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Message: [QUOTE="anomander, post: 5231494, member: 2766"] A couple things. Indiana is the real deal. I've watched them several times this year. Great coaching on both sides of the ball. Our problem is defense. If we're being honest out of the rotation players who can we honestly say is irreplaceable? Marlowe, even though i'm guessing he's playing at 75%. Barron, solid stats, but seemed to make more of an impact at safety. I think he would be a huge improvement at the STAR position. Diggs, he's made his presence known at times, but really has a tough time get to the QB consistently. I thought he was most impactful when he was spying the QB, and playing LB stuffing the run. UNLV was by far his most impactful game, but otherwise? Maraad, for a Freshman he has been really good and should only get better. Barnes was by far the best cover corner but probably not physically ready to play which may have led to injuries and was a liability vs the run. Still, a great building block. So I have Wax who is slightly injured, Barron, has been less impactful at a different position, Diggs, who was addition , Maraad, who's best years are ahead, and Barnes, who is done for the year. Not a good situation Back to Indiana. I LOVED how Cignetti attacked the portal. He didn't go for SEC/B10 castoffs who couldn't crack the lineup at the school they were with. He brought a couple handful of extremely productive and experienced kids from a winning JMU program who were already familiar with his culture. G5/FCS captains, and kids who led their teams in rushing, passing, receiving, tackling at their respective program at a lower level. I'm sure other teams will try to copy their blueprint, but that's always been my preference. Give me someone who is a leader and has already shown they can contribute. Cignetti did a great job of building that team. I really like Fran and would take him long term, but just playing the what if game...if we hired Cignetti and he brought in his JMU guys and added the others through the portal in combination with the offensive stars we already had we could very well be undefeated too and in the driver's seat for make the first ever playoffs. [/QUOTE]

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