Indiana football, being a legit NC contender, proves that…

[the insider]

Closest would be Bill Snyder but that wasn't like this

Bob devaney

 

[SlumpBuster]

Bob devaney

Honestly that's a pretty good comparison...but Nebraska was a better program than Indiana, but still a good comparison.

 

[Ripping Lips]

If you listen to Cigs talk, he coaches to a standard. From the eyeball test, he has a higher standard than Rhule does. Plus he also learned from one of the Goats in Saban. Even Kirk Ferentz has a higher standard than Rhule does.

 

[V-Doub]

If you listen to Cigs talk, he coaches to a standard. From the eyeball test, he has a higher standard than Rhule does. Plus he also learned from one of the Goats in Saban. Even Kirk Ferentz has a higher standard than Rhule does.

I hate that you might be right…

 

[Interloper]

Honestly that's a pretty good comparison...but Nebraska was a better program than Indiana, but still a good comparison.

Even though DONU had some history of being a dominant program up until 1940 or so, they were dogshit for 20 years preceding Bobfather's arrival including being 3-6-1 the season before he proceeded to go 9-2, 10-1, 9-2, 10-1, 9-2 for a 47-6 in his first 5 years compared to 15-34-1 the 5 years prior. That's pretty much a Cignetti-like turnaround IMO, even if the landscape was completely different back then.

 

[SlumpBuster]

Even though DONU had some history of being a dominant program up until 1940 or so, they were dogshit for 20 years preceding Bobfather's arrival including being 3-6-1 the season before he proceeded to go 9-2, 10-1, 9-2, 10-1, 9-2 for a 47-6 in his first 5 years compared to 15-34-1 the 5 years prior. That's pretty much a Cignetti-like turnaround IMO, even if the landscape was completely different back then.

Yeah, but Indiana is one of the losing-est programs ever.

But as I said, that's a pretty good comparison tho and one of the very very few and basically it's a once in a generation type thing (maybe even less than that).

I almost included Stoops, but Oklahoma was blue blood that was just down and it wasn't like there wasn't a ton of talent there when he got there.

 

[Interloper]

Yeah, but Indiana is one of the losing-est programs ever.

But as I said, that's a pretty good comparison tho and one of the very very few and basically it's a once in a generation type thing (maybe even less than that).

I almost included Stoops, but Oklahoma was blue blood that was just down and it wasn't like there wasn't a ton of talent there when he got there.

True dat...everyone slobbered all over Bill Snyder back in the day (and understandably so) for just turning K9state into a winner. Can't imagine what it would've been like if he had KSU contending for the title in years 1 and 2 like Cig, what he's done at IU is almost impossible yet he's doing it. Crazy shit.

 

[Blbmeb]

It still takes talent period. If you don’t have the dudes it doesn’t matter what you do. We’ve got several but not nearly enough. If we had more dudes on the O line, those injuries last night don’t get magnified like they did. We need more money to get better players. I’ve coached with hardly any talent and also with lots. It’s no secret which was easier. Whatever it takes, we need more $$ or else the talent will stay the same and we will get the same results…. Unfortunately.