The rich get richer? He's going to UCF. This isn't NLI.
Was there any doubt that Campbell coaching rumors would make recruiting more difficult? In this case, this kid now has a local Big 12 team to join that just finished 8-4.
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Was there any doubt that Campbell coaching rumors would make recruiting more difficult? In this case, this kid now has a local Big 12 team to join that just finished 8-4.
That night.
this isn’t that complicated. Someone went to his guidance and made a strong offer. Add in the fact that Campbell would have left for the right job, and It makes perfect sense.
We will add you not knowing anything about the University of Central Florida to the list
Geography prohibits Iowa State from keeping up with B12 foes in recruiting, only way that would ever change would be joining the B1G West which isn’t happening. UCF joining the conference will make it tougher to grab 3 star Florida kids.
Unfortunately, unlike the transfer soap box, JP being late to the game is really a setback here. It was going to be tough enough as it is, but JP being JP didn't help.
He also hasn't done much in 15+ years to improve the booster pool, despite it being the best ever time in Iowa St history for that to grow. You have to be willing to give up some power imo. He is much more comfortable accepting less with more while be unchallenged. He prefers the college athletics of last century imo, well, accept for the part in which ADs are now making $1+ million.
The university of Texas just guaranteed any offensive lineman $250K if they sit on the bench for 5 years they will still have that money to leave school with.
Of course they will push people out the door, but that’s what they are offering kids to sign there to play o line.
We’re going to be more disadvantaged from the top of college football than we were in the 90s aren’t we. Guess NIL will ruin things for many other schools. Not sure college athletics will be any fun to follow in 10 years.
Oh I know. I know we are expecting big time dollars to be thrown at the SEC deal, but I get the feeling we all will even be surprised when we find out that number.
I disagree. ISU and Pollard have worked hard to develop the booster pool. Our problem is that our pool is only 3 feet deep, compared to people like Texas swimming in the deep end.
You don’t have a clue about Central Florida and the money at that school.
Stop trying to pretend you do
And very new. People don’t just $1MM the first season or if 100k gets them the same pull.
I used to think this way but the times are a changing.... rapidly. If we keep this up we are loaded with 2 and 3 star kids and sucking hind tit.
The growth demographics were setup largely before JP. He's has not done enough to capitalize on that, although he has benefitted from it. He hasn't changed the fan culture like he spoke about when starting at ISU. Has ISU closed the gap with peer institutions in terms of donations, despite there being the largest ISU community ever?
