# [52] Is the Cignetti Hire the GOAT? (with Galen Clavio)

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Podcast: [X's and Joe's](https://stenobird.com/podcast/x-s-and-joe-s-6715022)
Published: 2026-02-06T15:30:00+00:00
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Bob Moats and Mike Wiemuth welcome Galen Clavio to dive deep into whether Curt Cignetti's hire represents the greatest turnaround in college football history, explore what the numbers actually say, and discuss how a basketball school winning a football national championship changes everything. Still Processing the Impossible The trio opens by admitting they're all still struggling to process what just happened—and it's not just IU fans. Galen notes the rest of college football can't wrap their heads around it either, with people still joking online like "imagine if Indiana was good enough to win a national title—oh wait." They discuss how Cignetti created belief in the fan base through a steady boil rather than a flash fry, and how by the Ohio State game, IU fans had crossed the threshold from "I can't believe we're here" to "I can't wait to kick their butts." The Basketball Situation Before diving into football greatness, the conversation detours into IU basketball's current state. Galen questions why IU continues struggling to recruit the athletic players that Texas Tech, Alabama, and other programs seem to land consistently—a problem that's plagued multiple coaches. Bob notes the team lacks identity and feels mercurial, though the Purdue win showed what's possible when everything clicks. Mike explains this was always a "proof of concept" roster with a fixed ceiling, and the portal additions next year should stabilize things. Quantifying Greatness Mike breaks out the data comparing Cignetti to legendary coaches: Only five coaches in history won 90%+ of games in their first two years—Barry Switzer, Larry Coker, Ryan Day, Urban Meyer, and Terry Bowden All of them inherited rosters loaded with NFL players (Coker inherited 34 future NFL players at Miami, including 13 Pro…

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