I think Pollard is great, but he hasn't been around long enough to truly understand the fans' frustration. He is absolutely right that we don't appreciate them, but its because they haven't done enough! Nobody can expect 10,000 more fans to show up with the utterly erratic behavior of the team over the past decade. Up and down, up and down, there is no consistency. We have a solid fan base, but the tons of people we can bring over aren't coming until they see there will be success and something they will enjoy spending time watching.
The whole 'I started with nothing' is not an excuse. ISU fans may have had an extended period when we weren't successful, but we don't have a short term memory, we've known success and we've seen it. We are not newcomers to the game of football and are thankful for 6-5 & 7-4 seasons playing in shi$%y destinations in December like Boise and Houston. All we are asking for is to win ONE more game a year. If we could end the regular season with 8 wins, or my god 9 wins, I think everyone would be really happy! I know everyone loved going to the Insight Bowl because it was in Phoenix, an attractive destination in the middle of winter. Oh yeah, we ended the regular season 8-3! And ended up 9-3. That was a satisfying season. Come on Pollard, don't put this on us, we've had enough of mediocre unsatisfying seasons, and those close losses are not our fault.
