Stealing his thunder during a good bye speech to a room full of hurt players isn’t the time to do it if you’re trying to keep decent relationships with the players. It wasn’t the time to do it.
So we can't question Pollard on here anymore?
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Formal job searches especially ones with outside consultants end up of with the worst results. ISU needs to hire a bright young up and comer like Campbell was. They got one of, if not the best one out there who may actually want to be here long term. It's all a gamble, but in my book that is an absolute home run.
There's a word for that type of personality. If anyone has ever been a on relationship with that type, you know.
IMO it was great. Shows we weren’t panicking. Campbell had left. I look at it as explosive news where Iowa State put their new HC in the same headline as Campbell. Campbell ghosted everyone. WTF kind of guy does that? Campbell has changed since the Pedo State deal. He sold out for money. Good for him. Goodbye. My loyalty lies with the Cyclones.
So when is the right time? An hour, day, week, month? JP didn't hurt those players. This is business, not a funeral. What's JP supposed to do......give them all bereavement time before conducting business?
It won't be popular but I don't think coaches deserve the opportunity to say goodbye. You quit on the team. **** off and leave.
If I have an employee turn in their notice tomorrow to go to a competitor there isn't going to be a dog and pony show to say goodbyes. Their **** is getting packed up and they're being escorted out.
If I have an employee turn in their notice tomorrow to go to a competitor there isn't going to be a dog and pony show to say goodbyes. Their **** is getting packed up and they're being escorted out.
Where is all of this NIL money that is supposed to be going to the football players that isn't already?
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Shouldn't even allowed Campbell to address the players. He decided to leave so get his ass out of there.
I agree it is a bad look to quash criticism of the admin.
I don’t agree with refusing to sell alcohol at athletic events. I also think CyTown is going to be a boondoggle. But Pollard has really built up our program and facilities during our tenure. We are no longer the backwater we used to be.
I don’t agree with refusing to sell alcohol at athletic events. I also think CyTown is going to be a boondoggle. But Pollard has really built up our program and facilities during our tenure. We are no longer the backwater we used to be.
Pollard did a great job but its time for him to go.
I would counter that alcohol already is pretty much allowed in the stadium, just not sold. Ever looked under the seats while leaving the game. More beer cans and shooters than other garbage. If we openly let people do it, why not raise money by making them buy it in the stadium not just bring it in.
There is basically no relationship between the players and the university or administration. It's all about the coach. It's been like that forever, but the recent change is players have been empowered to leave when coaches leave.
If we don't have a coach before that portal window closes, then there is ZERO opportunity for the new coach to even try to retain players. Why would a player, who has no real connection to the university or administration, who doesn't have a new coach to talk to, who has zero penalty for tranfering, and may end up making more money by transferring, tie their own hands by waiting for a weeks-long coaching search?
CW has said Niang told him that if that team were able to transfer without losing a year of eligibility, most of them would have transferred when Hoiberg left. And Niang is about as Cyclone as they come.
The ONLY HOPE to retain players is to get a new staff in place AS QUICKLY.AS POSSIBLE so they can talk to the players before they have to make up their mind on the portal. It doesn't GUARANTEE anyone stays, but without moving quickly there is NO chance we retain anyone.
CyTown is going to change Ames and Iowa State epically.
I do wonder what businesses will end up being viable in CyTown, but I don’t understand the people already writing it off as a failure. A project of that size doesn’t get approved without any sort of market research or due diligence process.
I’m excited to see how it adds to the gameday experience (especially basketball), and it’ll help JTS continue to land concerts.
I’m excited to see how it adds to the gameday experience (especially basketball), and it’ll help JTS continue to land concerts.
Totally agree, it’s smart that Pollard had his guy picked out. Some of the NIL stuff (not sure what is accurate and what isn’t) and maybe the timing of the new coach announcement are things of bigger issues imo.
I think there was a pod where someone mentioned Stine and I think Blum said something about if someone had an in with Stine he’d love to get it.
Not saying it couldn’t change, but when I have heard him talk about things important to him, I would be completely and totally shocked if Stine was even open to the idea of funding college athletics. Like I would put the odds that he was going to create some huge NIL fund for Campbell at 0.000001%.
I think most likely a combination of this, and our dumb fans thinking ISU has never thought to approach Iowas richest person.
