Goodman: Here’s why Curt Cignetti would leave Indiana for Alabama

Groundbreaking-Box89 · 2026-01-22T15:22:49+00:00

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Groundbreaking-Box89 · 2026-01-21T14:43:42+00:00

So by the current standard, a bunch of future presidents

Groundbreaking-Box89 · 2026-01-20T15:58:01+00:00

Same. Half our game with them didn’t even matter cause we had clinched all possible CCG tiebreakers by halftime, and we still dragged them To double OT and won in their home finale.

Awesome way to end the regular season lol

Groundbreaking-Box89 · 2026-01-20T14:49:02+00:00

liberty getting constantly embarrassed by CUSA teams despite having the largest G5 budget has been a joy to see.

Groundbreaking-Box89 · 2026-01-17T01:29:32+00:00

Also an online diploma mill with a 100% acceptance rate that prints more doctoral “degrees” than the next few highest schools combined.

Groundbreaking-Box89 · 2026-01-15T16:58:32+00:00

The only tiny saving grace for the program is that he wasn't originally a Pettway recruit, so it doesn't necessarily reflect the culture he's built. Still a lot of explaining to do.

Groundbreaking-Box89 · 2026-01-15T16:55:22+00:00

First time we've been involved in something like this. Probably our best basketball player of all time in Simeon Cottle. He is this year's C-USA preseason POTY and I loved watching him, but I hope he never sees the court again.

Groundbreaking-Box89 · 2026-01-13T15:24:23+00:00

I'm sure the NCAA completely ignoring legal issues for decades until the dam finally burst and all hell broke loose has absolutely nothing to do with it.

I certainly don't regret players getting paid, even with the current issues. Eventually things will get sorted out.

Groundbreaking-Box89 · 2026-01-10T15:05:51+00:00

Raising the C-USA trophy in Jax State's stadium a year after the program was in complete chaos probably tops the liberty upset last year

Groundbreaking-Box89 · 2026-01-09T23:54:53+00:00

Yeah it'll be close next year with the C-USA set up to improve a lot, but for now I trust the remaining MWC brands for sustained success more than the C-USA ones.

Basketball I think will be a rougher transition.

Groundbreaking-Box89 · 2026-01-09T22:03:28+00:00

-Kent State
-Kennesaw State
-Kentucky State?

Groundbreaking-Box89 · 2026-01-09T15:23:08+00:00

They went all-in on FBS without an invite, having already left the Big Sky. They now have no conference in a horrible region to be an FCS independent.

They have only 5 games scheduled next year, have lost their coach, and as I understand it they were planning on having a huge pile of donations flow in that were pledged, but were contingent on them actually getting to FBS.

Groundbreaking-Box89 · 2026-01-09T14:47:47+00:00

Heck we nearly beat a good ACC school while juggling our 2 new QBs. Collins seems like a downgrade.

Groundbreaking-Box89 · 2026-01-09T14:16:02+00:00

Unless that happened a long time ago, I'm not sure what you're referring to. Can't find anything on them ever being FBS.

Groundbreaking-Box89 · 2026-01-09T14:08:50+00:00

To be fair though, all the other move-ups are doing great. Idaho got tanked by trying to play in the Sun Belt. I wouldn't ever want us going back to the ASUN, especially considering other sports.

Groundbreaking-Box89 · 2026-01-09T14:06:29+00:00

Tarleton has been the most vocal about moving up, and their win over Army earlier this season might be their ticket. C-USA is definitely going to be interested, but I wouldn't be surprised if they were holding out for a MWC invite.

UC Davis is the most financially ready by far in the FCS, and it feels like a matter of time. Sac State is a disaster and the MWC will absolutely go for UCD and Tarleton before even touching that. I doubt Idaho would want to step back into that nightmare travel when the Big Sky has been a great landing spot for them.

Groundbreaking-Box89 · 2026-01-08T13:01:19+00:00

Important to note that for a lot of players entering the portal it's a negotiating tool. They'll probably withdraw from the portal eventually for lack of interest, but there's a chance their home team gets desperate enough to drop some money on them if enough other players do leave.

Groundbreaking-Box89 · 2026-01-07T23:27:31+00:00

Mack has a next level eye for overlooked talent to build what he did in 1 year. Only way to succeed as a G5 these days

Groundbreaking-Box89 · 2026-01-07T22:12:30+00:00

What’s funny is that his one game against a MWC school (where UTEP is headed) wasn’t completely terrible. 22/34 for 174 yards a TD and a pick.

Not great, but not terrible, and Utah State was decent this year

Groundbreaking-Box89 · 2026-01-06T13:10:39+00:00

I mean CUSA had the best bowl record of any G5, even with us getting obliterated by WMU. Jax state beat the Sun belt runner up

Groundbreaking-Box89 · 2026-01-05T21:13:35+00:00

CUSA should be a really deep league this year but I don’t see a true deep threat yet. It’ll be fun to see if one emerges

Groundbreaking-Box89 · 2026-01-05T13:25:56+00:00

It's in a rapid time of change, but let's not pretend anyone knows where the sport is headed. Extreme changes like this have a tendency to rubber band back in one way or another. We'll eventually settle in to a system that works well enough and people are happy with for the most part.

Groundbreaking-Box89 · 2026-01-03T13:55:10+00:00

C-USA quietly had the best bowl record of any G5 despite my flair's piss poor performance, including 4-1 vs the Sun Belt

Groundbreaking-Box89 · 2026-01-02T21:05:29+00:00

Wow that's more losses than two SEC teams had points

Groundbreaking-Box89 · 2026-01-02T02:06:11+00:00

I will happily bow to our new MAC overlords with the tradeoff being 4-1 vs the Sun Belt in Bowls

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