Iowa State extends T.J. Otzelberger's contract through 2032

[The Rob Gray]

Iowa State extends T.J. Otzelberger's contract through 2032

Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball head coach T.J. Otzelberger watches from the bench during the first half against Marquette in the NCAA men’s basketball at Hilton Coliseum on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in Ames, Iowa. © Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The f

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[nfrine]

Too early. Needs to prove himself.

 

[ISUCyclones2015]

Both Matt and TJ contract through 2032?

Jamie retires in 2032. Book it

 

[nrg4isu]

Both Matt and TJ contract through 2032?

Jamie retires in 2032. Book it

I'd be surprised if he goes that long. I expect Jamie will retire before 2032. I'm guessing he'll retire after Cy-Town is "completed".

 

[LivntheCyLife]

Great news! Just feels like weird timing.

Seems like giving up an easy PR move to keep you in the news during the off season for transfers and recruits.

 

[Triggermv]

Love everyone we have the helm of our athletic department. Its a great time to be a Cyclone.

 

[RollClones14]

Great news! Just feels like weird timing.

Seems like giving up an easy PR move to keep you in the news during the off season for transfers and recruits.

To me it feels like an accounting thing - extending both him and Campbell through 2032 tells me Jamie is figuring out what the books will look like starting next year with revenue share, and he's trying to get as much in order now for 2025 as he possibly can.

 

[RezClone]

So we just gonna ignore all that rot that set in??????

 

[RagingCloner]

So we just gonna ignore all that rot that set in??????

This is a TJ thread, not campbell. No rotters here

 

[RagingCloner]

Great news! Just feels like weird timing.

Seems like giving up an easy PR move to keep you in the news during the off season for transfers and recruits.

Could he be getting mid-season interest from other programs? Seems unlikely, but what do i know?

 

[SCNCY]

To me it feels like an accounting thing - extending both him and Campbell through 2032 tells me Jamie is figuring out what the books will look like starting next year with revenue share, and he's trying to get as much in order now for 2025 as he possibly can.

That's probably part of it, but also, I think our current media contract ends in 2032 as well.

 

[HarryClone]

Great news! Just feels like weird timing.

Seems like giving up an easy PR move to keep you in the news during the off season for transfers and recruits.

I don't think any transfers/recruits will discount his extension because it's 4 months old instead of 4 days. They have a 9-1 record, ranked No. 3, sky's the limit and signed a great recruiting class. Just striking while the iron is hot, I figure.

 

[BCClone]

Both Matt and TJ contract through 2032?

Jamie retires in 2032. Book it

Media contract comes up for many conferences, nobody knows what type of crapshow will happen after that.

 

[cyballrulz93]

This is a TJ thread, not campbell. No rotters here

Be patient. They'll show up immediately after we lose our first conference game.

 

[Cyclonepride]

Could he be getting mid-season interest from other programs? Seems unlikely, but what do i know?

I think it's just a matter of it being crystal clear that TJ is THE MAN and why wait to lock him up longer term if he agrees to it? I love the move, don't care about the timing in the least.