This. There’s really nothing drastic JP can “do” to “keep” CMC here. As this post says, either he wants to stay here and build something special, something unique, of his own device—or he jumps to either the NFL, or a school with more resources.
Quite fortuitously, what CMC keeps saying, again and again and again, is the former. Matter of fact, he’s seemed to be a bit short recently with reporters who asked again. So, until he demonstrates otherwise, I’ll take Him at his word.
In the meantime, what JP can do isn’t “come up with a huge contract”. It’s do all that he can to avail and enable CMC every opportunity to be successful here.
Like setting aside additional money for assistants. Continually improving facilities. Ensuring that ISU gets the best possible national exposure. And so on.
Which...JP seems to have down pat.
So, for the moment, I’m good. No “worst case scenario” for me.
Can we add capacity to trice? Just curiosity.This. There’s really nothing drastic JP can “do” to “keep” CMC here. As this post says, either he wants to stay here and build something special, something unique, of his own device—or he jumps to either the NFL, or a school with more resources.
Quite fortuitously, what CMC keeps saying, again and again and again, is the former. Matter of fact, he’s seemed to be a bit short recently with reporters who asked again. So, until he demonstrates otherwise, I’ll take Him at his word.
In the meantime, what JP can do isn’t “come up with a huge contract”. It’s do all that he can to avail and enable CMC every opportunity to be successful here.
Like setting aside additional money for assistants. Continually improving facilities. Ensuring that ISU gets the best possible national exposure. And so on.
Which...JP seems to have down pat.
So, for the moment, I’m good. No “worst case scenario” for me.
Wasn’t my question. There was no predicate to the question.Do we need to?
Yes.Can we add capacity to trice? Just curiosity.
The other part of the answer is, we need to get to the point where we sell enough tickets for doing so to be viable.Do we need to?
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The other part of the answer is, we need to get to the point where we sell enough tickets for doing so to be viable.
Bingo in the parking lot on game day.... to what lengths would you go to keep CMC here?
IMO, you basically would have to do whatever it takes to keep him.... including decreasing other head coaches' salaries (not MBB or WBB), or even dropping a sport or two.
I know JP would never probably go to that extent, but if we were to lose him, and the football program drops back to mediocrity or worse.... then you might be looking at having to go to those lengths anyway.
Thoughts? What would you be willing to do?
Of course we can.Can we add capacity to trice? Just curiosity.
Tell me. What does a 'blue blood' offer that Iowa State can't? History? Money? If money is no issue, why would anyone bank on being a 'part' of history when they can 'make' history?If ND opening is 5-7 years (which you're probably correct), then there's a chance Ohio State opens by then. We don't know what'll happen with Day.
I spun this to JP the last go around. OLED screens are now transparent. 5 floors of skyboxes with OLED as the windows (and the space between the floors). The image would be too vague (because of the sheer size) to be a distraction for inside viewing, but imagine the outside view. Not to mention the reverberation.Of course we can.
If/When they decide to finish the north end zone, depending on how they do it, it could keep the capacity the same or similar to what we have doing something similar to Clemson's Westzone. If they do something similar to the JTS' South end, it would increase capacity by several thousand, or if they did full double deck without a club would probably add 15k.
If/When they do a new sky box it will more than likely include many new suites and/or club sections. Which would probably add few thousand to the capacity.
These 2 are probably the next expansions we might see some day. How much capacity it will actually add vs converting current capacity to premium seating is debatable, as well as the timeline for these improvements.
There is also the option of a 3rd Deck on the east side, but I see this as a long shot. Although, I have heard rumors that CMC wants the stadium to go UP (taller), with future expansions. Maybe to make it a more imposing stadium for visiting teams. This is just a rumor but, it is something to think about, think how imposing JTS would be with a full Sky box on one side and a 3rd deck on the other. Of course only if we are filling those stands as well.
Tell me. What does a 'blue blood' offer that Iowa State can't? History? Money? If money is no issue, why would anyone bank on being a 'part' of history when they can 'make' history?
Yep, recruiting is the issue with a lot of schools. Not enough recruits in the state of Iowa.Recruiting for one. Unlimited resources for another. Think what kind of damage Campbell and his staff could do at a recruiting hotbed like Ohio State or Notre Dame. You've just got to hope maybe Campbell wants to build the next powerhouse instead of taking one over. Either way you slice it you are always going to have a recruiting disadvantage in Iowa.