UPDATE: McDermott has not accepted CU offer yet

[kentkel]

Gotta love that the headline story is "Not Done yet" while the #2 story below it is "McDerrmott Hired"

Yeah, I laughed at that too. Can we say "cart before horse?"

 

[MadBr]

When is the Party? I wouldn't want to be JP right now. This could be the biggest mess yet. If you follow the line that Pollard has been given, the money isn't there for a big name hire. I hope he can get the big donors to ante up quickly. It sounds like a good time to play it smart not quick.

 

[Tpups21]

Wont say where i jsut got my info from but id be willing to bet my soul now that he will be gone... verrrrrry reliable resource tells me he is gone

McDermott or McKnight?

 

[thatguy]

Oh happy day!

 

[cyman1189]

McDermott or McKnight?

GMAC

 

[Tre4ISU]

Wont say where i jsut got my info from but id be willing to bet my soul now that he will be gone... verrrrrry reliable resource tells me he is gone

Same here. Keep in mind I live in Harlan, 45 minutes from Omaha.

 

[CY9008]

ahhhhhh i dont even know what to think right now! Why is this all going down at midnight!

 

[herbicide]

Not trying to be a Buzz Killingston, but this whole thing is likely going to be a mess in the short term.

 

[Haverhill]

hehe those girls were fat

 

[ISUKyro]

OK, it's been Monday now for 14 mins...... has he signed yet, has he signed yet???

 

[mwitt]

GaryParrishCBS
FYI: One name you're certain to hear at ISU: Billy Gillispie. He has some fans in the administration, I'm told, from his Big 12 days.

 

[thatguy]

hehe those girls were fat

I think that is Salt and Peppa now, minus Spinderella of course.

 

[JimDandy]

I hope he doesn't pull an altman on us...ugghhh

 

[marothisu]

GaryParrishCBS
FYI: One name you're certain to hear at ISU: Billy Gillispie. He has some fans in the administration, I'm told, from his Big 12 days.

That would be awesome....he's a winner, except for the whole alcohol thing which hopefully the rehab worked.

 

[JCREEK]

If it is true CU has to pay ISU 800,000 buyout of his contract that is a good start ISU should be able to offer 1.6 million a year to get a good coach. Need someone pretty fast to stabalize the program and recruits. Pollard will not sleep tonight. His head is on the line on this one. If we lose our recuits we could go winless in the Big 12. I thought with those late recruits we would be okay next year.

 

[A7X]

Billy Gillispie would be a major upgrade IMO.

 

[thatguy]

That would be awesome....he's a winner, except for the whole alcohol thing which hopefully the rehab worked.

I'm sure he has worked through it

don't care btw

 

[Stumpy]

When is the Party? I wouldn't want to be JP right now. This could be the biggest mess yet. If you follow the line that Pollard has been given, the money isn't there for a big name hire. I hope he can get the big donors to ante up quickly. It sounds like a good time to play it smart not quick.

No, I'm fairly certain Pollard is feeling good about all of this. The McDermott situation has been a fiasco since he came out in favor of the coach, and he's felt the pressure from all levels of the department, campus partners, donors, and fans.

This is a win-win situation for Pollard and McDermott. For McDermott he can go to a program at a level he has found success in, while receiving a larger contract, before his stock takes any further hits. For Pollard he no longer has to worry about a buyout, has temporary relief from all of this external and internal pressure, and also has an excuse for a bad season or two with a new staff and player attrition.

 

[twistedredbird]

GaryParrishCBS
FYI: One name you're certain to hear at ISU: Billy Gillispie. He has some fans in the administration, I'm told, from his Big 12 days.

can't see this happening....JP wants clean programs.

 

[dualforce]

If it is true CU has to pay ISU 800,000 buyout of his contract that is a good start ISU should be able to offer 1.6 million a year to get a good coach. Need someone pretty fast to stabalize the program and recruits. Pollard will not sleep tonight. His head is on the line on this one. If we lose our recuits we could go winless in the Big 12. I thought with those late recruits we would be okay next year.

I was gonna say we could start someone at least $1 million a year...much better than the $650,000 McDermott started at.