Report: T.J. Otzelberger headed for Iowa State

[Cyforce]

DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN!

Ok, I think it's a done deal as well. But with Jamie you never know.

 

[marothisu]

I mean, Jamie was PRETTY DAMN OBVIOUS when he said this in his statement:

"The best person (for this job) doesn’t mean just because somebody can win at another program, that they can win at Iowa State"

 

[CycloneErik]

say that’s true. There are ZERO other reports of this. Not one. Again not saying it’s not true but the media would be all over this

There are 3-4 now and growing.

 

[WhoISthis]

So what have we learned in the last 24 hours?

1. TJ will be the new coach
2. It will take him years to fix this mess, so buckle up
3. He won't win the press conference, so it will be hard to get excited

4.) ISU under JP is a track and XC school

 

[CloneIce]

The other sources from Twitter are all just referencing the same story from the Vegas paper. Not that I doubt the hire, just giving a heads up that they aren’t confirming.

 

[jsb]

If it ends up him, it ends up him. Can’t believe all the “fans” publicly trashing the man and the program before he has coached a game here. I’m not totally sold on it but I think the best move is to just not say anything going forward and let it play out. It won’t change it and it will just hurt ISU’s image and the program to be a bunch of dicks.

I don't see a lot of people trashing him. I see a lot of people wondering why we are hiring him. I think it's OK to question why we are hiring someone who does not have a winning record at a Mountain West school after less than 24 hours.

I personally am not friends with him, so I don't know all of his great qualities.

 

[brianhos]

Keith Murphy just reported it.

 

[WhoISthis]

If it ends up him, it ends up him. Can’t believe all the “fans” publicly trashing the man and the program before he has coached a game here. I’m not totally sold on it but I think the best move is to just not say anything going forward and let it play out. It won’t change it and it will just hurt ISU’s image and the program to be a bunch of dicks.

The one to trash is JP.

 

[jsb]

4.) ISU under JP is a track and XC school

No, we are a football school! And I'm OK with that. I'll keep going to games in Hilton. Hopefully ticket sales go down again because I'm really looking to upgrade my corner seats.

 

[CycloneErik]

It’s probably TJ but man Pollard is gonna be livid that it leaked. He hates having news like this out before he can announce.

Oh, well. If he took this lazy way out, I don't care about his feelings.

 

[nowncarolina]

Wow why not even look. This is bad!

 

[CycloneErik]

The one to trash is JP.

Why not both?

 

[Cycl0nepower]

Randy went on Cofield and Co. and said that Otzelberger to Iowa State deal was very close to done. Not to long after Vegas article comes out.

 

[dahliaclone]

There are 3-4 now and growing.

am it’s gonna be him i am sure. But there still aren’t the big sports outlets.

 

[CyLyte2]

Why not both?

Why either? Why not let the guy coach a game and see what happens. When he and his family roll into the intro Cyclone Nation will be smitten.

 

[jsb]

Then Pollard's skin better start getting thicker or buy some Preparation H.

Like I'm sure the UNLV Athletic Department cares about Pollard's feelings....

 

[Cyched]

What sucks is the Vegas media leaked this because they want him gone.

 

[gocy444]

I actually think TJ would’ve been more successful and sustainable the first time around. Not sure he’s the guy to dig us out of a hole, but could’ve kept the ball rolling well.

 

[marothisu]

Are some people going to get off their Jamie Pollard "high moral character" horse if this is true? Just sounds like he has his guy set up beforehand and probably barely interviewed anyone else. And if true, that's pretty ****** if you ask me, border lining on nepotism. The fact that he had to make this statement in the statement was really obvious:

"The best person (for this job) doesn’t mean just because somebody can win at another program, that they can win at Iowa State"

Jamie should probably apply that the other way too. Just because someone can't win at another program doesn't mean they will win at Iowa State. His statement was meant to soften the blowback from his decision coming very soon with TJ quite obviously because what he said logically is obvious, and he could have had about 5 variations of the same thing to cover his ground. He's just making sure his blowback isn't as bad for when they announce TJ.

 

[CyLyte2]

I actually think TJ would’ve been more successful and sustainable the first time around. Not sure he’s the guy to dig us out of a hole, but could’ve kept the ball rolling well.

For sure