Cyhig said:

Doubt he leaves unless they hire someone he clashes with. Continue giving TJ the resources and he will stay happy. #Notworried

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I fully expect the next AD to be vetted and recommended by TJ. MBB is ISU's flagship program locally and nationally and TJ has been in Ames with ISU for 15 years to know what is needed for his AD. I believe the president understands the importance of a strong athletic program and won't hire someone TJ isn't fully comfortable with.

ClonerJams said:

Does Cook or the BOR make the hire? If it's Cook I'm guessing the NDSU AD has to be the favorite

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I’d say Cook makes his pick and the BOR would have to have a good reason to go against it.

CloneinWDSM said:

So he potentially gets to make a WBB hire 2-3 months before retiring assuming BF retires after this?

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Not if Chuck Grassley has anything to say about it.

jcisuclones said:

Well the guy they just hired is a big reason why Nebraska football is a laughing stock now, so we should stay clear of him.

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yeah dude, i don't get that hire by wisco. a guy who screwed it up in the early 00s... whats 2026 gonna do to him?

Best ADs in my lifetime
1. Pollard
2. McCollough
I liked Max and Gene personality wise, but they had their own problems.

She had a great voice but Total Eclipse is probably my least favorite song ever. Immediate channel change when it comes up on radio or 80s playlist. Maybe because I was alive when it was out and it was played constantly plus the video was horrible.

GoHawks said:

You can argue a lot of who's better at what within a lot of legends if you break down their games but I don't think anyone would argue there's never been anyone better in the biggest pressure spots than Djokovic. I'm talking like 5-5 in a Semi or final vs another great player. I almost always expect him to pull it out even though it should be 50/50

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I agree. Nadal was similar, but more in the sense of it being impossible to bury him over the course of a match. Big points still felt 50/50 most of the time. With Djokovic, it feels like everyone including 99.9% of his opponents thinks he has at least a 51% chance in those moments, even if the score is dead even

Cymark86 said:

Not to defend Bruce, but I highly doubt he had training to address a beloved head basketball coach who, at best was caught canoodling with coeds on the road. Who knows what really happened. At that time, Larry was kind of untouchable with our fan base.

Bruce was in a no win situation.

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"Training" or lack thereof wasn't Bruce's issue with LE. It was a total lack of interpersonal skills and paranoia on Bruce's end and those issues got Bruce run out of ISU by Geoffrey.

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Hopefully the new AD looks at JTS capacity. I am no fan of contraction but the people in my row just keep getting fatter (myself included). I spent most of the past two years of games either finding a different seat or sitting in the aisle seat with literally half of my ass unsupported out in the aisle. It is time to reduce the number of seats in a row so people can actually sit in their seats. Eliminating two seats in each full section row would have a measurable effect on total capacity but it would contribute greatly to fan comfort.

jbhtexas said:

BVDV was hired to get the AD budget out of the red and find ways to pay off the facilities built by the previous AD. He did that; that's his "memorable" accomplishment. Granted, the way he did it was certainly not popular with many people. The AD actually had a nice reserve when he left, which was helpful to attract candidates. He wasn't exactly fired, although at the time I recall that kind of being a chicken/egg thing between him and Geoffroy.

I also said he wasn't great in the personality/communications areas, which you are essentially agreeing with. I'm sorry your friends had an unpleasant interaction with him; I'd venture that they probably weren't alone in that regard.

Van De Velde resigns as ISU athletics director

In an abrupt move Monday morning, Bruce Van De Velde submitted his letter of resignation to ISU President Gregory Geoffroy, ending his five-year term as athletics director. Van De Velde’s resignation is effective either on Dec. 31 or when his replacement is found, whichever comes first. “I just...

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Not to defend Bruce, but I highly doubt he had training to address a beloved head basketball coach who, at best was caught canoodling with coeds on the road. Who knows what really happened. At that time, Larry was kind of untouchable with our fan base.

Bruce was in a no win situation.

Cyhig said:

Not sure who the next AD will be, but some media have ALREADY started the Otz will leave speculation. (Eye roll)

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Goodman doesn't realize the new extension Otz signed with ISU and rejecting UNC overtures was primarily due to Cook, not JP.

