Third highest salary in the nation...just as his Hoosiers are No. 3.

For some reason this does not surprise me. If he likes it there (and I would assume he does) why leave for somewhere else? Showing that he can get the job done at Indiana (again, assuming he does continue to do so), he doesn't need to prove anything by going somewhere else.

For coaches who remain loyal to the school who gave them a chance...I salute it.

Dan Lanning has stated many times his loyalty to Oregon for giving him, a coach with NO head-coaching experience, a chance.

Two Loyal Men...

Good for Cignetti, double good for Indiana and there fans. I respect Cignetti for being loyal and for the AD stepping up to keep him.

The AD got out front of his coach being poached. .

Now that Indiana settled this issue, can we now get back to the real task at hand? Getting the Duck O Ferrari back on the track? LOL

Go Ducks.....

Im sure he is loyal to Indiana but Im also sure he is loyal to 11.6 mil.

Smh..we got this dude a new contract. This has been an awful week for me... Im right back feeling like when we lost to Ohio St..☹️

1 minute ago, Lrod said:

Smh..we got this dude a new contract. This has been an awful week for me... Im right back feeling like when we lost to Ohio St..☹️

But you only have to wait one week instead of months to start getting that Hoosier taste out of your mouth.

Hopefully, OBD will brush away Rutgers all Knights long.

Get Right at Rutgers! 😁

3rd highest paid coach in CFB. That's a very nice return on a bet Cig placed on himself.

https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/curt-cignetti-indiana-agree-new-deal-makes-him-one-highest-paid-cfb-coaches

Loyalty pays off for Cig's assistant coaches.

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Both of Indiana's coordinators under Curt Cignetti starte...

There's an old saying about job searches that goes something along the lines that you shouldn't choose a position based on title or pay, but instead based on the person you

Oregon got two guys fired and one a huge pay raise this year. Will a third get fired after the Ducks host the Badgers?

Cignetti’s reported buyout is $15M. Is that really going to scare away any of the potential top programs, particularly one who just paid their head coach ~$50M to leave?

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Curt Cignetti's new buyout won't scare off potential suitors

Indiana head football coach Curt Cignetti has his signature on a brand new contract that will guarantee him at least $100 million from Indiana University should

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3 hours ago, GatOrlando said:

Oregon got two guys fired and one a huge pay raise this year. Will a third get fired after the Ducks host the Badgers?

No, Oregon got THREE fired. Gundy of Oklahoma State, Bray of Oregon State, and Franklin of Penn State.

We DID help one get a massive raise and extension! (Cignetti)

Is Oregon the new measuring stick these days?

17 hours ago, Annie said:

why leave for somewhere else?

I don’t know what motivates Coach Cignetti.

• Perhaps he wants a chance to win a national championship and believes that another program will give him an opportunity to accomplish that goal?

• Perhaps he and/or his family doesn’t enjoy living in Indiana and would prefer somewhere else (sunny Southern California, middle of nowhere Pennsylvania)?

I hope he stays because I enjoy the parity in college football but he will ultimately have to decide what is most important to him and his family. His $15M buyout will not stop programs from pursuing him.

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Third highest paid coach with 1.5 years of P4 head coaching experience, zero conference titles, and 1 signature win?

Seems like a bit of a reach IMO, but I hope he has sustained success.

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1 hour ago, JabbaNoBargain said:

Third highest paid coach with 1.5 years of P4 head coaching experience, zero conference titles, and 1 signature win?

Seems like a bit of a reach IMO, but I hope he has sustained success.

Google him, He wins!

and he does

From 1995-2023, IU had 3 barely winning seasons. Since Cig in 2024, he will have them in the CFP two straight years in a row.

$93 million over 8 years is a lot of dough, but not if he can keep them winning. And although history does not guarantee future results (we longtime Duck fans can attest to this), given their program history, along with the fact that I don't think they have a Phil Knight in their back pocket...

Along with the fact that IU is on the hook for the full balance of his contract if they fire him without cause (and losing is not 'cause')...

This seems risky to me... but everything has a degree of risk. Bottom line for me is if I was in IU's situation, I would have made the same offer. IMHO, prior to the new contract, Cig was just too damn poachable to not lock down.

3 hours ago, Charles Fischer said:

No, Oregon got THREE fired. Gundy of Oklahoma State, Bray of Oregon State, and Franklin of Penn State.

We DID help one get a massive raise and extension! (Cignetti)

Is Oregon the new measuring stick these days?

I forgot about Bray and Oregon State. They should hire coach Klein and see if the Waterboy has any availability yet.

So it's three coaches fired, two Beavers conquered, and one coach getting the money tree.