Apparently last night on Cy Hawk talk (mediacom show) Deace and Miller both had Brian Kelly as their top choice. The think he's the real deal. Just interesting.
Deace & Millers Top Choice
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Brian Kelly does not start my engine. We need some pzzazz to get recruits to Ames and the alumni to start tailagting again. Central Michigan is not texas and probably harder to recruit to than Ames. The MAC is the MAC. They will nver be more than the MAC. They are not like the MVC in status. They play Thursday night fog games and mud bowls. I believe a lot of people would be disappointed to come to Ames the first season. Rebuild would take four to five years for Kelly to build up his pluses in Ames. The reason we get many of our recruits is the kids get to play against their high school buddies in Big 12. Did you look at the roster for Central Michigan in the Balkans and where their kids are from? This is not a match IMO.
Yeah, Deace went on a tirade about Harbaugh on CN.
Ya know, I don't know who the best guy is, yet I'm growing tired of the "AD-wanna-be's" like Deace. You can discuss it, have an opinion, etc. But to be quite critical of Pollard if he goes with a guy like Harbaugh - to me - seems silly.
Jamie Pollard is far more educated in these matters than any fan or media outlet.
Ya know, I don't know who the best guy is, yet I'm growing tired of the "AD-wanna-be's" like Deace. You can discuss it, have an opinion, etc. But to be quite critical of Pollard if he goes with a guy like Harbaugh - to me - seems silly.
Jamie Pollard is far more educated in these matters than any fan or media outlet.
That's all I need to hear to want to go in another direction.
Also that's another reason to get a dish rather than Mediacom.
Brian Kelly or whomever JP hires will NOT get five years to build a program. Jamies quote on DanMac sez it all: If I had been the AD there would NOT have been a fifth year for Mac.
If JP's new football coach doesnt get to a bowl after year number four he will be fired!:yes4lo:
I would hope that his standards would be higher than that! With the 12th game added, it now takes a 4-0 non-conference start with a 2-6 conference record to go to a bowl. Or 3-1 and 3-5. (See 2006 Iowa Hawkeyes)
It's ridiculous. You should have at least a .500 conference record to go to a bowl IMO.
THANK YOU! I actually just posted this on another thread, but I have been losing increasing respect for Deace. I used to watch him on the Mediacom CyHawk show, but over the last few months I have seen him repeatedly bash ISU for having a bad coach (I understood his criticisms), then basically say that ISU was wrong for firing McCarney after his press conference, and this week he criticized our potential new coaches in a somewhat self-righteous manner. I realize we don’t have that many media personalities discussing ISU sports in the state, but frankly I’m tired of his hypocrisy. Especially in that CyHawk show where Jon clearly is a true Iowa Hawkeye fan and it is obvious that the Cyclones to Deace are only a topic of discussion for which he his responsible each week. I don’t mind criticisms of ISU, but at least have the best interest of the school at heart. Sorry, I may be the only one that he bothers but I just got fed up with him on his show this week and I’m done listening to him.
This is all sort of like recruiting. It all plays out in the end. Who is to say what the best choice is right away? Kirk Ferentz wasn't a popular choice for Iowa's fan base, but he's done a pretty good job.
Jon Miller is the living embodiment of the Peter Principle.
Who knows who will work out as the next coach. Like JJ4ISU said it's like recruiting. Three years from now, no one will care about the scuttlebutt, just the results.
Who knows who will work out as the next coach. Like JJ4ISU said it's like recruiting. Three years from now, no one will care about the scuttlebutt, just the results.
We need to get rid of 7 bowls minimum. No more than 50 of 119 teams should be playing in bowls. 64 is tragic. There are so many average teams in bowls it is just sickening to watch.
His knock on Harbaugh was basically no Div 1 experience and lack of experience in turning progams around. I am a memeber on CN and this was my response to him.
"Steve,
Some people are natural born leaders and successful in everything they do.
Is it a coincidence that Jim was brought up by a coach who had successful teams? Is it a coincidence that Jim Harbaugh was a successful QB at Michigan and in the NFL? Is it a coincidence that he has been successful at San Diego?
People are naturally attracted and want to follow successful people.
Everyday individuals are promoted into new jobs/positions because they have been successful in previous positions.
If the requirement for any job was to be successful at the same level job, no one would ever get promoted and new talent would never be given the opportunity to succeed.
Following your logic, you should never have been given the opportunity in radio because you should have stayed in the newspaper business all your life.
I'm not ripping you, but pointing out that sometimes it's just right to give someone a chance.
I think Harbaugh is smart enough, talented enough and successful enough for us to give him a chance. We may be passing on a once in a lifetime opportunity if we don't get him. "
The only way that any bowls are going to go away is through the process of "natural selection". If the sponsorship dries up and the fans do not attend a particular bowl game, that bowl will go away.
Apparently fans and corporations like to watch medicore teams play in bowl games. I don't have a problem with corporations giving their money to universities via bowl games, and I don't have a problem with the present number of bowl games.
What I have a problem with is people who believe that making a minor bowl game is some kind of major accomplishment that should guarantee a coach his job for life. The problem is not the number of bowl games, but rather, the problem is the significance attached to attending certain bowl games. A major accomplishment is making a New Years Day or following bowl game. Other than that, making one of the earlier bowls is not that big of a competitive accomplishment. Put the proper perspective on the early bowl games, and all will be fine.
Don't throw out the corporation money with the bathwater. Many athletic departments need all the help they can get.
Dan McCarney was 9-35 after four years what school in the country would have kept him as head coach???
Then he started off the '99 season 4-0, and then lost seven games in a row!!! No school keeps him employed after that.
The next coach is inheriting a MESS, and deserves time to clean it up. As long as he shows that he is NOT OVERMATCHED strategically, he will be given every opportunity to get the program started towards being a consistent winner.
If we gave Dan McCarney 12 years then the next coach better get EVERY opportunity to succeed.
Actually lets keep all the bowls. Then Iowa Hawks can do the Motor City Bowl each year while Harbaugh recruits Michigan.