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DSM4Cy said:

That means nothing as to how he’d approach it at ISU. Drake is FCS non-scholarship with zero fanbase. Their marquee sport is basketball and you’re never going to make any money off FB at the level they play. They also have no desire to return to scholarship FB.

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Agree Drake football and ISU football are apples and oranges. Just stating that the football staff at Drake was not pleased with the level of support from the AD.
There's no arguing he's done a heck of a job navigating and evolving their basketball program.

Havs said:

Does this mean that Fennelly is winning this game of chicken between him and Pollard?... or has David Cook let him know he's not being retained also?

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JP could have extended Bill if he really wanted to and if Bill agreed to it. Based on what I was told, JP thought Bill would retire after last season.

There is no game of chicken going on with Bill and JP. JP's departure actually seals the deal that next season is Bill's last IMO and the new AD will be involved with hiring Bill's replacement.

Congratulations to Jamie Pollard on his retirement!! Well deserved!

One issue that has not been mentioned for several years, is the cancer recurrences & treatment of the Pollard’s son James. James was born with a 6.5 lb cancerous tumor and had numerous recurrences during his young life. Jamie performed at his very high level despite having his son’s health in constant danger. This article from the ISU Daily has some background info
https://iowastatedaily.com/142890/sports/a-cyclone-fight-pollard-family-battles-cancer/

I think I had read the cancer care & treatments James received in the Ames/Des Moines area , was instrumental in keeping Jamie at Iowa State.

About 5 years ago, I had a childhood friend get cancer. She is a great Cyclone fan, despite the rest of her family being huge Hawkeye fans. Her father was heavily involved in the WHO broadcast of the Iowa FB games. I wrote Jamie and explained her cancer diagnosis. Within days he sent her a card wishing her well with her treatment and a Cyclone stocking cap for post chemo hair loss. She was very appreciative.

not-the-manager said:

I just texted someone that Zverev couldn't have asked for a more favorable path at Roland Garros, and now with Sinner not playing at his best (a high bar, to be fair), Zverev may never have a better opportunity to win back-to-back slams. Yes, it's absolutely a mental switch that's been flipped, and you can see that the physical ingredients were there all along. Pressure and expectations can cripple even the most talented of athletes

Djokovic, probably for years now, has done what no youth coach would ever teach, and picks his spots in tightly contested matches. You can do that when you've truly mastered your craft and are the GOAT. I expect him to be going all in on Sinner's serve early. Djokovic knows what his last match does to a 39-year-old body vs. a 24, and knows that Sinner knows that too. As usual (personally I'm over it), I predict the pressure will, somehow, be on the much-younger Sinner in the first few sets

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He got lucky in that in final he didn't have to beat Sinner or Alcaraz but just beating really good players like Jodar, mensik, and cobolli wasn't something he always used to do. His play was more erratic particularly his Serve and Forehand that seems to all of been buttoned up. He's always been very good but now he's elite imo. If it's him vs Sinner I'm final I personally give him a better shot than i would of in January.

You can argue a lot of who's better at what within a lot of legends if you break down their games but I don't think anyone would argue there's never been anyone better in the biggest pressure spots than Djokovic. I'm talking like 5-5 in a Semi or final vs another great player. I almost always expect him to pull it out even though it should be 50/50

clonedude said:

Having to sell alcohol at athletic events was the final straw. Way to go everyone! . Sad to see this day has come.. will be nearly impossible to fill those shoes.

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Those shoes would be easier to fill than you think my man.

jbhtexas said:

He wasn't exactly fired, although at the time I recall that kind of being a chicken/egg thing between him and Geoffroy.

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Bruce was on double secret probation (i.e. fired) with Geoffrey due to a variety of reasons (paranoid behavior with donors/coworkers, inability to fund raise, message board BS). JP was the designated replacement by Geoffrey until Barry Alvarez retired as Wisconsin FB HC so that he could focus full time as the AD and JP was then released to become ISU AD. When that happened, Bruce "resigned".