Will we ever get to a nine win season? That means at least six conference wins not counting bowl. The Mess needs to go unless we win five of the next six.
MFR: Mediocrity is Futility for Recruiting.
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How confident are you in Paul Rhoads ability to make ISU a winning program
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Will we ever get to a nine win season? That means at least six conference wins not counting bowl. The Mess needs to go unless we win five of the next six.
MFR: Mediocrity is Futility for Recruiting.
Yeah, and that may be what we see in the future. Once the B12 stabilized, recruiting should be better. Yet, it is better for the other conference teams also.
The comparison argument is nonsense the big twelve is not even the same as it was during the Danny Mac era. Our program is frustrating, and it's tough as nails to win here consistently. I'm not overly confident with anyone at the helm until we consistently win 8-9 games a year. I'm not upset with Rhoads performance, it's just we are not a very powerful program.
Can that change? I don't know, I don't have a crystal ball or even an eight ball. I do think to have a shot for it to change our offense needs retooling.
Can that change? I don't know, I don't have a crystal ball or even an eight ball. I do think to have a shot for it to change our offense needs retooling.
Since CPR starting coaching here we've been competitive for most of the games and each year we hear him say it's his best class so far and they've gone on to beat one really good ranked team each year. But this year is different and I cannot figure out if it's the play calling, players or both. Everyone keeps saying were young but it's no different than those top 20 programs that are ranked year after year. They don't lose because they're young, they reload. We say in a couple years our guys will be really good. In year 5 we should never lose to UNI and UI at home and the other non conference team to begin the season in my view. And finally to lose to Baylor by that score has to make one wonder. Was SR pulled for Rohach because he was hurt or ineffective? Can any QB succeed here when he's running for his life because the offensive line can't block yet the opposing QB has a field day because we have absolutely no pass rush. I have total respect for CPR I hope this year is just a fluke but that Baylor game really bothered me...
We watched Tiller get pounded. We were amazed at Steele running right after a second elapsed. We were surprised when Jared was throwing the ball short under pressure. Now we see Sam looking like Steele and Grant throwing like Jared. Maybe it was the oline problem after KO left.
Yep, let's ignore the actual facts and stats and just rely on you to make that distinction because you have some unhealthy affliction with him.
I would be my house that if Harbaugh came to Iowa State, we wouldn't have had near the success that he did at Stanford. There is a pretty big difference between the 2 schools.
It's impossible to play the "what if" game with coaches.
The guy is a football genius and has always hired a good staff. I have difficulty believing he wouldn't have had success here.
He takes no prisoners. He would have finished his tenure and be ready to move on by now. We would have had a big time qb also by now.
Can't totally blame JP for not hiring him then. No one really knew at the time how good of coach he was. He also interviewed at Tulane and North Texas in addition to us, before the Stanford job became open. I'd bet he wasn't Stanford's first choice either. But yeah, we would have been darn good in a short amount of time, and when he left, one of his assistants here would have taken over.
Yep, Iowa Staters Mike Woodley and Austin Flynn have really got them on a roll.
Dan McCarney was the best thing ever to happen to cyclone football....before mccarney went over to icity to beat hayden and the hawks ending a zero for 15 stretch, nobody and I mean nobody gave a rats A** about cyclone football.
Without Danny Mac who started the ball rolling on our facilities upgrades aka expanding the Jacobson bldg., we would still be winning one or two games a year consistently...aka the criner and walden years.
I do know one thing from my experience around ISU fans and that's ...Thee MESS er Corey messingham has to GO or a whole lot of season tickets holders will be throwing their renewals into the trash can...
This season is an unmitigated disaster and someone has to pay for it, and the fan base has already decided its thee mess of an off coordinator.
Go Cyclones beat the 'Pokes!
Without Danny Mac who started the ball rolling on our facilities upgrades aka expanding the Jacobson bldg., we would still be winning one or two games a year consistently...aka the criner and walden years.
I do know one thing from my experience around ISU fans and that's ...Thee MESS er Corey messingham has to GO or a whole lot of season tickets holders will be throwing their renewals into the trash can...
This season is an unmitigated disaster and someone has to pay for it, and the fan base has already decided its thee mess of an off coordinator.
Go Cyclones beat the 'Pokes!
Oh no doubt. I realize he was far from proven back in 2007. I just don't doubt that it would have been a good hire if Pollard made it.
Whats hilarious about this list is seeing Bill Snyder's name on it when we didn't want him and chose the great jimmy dean walden instead....now that's funny.
I don't follow the recruiting as closely as others, but this point has been mentioned in several threads, that ISU recruiting classes under Rhoads have been consistently ranked at the bottom of the Big 12. But there is a relative aspect to these rankings...
Say on a scale of 0-100, is ISU's situation more like the case where the top-ranked school gets a score of 100, middle of the pack scores 92, and ISU scores 85, or is it more like the case where the top-ranked school gets a score of 100, middle of the pack scores 85, and ISU scores 50?
In the former case, the talent disparity is probably not so great and good coaching could get ISU to finish in the middle of the pack as far as conference wins go. In the latter case, the talent disparity is likely too great for ISU to get more than 2-3 conference wins.
I don't understand this sentiment either. When ISU hired CPR, there was uncertainty about conference alignment and revenue, which probably limited what could be paid for salary. With the current TV deal and (supposed) conference statbility, there is significantly more revenue available to lure in a coach.
Wasn't Johnny Orr the highest or nearly highest paid MBB coach, at least for a short while, after ISU signed him?
