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Could this be the craziest coaching carousel of all time?

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42 minutes ago, Stringer said:

Seriously, what is Florida doing with Napier?  Everyone knows they're going to fire him, so just do it and start your search.  I can't imagine it's helping recruiting.

Waiting for the bye week.

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Mike Elko, YOU are a Pedo State Nittany Lion

11 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Mike Elko, YOU are a Pedo State Nittany Lion

He does have cop skull, he would fit in nicely I think.

19 minutes ago, The Dog said:

 

Holy shit.  Never would have thought that the Indiana football coach would be relevant salary-wise.  Times have changed.

21 minutes ago, The Dog said:

 

Great move by IU. Either he stays or if he doesn't they get a fat fucking buyout out of the deal. 

19 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Mike Elko, YOU are a Pedo State Nittany Lion

this is my current dream, because it would cement aggy across multiple sports as a stepping stone. 

the meltdown would be one for the ages 

Holy shit.  Never would have thought that the Indiana football coach would be relevant salary-wise.  Times have changed.

$11.6 M per year probably goes a long way in Bloomington, Indiana. He should be sending James Franklin an amazing ‘thank you for sucking’ present.
11 minutes ago, BigHornedLurker said:

this is my current dream, because it would cement aggy across multiple sports as a stepping stone. 

the meltdown would be one for the ages 

They will always be a stepping stone. For good coaches at least. They need to find an alumni coach that thinks it’s a dream job. 

Good move. He's old enough that he can retire an IU legend in a few years even if they fall off a bit which I don't see happening anyway.

I didn't see him leaving IU. As Nicole had said, I think Nicole said, that he has a ton of money now from Mark Cuban. I was just told that Cuban will be paying for all of this.

It was kind of funny back when Curt was at Elon my German cousin's boy was giving me a tour of the facilities and we were in the football area and walking through the hall. As we rounded a corner we almost ran right into Curt. He stopped, looked at me and said, "what are you doing here?" to which I explained "I'm getting a tour of the facilities from Pete, he plays soccer here.". I responded, "what are you doing here?" to which he said, "I'm the head football coach.". And we had a nice chat.

I'm happy for him. He's a good dude.

6 minutes ago, 'stache said:

Good move. He's old enough that he can retire an IU legend in a few years even if they fall off a bit which I don't see happening anyway.

Even if he hangs on for dear life like Mack Brown from 2010-2013, he will still be an IU legend. 

2 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Even if he hangs on for dear life like Mack Brown from 2010-2013, he will still be an IU legend. 

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24 minutes ago, Hookem10 said:

They need to find an alumni coach that thinks it’s a dream job. 

He's coaching the Lions. 

5 minutes ago, ztejas said:

He's coaching the Lions. 

And the jets when he gets fired 

Very happy to see Cignetti get a new deal. He's a great coach and personality and I love that he's blazing his own trail at Indiana.

 

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17 minutes ago, PittsburghTiger said:

I didn't see him leaving IU. As Nicole had said, I think Nicole said, that he has a ton of money now from Mark Cuban. I was just told that Cuban will be paying for all of this.

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3 hours ago, irishtexan said:

Why would you enter the HC market competing against Penn State, and potentially Florida, Auburn, North Carolina, Florida State and/or Wisconsin? And who are you wanting to hire? I don't see a single sure-fire HC hire, outside of Cignetti, whose already in his mid-60s.

Also, UM will take a big PR hit firing a black head coach after only two years. I definitely don't see Michigan making a move this year, and think he'd have to have a pretty disastrous 2026 to get fired next year. Shit's gotta be Charlie Strong level-bad to get fired after three years. 

That being said, most HCs are hired because the last guy sucked ass, so there's an understanding that it takes time to build a program. That's not the case with Moore, so they may have a little more flexibility to dump him after year three if they continue to regress. 

It’s 2025 America man that woke shit is dead. 

16 hours ago, Gil Bang said:

define "big".  He makes a shitload, but he's not a billionaire

 

He’ll be one soon if I jeep driving back and forth to KC for a Whataburger fix. 

I think Mark Cuban has weighed in:

Indiana University has given head football coach Curt Cignetti a new eight-year, $92.8 million contract that averages $11.6 million per year. This extension was announced on October 16, 2025, and runs through November 30, 2033

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1 hour ago, BigHornedLurker said:

this is my current dream, because it would cement aggy across multiple sports as a stepping stone. 

the meltdown would be one for the ages 

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7 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

Penn State is paying $700K for a freshman hockey player.

Yes, but he’s going to be the first pick in the next NHL draft. 

4 hours ago, BigHornedLurker said:

this is my current dream, because it would cement aggy across multiple sports as a stepping stone. 

the meltdown would be one for the ages 

I hope that's consummated in a cemetery!   Lulz.

