A source confirmed to me that Tino is back.
I bet he really regrets leaving and I bet he’s thrilled to be back.
That was easy.
Coach doesnt forget his friends.
Or hold any grudges when its just bidness.
Continuity. Cignetti considers vital to his program. Never skip a beat.
Coach doesnt forget his friends.
Or hold any grudges when its just bidness.
He encouraged Tino to take the UCLA job. There was never a grudge to hold.
Then Coach definitely owed Tino for that recommendation.
Glad Tino is back. Coach talked initially about training Whitmer up. But later praised him having new ideas. Hopefully Tino will or has incorporated new tweaks also.
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As much as Fernando credited Whitmer’s system for prep, hopefully Sunseri is as effective. He did a great job with Rourke it seems.
Then Coach definitely owed Tino for that recommendation.
We've finally seen a bad decision by Cignetti if he really told him he should take that job. A blind man could see that the Foster ship wasn't just rudderless, but taking on water.
Hope is not optimism, which expects things to turn out well, but something rooted in the conviction that there is good worth working for. - Seamus Heaney, Irish poet and likely Hoosier basketball fan.
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Then Coach definitely owed Tino for that recommendation.
Glad Tino is back. Coach talked initially about training Whitmer up. But later praised him having new ideas. Hopefully Tino will or has incorporated new tweaks also.
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Coaches can go places that don't work out and it still be a good opportunity and not stunt their professional growth.
Cignetti was QB coach at Rice when they went 4-7, 2-9 and 0-11. Their offense got worse all 3 years he was there. Stuff happens. He got fired with the staff, but it didn't keep him from getting another job.
Not every situation is a great one, but when you get the opportunity to go from a position coach to a coordinator, in most cases, you take that opportunity. Most coaches are living their lives one year at a time and aren't putting down much in the way of roots. They're looking for the next opportunity and to move on. Even with how Tino's season went, it was assuredly one that he learned a lot from.
Well it was a joke that Cig owed him anything.Then Coach definitely owed Tino for that recommendation.
Glad Tino is back. Coach talked initially about training Whitmer up. But later praised him having new ideas. Hopefully Tino will or has incorporated new tweaks also.
,
Coaches can go places that don't work out and it still be a good opportunity and not stunt their professional growth.
Cignetti was QB coach at Rice when they went 4-7, 2-9 and 0-11. Their offense got worse all 3 years he was there. Stuff happens. He got fired with the staff, but it didn't keep him from getting another job.
Not every situation is a great one, but when you get the opportunity to go from a position coach to a coordinator, in most cases, you take that opportunity. Most coaches are living their lives one year at a time and aren't putting down much in the way of roots. They're looking for the next opportunity and to move on. Even with how Tino's season went, it was assuredly one that he learned a lot from.
But Tino was sort of young and inexperienced. Had he ever called plays?
Surprised Cig thought it was a solid move. But I also thought you cant really turn it down. Although I secretly wondered if they were attracted by the glamour (in quotes) of Los Angeles.
Tino sort of bombed. But I did think when he went that Deshuan would get this year and next. And I hoped - but was unsure - Tino would be good enough out of the gate.
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Well it was a joke that Cig owed him anything.Then Coach definitely owed Tino for that recommendation.
Glad Tino is back. Coach talked initially about training Whitmer up. But later praised him having new ideas. Hopefully Tino will or has incorporated new tweaks also.
,
Coaches can go places that don't work out and it still be a good opportunity and not stunt their professional growth.
Cignetti was QB coach at Rice when they went 4-7, 2-9 and 0-11. Their offense got worse all 3 years he was there. Stuff happens. He got fired with the staff, but it didn't keep him from getting another job.
Not every situation is a great one, but when you get the opportunity to go from a position coach to a coordinator, in most cases, you take that opportunity. Most coaches are living their lives one year at a time and aren't putting down much in the way of roots. They're looking for the next opportunity and to move on. Even with how Tino's season went, it was assuredly one that he learned a lot from.
But Tino was sort of young and inexperienced. Had he ever called plays?
Surprised Cig thought it was a solid move. But I also thought you cant really turn it down. Although I secretly wondered if they were attracted by the glamour (in quotes) of Los Angeles.
Tino sort of bombed. But I did think when he went that Deshuan would get this year and next. And I hoped - but was unsure - Tino would be good enough out of the gate.
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every coordinator has to have a first year of calling plays
Well it was a joke that Cig owed him anything.Then Coach definitely owed Tino for that recommendation.
Glad Tino is back. Coach talked initially about training Whitmer up. But later praised him having new ideas. Hopefully Tino will or has incorporated new tweaks also.
,
Coaches can go places that don't work out and it still be a good opportunity and not stunt their professional growth.
Cignetti was QB coach at Rice when they went 4-7, 2-9 and 0-11. Their offense got worse all 3 years he was there. Stuff happens. He got fired with the staff, but it didn't keep him from getting another job.
Not every situation is a great one, but when you get the opportunity to go from a position coach to a coordinator, in most cases, you take that opportunity. Most coaches are living their lives one year at a time and aren't putting down much in the way of roots. They're looking for the next opportunity and to move on. Even with how Tino's season went, it was assuredly one that he learned a lot from.
But Tino was sort of young and inexperienced. Had he ever called plays?
Surprised Cig thought it was a solid move. But I also thought you cant really turn it down. Although I secretly wondered if they were attracted by the glamour (in quotes) of Los Angeles.
Tino sort of bombed. But I did think when he went that Deshuan would get this year and next. And I hoped - but was unsure - Tino would be good enough out of the gate.
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Tough job . . .
1. No on campus stadium, and they’ll never have one
2. Ambivalent fan base that yawns at their Bruins, even when times are good
3. Potential to fund NIL but the ambivalence in the fan / alumni base translates to there NIL challenges
4. Chronically underperforming and financially challenged athletic department
5. Will always be second banana in Los Angeles behind SC
But, they’re still P4, they can still do most of their recruiting with a tank of gas, and it’s still an excellent academic institution. Tino’s move made sense, but no one could’ve known they’d pull the rug out from under Foster. He’s lucky a spot opened up on the IU staff, and I’m sure he jumped at it. And even with his abbreviated tenure in Westwood, I’m sure he grew as a coach. He’ll need all his chops to follow what Whitmer was able to accomplish with Mendoza.
@jackskip23 I don't believe their department underperforms. If I recall correctly, they are consistently in the top ten of the Directors Cup of college athletics. Not sure about their finances.
@jackskip23 I don't believe their department underperforms. If I recall correctly, they are consistently in the top ten of the Directors Cup of college athletics. Not sure about their finances.
I was referring to their finances, which have been a disaster for some time. They’ve operated at a deficit for much of the last decade (year over year and cumulatively), and they’ve struggled on both the expense and revenue side to right that ship. Part of saying yes to the Big Ten was that it offered the promise that it would ultimately help address the latter of those two issues, but it hasn’t proven to be a panacea, at least not yet. Like us, they have to fix football to have any hope of curing their ills, but they have an uphill battle.
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