Why is Indiana So Good

[dinglefritz]

A dream matchup would be IND v. GA. Those are the two most difficult teams in college football to beat.
Two junkyard dogs who refuse to give up that bone and will fight you to the bitter end to win.

Not necessarily the two best teams in college, just the two hardest to knock out.

I’m not so sure they aren’t the two best teams. Maybe the two best coached teams not coincidentally both be former Saban assistants. Did he make those guys great or did they make Nick great?

 

[dinglefritz]

Good answer, he can. I don’t know much about Indiana, how many 4-5 Star players do they have? And are they playing mostly Portal Players?

I honestly don’t know the answer to that.

Stars matter until they don’t. I suspect going forward guys with Indiana offers are going to start to get rating bumps.

 

[itseasyas1-2-3]

Good answer, he can. I don’t know much about Indiana, how many 4-5 Star players do they have? And are they playing mostly Portal Players?

I honestly don’t know the answer to that.

They're probably doing stupid stuff like playing the best players at a position, holding players accountable, etc. You know stuff that NU forgot about a long time ago.

 

[redwine65]

he makes correct choices

 

[Poster FKA schuele]

Good answer, he can. I don’t know much about Indiana, how many 4-5 Star players do they have? And are they playing mostly Portal Players?

I honestly don’t know the answer to that.

When Cignetti was named Indiana's coach, if anyone had even suggested IU is a better job than Nebraska, with an easier path to a conference title and the playoffs, this board would have laughed its collective a$$ off.

 

[Bigred2467]

 

[MacDiddly]

They are good because their coach doesn’t have a let’s get to the fourth quarter and hope we get lucky mindset. They go in knowing they are better than the team they face. A coach’s confidence extends directly to the players. While Rhule looks like a coke-deprived addict on the sideline Cig is calm and collected