If McDermott doesn't take the 10 year deal
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GravyJones
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If being an idiot is a fireable offense, Pollard should fire himself.
Haha, that was a good one. I think he is gone regardless, just for interviewing there. If he doesn't take the job, we would owe him a $2.5 mil buyout though.
Gohawks123
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Not saying I like the guy...but how is he an idiot? From an objective point of view, he has ISU doing pretty well in most sports (compared to past ISU AD's), and their athletic budget has increased quite a bit with him at the helm.
Probably due to the lack of success in revenue sports. Basketball and football have been terrible during his tenure, and I think most think football will regress quite a bit this year. Hit a good hire with Rhoads, but the rest of them have been questionable. However, Sanderson, McD, and Chizik were all homerun hires at the time. The only hire I ever questioned Pollard for was Rhoads, a coach I had never heard of before. Guess that turned out okay.
Gohawks123
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I agree...those hires weren't great...but attendance didn't suffer much under it...and donations actually went up considerably. I'm not sure how that is possible...but maybe ISU has a little bit of the Cubs fan base in them. It would be an interesting case study.
That would be a perfect analogy. Thats how I feel most of the time.
rdubbs
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Looks like Pollard won't have to
SeanKeeler
DMR: Iowa State players to meet after 3 p.m. All signs indicate McDermott is saying good-bye and a Creighton announcement is forthcoming.
You hadn't heard of Rhoads?
imported_ankle23
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no doubt. I'd question his cyness with that post.
PJHawk
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McDermott’s son, Doug, an all-state forward at Ames High School who signed with Northern Iowa last fall, will join his dad at Creighton instead.
“That, probably more than anything, is what tipped the scales for me to go ahead and commit to Creighton,” McDermott said.
If it was so important to coach his kid why didn't his kid sign to play with him at ISU? and just because his kid was signed to play for UNI how does that translate into a factor for taking the Creighton job?
“That, probably more than anything, is what tipped the scales for me to go ahead and commit to Creighton,” McDermott said.
If it was so important to coach his kid why didn't his kid sign to play with him at ISU? and just because his kid was signed to play for UNI how does that translate into a factor for taking the Creighton job?
ssckelley
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I think he knew he was a lame duck coach at Iowa State.
