Pollard has now hired 2 National Championship caliber coaches
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Gotta have someone to compete against, and if the rest of the conference doesnt have the sport that makes it a bit more of a hassle, especially for something that doesnt generate money.
But Gene Chizik didnt get any of those recruits. so i dont think he will be in another Natty soon
Iowa hired a former "national coach of the year" in TL. He never worked out at Iowa. A great coach at one school might not be a great coach at another school. But you never know.
hay rebeca were you at Hilton, the night that they introduced Chris Taylor before the Iowa meet ?
Ol' Chris Taylor Brought Down the House, it really was great theatre...
That was also the night I talked to Earle Bruce (1976) and thanked him for the great football season and then Earle told me that ISU was gonna close in the South End Zone....
I noticed that still hasnt been done yet.
I don't equate winning Nat coach of the year with winning a national championship. The latter would be a much more exclusive group.
I see Murphy made mention of this fact in his blog today:
Murphy's Law: Charles in Charge, Pollard Hires Winners, Rango
Murphy's Law: Charles in Charge, Pollard Hires Winners, Rango
This is all fine and dandy for chit chat. But if Iowa State/Pollard ever officially brags on this point, I will projectile vomit.
However, ISU is WAY out of line with the rest of the Big 12 regarding our facilites and funding for most non-revenue sports.
Our new track/soccer/softball facility that will soon be constructed is nothing fancy, but at least it's a start. At least they'll be Div. I standards, intstead of our current high school-level soccer and softball fields.
I understand next up is a planned indoor campus tennis complex. That's also sorely needed.
If we don't want to build decent venues for all sports offered, the Big 12 should kick us out.
I certainly hope everyone taking the time to have p*****g contests back & forth on here (about money, funding, what sports to keep/cut, how poor little ISU has such a meager budget compared to it's BIGXII brethren) are ALL donors of at least the Athletic Department, if not to the individual sports non-profit clubs as well.
If not, I'd say quit your b*****n & start forking over some cash.
If not, I'd say quit your b*****n & start forking over some cash.
I can sense just the slightest hint…just a hint... of frustration in your comment.
I understand that many individuals may not be in a position to donate and can only afford season tickets for their sport(s) of choice). Others - can't afford either, and thus try and catch a game here and there. Finally, some can't afford any direct $$ involvement at this time at any level given current financial situation.
That said, my frustration lies with individuals (regardless of where they fall on the financial giving spectrum) that seemingly have zero clue:
1) where ISU stands financially in the Big 12 (i.e.…ranking of size of athletic budget in comparison to others -- hint, we are w a a y y y towards the bottom) and thus in respect to other BCS school in general
2) which sports provide positive revenue compared to those that are a drain HINT: only two sports add to budget and #1 is about 90% of that positive cashflow
3) given items 1) and 2), how critical it is we do everything possible to enhance the revenue generating sports so that hopefully we can someday increase the size of the athletic budget as a whole which in turn benefits all sports. Likewise, how short-sighted it is to swap or delay enhancements for $$generating sports in favor of those that drain the budget.
What this means? If you care about ISU athletics in general or a particular sport (which may not be FB or men's BB) and want them to have financial resources needed to be more competitive, then accept the truths from above, do what you can financially to improve the situation, and finally…quit burning negative energy suggesting otherwise. One example: talking about financially competing head-to-head with Penn State on a revenue losing sport like wrestling (when our revenue generating sports still have obvious needs in comparison to peers) completely ignores the differences/realities in our financial resources of the two schools and more importantly, the 3 items listed above.
I didn't know that those only with money are the ones only allowed to have an opinion.
As a current student, how much should I be forking over? I mean, because the cash is just bursting out of my back pocket.
Or, you could look at it as him hiring a coach with one of the worst winning percentages in our less than stellar football history and hiring one of the legends in the sport who happened to attend our university who was known to be a recruiting monster. I don't blame him for Cael leaving, that was out of his control. Cael was a great hire if a no-brainer. IMO any AD with any brain would have done that.
He did hire Chizik, and I assumed they discussed who he would bring in as coordinators. And since his choice was to go with his fishing buddies, which proved to be a disaster, shows me that he hired a guy with no clue who to coach at this level. Granted he went on to win using what he learned here. However the learning here was painful and we got NO benefit from it. I'm sorry but I fail to see how Chizik is any sort of feather in the cap of Pollard.
He did hire Chizik, and I assumed they discussed who he would bring in as coordinators. And since his choice was to go with his fishing buddies, which proved to be a disaster, shows me that he hired a guy with no clue who to coach at this level. Granted he went on to win using what he learned here. However the learning here was painful and we got NO benefit from it. I'm sorry but I fail to see how Chizik is any sort of feather in the cap of Pollard.
I don't think you addressed the point made in dbqhawk's post. Gene Chizik could win 20 more National Championships, it still wouldn't make him a good hire for Iowa State. He won 5 games in 2 years here. He lost to the likes of UNI, Toledo, Kent State and UNLV. He was a bad coach for Iowa State. His 2 years here hurt the program.
Hiring Cael was good, but imo, wasn't some monumental feat. He wrestled here, he was already employed here, and we are a traditional power in his sport.
I am not a "Pollard-hater" as I'm sure some would label me after reading this post, but patting him on the back for hiring and then losing two coaches who went on to win championships at other schools makes very little sense to me. Talk to me when one of his hires wins a National Championship at ISU.
