For those that are against the Pollard extension...
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unfortunately for FB, i don't see that changing for at least a couple more years. MBB has a legitimate chance IMO to turn the corner beginning this fall.
I'm a bottom line person as well, but to look at the bottom line only without considering the context seems foolish. Please be honest here - did you applaud Pollard (like everyone else) when he hired Gene Chizik a few years ago? Do you know any other basketball coach that has inherited a program in disarray and then lost his best returning player three years in a row?
Nope not a hawk fan. Just not a fan of LOOOOONG posts. What are you... (fill in the blank with your favorite insult)?
I agree with the original poster that if people want JP gone, they should give some reasons. To say that JP should be fired because we're not winning in FB or BB is not enough. I want to hear what poor decisions he has made and why a wiser man would have chosen differently.
In hindsight, we are all experts, but the decisions that JP made were not in hindsight, they were tough decisions that had to be made while not knowing what the outcome would be. To JP's credit, he realized that the old way wasn't working for us and decided to try a new approach. It was a risky move that not many would have the stomach for.
Additionally, regardless of anything else, JP made those decisions in the best interest of ISU. Whether they were right or wrong, whether you agree or not, you know that JP did not make those decisions with plan to "screw" ISU, and for that you have to respect him.
In hindsight, we are all experts, but the decisions that JP made were not in hindsight, they were tough decisions that had to be made while not knowing what the outcome would be. To JP's credit, he realized that the old way wasn't working for us and decided to try a new approach. It was a risky move that not many would have the stomach for.
Additionally, regardless of anything else, JP made those decisions in the best interest of ISU. Whether they were right or wrong, whether you agree or not, you know that JP did not make those decisions with plan to "screw" ISU, and for that you have to respect him.
All I know is that at this years Cyclone Tailgate we had the largest crowd I've ever seen and that's after a lousy basketball and football season. JP's marketing is getting that done. People care which is a far cry from apathy which is what really kills programs.
JP's got my vote of confidence. Now just win some more football games!:yes:
JP's got my vote of confidence. Now just win some more football games!:yes:
I have a really, REALLY, hard time blaming where we are in football on JP. Granted, he gave Chizik a baseless extension, but while I was admittedly concerned about things, I thought he still would get it done.
If you are against JP's extension then you have to explain to the original poster why you hate Iowa St, America, and fluffy baby bunnies.
Huge crowd at the CR Tailgate stop as well. ISU fans are awesome. If Rhoads and GMac start winning some games.... watchout! I don't know if there's a team in the country that has had the football and MBB seasons like we've had recently... and we still get big crowds on gamedays... as well as in a mall parking lot in Cedar Rapids in May!
Amen to this my friend. This is the biggest indicator of how bad things were before we got rid of DMac and WM. NOBODY and I mean NOBODY wants either of them for a head coach even though they coached at the highest level in a BCS conference (and had some degree of success according to many of you). One can get a position coach job and the other can only sell satellite dishes.
I'm sorry, but Pollard has been a blessing to date. He isn't perfect, because nobody is, but he is a hard working son of a gun on a mission and if you can't get behind that then you have no business calling yourself a Cyclone IMO.
Re: Ken Miller - Mr. hypocracy
For as many times as I read this I'm amazed that Des Moines still has local sports talk radio - almost every poster on here has sworn off of them at least twice. How do they carry on?
For as many times as I read this I'm amazed that Des Moines still has local sports talk radio - almost every poster on here has sworn off of them at least twice. How do they carry on?
I came late to the CR Tailgate stop ... was during Jamies talk - there were plenty of chairs available, I was hoping that we had higher turnouts other years (this was the first one I'd been to).
Definately wouldn't have described it as huge.
(there's a slow pitch over the middle office fans)
I hate Iowa State because they renamed the College of Education the College of Human Sciences. I hate America because we have the WNBA. I cannot find a reason to hate fluffy baby bunnies. I also support JP.
Some people on this board lack a sense of humor.
I hate baby bunnies because there meat isn't very tender, that is why you have to make them into a stew...
