A fantastic listen is the Pollard interview from Alex Halstead on CycloneAlert 247sports. Half way through is the message to fans. https://247sports.com/college/iowa-...s-facilities-Cyclone-Scoop-podcast-130810557/
A real priority this summer for Pollard is communicating this message:
"Starting to see it..." Cyclone fans a majority are awesome. We take pride in being different and are more loyal.
.."some of our fans are starting to behave in ways that our fan base likes to make fun of other fans for behaving that way"
Saw it with Matt Campbell playcalling/coordinator, saw it with men's basketball this winter, saw it last season with women's basketball.
"When you ultimately achieve the success you desire, remember who you were because that's who you still are"
Iowa State fans ran off Earl Bruce. Three 8-3 seasons in a row and ran him off. If we run off Matt Campbell or Steve Prohm because we changed, we will regret it forever.
"This is a great time to make hay" Across the board athletically, we've never been higher in the all-sports rankings. Only have finished in the top half 1 time (5th out of 10) and are currently 2nd going into spring.
JP's biggest concern right now is protecting the brand and he's "starting to see some erosion". Fans make us different at Iowa State and if we lose that, we lose the advantage over other places.
It's interesting he mentions it's not just social media. He's had donors express frustrations in person. He understands wanting to win and being disappointed during a loss. But don't be irrational.
I myself am guilty of this too, so I'll need to work on this as well. Go Cyclones!
A real priority this summer for Pollard is communicating this message:
"Starting to see it..." Cyclone fans a majority are awesome. We take pride in being different and are more loyal.
.."some of our fans are starting to behave in ways that our fan base likes to make fun of other fans for behaving that way"
Saw it with Matt Campbell playcalling/coordinator, saw it with men's basketball this winter, saw it last season with women's basketball.
"When you ultimately achieve the success you desire, remember who you were because that's who you still are"
Iowa State fans ran off Earl Bruce. Three 8-3 seasons in a row and ran him off. If we run off Matt Campbell or Steve Prohm because we changed, we will regret it forever.
"This is a great time to make hay" Across the board athletically, we've never been higher in the all-sports rankings. Only have finished in the top half 1 time (5th out of 10) and are currently 2nd going into spring.
JP's biggest concern right now is protecting the brand and he's "starting to see some erosion". Fans make us different at Iowa State and if we lose that, we lose the advantage over other places.
It's interesting he mentions it's not just social media. He's had donors express frustrations in person. He understands wanting to win and being disappointed during a loss. But don't be irrational.
I myself am guilty of this too, so I'll need to work on this as well. Go Cyclones!
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