OT: Curt Cignetti on the move?

[Dozsa2]

It's mentioned in this article that he is one of a few smaller-division coaches receiving interest from MAC schools.

[shipfbfan12]

Re: OT: Curt Cignetti

A job in the AAC or MW makes much more sense than a MAC job IMO for Curt. At least in the AAC at a school like Houston/Cincinnati/Temple/UCF/USF there's a quicker chance for landing a P5 job as all those schools have had recent coaches move on to P5 jobs. Frankly if Temple opened up he should jump at the chance to get that job as their last 3 coaches have landed at Miami (FL), Boston College and Baylor lol. And he has NE recruiting history while also maintaining good relationships with the SE programs.

[Fightingscot82]

Re: OT: Curt Cignetti

I think the ECU or Charlotte jobs could be good for him. Not a huge move. Already has renewed the name he made for himself in the region from his time at NC State. I'm going to guess Curt makes somewhere around $250k at Elon. Charlotte was paying their head coach $597k. ECU paid their coach $1.05 million. I imagine he'd kick the tires on both jobs.

The MAC is a meatgrinder just like the PSAC. You can work your tail off but the schools are so evenly matched for resources and recruiting territory its difficult to win consistently. Once a new guy comes along and does well he's poached by school with deeper pockets sending that school back to the bottom of the pile. Lance Leopold will be next.

Think of who cut their teeth as a first time head coach in the MAC:

Steve Addazio
Dave Doeren
P.J. Fleck
Al Golden
Brady Hoke
Butch Jones
Brian Kelly
Jerry Kill
Urban Meyer
Nick Saban

[IUPTrackMan]

Re: OT: Curt Cignetti on the move?

I think the ECU or Charlotte jobs could be good for him. Not a huge move. Already has renewed the name he made for himself in the region from his time at NC State. I'm going to guess Curt makes somewhere around $250k at Elon. Charlotte was paying their head coach $597k. ECU paid their coach $1.05 million. I imagine he'd kick the tires on both jobs.

The MAC is a meatgrinder just like the PSAC. You can work your tail off but the schools are so evenly matched for resources and recruiting territory its difficult to win consistently. Once a new guy comes along and does well he's poached by school with deeper pockets sending that school back to the bottom of the pile. Lance Leopold will be next.

Think of who cut their teeth as a first time head coach in the MAC:

Steve Addazio
Dave Doeren
P.J. Fleck
Al Golden
Brady Hoke
Butch Jones
Brian Kelly
Jerry Kill
Urban Meyer
Nick Saban

The MAC as a stepping goes at least as far back as Woody Hayes and Bo Schembechler, the bitter rivals whose first D1 HC jobs came at Miami (OH)

[Fightingscot82]

Re: OT: Curt Cignetti on the move?

The MAC as a stepping goes at least as far back as Woody Hayes and Bo Schembechler, the bitter rivals whose first D1 HC jobs came at Miami (OH)

Correct. Don't forget Weeb Eubank, Paul Brown, and Ara Parseghian. All Miami.

[CHIP72]

Correct. Don't forget Weeb Eubank, Paul Brown, and Ara Parseghian. All Miami.

You forgot Sid Gillman.


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[BallHawkin]

Re: OT: Curt Cignetti on the move?

Correct. Don't forget Weeb Eubank, Paul Brown, and Ara Parseghian. All Miami.

Good lord I figured you were old but didn't think you dated back to Walter Camp .... jus sayin

[Fightingscot82]

Re: OT: Curt Cignetti on the move?

Good lord I figured you were old but didn't think you dated back to Walter Camp .... jus sayin

Spent a couple years living in Oxford, Ohio. Miami people are impressively big on their school history.

[Bobby Boucher]

Re: OT: Curt Cignetti on the move?

Curt Cig to chapel hill

[PSAC_FanBoy]

Re: OT: Curt Cignetti on the move?

Curt Cig to chapel hill

interesting thought

[cwfenn]

Re: OT: Curt Cignetti on the move?

Good lord I figured you were old but didn't think you dated back to Walter Camp .... jus sayin

[Chuck Norris]

Re: OT: Curt Cignetti on the move?

Anybody who makes even a passing reference to pro wrestling is ok in my book.

[shipfbfan12]

Re: OT: Curt Cignetti on the move?

Curt Cig to chapel hill

Is that your guess or is there something written to the effect of them wanting him to be their next HC?

[Bobby Boucher]

Re: OT: Curt Cignetti on the move?

Is that your guess or is there something written to the effect of them wanting him to be their next HC?

Just throwing it out there. Very unlikely to happen.

[IUPNation]

Re: OT: Curt Cignetti on the move?

Why would any D1 school pluck Cignetti from Elon? He hasn't won anything there yet.