Does Pollard Belong On "CyRushmore"? Hell No*

[Kagavi]

Looks like somebody's been studying the Kagavi method of clickbait headline followed by "gotcha" post

For those who are unaware, I had a meltdown in 2022 about the idea of paying players, conferences/teams changing, too many bowl games, etc. I was filled with rage and it all came out. Sorry. I hope time has healed my standing within the ISU community

https://cyclonefanatic.com/forum/threads/players-should-not-be-paid-probably-done-with-isu.271338/

 

[clonechemist]

I do apologize for maybe it not being as polished as I would have written 20 years ago on here, but it took half of Friday to write on my current meds. That’s why I was gone for the past month. Hoping to find something different.

But ultimately I wanted to say that what I’ve always felt - a person and their contributions are far more than a few words here or a topic there. I’m 44, I can tell you the last 22 years have been a hell of a lot more fun than the first 22 years (we’re limiting our discussion to ISU here, lol)

I’m 41 and couldn’t agree more.

The 90s had some great memories and flashes of brilliance.

But Jamie has built a rock solid foundation that outshines any prior accomplishments in sports in ISU history. The easiest way to see this is through the Chizik and Prohm periods. I have no doubt: in prior eras, those hires/fires would’ve led to at least a decade (probably more) of complete devastation for those sports. Jamie was miraculously able to work through those 2 ‘mistakes’ and keep moving forward without skipping a beat.

 

[Cycsk]

I get the point of the article, but I think it was an odd way to present it. Whether he deserves some other honor or not is irrelevant. Last time I checked, Washington was on Mount Rushmore, even though he has a “better” monument on the national wall. Perhaps it would be good to go back to the intention for Mount Rushmore, namely, to present oversized people who will make future generations interested in why they were commemorated. I certainly think Pollard fits that … and more.

The OP presented a dichotomy that isn’t necessary. Let’s just give Pollard his due in whatever ways we can.

 

[DRH]

We’re going to have to agree to disagree. What happens at the athletic department level matters just as much as what happens on the field. He is the reason that we were able to bring in coaches like Campbell and Otz.

Read the whole thing…

 

[DRH]

I get the point of the article, but I think it was an odd way to present it. Whether he deserves some other honor or not is irrelevant. Last time I checked, Washington was on Mount Rushmore, even though he has a “better” monument on the national wall. Perhaps it would be good to go back to the intention for Mount Rushmore, namely, to present oversized people who will make future generations interested in why they were commemorated. I certainly think Pollard fits that … and more.

The OP presented a dichotomy that isn’t necessary. Let’s just give Pollard his due in whatever ways we can.

It’s not that deep…the point is that pollard has been so important that his honor should standalone not be “squished” amongst others.

 

[hoosman]

No one agrees except me; but Pollard was correct when he wanted ISU in a separate system than O$U, Texa$, P$U, Richigan, U$C. Even Indiana had much bigger revenue and much bigger NIL donations than ISU. We are overmatched in a rigged system. Whatever just happened to ISUFB ISUWBB,and Momcilivic is deeply wrong and is bound to continue. He got tired of fighting an unwinnable war.

 

[Jer]

TLDR - I'm not the writer I once was. My point is that Pollard deserves more than just squished between a few faces that contributed greatly, but for a fraction of the 22 years he has. He deserves his own statue or recognition.

 

[aauummm]

TLDR - I'm not the writer I once was. My point is that Pollard deserves more than just squished between a few faces that contributed greatly, but for a fraction of the 22 years he has. He deserves his own statue or recognition.

Now that that is settled, who should be the sculptor and where should the statue be placed?

 

[nrg4isu]

TLDR - I'm not the writer I once was. My point is that Pollard deserves more than just squished between a few faces that contributed greatly, but for a fraction of the 22 years he has. He deserves his own statue to recognition.

Pollard Plaza as the main part of Cytown seems fitting for now. Or if they build a mirror of the Stark performance center, it could be the Pollard Performance Center. Patterned with McFarland treating ED it could be the Endowed Pollard Performance center? I'm just spitballing here.

 

[Jer]

Pollard Plaza as the main part of Cytown seems fitting for now. Or if they build a mirror of the Stark performance center, it could be the Pollard Performance Center. Patterned with McFarland treating ED it could be the Endowed Pollard Performance center? I'm just spitballing here.

I think JP's statue at the entrance of CyTown would be neat - always welcoming people through the entrance to Cyclone Nation. But he is much more than CyTown and I think people forget that CyTown is really just a fraction of the entire breadth of work and it's so recency biased. So I don't know about that.

 

[Clonealways]

I think time will determine both if and what may be done. Most of the on-campus buildings are named after ISU legends- or at least important to the past. Even the houses in the Residence Hall System are so named. Outside of Hilton and Jack Trice, the athletic buildings have been named after donors.

We would have the Pete Taylor Pressbox if it were otherwise. If that ever occurs, most will not know who Pete was. By the time something is done for JP, that may also be true.