Nothing is wrong with Mac, but you can't say that he was a national name. It was the same way with Floyd and Eustachey, all of them were good coaches prior to coming to ISU, but they weren't big time "names".
I know everytime we recruit a coach for basketball we all get excited about some of the big names that could possibly come to ISU, but end up having to hire a lessor known coach. I'm assuming that we'd have to take an even lessor known coach for football. I say that assuming that we couldn't afford to pay a top coach (especially if Mac doesn't quit) and we don't have a great recruiting base.
Honest question
Who do you believe would be willing to take oveer the clones football team if we did get rid of Mac?
I know everytime we recruit a coach for basketball we all get excited about some of the big names that could possibly come to ISU, but end up having to hire a lessor known coach. I'm assuming that we'd have to take an even lessor known coach for football. I say that with the belief that we couldn't afford to pay a top coach (especially if Mac doesn't quit) and we don't have a great recruiting base.
Does anyone have any suggestions for what options would be available to ISU?
This was Kansas people...KANSAS. And they gave us our worst loss of the season.
Not Oklahoma. Not Texas. Not Iowa.
Holy Mother of God. I didn't go to the game because of a study-abroad orientation, but I was disappointed I didn't get to go because of what I thought was ISU's chance to right the ship. But this is plain pathetic. This isn't nearly as bad as losing to Baylor last year, because at least then, there was some freaking hope.
Mac has got to go.
Believe me, I was there when we played temple in the 90s and it was a matchup of the worst teams in the country, bare none. We are a long way from that and we have Mac to thank for that.
There have been multiple improvements to the facilities and the enthusiasm regarding fan support. The football program has become a decent team year in and year out.
But my question was an honest one, if we get rid of Mac, as many on this board have asked for, who would be a possible replacement?
Mac has been an incredible recruiter for a school that had zero history and little fan support. When you fire a guy who has built your program out of nothing, how is that received in the coaching community?
We've got Mac signed through 2010 at $1.1 Million per year. JP's undergoing an aggressive renovation of all major facilities and a lot of that money is dependent upon the revenues of the football program. We're in no position to pay another coach an equivalent amount of money as Mac. Currently, the lowest paid coach in the Big 12 is Ron Prince at $750,000 for 4 years. Can we afford to pay a total of $1.85 Million for a football coach next year? I say no.
1000 season tickets were sent back before the game to JP!!! You have no choice in two weeks and next year will be an even bigger zero.
This was Kansas people...KANSAS. And they gave us our worst loss of the season.
Not Oklahoma. Not Texas. Not Iowa.
But Kansas.
So much frustration, so much embarassment.
It's time to clean house, not at the end of the season...not after next week. But right now.
I felt like I was watching a Cyclone football team from the '90's today...
This is awful and if I'm Jamie Pollard, I had my mind made up at halftime regarding next year.
The O-line is a bunch of special ed kids.
When your team quits on you, like McCarney's did today, it is time to find someone else to lead your kids. Unfortunately, with the financial committment ISU has in Mac, he isn't going anywhere. Nothing more you can really say, just a sad day to be a clone.
Whoa!! 1,000 season tickets sent back to JP, is that true?????????????????
If so, "the wheels are completely off the manure spreader"
What if they were trying and this is the best they can play with who is left?