If can Indiana can do it so can Nebraska.

[TampaBaySkers]

I expect Cignetti to put together another good portal class going into next year and whoop our ass. I really have no doubt.

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

 

[TampaBaySkers]

I'm sure a lot of good players will want to play for him. But that portal class, outside of Mendoza, wasn't the reason he won the Big Ten. It still goes back to the nucleus he brought from James Madison.

His portal class ranking was #30 his first year & he was getting a ton of talent from small schools, but they were still mostly 3 stars.

He’s hit back to back homeruns on QBs in the portal though

https://247sports.com/college/indiana/season/2024-football/transferportal/?institutionkey=24040

 

[Baron Winnebago]

Cigs gonna have a Saban like grip on the Big Ten as long as he wants to coach and that's the reality we have to deal with far beyond when Rhule is shit canned

 

[Cash68847]

I'm sure a lot of good players will want to play for him. But that portal class, outside of Mendoza, wasn't the reason he won the Big Ten. It still goes back to the nucleus he brought from James Madison.

They still did a pretty good job of hitting on portal additions. Cignetti has it figured out. I could see Indiana taking a step back, but I’ll be surprised if they aren’t always a top 15 team under Cignetti at this point.

 

[TampaBaySkers]

Cigs gonna have a Saban like grip on the Big Ten as long as he wants to coach and that's the reality we have to deal with far beyond when Rhule is shit canned

Only hope is he strikes out on his next qb choice

 

[Cash68847]

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

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.

 

[doublewing]

Cignetti is in another stratosphere than Rhule. He can evaluate talent, has a great staff, his team plays with an edge, and they are beating great teams. No amount of $$$ for buying players is going to make Rhule a coach on Cig's level.

 

[Cornicator]

Only hope is he strikes out on his next qb choice

If you look at portal rankings for 2025, Mendoza was the #2 ranked QB in the portal behind Carson Beck. So I'm sure he will once again get a great QB.

On a side note, it's crazy how Kiffin identified Trinidad Chambliss. That dude was like the 30th ranked transfer QB in the portal.

 

[NEHusker54]

This line of thinking is flawed. We are Nebraska. This will not happen.

 

[Flabio]

Indiana’s staff has likely been together a long time and is A+. NU is continuing to piece together a staff and identity. If we started signing top 10 classes that would help us jump up more quickly however we aren’t catching the Indiana staff unless the bottom falls out with their talent levels.

 

[Poor_and_Stupid]

Nebraska’s portal class was ranked much higher than IU’s. Need to identify and evaluate talent at a muncher higher clip

The Simulation™ is real. It doesn’t matter what we do. If we had all their transfers they would suck here. If they had our transfers they would be incredible there.

 

[Poor_and_Stupid]

This line of thinking is flawed. We are Nebraska. This will not happen.

Have you considered joining us at the Sandy Vagina Crew?

 

[Cash68847]

Indiana’s staff has likely been together a long time and is A+. NU is continuing to piece together a staff and identity. If we started signing top 10 classes that would help us jump up more quickly however we aren’t catching the Indiana staff unless the bottom falls out with their talent levels.

I’m actually surprised his two coordinators haven’t been up for some of these head coaching jobs. They are in that 35-40 year old range.

 

[ShortSideOption]

I'm sure a lot of good players will want to play for him. But that portal class, outside of Mendoza, wasn't the reason he won the Big Ten. It still goes back to the nucleus he brought from James Madison.

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.

 

[Southendzonehusker]

Cigs gonna have a Saban like grip on the Big Ten as long as he wants to coach and that's the reality we have to deal with far beyond when Rhule is shit canned

Have you ever heard of Kirby Smart?

 

[ShortSideOption]

Indiana’s staff has likely been together a long time and is A+. NU is continuing to piece together a staff and identity. If we started signing top 10 classes that would help us jump up more quickly however we aren’t catching the Indiana staff unless the bottom falls out with their talent levels.

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

 

[Cash68847]

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

We know how this ends most of the time.

 

[Baron Winnebago]

Have you ever heard of Kirby Smart?

 

[Baron Winnebago]

Have you considered joining us at the Sandy Vagina Crew?

The regular meetings have terrible food and no one has any fun, but what we lack in positivity, we make up for with accepting the inevitability of death

 

[NCsker]

I used to think so but I don’t think we can.

You’ve become quite cynical over the past few months, it’s a bit disheartening. Is there a process to get a HES badge revoked?