I worded my comments about Hoke wrong. I didn't think he would have looked at ISU until I read he took the SDSU job. There's no way in hell ISU could still 'have' him. He knew ISU was opening up before he took the SDSU job. In his opinion, he felt SDSU would be a better fit (plus the bird in hand proverb). You tell me where you think it would be easier to turn a program around at: SDSU or ISU? If your goal is to move to a top 50 program, you'll take the job that gives you the best chance to show your wares. ISU is a tough job. Not because we the fans or the administration don't support it. It's because it's in Iowa with another DI school so you are already at a recruiting disadvantage. Then look at the schedule. You point to me which Big 12 programs you foresee as be demonstrably worse over the next 5 years. KU? KSU? Seriously, the Big 12 is loaded right now, and ISU is two or three steps behind the next worst.
- but he certainly gets credit for the new basketball facility. Everyone also knows that Jack Trice is in DESPERATE NEED of renovation. He's got the west side done and is firing it up on the east side. Not to mention that something HAS to be done on the south side. Right now it just looks like an overglorified high school (or maybe D-IAA) stadium. Just even bowling in the bottom half of the south endzone (something I imagined when I was going there) would greatly improve the look and feel of that stadium. All of this is something that JP not only has the vision, but actual planning for. Not to mention he's got to be the best ISU AD ever at raising cash and selling tickets at a time when most people wouldn't be able to. Yes, Chizik was a bust - but you're trying to tell me that he shouldn't have gone after the best possible coach because he might not be here in a few years? Instead he should have gone after a lesser commodity? Please get your emotions in check before you continue to make asinine comments.
