Pollard interview recap/comments

[ISUFan22]

Very good interview...entertaining too.

One thing that stuck out to me...is we've been dead last in the Big 12 for almost every year when it comes to calculating how all of the sports have done. That's bad. We actually finished 11th this past year, ahead of K-State.

Pollard's goal is to be in the top half by 2011. We've never been higher than 9th.

I liked his take on the Chaplain issue. No real comments other than letting the process take it's course and thanking everyone for speaking out - even those against it. He especially thanked them, as their comments will help make sure the Chaplain stays what it should be rather than heading into something it could become - unintentionally.

Talked about the Big 12 in general. Pollard repeated some of his thoughts from a previous interview on how the Big 12 should investigate closely sharing revenue from TV deals.

Also, about 45,000 seats are spoken for already for the ISU-Iowa game.

Thanks Jon for a job VERY well done.

 

[DaddyMac]

I really enjoyed his explaining the marketing shift. Their reasoning behind the fewer yet larger summer events and the idea of the "Lost Generation" of ISU fans. That never really occurred to me in such a simple sense, but he laid it out very well and is an excellent approach in looking to the NEXT generation of ISU fans.

 

[Drive4cy]

What is this, like a post game thread? :Tongue:

Everytime I listen to Jamie, it always reminds just how far we need to go as an athletic department. When he said we had a strangle hold on last in the conference, it's very sobering.

 

[ISUFan22]

Loved it when Jon was losing words at the end, not able to give the radio call sign. Pollard chimed in with "The Cyclone Radio Network".

Pollard, not only smart and a marketing genius. But he's witty too!

 

[zdorr40]

I really enjoyed his explaining the marketing shift. Their reasoning behind the fewer yet larger summer events and the idea of the "Lost Generation" of ISU fans. That never really occurred to me in such a simple sense, but he laid it out very well and is an excellent approach in looking to the NEXT generation of ISU fans.

I did as well. Hopefully this will help us to catch up with EIU in the number of casual fans.

 

[zdorr40]

What is this, like a post game thread? :Tongue:

Everytime I listen to Jamie, it always reminds just how far we need to go as an athletic department. When he said we had a strangle hold on last in the conference, it's very sobering.

Yep. I really don't think we realize how bad things are/were.:sad9cd:

 

[Flag Guy]

could someone fill me in? I´m in Spain and due to having to use public computers, I can´t download/listen to the interview

Thanks in advance, given the 7 hour time difference (aka the interview gets over about the time I have to sign off at my internet cafe)

 

[JonDMiller]

that was a taped segment, and I cuold have edited it...but I left it in

 

[ISUFan22]

I really enjoyed his explaining the marketing shift. Their reasoning behind the fewer yet larger summer events and the idea of the "Lost Generation" of ISU fans. That never really occurred to me in such a simple sense, but he laid it out very well and is an excellent approach in looking to the NEXT generation of ISU fans.

I agree...Jamie leaves no stone uncovered - catering ISU athletics to everyone.

 

[ISUFan22]

that was a taped segment, and I cuold have edited it...but I left it in

I think you have a man-crush on Pollard. :biggrin9gp:

 

[Splendid]

He also said there are 33,400 season tickets sold for the upcoming football season and that if the Iowa game was held today there would be just over 45,000 in attendance including visitor tickets, clone zone, tents...

Again he said there is no way they will sell single game ticktes for the Iowa game.

 

[CYdTracked]

No mention of the Iowa game ticket stuff then this time? I didn't get to hear it.

 

[ISUFan22]

I did like his comments on the Taylor situation and how he and G-Mac handled it. The more I think about it, the more I think the right decision was made.

"Not turning our back on the people we bring here" was the exact quote I think. Well said.

 

[ISUFan22]

No mention of the Iowa game ticket stuff then this time? I didn't get to hear it.

Yeah, he did, I just forgot about it and added it to the original post. Someone else also just posted about it.

 

[DaddyMac]

I was expecting a new rendition of Pollardini

 

[DaddyMac]

The more I think about it, the more I think the right decision was made.

Pollard and his Lieutenants do no wrong. :rofl8yi:

 

[zdorr40]

I wonder how Marty Tirrell is gonna spin this interview?

 

[CYdTracked]

I wonder how Marty Tirrell is gonna spin this interview?

Who cares? One day Marty says Pollard is a genius the next he says he's crazy and he's going to have a 1/2 empty stadium for the Iowa game. That's Marty for ya...

BTW, I think he's co-hosting Soundoff this week too.

 

[DaddyMac]

I don't know, but it's sure to be assinine and incoherent. (Along with a bunch of wheezing and whining.)

 

[zdorr40]

I don't know, but it's sure to be assinine and incoherent. (Along with a bunch of wheezing and whining.)

LOL.

Marty: "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH----EEEEEHHHHHH!!! HAHAHA!!"