How confident are you in Paul Rhoads ability to make ISU a winning program
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I think Iowa State's chance at having consistent winning seasons is going to be tough. Past coaches always had the benefit of rotating away from Okla St, Oklahoma, and/or Texas every few years.
As long as we play all the Big 12 teams every year and have Iowa as a non conference game, we will battle 500 seasons, with an occasional 8-4 season. I think that is going to be the case with about any coach we get here.
As long as we play all the Big 12 teams every year and have Iowa as a non conference game, we will battle 500 seasons, with an occasional 8-4 season. I think that is going to be the case with about any coach we get here.
It may be a blessing if some of you didn't renew your tickets. We'd be better off without the negativity.
Iowa may win 7 games with their schedule, so KF is costing 3.7M or $450k per victory.
CPR could only win one, and that would cost $1.6M. Paul needs to win four to be a better monetary deal.
Remember when CPR came on board? Here is the original staff starting salaries. Head coach makes as much as his staff put together, much like basketball.
Rhoads’ coaches at ISU are paid better than Chizik’s | The 'Clone Zone
Ferentz, Rhoads Iowa’s highest-paid employees | TheGazette
Paul Rhoads - College Football Coaches, Big 12
Iowa State Cyclones release details of Paul Rhoads' $20 million extension - ESPN
College Football Coaches | Find and Compare | FindTheData
Fred makes a million and he will win twenty or more a year. He is cheap.
Oh I get it - if you praise Mac and give him credit, you're considered "negative." But you criticize Mac and diminish what the man accomplished, that's fine...because it puts the current program in a better light...yeah, I get it now.
Yep. I also forgot to mention that Brent Curvey is on the Grandview staff.
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Hey... it isn't often you can find a coach that wins 5 games combined over 2 seasons with a Heisman Trophy caliber running back carrying the rock. Who was the first coach in Big XII history to lose a home game against an awful Baylor football program? Let's not forget about Danny Mac's magical 2000 season at ISU. A 9-3 record... a miracle season... or the product of beating Ohio, UNLV, a 3 win Iowa team, a 2 win Baylor team, a 3 win Okie State team, a 3 win Mizzou team, a 3 win Colorado team, a 4 win Kansas team, and a 7 win Pittsburgh team in the bowl game. Let's disregard the fact that the 3 teams with a pulse that ISU played that season (Nebraska, A&M, and K-State) all trounced ISU. If we are speaking the truth here then let's let it all out.
This may be one of the worst posts I have ever seen on CF. There is a reason that ISU has one of the smallest athletic budgets of any BCS conference team and a major reason is that ISU just doesn't have the numbers in their fanbase like many other schools have. Negativity is a part of sports and being a fan of a sports team. Things aren't always going to go well and the only recourse the fans have is to voice their displeasure with what is going on and to quit showing up to games. Wishing that "negative" fans would just go away is silly. Iowa State can't afford for any fans to abandon ship. If you don't like the negativity I would suggest that maybe you find a different way to spend your time then being on a message board. Be glad that the portion of the fanbase that is upset currently is choosing to express their negativity by posting on CF rather then by choosing to not show up to games or to quit donating.
Really? When was the last time ISU was a contender in the Big XII or Big 8? I have been around a long time and I believe this coach has the best chance of anyone since Earl Bruce.
How will you 'not settle'. What actions will you take besides ***** and moan on a message board?
Also, what else could he say?
Rhoads: "We are beyond blowout losses as a team her at Iowa State."
Reporter: "Coach, you just lost by 64."
Rhoads: "What do you mean."
I'd put $20 on an 8 win season next year right now.
I'm extremely confident in CPR. Looking at our youth and recent recruiting, there is no reason to believe that the future is bright over the next few years. If we don't get back into bowl contention and perhaps better over the next couple of years, then this kind of talk may be warranted. But this kind of talk right now is idiotic.
