I will be unable to listen to the Jamie Pollard interview on the Marty and Miller show today, so will someone who is listening provide a recap. Thanks.
Jamie Pollard Interview
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It was on right at 5pm. Most of it was football talk which Jamie basically said our fans need to stop being so impatient. Talked about some of the crazy emails he gets, how we need to look more of a "macro view" as an entire department and how programs will feed off each other and such. They asked some very tough questions and Jamie did a good job of putting it all into a "realistic" perspective.
Every time I hear this guy talk I am SOOOO glad we have him as an AD.
Every time I hear this guy talk I am SOOOO glad we have him as an AD.
Wasn't it just a little while ago he was talking about how he was glad the fans were upset by losing? Doesn't sound like he's going to pull the trigger on McCarney's job unless we truly tank (like don't win another game this year). I think he's really going on the defensive regarding our football coaching. I mentioned how he had used the facilities excuse before the Texas game and he responded by saying I miscaracterized his statement. Does anyone know the exact wording of that statement btw?
McCarney is sort of in a good position as far as Pollard is concerned. For one, I think Pollard just compares budgets of all the Big 12 schools and sees how competitive we have been the past few years. McCarney is sort of getting a clean slate from Pollard, in my opinion. And I guess if you compare football to some of our other sports, we are performing OK.
Is our season realistic? That's what I thought. No surprises. If history serves right, we beat the lousy teams at home and on the road the rest of the year, just good enough for Shreveport.
Jamie said it best in his interview when he pointed out that he has to look at everything at ISU in a Macro Economic perspective. He isn't going to come in and fire a coach after 12 years in his first year of tenure unless he thinks that the entire program is not going in the right direction at all. I realize that there is a select group that looks at the way they think things are going and want the change immediately. However you need to look through his role as A.D. and see that unless attendance figures drop way below average and the big donors start making some noise that it is going to take a few years before anything is done.
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CY ST8T hit the button. Mac bought years after the change of leadership. Pollard is a bright person. Pollard was very forthright with Morgan, perhaps quick on the trigger with the Douglas thing, but it to was the right move. I can only feel Mac is under close scrutiny, his coaching style is change minimally to make the next step. Ol'Mac better become more innovative with his staff and recruiting.
I am not trying to say that your sources aren't correct but I know quite a few people that work in the Athletic Department and I have never heard anything like that. I have heard JP and Mac have a good working relationship and a very open channel of communication which IMO is important to the success of the program.
Not to mention Pollard hasn't been around for the 12 years of Mac ball to experience for himself the "kick in the gut" we get.
But, I still think something will have to change at years end. My guess. Assisstants. Otherwise people aren't going to pony up for season tickets to see the same thing over again. They will have to put a new twist on next year. Just like any product.
But, I still think something will have to change at years end. My guess. Assisstants. Otherwise people aren't going to pony up for season tickets to see the same thing over again. They will have to put a new twist on next year. Just like any product.
The more I think about it the more I think we will just see Cotton get fired. That will give people some hope for change next year without forcing us to buy out Mac's contract, the cost of which I think may save him for another season.
Yep, something to that degree. Lots of "I didn't want to see Barney go, but the truth is we we're doing as well on offense as we'd like, so we had to make this change."
What Mac has going for him is that he is definately the face of ISU athletics wether people like it or not. He's the biggest ambasador we have, he does not have a negative bone in his body and talks more positive than anyone I can think of. This fits Pollard's style I think. As one of my co-workers who is a Hawkeye fan once told me after hearing Mac speak at a function "I may not be an ISU fan but after listening to Mac I wanted to tackle someone on the way out the door as fired up I got from his talk."
I think there will be some changed in assistants, Cotton would be the most likely to go I think. Skladany should be safe since he's only a year removed from possibly one of the best defenses in ISU history last season along with some other very good defenses in years before that. I just don't think Pollard has enough reasoning to fire Mac after this season based on what he has done the past few season. Now if we flop again next year then the water in the pot might start to get a little hot...
Morgan was a no-brain firing. He was not running a very good program and seems like it was going to blow up on us even if he stayed. We did the right thing hiring G-Mac and now the program can finally come clean and build with a coach that we know will run a clean program and bring in players that will play a style of basketball we will be happy with. The Douglas sitaution, I don't have a stance either way on that. Bobby put in his dues but I also see how maybe it was time to hand the reigns over to Cael now when there was talent in the program instead of on a rebuilding year.
I think there will be some changed in assistants, Cotton would be the most likely to go I think. Skladany should be safe since he's only a year removed from possibly one of the best defenses in ISU history last season along with some other very good defenses in years before that. I just don't think Pollard has enough reasoning to fire Mac after this season based on what he has done the past few season. Now if we flop again next year then the water in the pot might start to get a little hot...
Morgan was a no-brain firing. He was not running a very good program and seems like it was going to blow up on us even if he stayed. We did the right thing hiring G-Mac and now the program can finally come clean and build with a coach that we know will run a clean program and bring in players that will play a style of basketball we will be happy with. The Douglas sitaution, I don't have a stance either way on that. Bobby put in his dues but I also see how maybe it was time to hand the reigns over to Cael now when there was talent in the program instead of on a rebuilding year.