Not as far as talent acquisition it isn't. Both rely primarily on the Portal. I can say there's a fine line between Cig and Norvell too
What I gather is Cig is a full steam ahead kind of guy. He knows which players he wants and he showed that by locking up 7+ guys on the first day or two.
What’s underrated about IU is Cigs culture. These players are going to buy in. I heard about their brutal winter workouts etc. most off season programs are hard but from what I’ve heard IU has a very tough one.
I have to say, Coach Cig seems to have a better grasp on who he is and what he wants to do compared to even Ryan Day who’s one of the best out there.
You haven’t seen Cig make wild over over corrections based on previous issues. He just continues within his process and on he goes.
We’ll see how he does without his coordinators one day, without his JMU players, and with continuous turnover but so far he’s been aces every single time.