Well, you have to wonder about his recruiting abilities. All of the things that seemed to be his trademarks as a coach just disappeared last week. Even before the game he just seemed to be stoic and didn't have the fire that we're used to seeing. During the game everything that gave him an edge in big games went away. The playcalling was predictable and not even close to creative. We were playing to not get blown out and in doing so were handed the worst loss in our history. Baylor was playing to win... going for it on 4th, squib kicks, trick plays etc. We were punting on 4th and 1 in Baylor territory (or it seemed like it...) He went from a gutsy coach to a guy who I am fairly confident that I could outcoach. Let's hope that he's just not getting too comfortable with a seven figure salary. I hated Chizik from day one and took a lot of flack on this site for saying so. I've liked CPR from day one and still do... but I am very very disappointed in him at this moment.
Whoa...guys...this roller is putting down a Jackson on that, man...schitt just got real...
I think many feel the recent recruiting is a big concern. I hear a lot of people talking about all the talent on this team. Is there really that much talent throughout the roster?
People love talking about talent but if we had real talent we wouldn't EVER lose to an FCS team, get blown out by 64 points, be 1-5, etc.
That is a talent disparity and coaching disparity. Be delusional about it and say we just didn't have a good game plan but you don't get beat around by 5 out of 6 teams we've played because of bad coaching period, its the talent too. Quite frankly, I think the only players on our team that would sniff the field at a top 25 school would be Wimberly and Bundrage thats it. George/Washington better get good grades and graduate because they will not be in the NFL.
With that said, I'm still looking forward to next season. I'm over this season and have given up completely (Yep I'm that guy right now). Like I said, I'll support these players but I will not support this coaching staff right now until Rhoads gives me a reason to support his crap-tastic job of a year so far (Fire Messingham, get your nuts back, better play calling, lets see improvement). Losing a game by 7 is not improvement. Its still losing. Improvement means winning and out competiting your opponent. Blah, get me to basketball season.
That is a talent disparity and coaching disparity. Be delusional about it and say we just didn't have a good game plan but you don't get beat around by 5 out of 6 teams we've played because of bad coaching period, its the talent too. Quite frankly, I think the only players on our team that would sniff the field at a top 25 school would be Wimberly and Bundrage thats it. George/Washington better get good grades and graduate because they will not be in the NFL.
With that said, I'm still looking forward to next season. I'm over this season and have given up completely (Yep I'm that guy right now). Like I said, I'll support these players but I will not support this coaching staff right now until Rhoads gives me a reason to support his crap-tastic job of a year so far (Fire Messingham, get your nuts back, better play calling, lets see improvement). Losing a game by 7 is not improvement. Its still losing. Improvement means winning and out competiting your opponent. Blah, get me to basketball season.
Well would you look at that. An OC that put some of the blame on himself for strategy and playcalling. Huh.
Our recent recruiting, while improving, is still at the bottom of the B12. We can't just compare our recruiting classes to previous ISU classes. Until we start getting classes that rank in the 4th-5th-6th range in the B12, I can't see us getting beyond 7 wins and having almost no margin of error to get to those 7 wins.
Real talent wouldn't EVER lose to an FCS school?? Tell that to Michigan.
Michigan entered the game as the No. 5-ranked team in both the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll. Media outlets projected the team as favorites to win the Big Ten conference, as well as to contend for a national championship.[SUP][1][/SUP] Michigan featured a strong senior class of offensive tackle Jake Long, tailback Mike Hart, and quarterback Chad Henne, each of whom had decided to stay in school rather than declare eligibility for the NFL Draft. The players attributed their decision to several factors, such as Michigan having lost their last three games to rival Ohio State and the Wolverines' streak of three consecutive bowl losses. The three also desired to finish their college careers on a high note. Mark Schlabach of ESPN.com stated that "[the trio], along with receivers Mario Manningham and Adrian Arrington, gives Michigan what could potentially be one of the most explosive offenses in college football".[SUP][19][/SUP] Prior to the season, the team named Hart and Long as captains, in addition to linebacker Shawn Crable, a fifth-year senior.[SUP][20][/SUP]
I guess you also missed the article from Michigan players where they admitted to partying into the night before the game and the numerous starters and players who were smoking weed before the game. They were joking that they could be high and hungover and still beat Appalachian State and decided to do it just to see. Give credit to Appalachian State but if you line them up against Michigan 10 times that year, Michigan beats them 9/10. Just saying