2 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

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That rubicon was already crossed when Darrell Royal's OC, one Emory Dilworth Bellard, the Inventor of the Wishbone offense, left Texas to become head coach of aggy.

But that Ignorant Wretch must not know who Emory Bellard is.

Mack Brown would be a pretty good fit for Pedo State he is that guy between the last guy and the next legend 

1 hour ago, heso said:

Yes, but he’s going to be the first pick in the next NHL draft. 

Which means Penn State's hockey program has more NIL money than North Dakota or BC or Denver or BU.  Michigan State supposedly had the 2nd-highest bid, $400K.

50 minutes ago, BachelorTrek said:

I hope that's consummated in a cemetery!   Lulz.

Don't think for even a second that, should Elko go to PSU and at some point win an NC aggie won't claim some tie. Something about helping him become a great coach and rise or some such bullshit. Mark it. 

I don't think Elko gets the call from PSU, but god I hope he does... 

18 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

Which means Penn State's hockey program has more NIL money than North Dakota or BC or Denver or BU.  Michigan State supposedly had the 2nd-highest bid, $400K.

You’re really surprised Pedo has more money than North Dakota or Denver? Yes they have better hockey programs but I don’t think that’s a money thing. Pedos total NIL is probably more than all the programs you listed together and can move money around to fit when generational talents consider your school. 

13 hours ago, Native Horn said:

Holy shit.  Never would have thought that the Indiana football coach would be relevant salary-wise.  Times have changed.

Guess he'll be getting M Cuban to pony up that extra 20 mm for the roster he needs to be  a champion. 

14 hours ago, chad.ihrig said:


$11.6 M per year probably goes a long way in Bloomington, Indiana. He should be sending James Franklin an amazing ‘thank you for sucking’ present.

It does but the thing is that Bloomington is a Rockwell painting. Fantastic town and place to live. 

On 10/15/2025 at 6:59 PM, SL Xpress said:

Phil Knight has given assurances he's going to donate $6 billion directly to the athletic department.

Excellent use of $6 billion. The man's a real human being.

15 hours ago, chad.ihrig said:


$11.6 M per year probably goes a long way in Bloomington, Indiana. He should be sending James Franklin an amazing ‘thank you for sucking’ present.

Very underrated fruit bouquet that I should start sending …..

16 hours ago, Js1 said:

Mike Elko, YOU are a Pedo State Nittany Lion

The very few articles I've seen don't include Elko on their lists of top candidates for any job. Are we the only ones talking about this or am I simply in the dark.

I honestly don't know. 

15 hours ago, Hookem10 said:

They will always be a stepping stone. For good coaches at least. They need to find an alumni coach that thinks it’s a dream job. 

Where have you gone, Gary Kubiak? Ag nation turns it's lonely eyes to you.

Whoop Whoop Whoop

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15 hours ago, ztejas said:

He's coaching the Lions. 

That, too.

5 minutes ago, RomaVicta said:

The very few articles I've seen don't include Elko on their lists of top candidates for any job. Are we the only ones talking about this or am I simply in the dark.

Pete Hegseth must be on the Penn State search committee.

15 hours ago, 'stache said:

Good move. He's old enough that he can retire an IU legend in a few years even if they fall off a bit which I don't see happening anyway.

It’s stupid.  Eight year deal in the maelstrom of CFB is nuts.  For any program.  They will be staring at a huge buyout in a few years when he stumbles inevitably.  With NIL and portal these long term deals are anachronisms.  Pay him more money, fewer years.

21 minutes ago, Texzilla58 said:

It’s stupid.  Eight year deal in the maelstrom of CFB is nuts.  For any program.  They will be staring at a huge buyout in a few years when he stumbles inevitably.  With NIL and portal these long term deals are anachronisms.  Pay him more money, fewer years.

How else is a school like Indiana going to lock in the best coach they've ever had, leading their team to the best seasons they've ever had? You gotta go big or you're gonna lose the guy to a rival school, and then he'll beat the shit out of you for years. They've literally never been this good (for as long as any college football fan has been alive). Seems like he would have to go 1-11 every year for like three years straight for them regret it, and they still might not.

Besides, it's not Indiana that has to make these decisions. It's Mark Cuban. 

43 minutes ago, Texzilla58 said:

It’s stupid.  Eight year deal in the maelstrom of CFB is nuts.  For any program.  They will be staring at a huge buyout in a few years when he stumbles inevitably.  With NIL and portal these long term deals are anachronisms.  Pay him more money, fewer years.

He's 64 years old already. He is 17-2 at INDIANA (who has a historical winning percentage of .421) with a CFP appearance and on the verge of a second.  I don't think there's an "inevitable stumble" that is going to get him shitcanned, when he could and likely would just retire. 

