2025 NCAA Football Thread

[casimir]

48 minutes ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

Curt Cignetti is still my top choice, even if unrealistic. I am still waiting for a report that says we reached out and he turned the program down. I hope the university at least made the call to Cignetti. I know this isn't the old days of college football and power dynamics have changed, but I have a hard time wrapping my head around someone telling Michigan no so they can stay at Indiana. I know things have changed though.

Cignetti may have earned himself more autonomy at Indiana than he'll ever have at Michigan.  Just think about what he's accomplished for that program and where his achievement stands in that history.  He may be just another coach at Michigan.  Maybe that's something he considers important.

Plus, he's in the playoff now with his program that he built.  He just won a Big 10 championship.  I think we can all agree that a football season like this at Indiana likely means a fall from grace next season, at least in the past.  But you typed it yourself, things have changed.  Its quite a change to older mindsets that have followed these teams for decades.

[Deleterious]

Now it's being reported Michigan wants to talk with The Ravens OC, Todd Monken.

[buddha]

3 hours ago, Deleterious said:

Now it's being reported Michigan wants to talk with The Ravens OC, Todd Monken.

smh

[Tigeraholic1]

[Hongbit]

These 3 players will all be on the USC roster next season:

Boobie Feaster

Willi Wascher

Chasen Johnson

 

 

[Mr.TaterSalad]

9 hours ago, Deleterious said:

Now it's being reported Michigan wants to talk with The Ravens OC, Todd Monken.

I actually don't hate this idea the more I marinate in it, but I never had Monken on my radar as an option. He was the former Georgia OC when they were a national title winning team in the early part of the 2020s. He brings lots of college coaching and recruiting experience at big time programs from Georgia and LSU in the SEC to Oklahoma State in the Big 12. Plus he was a prior college Head Coach, albeit at Southern Miss. If you're willing to consider a coordinator like Schumann or Haines, Monken isn't really that far off from them. I don't love it, but I don't hate it either.

[Mr.TaterSalad]

6 hours ago, buddha said:

smh

Is Monken really that bad of an option? He was the OC at one of the primer schools in college football and a pretty good one. Georgia won two National Championships during his time there. In one of the two games they bombed their opponent and flat out embarrassed TCU by scoring over 50 points. He had one of the top scoring offenses for total points scored in the 2021 and 2022 seasons at UGA. He also had offenses that were close to the top in time of possession, rushing and passing yards. Not to mention, all of the NFL talent he and Kirby were able to recruit and develop on offense during his time at UGA. He's got plenty of big and small time college coaching and recruitment experience between his time at UGA, LSU, Oklahoma State, and as Head Coach at Southern Miss.

[buddha]

monken probably isnt that bad of an option.

[MichiganCardinal]

I like that they’re casting a wide net despite the time crunch.

[Deleterious]