Would you fire Paul Rhoads?
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Only if he promises to hire a coach that won't leave the game before half time if he's bored.
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"Would you fire Paul Rhoads"
No, the coaches are plenty good enough to be successful in the Big 12 they may or may not be capable of being exceptional but the they are more than adequate.
Our problem has been for years and still is players. We have some really good human beings and hard working young men now and have had in the past on the team.
It does not take much football IQ ( I know, I know it will take more than some have available) to realize we are on average smaller, slower, weaker and less athletic than the teams that routinely defeat us. Not that we do not have a very few of the type of player described but the other guys have lots of them, 2, 3 and 4 deep. Hence our only path to success is coaching that can on occasion get us to play above our ability in a game that maybe the opponent has an off day.
We have a freshman that I think was a 4 star recruit after committing the pundits and fans of all kinds just could not spend enough time reporting on every thing about the kid. Well as a true freshman he is having a very good year despite playing on a team with more than a few short comings. What if we had even 4-5 more of these players in each year class? Or maybe even more as the big boys do?
What's the answer, it's pretty simple we need bigger, faster, stronger and more athletic players and lots of them!
How do we solve this problem---I have no damned idea. And I like many Cyclone fans have spent way to much time thinking about it.
I attended my first ISU game in 1960 with my high school team and since then I have attended many, many of them.
One gut wrenching season after another for the most part. No one is forced to be a Cyclone fan but for whatever
reason we keep coming back year after year and most will continue to do so.
I wish I could begin to come up with the real solution or first and of extreme importance answer if is it possible at all?
Since very few problems in today's world don't have a solutions and have always thought there is one. Again I have no damned idea what it may be.
It would be interesting to have a committee of real experts, this leaves out all of us on this board, all sports reporters, all
announcers and all politicians (this is here because these knuckleheads would want to hold a hearing) do a formal analysis and develop a report specific to the ISU program.
Won't happen of course but if JP wanted the lose change hanging around the athletic department could hire the best minds available and get the job done.
But even if done this may or may not solve the problem, again I have no damned idea.
No, the coaches are plenty good enough to be successful in the Big 12 they may or may not be capable of being exceptional but the they are more than adequate.
Our problem has been for years and still is players. We have some really good human beings and hard working young men now and have had in the past on the team.
It does not take much football IQ ( I know, I know it will take more than some have available) to realize we are on average smaller, slower, weaker and less athletic than the teams that routinely defeat us. Not that we do not have a very few of the type of player described but the other guys have lots of them, 2, 3 and 4 deep. Hence our only path to success is coaching that can on occasion get us to play above our ability in a game that maybe the opponent has an off day.
We have a freshman that I think was a 4 star recruit after committing the pundits and fans of all kinds just could not spend enough time reporting on every thing about the kid. Well as a true freshman he is having a very good year despite playing on a team with more than a few short comings. What if we had even 4-5 more of these players in each year class? Or maybe even more as the big boys do?
What's the answer, it's pretty simple we need bigger, faster, stronger and more athletic players and lots of them!
How do we solve this problem---I have no damned idea. And I like many Cyclone fans have spent way to much time thinking about it.
I attended my first ISU game in 1960 with my high school team and since then I have attended many, many of them.
One gut wrenching season after another for the most part. No one is forced to be a Cyclone fan but for whatever
reason we keep coming back year after year and most will continue to do so.
I wish I could begin to come up with the real solution or first and of extreme importance answer if is it possible at all?
Since very few problems in today's world don't have a solutions and have always thought there is one. Again I have no damned idea what it may be.
It would be interesting to have a committee of real experts, this leaves out all of us on this board, all sports reporters, all
announcers and all politicians (this is here because these knuckleheads would want to hold a hearing) do a formal analysis and develop a report specific to the ISU program.
Won't happen of course but if JP wanted the lose change hanging around the athletic department could hire the best minds available and get the job done.
But even if done this may or may not solve the problem, again I have no damned idea.
Great idea, I would fire Paul Rhodes then steal Craig Bohl from Wyoming. Problem Solved.
Anyone wanting the barometer of the fanbase on Rhoads should read the comments on the ISU Facebook page, it's pretty telling, or just had to walk around the tailgates during and after the game. I can't remember a football coach getting turned on like Rhoads.
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Oh, to live in the bliss of naïveté that only comes from the exuberance of youth. What I would give...
Stay Golden, Bigdaddykane, stay golden!
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I would've loved to have hired Bohl's last season.
I would take NDSU's coach this year.
People say "Why hire a coach who doesn't know how to recruit at a D1 level," to which I respond, "We are Iowa State, do we ever get a D1 level recruit?"
I would take NDSU's coach this year.
People say "Why hire a coach who doesn't know how to recruit at a D1 level," to which I respond, "We are Iowa State, do we ever get a D1 level recruit?"
What is borderline stupid to me is people who demand change while complementing Iowa for sticking with their system. Are you hearing what you're saying?
How do you know we'd only be .500 with Iowa's schedule? We play ranked teams every week and they play unranked teams every week.
People who demand change because they know the answers always amaze me.
How many losing seasons would you give Bohl before you fired him? Because I guarantee anybody trying to change offensive systems isn't going to a bowl game in year 1 here.
The question was not directed at you, it was directed at the egocentric 14 year old.
First off I'm not 14
I would give him 4-6 years and if he doesn't produce a winner it's on to the next coach.
One of which was fired from his last head coaching job, and had a worse winning percentage than his immediate predecessor, as well as three of four head coaches before him.
ASU not being happy with 40-34 (better than Erickson, worse than Snyder, both hall of fame caliber) means nothing. Yeah, CU and ISU would both take that in a second. He also has been an OC in the NFL since then.
So no, not the logic CU used when hiring Hawkins. They did not hire the human capital driving BSU's success. Those guys went on to he successful elsewhere, while Hawkins is out of football.
Hate to poop on the anti-Rhoads parade but with Election Day coming up this would be considered a land slide for any candidate. Consider that several of those that voted to fire Rhoads were also Hawkeyes (who he has beat 3 times in the last 4 years) and I think we have strong evidence of a vocal minority.
Next year will tell the story...
Next year will tell the story...