I agree, looks like it's based on their friendship rather than his coaching abilities. Hope I'm wrong....
Report: T.J. Otzelberger headed for Iowa State
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I agree, looks like it's based on their friendship rather than his coaching abilities. Hope I'm wrong....
All I can say is that I was pretty certain Prohm wasn’t the right man for the job about half way through year one, but I at least gave the man time to do his thing. Hell, I didn’t miss a home game his first two years. Those in here talking in negative absolutes are jumping the gun. People told me I’m not a real fan for not supporting Prohm last year and early this year because they couldn’t see what was obvious for a while, but at least I gave the guy a shot.
TJ was part of the best run we’ve had as a program, wife was a cyclone great, and as far as I’m concerned we owe him a shot before making judgements.
Just because Rhoads wanted to be here and failed doesn’t mean all coaching candidates in that same vein are doomed from the start.
TJ was part of the best run we’ve had as a program, wife was a cyclone great, and as far as I’m concerned we owe him a shot before making judgements.
Just because Rhoads wanted to be here and failed doesn’t mean all coaching candidates in that same vein are doomed from the start.
Omaha/Creighton probably said the same about McDermott
Call me crazy but if this rumor is true. I think Fizer will be on his staff. I have a string feeling about it.
The way of the world is patently unfair. If only you could live in the fantasy world of this message board where every one of us is the greatest basketball mind in the history of the universe.
I highly doubt you've actually hired anyone in your life using real, fair practices. It's unfair to other people who are trying to get the same job, and not giving them the time of the day just because your friend wants the job, you worked with him a few years ago, and you trust him even though he hasn't performed well lately.
Maybe I'm jumping to conclusions but again, if true then JP is very bad with optics.
Lol. JP will be here as long as he wants to be here.
He needs to hire nonflashy people with no connection to Iowa State.
I hope TJ succeeds beyond our wildest dreams, I’ll be cheering him on - but it doesn’t help him in any way to have the aura of a corrupt process for hiring him hanging over his head before he even starts. He has to succeed or JP is going to really regret this process.
If it is TJ, I hope we can look back on this thread and make fun of everyone like we did with the thread when after Hoiberg's hire.
But you are assuming this search didn't start until Prohm was let go. It was pretty obvious a change was needed back in January. I'd expect that Pollard was conducting the search over the past few months. He's really good at keeping that under the radar.
It just gets worse if true.
We’ll see. If TJ isn’t successful, Campbell moves on, Fennelly retires...all of those are pretty realistic over the next 3-5 years.
I don’t see an issue but I don’t live in a world where “process” trumps everything else. I live in a world where pragmatism and risk taking are rewarded. You should try it. It’s fun
