Tag: Curt Cignetti

• 2024 College Football Bowl Previews (Dec 20th)

  Staffdna Cure Bowl: Ohio Bobcats (10-3) vs Jacksonville State Gamecocks (9-4) Key Facts: Ohio is on an impressive bowl winning streak, the Bobcats have won their last 5 bowl games. Last year they had a ton of opt outs but it didn’t hold them back in a blowout win, how will it look this time…

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  December 16, 2024

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• FBS College Football Roundup Week 5

  How did we already get to week 5?? This season is flying by but with most teams in conference play things are ramping up on the field. American The headliner in the conference was Tulane’s blowout of South Florida. The Wave rolled the Bulls from start to finish in a truly dominant effort. Outside of…

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  September 30, 2024

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• College Football Roundup Week 4

  This season is already flying by, and even though it doesn’t feel like it (because of so many weird matchups) conference play has begun for most. It’s time for things to ramp up. American The American had a lot of teams mentioned as playoff favorites and none of them really panned out. Suddenly it feels…

  updogjman

  September 23, 2024

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• College Football Roundup Week 3

  This weekend was called a bad slate by many, but you can’t ever go in with that mindset this sport always delivers. American This hasn’t been a banner OOC performance by this conference and Saturday in particular was really rough. Yes, what appears to be the top 2 teams in the conference won Memphis and…

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  September 16, 2024

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• State of the Program: James Madison Dukes

  Head Coach: Bob Chesney is entering his 1st season as the head coach of the Dukes. He comes in after building Holy Cross into a winner. You can read more about his profile and hire grade here: https://updogsportstalk.com/2024/02/12/college-football-coach-hire-grades-james-madison/ Program Outlook: James Madison is a program with a lot of resources thanks to a huge student…

  updogjman

  August 13, 2024

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• College Football Coach Hire Grades: Indiana

  Indiana Hoosiers: Curt Cignetti Why the job was open: Indiana football is such a tough job. Success here is very difficult to find for even a season, and sustaining it is even more difficult. Tom Allen found some success, he nearly got Indiana to 9 wins in 2019 but they blew a late lead against…

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  June 13, 2024

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• College Football Coach Hire Grades: James Madison

  James Madison Dukes: Bob Chesney Why the job was open: Curt Cignetti had a ton of success with the JMU program, they transitioned from FCS to FBS during his tenure and immediately established themselves atop the Sun Belt. You could even argue they were the best G5 team in the nation. The Dukes spent a…

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  February 12, 2024

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