Indiana is why we shouldn't give up hope

[msstate7]

They're in the best conference, and they've rose to the top while having no history and less resources than their rich conf neighbors.

[SPMT]

They're in the best conference, and they've rose to the top while having no history and less resources than their rich conf neighbors.

I?m unaware that we have a Mark Cuban.

[BlackSailsDawg]

They're in the best conference, and they've rose to the top while having no history and less resources than their rich conf neighbors.

Cig is a heck of a coach. He is not the norm. Not even close to the norm

[HoopsDawg]

Cig is a heck of a coach. He is not the norm. Not even close to the norm

One of the best coached teams I?ve ever seen. Perfect tackling and execution.

Amazing what NIL has done to the SEC the past 2 years.

[msugolf]

I?m unaware that we have a Mark Cuban.

Mark Cuban has zero to do with what their team is doing this year

[Coach34]

They're in the best conference, and they've rose to the top while having no history and less resources than their rich conf neighbors.

https://frontofficesports.com/how-in...r-in-football/

They spent over $60MM on football- which is 20-plus million more than we spend.

"The Hoosiers also have an NIL warchest that’s competitive with the rest of the conference. After last year’s College Football Playoff berth, the team was able to retain most of its core rather than losing it to the transfer portal and make some expensive additions, too. Quarterback Fernando Mendoza has emerged as a Heisman Trophy frontrunner and is being paid $2 million, according to CBS Sports."

[PGHBulldogBG]

Mark Cuban is a convenient excuse for the Selmon and Lebby lovers to try and pretend that he couldn?t have been hired here or wouldn?t have wanted the job. This team has nothing to do with Cuban. Sure, Cuban might keep Cignetti there long term but he has nothing to do with this team.

[Turfdawg67]

Mark Cuban has zero to do with what their team is doing this year

He gave a "big number" to their Athletic Dept this year. I'm sure they used some of that money to pay their Heisman QB his $2 million salary, so yes he had something to do with their success this year. But their president has been boosting their athletic spending since she arrived in 2021.

http://https://frontofficesports.com/how-indiana-quietly-became-a-big-spender-in-football/

[HoopsDawg]

How much rev share do we allocate to Women?s basketball? Because it should be 0.

[Prediction? Pain.]

What they've done the past two years is remarkable. The two years before Cig they were 2 - 10, 4 - 8, and 3 - 9. And check out the roster talent disparities they've faced this year:

[Brobi-wan]

Some of y?all are losers pretending to be the realist. That?s infinitely more annoying than the eternal optimist.

[Coach34]

Some of y?all are losers pretending to be the realist. That?s infinitely more annoying than the eternal optimist.

I'm sorry that facts hurt your feelings. No bottom spenders in college football are big winners. They simply arent

[SPMT]

Mark Cuban is a convenient excuse for the Selmon and Lebby lovers to try and pretend that he couldn?t have been hired here or wouldn?t have wanted the job. This team has nothing to do with Cuban. Sure, Cuban might keep Cignetti there long term but he has nothing to do with this team.

I?m certainly no Lebby fan. Cuban has impact.

Cignetti is an unbelievable coach. You can tell by his demeanor and how the team plays together and executes.

[msstate7]

I'm sorry that facts hurt your feelings. No bottom spenders in college football are big winners. They simply arent

Shut up. They made the playoffs last year when they didn't spend a ton

[parabrave]

I?m certainly no Lebby fan. Cuban has impact.

Cignetti is an unbelievable coach. You can tell by his demeanor and how the team plays together and executes.

And what a badass OL/DL he has put together. Thats what makes them a dam good team plus a well disciplined team. They don't make mistakes and they tackle pretty well.

[Dawgology]

Basically what everyone is telling you is that Mississippi State is THE only Division 1 school with no rich boosters or alumni out of the 170,000 alumni base and 400,000+ enrollees over the last 70 years. And those that do have money apparently hate their Alma mater

[Coach34]

Shut up. They made the playoffs last year when they didn't spend a ton

But they did program wise- 50% more than us. Think about that gap. Indiana spends more on football than 1/3 of the SEC. Almost half. All they did for 2025 was up their NIL. And now for 2026 they are going to double their spending on front office/coaching personnel. We arent doing that shit. Until we get a $50MM infusion into football which is about the equal of what we got into baseball last Spring-we arent going anywhere no matter who coaches us

[Coach34]

Shut up. They made the playoffs last year when they didn't spend a ton

Also you fail to acknowledge that Cig brought about 25 players to Indy with him that were successful and good already. Thats a helluva base to build a team around.

[Dawgology]

But they did program wise- 50% more than us. Think about that gap. Indiana spends more on football than 1/3 of the SEC. Almost half. All they did for 2025 was up their NIL. And now for 2026 they are going to double their spending on front office/coaching personnel. We arent doing that shit. Until we get a $50MM infusion into football which is about the equal of what we got into baseball last Spring-we arent going anywhere no matter who coaches us

Who needs to fund football when you have the national prestige and money making capability of college baseball haahahahhaahha faaaaaaaaart

[Brobi-wan]

I'm sorry that facts hurt your feelings. No bottom spenders in college football are big winners. They simply arent

You’d have to try a lot harder to hurt my feelings. It’s just weird to constantly flex failure and never provide a solution out of it. The constant negative connotation makes for a boring back and forth. There are avenues which we can leverage to climb out of mediocrity. Will they be taken is another question

The only program people seem to care about is going to suffer if we don’t make sure we are included in realignment.