I wasn't sure what to think until I heard Fred speak at the press conference. I was sold at that point. Then the Ames channel 8 news reporter interviewed me about what I thought and put my thoughts on tv.
Pretty much the same. I only started following ISU when I came down from Minnesota to go to school here and in that time frame I had already experienced the McD and Chizik hires. At the time I just didn't have much enthusiasm left for a coaching hire and honestly if you look back at how relatively low key Hoiberg's introduction I think the AD felt the same way.
But as soon as he started talking and got to work you could tell something was going to happen. Maybe not this much, this fast but you could tell that ISU basketball was going to start rewarding you for caring again.