Pollard has now hired 2 National Championship caliber coaches
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Please explain to me how, on this universe, you can equate us to Penn State in terms of resources. It's not even close and I think Cael realized that in the event that football or basketball things needed to be done, they would be and he would have to wait. Penn St. didn't have to do that because they have enough to get to everything. We don't, plain and simple. That's what makes Bill Fennelly Bill Fennelly. He knows what our situation is like and where things are yet he doesn't fly out for other jobs. You think he hasn't had more offered? He has, but guess what? He actually likes it here and deals with it instead of catching the first flight out for somewhere else. Cael evidently wasn't cut out for it being a littler harder or slower.
All football improvements we will ever be able to add are needed. I will assure you of that. Check out any polling. We have just about the worst everything right now and we will never catch up. The best we can hope for is the middle of the pack. There will never be too much in terms of football. It's a different animal. You have to recruit so many kids that so many other schools are going after with much better facilities. Now, soccer? I don't know.
There was never going to be enough money in the pool to keep Cael and he couldn't deal with it. He didn't like playing 4th fiddle.
Not sure what qualifies as equivalent but, didn't Georgia Tech share a title one year? They are pretty much little brother to Georgia, same as we are to Iowa......i.e. same state, different conferences, less money for athletic budget etc.
Wow. Do you realize how ridiculous that sounds?
And I'll repeat it again. Any coach can look good when the team has great talent.
Listen, Cael was at a crossroads...a fork in the road. My assumption is he was driven more by the desire to coach a National Championship team, then driven to coach ISU to a National Championship. Chizek, too, for that matter (although his defection is somewhat more understandable IMO)
Guys....time to put your ego's aside. Coaching at ISU with our limited resources is a hell of a tough gig. That is why it is going to be so incredibly awesome when CPR's brings us to some of the successes that I believe he will. I also have a ton of faith in Hoiberg...but BB is still easier at a school like ISU than FB.
Guys....time to put your ego's aside. Coaching at ISU with our limited resources is a hell of a tough gig. That is why it is going to be so incredibly awesome when CPR's brings us to some of the successes that I believe he will. I also have a ton of faith in Hoiberg...but BB is still easier at a school like ISU than FB.
Wonderful. Your agenda driven thread has been completely shot down, so you resort to these types of posts. See you next time.
Winning!
Yeah...you can repeat it , but there is probably a reason it is not getting any play here.
Not to mention, when Cael left, the future of the big 12 conference was still in doubt??
I know the reason. You choose to ignore it because it makes your viewpoint look silly.
So you're saying a stawman argument is a legit way to discuss/debate a topic?
...and if it has been shot down (which it hasn't), you certainly weren't in the foxhole doing any damage.
BTW....agenda??? Yeah, I hired Pollard, so I'm trying to justify my hire. WTF???
That would have had very little affect on his standing... Speaking of that there were only 5 wrestling teams anyway. The conference thing is not as big of a deal in wrestling compared to football and basketball...
It has been shot down? You mean the few posters blinded by their love for wrestling and poor rebuttals?
We lost Cael to the Big X Network. Ya Penn St. had the cash before that, but not the kind of cash that builds kick *** facilities for money losing sports. Hopefully this new Big XII TV deal comes through so we can start catching up with facilities for the revenue losing sports, but until then, like dozens of other post before me said. Football rules the world, thats where the cash has to go. Sorry if you don't or won't realize that, but for crying out loud, until this next year our athletic budget needed tax subsidies.
I do not care about wrestling enough to be sure, but there are several wrestlers at PSU that were going or were already at ISU.
Maybe Cael was has gotten better, or worked harder this year.
