Injuries are an excuse. It is still CPR's job to build the roster. He's been in Ames long enough that he's had plenty of time to provide capable back ups. I understand very well that ISU has been stricken by the injury bug the last two years, but that doesn't change the fact it's an excuse. Every team deals with injuries. Heck, I could argue Iowa could have played for a national championship had Ricky Stanzi not been hurt, but what good would that do me? It's an excuse. He did get hurt, and the rest is history.
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Injuries are an excuse. It is still CPR's job to build the roster. He's been in Ames long enough that he's had plenty of time to provide capable back ups. I understand very well that ISU has been stricken by the injury bug the last two years, but that doesn't change the fact it's an excuse. Every team deals with injuries. Heck, I could argue Iowa could have played for a national championship had Ricky Stanzi not been hurt, but what good would that do me? It's an excuse. He did get hurt, and the rest is history.
This proves 100% you know very little about ISU...there is more to it than injuries.
Coe and Irving......not injuries. Happened in the spring. Collin Bevins transferred......homesick, not injured. All Defensive Tackles.
I thought Iowa was going to play for the National Championship this year. What happened?
So you blame Leath for continuing down the road of success, but want to keep a 2 and 3 win coach for the same reason? You yourself have claimed CPR success with lofty bowls games and a bowl win. Are Leath's 2 "failures" bigger in the grand scheme of the athletics department than CPR's 2 WINS last year?
More than a few expected us to be good THIS year. And LAST year. And those were folks claiming some sort of inside knowledge on an anonymous chat board. Very few recruits accepts a scholarship expecting to suck.
Long story short its all about W's and L's CPR just ain't cutting the mustard. Sigh only one more season to stomach the product on the field...
I'm well aware there was more to it than injuries. However, the post by Luth I was responding to only mentioned injuries. No matter which way you slice it excuses are still being made. Injuries, attrition, etc. With leadership comes responsibility. Rhoads understands that. That's what he's getting paid the big bucks for. Ultimately he is accountable no matter what the situation, and the results prove he isn't cutting it.
Yes, especially when MANY people believe his decision to end VEISHEA was the right one. You can't necessarily even count that in his failure column.
How does he define turn-around?
I don't believe it is a good idea for the university president to put the coach on the plank because recruits want to go to a stable program. If the university president had some openings on his personal staff but the president's boss was making public statements indicating the president was on thin ice it is likely otherwise qualified and interested people would not apply.
I guarantee those statements will be used against ISU on the recruiting trail by opposing coaches.
There's gonna be a lot of shocked people next year when we are on a bowl game. Actually no there won't, because most of you will act like you knew we'd have a good year.
I remember saying you were gonna kiss my ***? How's that for an elephant?
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Have you recovered from the shock of the Hawkeyes disappointing season? They lost at home to Iowa State and played one of the weakest schedules while being in the weakest division of the weakest Power 5 Conference.
LOL. You avoided the question completely. Evidently you are still shocked. The loss to Iowa State must still leave a big butt hurt. LOL.
Not shocked at all. You have weak sauce man. Go back and read that thread from April and tell me who sounds foolish. You're repeating your same schtick over and over again.
What is sad is that the Iowa State Football team left you with so much Butt Hurt that you continually come here and post day after day after day. Care to make any predictions of the Iowa State---Iowa Football game for next fall?
I predict it will be a good game, and if Ferentz is still playing risk averse football the Hawks could very likely get beat.
That's what we call a rational approach.
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