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Yep. 3 4 stars decommited. He lost a bunch of talent to the portal when he came in who have shined at other programs and the team just looks lost.
It’s one thing to just get out talented, that you can build on, it’s another when you have massive errors on all 3 sides of the ball that’s clearly from coaching. His extremely calm attitude and media presence started endearing but now it’s bad optics
If I'm Penn State I'm calling Lane Kiffin. I've been pretty impressed by how much he has matured over the last few years. He the perfect type of coach to have in this era. I think he's a pretty intelligent guy in general.
Cignetti had instant success because he plundered the JMU roster and took a bunch of starters with him. Legal but unethical IMO. I don't see that happening from Indiana to Penn State. It could happen, but doesn't the B1G have standards of conduct or something like that?
That's what worries me. Penn State is more than capable of crafting an offer he (and a lot of coaches tbh) can't refuse.
It’s always interesting the different standards with coaches. I definitely agree Franklin could never win the big ones. Always kinda felt the same with Joe Pa though too. How many Rose Bowls did they lose under him? Always seemed like Jim Tressel and Ohio State always owned him. I still remember the game Joe Pa even crapped his pants in Columbus and had to run to the locker room in between plays to change his trousers. He also still survived 3 and 4 win seasons too.
3 weeks ago Penn State was in the top 5 with a lead in OT vs another top 10 team
Crazy how quickly things change
CIgnetti will win no matter where he goes. You can bet he'd find a way to bring players to PSU. He wouldn't need to poach Indiana's roster to get good transfers to come to PSU.
Plundering a G5 roster shouldn’t give you success at a P4 level though. It’s also totally ethical as that’s a huge boon for those kids who didn’t get a P4 offer.
I don't see why Cignetti would leave for Penn State. Going from Indiana to Penn State makes sense if it's a situation where he wants to take the next step and contend for wins and titles that he wouldn't be able to otherwise, but he already is doing that at Indiana and getting paid accordingly.
It’s not uncommon for players to want to follow a coach, so long as the coach feels their skills translate to the next level
Heck, look at Iowa men’s basketball team
Agreed, it would be really weird to move inter conference these days unless you have major ties
its not bad by ISU standards, but at a place like there with how top heavy the big 10 is, you could go 10-2 most years by feasting on the unranked teams and losing to the ranked teams on the schedule.
Cignetti can win a title at Indiana and be treated like a hero even in years he 'only' wins 8 games rather than live in the State College fishbowl.
I don't see the fit. I think this is Cignetti's last job.
I don't see the fit. I think this is Cignetti's last job.
