And Saban, and Smart, and a lot of successful coaches.
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For Iowa State the summit means winning a football conference championship, Matt didn't do that. Will Jimmy be able to do that, I don't know, but that is what Matt and every other Iowa State football coach in the last 20 years has tried to build for and accomplish. Win the conference and then playing in the playoffs is all upside.
Indiana may be throwing back the small ones.
Three more WSU guys in the portal in the last hour.
They only signed two players from high school in the last signing period, that is the reason their number is so low.
I don’t agree with Bad Boi because we should give Rogers a chance.
But is your stance you hope everyone who’s not at ISU should fail?
Kash Brock committed to Wisconsin
C'mon Braden.... commit to the good guys!! At Indiana you will be recruited over, and will be a depth piece. You could be a star here!
This would be a great get.
I'm not going to put a limit on what we can accomplish.
Everyone relax, put on your RBF and get ready for the action!
If they left ISU then yes.
I'm betting Cignetti isn't necessarily "loved" by his players, but they win. He also has RBF and is very gruff. I'm sure JFR is from the same mold.
If you don't win that will get old. Look at Fran McCaffery...
If you don't win everything gets old. Ask Paul Rhodes.
For ISU it's like a fantasy football draft where 50% of the people have $500 to build a roster and the other 50% have $250 (ISU).
Gotta spend on position groups where it makes a big difference between being great & average. And elite talent is scarce.
NFL teams understand that it's important to spend on: QB, WR, OL, DL & CB.
Because ISU is at a disadvantage, feels like we will need to develop some position groups. Recruit #'s from HS recruits, develop them over 2-3 year period and if they develop into studs, the expectation is they will get bank in the portal. So next man in!
Iowa State might have to do that at QB, OL, DT, LB & S positions.
If you stay out of the super unethical stuff (e.g. Moore at UM), then you can be as big of a jerk as you want to be...as long as you win.
Agree. I think we MUST put the money on QB... then OL, then DL... in that order.
You HAVE to have a decent QB... most important position on the field. After that, you need to protect them, and be able to push people and have a running game, so OL is next most important. Then... you have to be able to stop the run and put pressure on the opposing QB... so DL next.
Good comments. I think Rogers and Otz could be similar, especially in their public persona. If you ask a fan of an opposing school about Otz, I'm guessing they would say that he's never happy and is an unlikable person, because the only thing they see from the outside is his sideline demeanor and maybe some press conferences or interviews. But we all know that he has great relationships with players, coaches, and frankly, pretty much everyone who he meets.
For Rogers, we all still mostly have the view of outside fans who are basing most of our opinions on limited public interactions. People have made a big deal about him being intense and no-nonsense, but none of that means he has to be unlikable or not a players coach.
