Bret can’t leave for a B1G job . it’s in his contract
. besides , he loves his gig and loves where he’s at . Wife & kids do as well
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. besides , he loves his gig and loves where he’s at . Wife & kids do as well
how can you not given the job he’s done there in less than 20 months
ahhh
something tells me things revert back to some sense of normalcy there . you can’t keep getting “lucky” in the portal every stinking year
if I’m PSU, i’m going all in on Urban Meyer
Just imagine if you are Purdue. You get two doormats in Illinois and Indiana as your protected rivals you play every year and they both become national powers.
No. But I think Wisconsin would.
Go Hoosiers, sign that 65 year old to coach til 73 years old. 12 million yr.. Looking forward to his Assistant coaches taking head coaching gigs and his JMU players running out of eligibility. He'll look great in Bloomington sitting in that rocking chair counting his stacks.
What if it isn’t “luck”
Team wise... he'll always keep them top 25, likely better than that most years.
Getting a Heisman finalist out of the portal/bringing up your own is needle in a haystack stuff. Even for Georgia, Bama, OSU, Michigan, USC...I give him all the credit for what he's done and he's a great coach. Though he is the benefactor of a very short history in D1. Once someone of lesser talent beats you...it becomes a blueprint that others follow. Penn State experienced this to some extent.
Ed Orgeron looked like the best coach in America when he had Joe Cool. (Cig is better than Ed but you get it).
Cig will have a QB get hurt and come back to earth. If he doesn't just plain out whiff on a dude everyone projected to light the world on fire like Drew Allar.
Interesting roll of the dice. Is Cignetti really coaching into his mid-70's?
I still think what has happened there could potentially be lightning in a bottle. I'm sure many disagree, but he's only been there a season and a half.
I do think it's fitting though, as he strikes me as the Bobby Knight of college football.
I still think what has happened there could potentially be lightning in a bottle. I'm sure many disagree, but he's only been there a season and a half.
I do think it's fitting though, as he strikes me as the Bobby Knight of college football.
Illini92and96
- Austin, TX
I can’t wait for when Cig finishes and they fall back to mediocrity (at best).
Very well deserved…Both are getting the job done…And it’s good for the B1G.
TentakilRex
- Land O Insects between Quincy-Macomb-Jacksonville
More I think about, most coaching tenures last 5 years or less. Indiana will be in a far better position when they need their next coach.
Steroids may make you faster but they definitely make your bigger and stronger. Really helps a running game.
Shief
- Champaign Area
Until the last few years, I had similar thoughts about our Power 4 nonconference games. Both teams would be on a similar level during scheduling, then the other team would be ranked or just outside the top 25 come gameday.
BB and the team's upward momentum has taken that concern away. Now I'm looking forward to playing Mizzou in 2027 on a similar level and hopefully getting revenge for the 2007-2011 stretch.
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IlliniSaluki
- IL metro east burbs of St. Louis
Can I kindly remind everyone talking about "would psu/wisky/bumsville idaho" go after Bret please remember that Bret has a clause in his contract that he cannot leave Illinois to coach anywhere else in the B1G. He had this clause put in his contract and I do believe got compensated with a higher base salary for it. I call this the "I won't leave for Iowa" clause.
So PSU, Wisky, Iowa, Cucamonga U. can come calling but they will all be turned away with a big fat "NO".
So PSU, Wisky, Iowa, Cucamonga U. can come calling but they will all be turned away with a big fat "NO".
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