I remember as a freshman, Solo literally couldn't catch a pass. If there was hope for him then, there was hope for Jones.
I can't wait until he scores double figures.
Rob Jones had his best game and I don't think he's peaked yet!
And I love how well this thread has aged, TE has pretty much read all the complaints about him here, and fixed them.
With as many players that left, quit, or got kicked off this team.... Not sure he would have made it into the season if he was buried on the bench because he couldn't play defense.
mcdermott wasn't exactly a rock star here. But...You're probably right, someone hired from here has had success. So I'll concede.
Still...why leave now? Roster turnover? Maybe he knows a couple more 6 win years and no big program would want him?
Instead he would be coming into the...
Chizik won a national title you imbecile.
Wait.... Was that because of Cam Newton or did he have a long career of good years at Auburn? That's a tough one, he was fired 3 years after the national title. I'm going to say they didn't like him very much down there
Johnny majors and Earle Bruce
So not recent history then. But I guess you're right, it's not 100% guaranteed to fail hiring an iowa state coach, just in the last 40 years.