This guy was on the NCST staff and he coached Phillip Rivers and recruited Russell Wilson, and then went off to the Nick Saban coaching factory for 4 seasons, including recruiting Julio Jones, D'Onta Hightower and Mark Ingram.  And for some reason, he was never talked about as a HC candidate.  Dude bet on himself and took a lower level job (IUP) so he could be a head coach instead of waiting for some P4 program to finally take a chance on him.  All he's done since then:

53-17 at IUP
14-9 at Elon
52-9 at JMU
17-2 at Indiana

Seems primed for a good run of 9/10+ win seasons until he's ready to hang it up.  Even if he sprinkles in a 7-6/8-4 season or two or three, that is still wildly above Indiana's historical norm. 

And with how many teams are in the B1G, if you can avoid hitting all 3 of Ohio State/Oregon/USC, it is really hard to fuck up a 9-3/10-2 season.  Mostly because Cignetti also schedules OOC like crap for the next 4 years and doesn't play a P4 OOC opponent until 2030/31 (ND)

2026 - UNT, Howard, WKU
2027 - Kennesaw State, Indiana State, UMass
2028 - Austin Peay, Eastern Michigan, Miami Ohio
2029 - Ball State, Eastern Illinois, WKU
 

25 minutes ago, Js1 said:

He's 64 years old already. He is 17-2 at INDIANA (who has a historical winning percentage of .421) with a CFP appearance and on the verge of a second.  I don't think there's an "inevitable stumble" that is going to get him shitcanned, when he could and likely would just retire. 

This guy was on the NCST staff and he coached Phillip Rivers and recruited Russell Wilson, and then went off to the Nick Saban coaching factory for 4 seasons, including recruiting Julio Jones, D'Onta Hightower and Mark Ingram.  And for some reason, he was never talked about as a HC candidate.  Dude bet on himself and took a lower level job (IUP) so he could be a head coach instead of waiting for some P4 program to finally take a chance on him.  All he's done since then:

53-17 at IUP
14-9 at Elon
52-9 at JMU
17-2 at Indiana

Seems primed for a good run of 9/10+ win seasons until he's ready to hang it up.  Even if he sprinkles in a 7-6/8-4 season or two or three, that is still wildly above Indiana's historical norm. 

 

"All I do is win. Google me."

- Curt Cignetti at his press conference after being introduced as the new head coach of Indiana football

4 minutes ago, SL Xpress said:

 

"All I do is win. Google me."

- Curt Cignetti at his press conference after being introduced as the new head coach of Indiana football

After reading your graduate thesis on the Arkansas "rivalry" on VolleyTalk, this might be shortest post you type today. 

2 hours ago, RomaVicta said:

Excellent use of $6 billion. The man's a real human being.

I look forward to the year 2099 when Oregon falls off a cliff. 

13 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

Which means Penn State's hockey program has more NIL money than North Dakota or BC or Denver or BU.  Michigan State supposedly had the 2nd-highest bid, $400K.

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And that will bring Penn state's NHL draft picks on the roster to 4. Those other schools are probably at 10-15. And that’s why PSU probably still falls short of those teams in the playoffs. 

4 hours ago, RomaVicta said:

The very few articles I've seen don't include Elko on their lists of top candidates for any job. Are we the only ones talking about this or am I simply in the dark.

 

Heather Dinich mentioned him as a candidate but most expect aggy to just match whatever offer he gets and he'll stay. 

On 9/28/2025 at 8:51 AM, GreenspointTexas said:

 

 

Fired if they dont get to 10ish wins or make a run/look better:

 

Baylor?

 

 

 

There's serious restlessness in the fanbase with Aranda and I just don't get it.

8-1 in last 9 B12 games, high flying offense, wins in the last game against all of Tech, TCU, SMU, and UH.

Sure, the defense sucks and Aranda says weird shit, but what more could we possibly want as a mid-tier program that isn't spending Tech like money on NIL?

2 hours ago, ermahgerdhorn said:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPzghykDaZG/?igsh=MWd3ZDYzcnQ5dXI0NA%3D%3D

Looking more and more like Elko is hitting the road....

He should tell anyone who asks, "I think it's pretty selfish of you to ask me that question. I took the job at A&M to never take another job again." That should calm down any worries Aggies might have about him leaving. 

1 hour ago, SimonBolivar said:

There's serious restlessness in the fanbase with Aranda and I just don't get it.

8-1 in last 9 B12 games, high flying offense, wins in the last game against all of Tech, TCU, SMU, and UH.

Sure, the defense sucks and Aranda says weird shit, but what more could we possibly want as a mid-tier program that isn't spending Tech like money on NIL?

I don't know. You guys were pretty successful when Waco became Rapetown. You could want that. 

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