The cowards have been emboldened. I really hope these people don't ruin what we have in Prohm.
Truthfully, I’m not even sure what we have in Prohm yet.
There have been many fantastic highs, but also mind boggling lows. Reality is, Iowa State is a place where people who aren’t finished products come to coach. It really is a developmental program.
But the fan base has gotten a lot coarser. And willing to eat their own. Christ go back and read this place after the first four football games. BB (before Brock), some people were after Campbell too. Pollard is still a whipping boy for some in the fan base. That stems from firing Dan McCarney a dozen years ago (speaking of accepting mediocrity, wow).
I think Prohm is knowledgeable. I think he can win here long term. He loves the place, for the most part. He appreciates the history. He is accountable, protects his guys, and doesn’t do anything to embarrass the university. He meets the values of the vast majority of the fan base, both on and off the court.
He’s also learning on the job. He’s southern, and followed the myth of a hometown icon, which meant that he will never truly be accepted by some. He was left talent. But it was incomplete. None of the crew have yet to ever claim that they saw nba rotational player in junior year Abdul Nader, or junior Deonte Burton, or a two way contract guy in Naz. Or have the candor to admit how many of them thought Matt Thomas was a bust. All of those guys benefitted from playing for Steve Prohm.
But the vitriol goes past the point of just coaching for some of these folks. That’s the sad part.