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Perhaps, but I also think it's Cignetti - looks like a once in a generation
master motivator and leader. Indiana hit the lottery - and sometime it takes luck to win. I am not sure this can be duplicated as a model. Lane Kiffin, Ryan Day, Dan Lanning, even Kirby Smart - all these highly regarded coaches have not even come close to what Cignetti has done this year, even with their 3-4 5 star and 25-30 4 star player rosters. Clemson did a similar thing when they stumbled into Dabo - they found that guy who could really get through to the players and get them motivated unlike anyone else in CFB (Saban could too but at that time he had endless resources and used them to their full potential). Indiana looks unstoppable right now because they are motivated, playing as a team, and focused unlike any other team (although Miami is playing at the highest level too). They are the anti Texas Tech.
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This is insane and makes me smile.
-- Maroon Baboon
Jan 09, 2026 at 11:28 PM ET
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01/09/26 11:28 PM ET
Just remember. This is an outlier. At least for now.
-- hokiedad25
Jan 10, 2026 at 11:05 AM ET
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01/10/26 11:05 AM ET
Yup. Whatever they did, they figured out the secret sauce.**
-- Maroon Baboon
Jan 10, 2026 at 11:22 AM ET
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01/10/26 11:22 AM ET
Recruiting rankings are BS! Trinidad Chmbliss was UNRATED.
-- Flanker
Jan 10, 2026 at 11:01 AM ET
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01/10/26 11:01 AM ET
And that, in part, is what makes me smile.
-- Maroon Baboon
Jan 10, 2026 at 11:32 AM ET
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01/10/26 11:32 AM ET
Yeah I think the 5-star, 4-star, 3-star rating is antiquated.**
-- hokiedad25
Jan 10, 2026 at 11:06 AM ET
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01/10/26 11:06 AM ET
People pay way too much attention to HS stars in this era
-- marcbvtgm
Jan 10, 2026 at 10:46 AM ET
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01/10/26 10:46 AM ET
Ratings mean nothing after 1 or 2 years of college football
-- hokiedad25
Jan 10, 2026 at 11:13 AM ET
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01/10/26 11:13 AM ET
For some reason I think they will lose to Miami....**
-- TekkNerd
Jan 10, 2026 at 07:15 AM ET
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01/10/26 07:15 AM ET
Show me a weak spot Miami can exploit. **
-- cricket77
Jan 10, 2026 at 08:56 AM ET
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01/10/26 08:56 AM ET
Its almost all about team chemistry; stars are secondary.**
-- lazarus1
Jan 10, 2026 at 12:21 AM ET
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01/10/26 12:21 AM ET
They are changing the sport and the coaching profession.**
-- Maroon Baboon
Jan 10, 2026 at 12:41 AM ET
Maroon Baboon
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01/10/26 12:41 AM ET
Perhaps, but I also think it's Cignetti - looks like a once in a generation
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-- VPI_1998
Jan 10, 2026 at 04:58 AM ET
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01/10/26 04:58 AM ET
Cignetti and Indiana may be showing most of the power 4 how to do it now
-- hokiedad25
Jan 10, 2026 at 11:09 AM ET
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01/10/26 11:09 AM ET
Considering there has been so much talk about Indiana buying their team in
-- Hoakie82
Jan 10, 2026 at 12:06 AM ET
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01/10/26 12:06 AM ET
That’s impressive if those numbers are accurate. If you added those 4 teams
-- Hoakie82
Jan 09, 2026 at 11:51 PM ET
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01/09/26 11:51 PM ET
we've only had 5 5* in our history.**
-- HoakieBS
Jan 10, 2026 at 02:48 AM ET
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01/10/26 02:48 AM ET