12/19/2008 Official Coaching Search Thread

I wonder if it was one of Barnett's buddies trying to prop him up. Kind of like what the Bowdens are doing...

I think that is possible. I just can't see this. He is 62. Nothing against 62 year olds, my dad is 60. But with his spotty past, I just can't see it.
 
Pollard is probably enjoying the Barnett, Stoops, etc talk. Look over there while I'm really over here.

When you look at the type of people Barnett and Stoops are - I simply can't see JP adding them to our staff.
 
Pollard is probably enjoying the Barnett, Stoops, etc talk. Look over there while I'm really over here.

When you look at the type of people Barnett and Stoops are - I simply can't see JP adding them to our staff.


I fully agree. Those aren't guys you risk your job on.
 
good lord....if Stoops is the hire...how could Jaime face the media and introduce a guy with an overall losing record after making fun of Auburn for doing the same thing?

Turner Gill has an overall losing record.
 
no way yuck ! I usually stay out of this talk but he Barnett #@$% yuck Yes I am female.
 
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IF Marty is correct and we have our man then why would we have to wait to annouce if it is Barnett? He is not coaching so there would be no reason to wait.

It's not Stoops, Bowden, Fulmer, or Barnett. I'm convinced of that much.
 
Jim Zorn will more than likely get fired here within the next week. I like Jim Zorn. I think Jim Zorn would make a great coach at Iowa State. Jim Zorn is in contract negotiations.

Whoa, sorry...I just got caught up in the way these coaching rumors seem to snowball.
 
Regarding Barnett and character concerns, I think a good litmus test is to ask yourself what your initial reaction would be if a rival school hired him. Granted, the man can coach, but I wouldn't be completely comfortable with it. Winning would put everyone on board, but any off the field problems would make a segment of the fan base go nuts.

We had a divided fan base when McCarney was let go. Now that Chizik has kicked Iowa State in its collective crotch, we're very united. Hiring Gary Barnett would divide us again just like that.

I still think we're getting a surprise hire. Maybe I'm naive, but I'm not closing the door on Gary Patterson.
 
Regarding Barnett and character concerns, I think a good litmus test is to ask yourself what your initial reaction would be if a rival school hired him. Granted, the man can coach, but I wouldn't be completely comfortable with it. Winning would put everyone on board, but any off the field problems would make a segment of the fan base go nuts.

We had a divided fan base when McCarney was let go. Now that Chizik has kicked Iowa State in its collective crotch, we're very united. Hiring Gary Barnett would divide us again just like that.

I still think we're getting a surprise hire. Maybe I'm naive, but I'm not closing the door on Gary Patterson.


not really...I saw most of cyclone nation helping him pack.
 
Regarding Barnett and character concerns, I think a good litmus test is to ask yourself what your initial reaction would be if a rival school hired him. Granted, the man can coach, but I wouldn't be completely comfortable with it. Winning would put everyone on board, but any off the field problems would make a segment of the fan base go nuts.

We had a divided fan base when McCarney was let go. Now that Chizik has kicked Iowa State in its collective crotch, we're very united. Hiring Gary Barnett would divide us again just like that.

I still think we're getting a surprise hire. Maybe I'm naive, but I'm not closing the door on Gary Patterson.

Huge, big, gigantic ditto.

Cyclone fans ripped on Barnett a lot when he was elsewhere.
 
I would not be shocked if Marty was working with Pollard on this - or the source Marty has is working with Pollard on it.

If Marty is - the only thing he'd love more than being the first guy to break it - is being someone that helped the process.

Likely just a conspiracy theory, but I simply just can't see how Stoops, Barnett, etc - are people JP would hire.
 

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