Pollard announces his retirement

[jcisuclones]

I'm really glad that 1SEIACLONE will not be in the running to be our next AD.

 

[nhclone]

I don't have a problem just curious, something just doesn't add up. Here is a relatively young person at 61 years, no health problems which he stated, in the middle of a legacy project that he championed and spent years getting lined up and construction just stating and then hiring a new football coach and he is walking away. People in these powerful positions tend to be type A personalities and those types of people tend not to walk away and retire at the young age of 61 very often. Maybe Pollard is fed up, who knows, but something is still missing from this puzzle.

JP bought a nice home on Lake Panorama 10+/- years ago and has been looking forward to spending more time there. This retirement is by no means out of left field, he has actually been contemplating it for several years. I don't claim to know what exactly went into his decision, but getting TJ locked up for long term, setting up the football program with what we all hope is a great future under the new staff, and getting CyTown to the point where it's handed off to the developers seems like a real obvious point for him to finally be able to step away. There will never be a time when an AD doesn't have several irons in the fire, but his vision for the future of ISU is in place and he can hand off the reins.

 

[VeloClone]

You obviously haven't been to many stadiums. All the older ones are much much tighter than the Jack. Try going to a game in Iowa City or Lincoln. You'll love your spacious accomidations after that. If people are crowding your row, get seat backs.

For the record, I have been to games in both Iowa City and Lincoln. And just because they continue to shoehorn fat American bodies into spaces they really can't fit doesn't mean it is the only solution.

 

[1SEIACLONE]

I'm really glad that 1SEIACLONE will not be in the running to be our next AD.

If I was you would know where I stood on things, which I suppose you could say the same about Pollard.
Sorry I ruffled so many feathers, but its just seemed odd to me and still does. Planning for retirement and then doing it after signing a new contract is different, but as long as he is happy, good for him.

 

[trajanJ]

JP bought a nice home on Lake Panorama 10+/- years ago and has been looking forward to spending more time there. This retirement is by no means out of left field, he has actually been contemplating it for several years. I don't claim to know what exactly went into his decision, but getting TJ locked up for long term, setting up the football program with what we all hope is a great future under the new staff, and getting CyTown to the point where it's handed off to the developers seems like a real obvious point for him to finally be able to step away. There will never be a time when an AD doesn't have several irons in the fire, but his vision for the future of ISU is in place and he can hand off the reins.

I think he's done a great job hiring coaches and obviously knew exactly who he wanted for the next football coach so I wouldn't be surprised if he's successful, but I wish he would have got TJ to sign a much higher buyout.

 

[madguy30]

If I was you would know where I stood on things, which I suppose you could say the same about Pollard.
Sorry I ruffled so many feathers, but its just seemed odd to me and still does. Planning for retirement and then doing it after signing a new contract is different, but as long as he is happy, good for him.

How does it seem odd? Specifically?

Were there details in the contract that said he had to stay?

Do contracts come with clauses to get out of them?

 

[1SEIACLONE]

How does it seem odd? Specifically?

Were there details in the contract that said he had to stay?

Do contracts come with clauses to get out of them?

I have gone through the reasons, not going to rehash them again. No one is saying he is not entitled to retire, or he was forced out. It will be interesting to see if he is on the committee to hire his replacement, which at other schools tends to happen.

 

[Clonealways]

I have gone through the reasons, not going to rehash them again. No one is saying he is not entitled to retire, or he was forced out. It will be interesting to see if he is on the committee to hire his replacement, which at other schools tends to happen.

There is not going to be a committee. Cook, if he has any brains, will examine the feelings and desires of the main coaches and department heads, but he is going to bring his person in. As President, he will want someone he trusts and is comfortable with to run things so he can concentrate on running the University. Alignment is the modern term used. Cook will want to lead, not control in person.

 

[Jeffreyisu]

I think he's done a great job hiring coaches and obviously knew exactly who he wanted for the next football coach so I wouldn't be surprised if he's successful, but I wish he would have got TJ to sign a much higher buyout.

At this point with the abundance of money the Big10 and SEC schools have, they'd just pay it, no matter how high it is. Once one of those schools finds their "guy" they get ahold of their donors and make it happen.

 

[NWICY]

There is not going to be a committee. Cook, if he has any brains, will examine the feelings and desires of the main coaches and department heads, but he is going to bring his person in. As President, he will want someone he trusts and is comfortable with to run things so he can concentrate on running the University. Alignment is the modern term used. Cook will want to lead, not control in person.

Input from FB, MBB, both wrestling programs. WBB Bill has a lot of institutional knowledge but his input should be minimal a program that bleeds red and has underachieved for a decade. The rest of the sports hopefully get to survive.