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Any die hards tell me why Indiana is this good?

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From the little I watched, Bama's O line couldn't stop anyone. I strongly suspect our line might pose a little more challenge.
 
Their d-line and OL didn't look twitchy or explosive to me like ours--yes they are powerful and sound, but I think we are better.
 
IU has a lot of guys that came with Cigs from JMU, which meant they were able to fast track building a culture. They knew what to expect and how to navigate Cigs. It doesn't take a genius to see that he's the kind of guy that works in a certain environment. IU is perfect for him, because no one is going to question the weirdness, and he doesn't have to be a politician. IU is happy to win games, period, and they have experience with tolerating flawed, yet extremely successful coaches(Bob Knight)

Cignetti is a high end talent evaluator and unlike a lot of the star chasers, he asks the question a great evaluator asks "Can this guy play well for ME?". He understands that he needs a certain kind of player, it's not always about stars, it's about finding guys that can thrive in the program he has built. There's a reason why he wasn't interested in Penn State or Michigan, he knows the kind of kids he can win with aren't the typical highly touted, mercenary types. I'm willing to bet that going forward, IU will be the school hitting the midmajor ranks for hungry, developed kids that can tolerate hard coaching.
 
Cane4life18 said:
He should leave after this season due to his age. He's the goods. Went to JMU and built them into a G5 power and did the same at Indiana. He's a certified program builder and winner.
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He wouldn't be a good fit in the pros. Cigs is smart enough to understand that. That weird, almost spectrum like behavior doesn't play with with adults that make more money than you do and aren't kids just looking for a chance. Under a media spotlight, Cigs would start to melt, because he doesn't have a personality. Even in small doses, he comes off as a prick and people aren't willing to deal with that daily, especially adults. He's perfect in a small town environment, IE IU.
 
DTP said:
I mean we can bring back Josh Gattis and Lance Guidry and see how far into the playoffs they can take us.
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