just got on the board to check out rumors concerning the coaching search, and saw Pat Hill's name in the mix. Currently living in the Fresno area and following the team closely for the last four years, I have mixed feeelings with this news. I actually have met Pat Hill on a couple of occasions and usually we ended up discussing my loyalties to ISU. Based on my experience he is a great guy, very loyal, very ethical, and VERY stubborn. He has worn out his welcome here in Fresno, and most everyone is calling for his head. In fact many of my friends here where kidding me that ISU could do FSU a favor and hire Hill. Much of this has come due to the fact that he is extremely stubborn and will not change his play calling, personal decisions, offense scheme, defense scheme, etc. The fans have watched Boise, Nevada, etc change their offense based on personel in order to put a more effective and desirable product on the field. He has not won an outright WAC conference championship. In his defense he has lost 3-4? OC in the last 5 years to bigger schools (Cal, North Carolina, Alabama) and that has hurt from a continuity standpoint. They left for greener pastures as an assistant coach at FSU does not make very much. One thing I think Hill would like is the bigger budget that comes with a BCS conferance school. We could do worse than Hill, but bottom line is I am not extremely excited about him as a hire either. Ironically, I am moving back to Iowa in one week and if we do hire him I continue to get a dose of Hill's brand of football.
