Indiana can offer way more money if it chooses. Remember what conference they are in, and how much it pays.
According to the report from USA Today for FY 2022, Indiana had $166.8 million in athletic revenues compared to $132.3m in expenses with a $2.7m athletic subsidy from the university's funds. A $34.5m surplus on a $132m budget.
What am I missing. The stink all year has been JMU not being eligible for a bowl. Must have missed where they are suddenly eligible.Curt, that is.
Curt Cignetti leaving JMU after five winning seasons for Indiana
On the day he was named the Sun Belt Conference football Coach of the Year, and three days before his program learns its first bowl destination, James Madison’s Curt Cignettirichmond.com
That's true too. Mississippi State is a prime example. The were locked in on Jeremy Chadwell from the beginning of their search. They offered him as much as $7.5 mil, and recognized life is pretty good in Lynchburg VA making $4 mil without stepping in to that hell hole pressure cooker where you can't win.
This is what I was thinking as well. Though, there is some benefit to working under different coaches. You learn different systems and Shanahan would be the true OC here with Narduzzi putting his full attention on the defense.
I think that there are not enough mediocre teams who are bowl eligible to fill all of the slots, so they are able to slip in.
Didn't Indiana fire one of their more successful college football head coaches in recent memory knowing there was a $20+ MILLION dollar buy out? BIG 10 MONEY>ACC MONEY.
3-9, 4-8, 2-10 the last 3 seasons. Only 3 Big 10 wins in 3 years.
Based on the accounts he's following on Twitter, it seems that he has in fact chosen IU
JMU is 11-1 and only was ineligible due to NCAA rules associated with moving up from FCS. "Stink" isn't the word I'd use
Pitt can't spend with IU if IU wants to open up the wallet. But IU is an impossible place to succeed as a football coach. It's a head coach career graveyard. The place where rising HC careers go to die.
Curt is 62. Most of his career is in the rearview mirror. He's really in no position to really be selective.
That's true. Time to make a little real money before sailing off into the sunset.
I knew that but I hadn’t heard it was a done deal. Good for JMU.
I know all that. The stink I referred to concerned the fuss the media put up. Semantics.
He's gonna make $20+ million (win or lose) over the next few years and then retire very comfortably. Nice gig if you can get it.
Yeah I agree that IU isn’t a good place to go for a football coach looking to have some success and possibly lead to bigger and better things.
Don't hold your breath. IU was terrible before the B10 had divisions too. They haven't won 9 since 1967, and have only won 8 4 times, 3 of those coming under Bill Mallory in the 80s.
I sure would hope Pitt would come up with the buyout money if they had three seasons like that. Hope you're not foreshadowing there.
How couldn’t you? He did an excellent job the last time he was head coach at Indiana University!
