How can anybody give credit to JP for the CPR and Jackson hires? Both of these guys lobbied hard for the ISU jobs. The only reason we have CPR is because Auburn took Chiz off our hands, otherwise we'd still have Chiz 5 more years thanks to JP's extension. And JP seemed to be trying to hire anybody but KJ, even though he was the obvious and best choice and lobbied hard for the job from the beginning. And the Chiz hire was not a good hire when we had Brian Kelly waiting in the wings, no matter how the JP fans try to spin it. Basketball is self evident, JP fired a coach having some pretty decent success for a coach that has taken ISU basketball to lows not seen since Ken Trickey well over 30 years ago. If it weren't for some unbelievably good luck that brought us CPR, our two major sports would be in shambles so how can JP get anything but a D so far, and that's being generous.
Lay off Pollard
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JP didn't "hit" anything of the sort. As Cyko pointed out, CPR ws unemployed, and aggressively pursued the job. All JP did was answer the phone. I wonder who his other candidates were, frankly.
With Chizik's extension: probably Chizik told JP that he would get demote his buddies and hire qualified assistants because it looks like that he had learnt his lesson by hiring Gus Malzahn as OC in Auburn.
JP had to conciously make the decision to hire Rhoads and Jackson, no matter how hard they lobbied. Have you ever been to a job interview? You "lobby" yourself, and hope that you present yourself as the best candidate. Then the guy who will be your boss makes the decision.
I also wondered who were the other candidates to replace WM. During the chat with Randy Peterson from the Rag, he said there were only 2 candidates who disclosed that they interviewed (for the job the other one was Jeter) but it was unclear who else was/were interviewed, if any ?
+1 - will you marry someone you don't like just because the person keeps on calling you and asking you ?
Your right, I should have said "Pollards accomplishments have out weighed this (1) bad decision." But, at the time, everyone thought GMac was a great coach. I just don't understand how GMac got such a great contract? The guy has done nothing.
2nd Fiddle in Football only (& that will change in a few years with Rhoads at the helm). ALL Other Sports, ISU rules the Roost.
GMac really did change the Culture of ISU MBB. From Supportive Fans to P*ssed Off Fans.
That's not my point. My point is that the CPR hire didn't take any special "insight" or "talent" on the part of Pollard, because Rhoads was the aggressor, the insitigator. If Pollard had chased CPR and convinced him to apply, that's another thing altogther.
Again, I wonder how the search was going prior to this. Hiring a DC who had just lost his job was a gamble.
Gene Smith should have been flogged for allowing those hideous uniforms in the 90's.
rot in hell blue whirly bird!
rot in hell blue whirly bird!