Jim Selvio

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[Jim Selvio @jselvio]

@ThePageMonroe @TechAthletics @TexasTechFB Yes. True. You could do that and still not allow him to play college football again. SMH.

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@talia_baia Topo Gigio in Old Town

[University of Notre Dame @NotreDame]

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[Biased Notre Dame Fan @CFBGuy999]

Stay strong Coach! ❤️🍀

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@AustinRHough the exit. I did not see what happened beyond that. I later saw Coach Fleeger coaching without any visible injury. Based on what I personally witnessed, I do question the validity and sincerity of the claims being made. I respect both men and hope the truth comes out.

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@AustinRHough This situation saddens me. I am a longtime fan of Chris Fleeger from his Purdue wrestling days and a fan of Notre Dame football. I was at the match and saw Coach Freeman quietly turn to leave after his son lost. I saw Coach Fleeger move toward him and appear to intercept him near

[Joe Pompliano @JoePompliano]

Curt Cignetti will soon sign a new contract with Indiana that pays him at least $12.5 million per year.

But after digging into the numbers, Cignetti might still be the most undervalued coach in college football (and not for the reason you might think).

We all know what Cignetti has done at IU is remarkable — he turned a perennial cellar-dweller into the national championship favorite just two years after his arrival.

This has transformed IU's athletic department:

• Before the 2025 season even kicked off, ticket revenue for IU's football team had surpassed $13 million.

• Indiana announced a $50 million stadium naming rights deal with Merchants Bank.

• Fundraising has hit a record high, with billionaire IU alum Mark Cuban donating to the athletic department for the first time ever.

But that's the obvious stuff; Cignetti's real impact comes in the admissions office.

IU's football team is essentially a marketing vehicle for the university — 24 million people watched them win the Rose Bowl, 18 million watched them win the Big Ten Championship, and when College Gameday visited Indiana's campus last year, more than 2 million people watched a 3-hour commercial about the school.

This publicity is worth hundreds of millions of dollars and is having a real impact on Indiana's finances.

In 2025 alone, Indiana University set school records for total enrollment (48,626 students), freshman class size (10,127 students), first-year out-of-state students (4,697), and application volume (73,400).

Indiana University Applicants
• 2019-20: 44,178
• 2020-21: 46,623
• 2021-22: 50,159
• 2022-23: 54,345
• 2023-24: 67,731
• 2024-25: 73,400

But since IU can only admit so many students each year, they leverage the additional demand to 1) rotate the composition of their student body toward out-of-state students, and 2) become more selective academically.

Out-of-state students now account for about 50% of IU's total enrollment, with the school admitting a total of 4,697 new out-of-state students in 2025 — roughly 500 more out-of-state students than IU's previous record.

This is an important distinction because out-of-state students pay $30,000 more in annual tuition – $12,000 for Indiana residents versus $42,000 for non-residents.

500 new out-of-state students
x $30,000 tuition difference
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= $15 million annually

If you multiply that by a four-year degree, these out-of-state students are worth $60 million more to IU than their in-state counterparts.

And since football success attracts more applicants, IU's admissions office can be more selective.

Indiana's Fall 2025 class had a median high school GPA of 3.94 — the highest in IU admissions history.

This creates a virtuous cycle.

Better sports → more applicants → better students → higher rankings. Higher rankings then lead to even more applicants, and, eventually, higher tuition revenues.

This is exactly what happened at Alabama with Nick Saban, and it's a big reason why Indiana is completely comfortable giving Cignetti new contracts every year.

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Mustangs, help us welcome a dynamic setter to The Hilltop, Ava Sarafa!

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@PeteSampson_ Why let logic get in the way when the committee clearly isn’t using it?

If the world were a logical place, men would ride side saddle.

[The Players’ Tribune @PlayersTribune]

“Chad continues to live on through everyone in my family.”

10 years ago, @NDFootball QB @13Cjcarr lost his little brother to cancer.

This for him. ❤️ https://t.co/85xfO02ZBj

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@PeteSampson_ Or, He is waiting till post season to return and help when actually needed and still retaining a year of eligibility. If he was not all in, Coach Free would not allow him to be around team. IMO!

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@OneFootDown Until they didn’t! 😂

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@tbhorka BK. It’s not close.

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@secnumbersguy It really doesn’t matter!

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@TrojanFBx Feeling silly yet?

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@espn It appears the stadium I’d at least half empty! Is this the case?

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@BarstoolIrish 42-21 Irish ☘️