What to do with Coach Prohm Poll..
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Before the season started I thought chances that Prohm would be coach after this season was 100%. I think if we win 5 or fewer games that it's now more like 30% he's back.
ISU can do very little to prevent Campbell from being lured away. If he is looking for a new challenge, no amount of money paid by ISU is going to keep Campbell at ISU. An NFL team or elite college program can blow away any amount ISU would be able to pay.
Not convinced this is an either/or situation. ISU needs to maximize revenue from football and hoops. We have a basketball team (based on play so far) that an OPTIMIST would say we will win 2-3 Big 12 games this season. Hilton will be half empty next season, if fans aren't given a reason to buy tickets.
There are Cyclone Club members who make that investment because of ISU's basketball program vs. football program. Allowing ISU to have a horrible basketball program has significant financial consequences.
Also, COVID will continue to have an impact on athletic ticket sales. Even with a vaccine, I don't think it is guaranteed fan attendance will be back to normal for the 2021 season. Not only could ticket sales continue to suffer, but do Athletic Departments see slippage in donor group (aka Cyclone Club) income?
Will the vaccination be available to all Americans by September? Think about it, the vaccine is only 95% effective at best. In a stadium filled with 60k people, even at 100% vaccination levels- that would mean a vaccine will not work on 3,000 of those fans. What's the dynamic if only 60% of people get the vaccine? Will fans be required to show evidence of vaccination to attend athletic events?
Steve Prohm has turned my favorite team/sport to watch into something I barely follow anymore. He is an awful coach and needs to go.
well said, basketball is beautiful to watch when played as a team...and there are many ways to do that...fast, slow, defensively, offensively...and we do none of it
LOL that would have never lasted. Looking back that was one heck of baby sitting job by Fred to make that work.
Preach! I have had the exact same comments before.
Apathy set in a few years ago with me, but still bought season tickets until this year obviously, wouldn't have anyway. Imagine how empty Hilton would be without covid. He didn't do **** when we had a roster of future pros, I don't forsee him righting the ship.
This is the challenge! Getting a coach good enough to make a difference requires cash or a find like Campbell.
Remember that we had to hire Prohm in June - searching in the spring should give us more options/candidates.
One other thing, Steve has never gone through something like this in his short career, ever. He was 1st place every year in the Ohio Valley at Murray, and handed the keys to a good team here. He's never had adversity like this ever before - he has no playbook. And its going to get worse....
One other thing, Steve has never gone through something like this in his short career, ever. He was 1st place every year in the Ohio Valley at Murray, and handed the keys to a good team here. He's never had adversity like this ever before - he has no playbook. And its going to get worse....
Honest question, if fans could be in attendance how many do you think would show up at the next non-Kansas game?
I don't think the place would even be half full for, say, a Tuesday night TCU game.
I don't think the place would even be half full for, say, a Tuesday night TCU game.
It appears you're assuming 100% of possible infections infecting all inside the stadium. Let's update this to include the probability of those within proximity are infected which is VERY low. Then, you can start to apply the vaccination figures against that probability. Bottom line, MUCH lower than 3,000.
During the depths of the McD era we were 2/3 full about every game. I would guess that's where we would be now. Student section upper level would be empty. It would be pretty easy to move center court balcony would be my guess. The number of empty seats in the lower bowl when we are bad is disappointing, I wish they would let people move into those seats 5 minutes after the game started.
No way he is being fired after this year even though he probably should. He will have one more year. But I can see several players leaving after this year and next year being more of the same.
I would bet he is canned or mutually agree to part ways.
I just can't see Pollard doing that. I think other ADs would but he is pretty loyal and will be given a pass for this year. But if he chooses to leave, I wouldn't complain.
Big donors are in line to pony up the money.
