built this Indiana team up like this. If I had to start a program today with the same components I’m taking Cignetti all day long.

Indiana has resources

 

[Cash68847]

Indiana has resources

Who would you take to lead Nebraska if you had you your pick? Cignetti or Kirby?

 

[BeerConsumer67]

Who would you take to lead Nebraska if you had you your pick? Cignetti or Kirby?

Kirby.

 

[Carm]

Let's just compare the tale of the taps:
-Indiana hired a hc who is a supreme talent evaluator of both players and coaches and can get his guys to scheme and execute at a high level
- Nebraska is clearly paying the price of a 100 year bargain with Satan that was struck by Bobfather/TO in the early 60s

So I ask, can Nebraska really do it?

Indiana hired Satan

 

[Carm]

This years portal class ranking:

NU - 13
IU - 25

I’m afraid it’s more a case of Xs & Os than the jimmy and the joes

those portal class rankings are 100% bullshit

 

[Cash68847]

Kirby.

Why? I’m throwing out the age. Kirby was born on 3rd base with his coaching job. So I assume you would take Ryan Day before Cignetti too?

 

[BeerConsumer67]

Why? I’m throwing out the age. Kirby was born on 3rd base with his coaching job. So I assume you would take Ryan Day before Cignetti too?

Georgia had a 40 year title drought before he took over.

 

[Carm]

Which really begs the question to me… most of those dudes were at James Madison, so Nebraska could have had nearly all of them if they identified and wanted them. It’s coaching. Cignettis offensive and defensive coordinator has been with him since he was at Elon. They have their way and they stick to it.

Nebraska - and nearly everyone else - wasn't going to identify them because they did not play HS football for two years. They were also lowly ranked for the same reason.

My guess is they broke the Covid-era rules by visiting guys they heard of in the area by word of mouth and then visited them and worked them out, but the evidence isn't there to be certain.

 

[Cash68847]

Georgia had a 40 year title drought before he took over.

Georgia has always been a good program with more talent in their back yard than most programs. Mark Richt got fired for not winning enough games. He was 145-51 and 83-37 in conference games. Indiana, outside a few years, has always been a BiG bottom feeder. I still want to know would you take Day over Cignetti?

 

[BeerConsumer67]

Georgia has always been a good program with more talent in their back yard than most programs. Mark Richt got fired for not winning enough games. He was 145-51 and 83-37 in conference games. Indiana, outside a few years, has always been a BiG bottom feeder. I still want to know would you take Day over Cignetti?

No because of his big game meltdowns. But I don't think there is some huge gap.

 

[Baron Winnebago]

Here are the 247 team talent composite ranking from last nights B1G championship game. This was never about the talent Indiana was getting and always about who was coaching them.View attachment 63390

Didn't Nebraska hire a coach that "puts the stars on them?"

Who also complains about not having a $40 million roster

Who is also going to have a meager draft class again in year 3

Who is also performing at or below his resourcing consistently

Who is now hiring his 3rd DC in 4 years

Who is probably portalin' for all his skill positions

And both trenches?

 

[V-Doub]

Who would you take to lead Nebraska if you had you your pick? Cignetti or Kirby?

I would thank the lord almighty for blessing me with the choice between the 2 best coaches in CFB. Then I’d flip coin and go win a shit load of football games.

 

[Carm]

I guess the hypothesis is that Cignetti floated around as a D1 assistant and a D2 and FCS HC until he was about 60, was hired by James Madison before the 2019 season - a team ranked pre-season number one in FCS with 19 returning starters that season - benefitted from local HS football shutting down for two years soon after he took the job and that transformed him into a genius savant.

I think he is a very good coach, but Cignetti worship is getting crazy.

 

[TampaBaySkers]

those portal class rankings are 100% bullshit

How so? Nebraska signed way more high profile guys than IU