This guy can coach

Big Z · Sunday at 09:44 PM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curt_Cignetti

How in the heck did teams miss out on this guy?

3_n_out · Sunday at 10:44 PM

Speaking of…Magic Mike Norvell just fired his OC, DC and WR coach. Would we be interested in any of them?

Meangreen Fight · Sunday at 11:16 PM

The current Leadership at UNT would have never considered this guy when he was cheap enough to hire here and clear he could coach (near end of tenure at Elon or his start at James Madison). I will tell you why.

1. Not no ties to Texas or Big 12 after 1990.

2. Not a well known “Air Raid/Spread Guru”

All this makes me wonder does our athletic department do after action report on football coaches that end being very successful at programs that aren’t historically successful. I think it would be extremely helpful doing that for coaches we passed on or never got on our radar but maybe should have during a HC transition.

If I were hired as AD, other than a budget review, reviewing our hiring processes for Football head coaches and the “ones who got away” would be my first order of business. If Eric Morris completes his time here without winning a bowl game or conference championship and extensive review of everything we do that setups our football program to win should be reviewed.

MeanGreen22 · Monday at 02:32 AM

He’s the coach of a 10-0 Big10 team. Doesn’t look like people “missed” on him.

GMG_Dallas · Monday at 03:11 AM

There's a lot of guys who can coach until they get to the FBS level. Recently fired ECU head coach Mike Houston was plucked from James Madison and he finished 27-38 at ECU. I do like James Madison's philosphy, though. They hire experienced college head coaches. Houston was a college HC for 5 seasons, Cignetti for 8, and the current guy Chesney for 13 prior to their stops at JMU.

Marty · Monday at 03:50 AM

How much does the Army DC make? I'd love to have him here.

UNTLifer · Monday at 04:00 AM

5 hours ago, 3_n_out said:

Speaking of…Magic Mike Norvell just fired his OC, DC and WR coach. Would we be interested in any of them?

For what positions? Do we have openings?

Harry · Monday at 04:00 AM

11 minutes ago, Marty said:

How much does the Army DC make? I'd love to have him here.

Nate Woody is the defensive coordinator for the Army West Point football team. In 2023, Woody's total pay was $480,000.

FirefightnRick · Monday at 05:28 AM

7 hours ago, Big Z said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curt_Cignetti

How in the heck did teams miss out on this guy?

The same way a bunch clowns on our selection committee chose a high school coach with no major college experience over Paul Johnson.

Rick

greenminer · Monday at 06:12 AM

I'm not ready to buy this idea that our AD is attached to the Mike Leach tree.

I think the Morris hire had more to do with being consistent, and it was coincidence that his predecessor was also Leach.

Maybe you're right, though. I'm not in those meetings. I just think one Leach hire, following by one hire for the sake of consistency, doesn't equate to Leach-attachment lol.

Now, if the next guy is also Leach. Then I'll buy.

NT80 · Monday at 06:17 AM

3 hours ago, MeanGreen22 said:

He’s the coach of a 10-0 Big10 team. Doesn’t look like people “missed” on him.

I predict this will be his only season at Indiana. A bigger program will $$ whip him (and his players) into a new job.

Speaking of Mike Norvell at FSU, they extended his contract last year (before the 63-3 loss to Georgia in the Orange Bowl). It goes thru 2031 at about $10M per season. But like A$M, they also have $$, so I wouldn't be surprised if they finish 1-11 they cut him loose to calm donors.