Iowa State coach Paul Rhoades is a keeper, but can Cyclones keep him?
They could have at least got his name right in the headline ha ha
They could have at least got his name right in the headline ha ha
Good Rhoads article from Austin paper
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He won't leave if we can match other salary offers, but we'd be kidding ourselves if we though he wouldn't jump if another school was offering to double or triple his salary. I do think that he'd give ISU the chance to counteroffer, but he's a smart guy, and smart guys don't leave millions of dollars on the table.
I don't think he will even think about leaving until we are big XII champions, no matter how much money other schools offer.
We may not be able to match, but if we can keep ours respectable comparatively, we may still be able to hold on to him. Rhoads could coach here for a long, long time at the pay level we could provide, at a stress level much lower than at other schools, where a down year or two could instantly have him on the hot seat and lose him that hefty paycheck.
Definitely wouldnt surprise me to see his name come up on most wanted lists though. Compounding it is the fact that the last guy here went 5-19 and is now at the top of the polls at his next gig. Someone may think 'if a 5-19 guy can do that, what can a guy who went to a bowl (or two) there do?
I dont know man, some people value roots. ISU will take good care of him and his family as long as hes successfull here. There is something to creating a program of your own and sustaining it.
CPR contacted pollard about the job first before we hired chiznuts.so i dont think he is here for along time
I don't disagree, which is why I am sure Rhoads will stay here if all else is equal (i.e. he isn't gonna bolt just because a high profile job opens up if the money is comparable). But ISU needs to be able to keep his pay competitive, and make sure he has money for quality assistants.
If somebody offers to double his salary, and ISU can't at least put together a comparable counteroffer, Rhoads will be gone. But like I said, I believe he would give Pollard the chance to counteroffer.
He will jump at the right offer especially if we don't provide a good counteroffer...and let's face it we can't provide a good counteroffer like the big boys can.