Well, we're all sitting here talking about him for one.
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Randy Peterson doing dirty work with Coach Prohm
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Well, we're all sitting here talking about him for one.
Same here. Always wanted to see Prohm succeed, just seems we've reached the point of no return. I can't make apologies for him anymore. Enough is enough. The program has hit rock bottom, even if they can somehow eke out a win and not go down as a winless B12 team. The next month- 2 months we'll be on the edge of our seats waiting for announcements of coach dismissal, players leaving, new coach being hired, new players arriving etc. Way more excited for that then our last 3,4, however many more games we have to plod through.
Randy sucks. But he's paid to write articles and get eyeballs on them, and all anybody cares about is Prohm's job status and who the next coach might be. That's the unfortunate fact.
Right. The guy is kind of the Skip Bayless of Iowa State media
The difference is that Bayless knows what he's doing. Peterson thinks he's doing journalism.
I would pay good money to watch Skip Bayless get set on fire.
I see your point and the Skip Bayless parallel.. To me that's just really insulting to the fanbase and why CF will always DOMINATE the cyclone sports landscape
CycloneErik
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There's 2 sides to this:
1. Prohm should be fired already. It's a foregone conclusion that he can't turn this around, and he's responsible for cratering the program. The interim coach won't win or make it better. It's just about getting it finished.
2. There's no reason to ask him that during a press conference. There isn't any answer Prohm can give that satisfies a single person. No reason to bring it up there.
Nobody is safe when the Pandy Bear stalks his prey
Randy is actually smart in that he knows Jared, Rob, CW and co. have the market cornered for quality Cyclone journalism. He does his hot takes, bold/awkward questioning nonsense to play on the emotions of the fragile/facebook segments of the fan base, ensuring that the clicks keep on coming for DMR.
Yeah, but the Rag ran his article as a “subscriber exclusive!” I saw the tweet, and I laaaaaaughed and laughed. Getting us to talk about him is one thing. Getting us to PAY for that... content... in 2021?
Amazing that the "hack blogger bros" on here given us more fair, forthright, detailed, interesting, and thought out coverage of the Cyclones than does the beat writer for the Des Moines Register, which is supposed to be the most prestigious journalistic publication in the state of Iowa. I don't want to turn this into a media griping thread, but Randy is far from the only media figure at a legacy publication with that arrogant attitude towards both the beat and the readers.
Exactly why he does this stuff. If a journalist is bringing up something controversial, negative, or distracting about Iowa State the smart bet is that it's Randy. I'm sure he knows that using these tactics gets way more traffic and is benefiting the Register.
Another post here said he's terrible at reading the room. I can't count how many times I've been watching a coach or player answering questions and question gets thrown at them from left field. You can see the other journalists' eyes flinch as they internally cringe because they know it's just Randy being Randy again.
He is a journalist for the Register 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. I would be utterly shocked if he described himself as an Iowa State fan. Although he does seem to enjoy the building relationships with Iowa State players, coaches, and administrators.
Do a search for 'Randy Peterson Cyclones' on Google Images and try to find him representing Iowa State. Now replace Randy with Chris Williams or Brent Blum. You can have impartial and honest coverage while still being a diehard fan. This is why CF is the best Cyclone sports site.
True. No one is talking about our matchup against the number 2 team in the country. There is a poll up about the spread, but the isu season thread hasn't even been posted in today, and we dont even do game day threads anymore.
I hate Randy as much as the next guy but his job isn’t to be an Iowa State fan. He represents his paper, not Iowa St. CF is a fan website, not a newspaper. Two completely different things.
