Hoosier Daddy
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I've spent way too much time this season thinking about Curt Cignetti. Like, what is it about him that he can take an Indiana football team that has historically been as bad as KU (probably worse) and turn them into a powerhouse, National Championship team in 3 seasons? He's 35-3 with Indiana so far. It makes me flippin crazy. Is it the coach? Is it the conference? Better athletes? (if so, why would they go to Indiana? ) Pure luck? Someone please tell me something that helps explain our ridiculous program.
Kansas Jayhawks Indiana HoosiersRecord 560–675–54 (.455) 536–720–44 (.430)
Conference Titles 5 3
National Titles 0 1 (2025 season)
Bowl Record 7–7 6–11
Consensus All-Americans 5 9
Heisman Winners 0 1
NFL Draft Picks 177 (9 1st-round) 182 (14 1st round)
AP Poll Weeks (Total) 118. 97
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Great coach who spent time with Saban who has Mark Cuban money for NIL. IU $33 mil vs KU $19.7.
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He brought almost his entire staff and roster with him from an 11-2 JMU team that would've been a contender to make the CFP had they been eligible that year. After year 1, Mark Cuban donated a huge amount of money to IU's NIL funds.
David Booth's donation was timed so that KU would start seeing the benefits once the stadium is completed so going into the 2028 season and the goal for that money is to fund about half of KU's NIL obligations as a university. If Leipold doesn't retire after this season (there's runors it could happen), then after 2028 when the full benefits of Booth's money kicks in would be the ideal time to make a change.
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I have a lot of respect for coach Leipold for bringing us out of the depths of hell but this purgatory ain’t a whole lot better. I honestly think he’s in over his over head at major college football. He’s Turner Gill 2.0 to me, yes he’s a better coach than Gill was but I think he belongs at Liberty or Buffalo level. P4 is just too competitive week after week for him to handle. @texas-hawk-10 I hope he doesn’t retire after this season, think it’s a bad cycle as it was last season. I hope he retires or is fired after next season. I would imagine his buyout goes down as the years continue on this contract. I can’t imagine a 7 year guy with 4 straight losing seasons and only one above .500 keeping it regardless of the buyout.
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@kjayhawks2.0 said in Hoosier Daddy:
I have a lot of respect for coach Leipold for bringing us out of the depths of hell but this purgatory ain’t a whole lot better. I honestly think he’s in over his over head at major college football. He’s Turner Gill 2.0 to me, yes he’s a better coach than Gill was but I think he belongs at Liberty or Buffalo level. P4 is just too competitive week after week for him to handle. @texas-hawk-10 I hope he doesn’t retire after this season, think it’s a bad cycle as it was last season. I hope he retires or is fired after next season. I would imagine his buyout goes down as the years continue on this contract. I can’t imagine a 7 year guy with 4 straight losing seasons and only one above .500 keeping it regardless of the buyout.
The rumor is if he retires, Kotelnicki would take over which is supposedly why he came back to KU instead of following Franklin to VT or going somewhere else.
Leipold's buyout this year would be almost $18 million after Dec. 1 and have to be paid out over the next 12 months. KU can't afford that payment right now as it would put the department about $50 million in the red for the year. 2028 would be better financially as KU would start seeing the benefits of Booth's gift that cycle.
