Prohm can recruit no doubt but he definitely needs an x's and o's guy.
Anyone else hearing that JP has already decided Prohm is coming back?
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Prohm can recruit no doubt but he definitely needs an x's and o's guy.
Doug was committed to UNI because the family was not sure where Greg was going to end up. It was known that Doug was a high major talent.
I'm not a recruiting expert (and also, how kind was it for UNI to let him out)....but i'm not seeing the offers that'd support your viewpoint:
You know what is really ****** up? There hasn’t been a realistic candidate mentioned that is super exciting.
You know who, in theory, would be a realistic and good candidate? The head coach at Creighton. A successful Midwest program for 10 years in a major conference but where getting to the Big 12 would be considered a step up. Too bad that coach already failed here.
Obviously I’m not saying we should hire McDermott. But you have to admit that if the Creighton coach was John Smith, he’d be the top of our list.
You know who, in theory, would be a realistic and good candidate? The head coach at Creighton. A successful Midwest program for 10 years in a major conference but where getting to the Big 12 would be considered a step up. Too bad that coach already failed here.
Obviously I’m not saying we should hire McDermott. But you have to admit that if the Creighton coach was John Smith, he’d be the top of our list.
His dad knew as did other ISU staff members. He was never coming to ISU because Greg was not going to be around.
Yup. Had Greg not have been on the hot seat, Doug would've been a Cyclone for at least his freshman year.
This doesn't surprise me. As I read he was benched a while ago for not listening to the coaches and then they started playing him again and then he caused problems again so they reduced his minutes.
Heck if Gregg had won at ISU, they not only would have had his son but they likely would have had Barnes as well.
For sure, i just shared the rankings too as there didn't seem to be other schools of higher caliber...but i'm with you, the writing was on the wall...and honestly, super cool Ben Jacobson did what he did.
Yep, it was easy to stash Doug there until things became clearer on Greg.
Doug didn't go to Iowa State becuase of two reasons:
1) His dad was on the hot seat
2) He wanted to be a scholorship player. Greg admitted he wanted Doug to walk on at ISU so that he could have another available scholorship and paying tuition at ISU, while being an employee making $1M+ is nothing
1) His dad was on the hot seat
2) He wanted to be a scholorship player. Greg admitted he wanted Doug to walk on at ISU so that he could have another available scholorship and paying tuition at ISU, while being an employee making $1M+ is nothing
This won't be popular but it's not a step up. That program is better than ours in nearly every way. Big 12 is an upgrade in competition but the Big East gets more exposure and has some of the best recruiting grounds in the country. They plan in an NBA level arena and are #2 in the country in attendance, this isn't the MVC Creighton anymore. It shouldn't be this way but the last 5 years, they've passed us. They get more fans at games, get cushy time slots thanks to their deal with fox, they out recruit us, win more games and their coach makes more money. I have no clue what would make ISU attractive to a coach that already has those advantages.
Didn't Doug get moved off of scholarship his senior year so a guy who was cleared for an additional season could be on scholarship?
There's a huge difference between being the CEO/CFO setting your financial plan vs a department head being given a cost budget. Financial plan includes revenues and strategic initiatives.
Make no mistake, Jamie is the CEO/CFO of Iowa State Athletics Inc.
I think one angle Iowa St may be able to take is to be someone else's Creighton. We'll take a bigger program's coach that isn't working out, but they're struggling with the idea of firing. Then hopefully they learn from their mistakes at that job, and succeed here. Wojo or Mike Brey come to mind, although Brey has been at ND forever.
Turgeon would fit this bill too
