Iowa State has been decimated

[trj]

I’m not sure why this is news. This is the current status of things in the new era. It would happen if Kirk left too. They’ll have no issue getting a roster filled, just obviously the quality is going to suffer first year. Maybe a tough ask to get kids from Washington state area to follow their head coach. I just don’t expect too many non blue blood teams to avoid a rough first year after coaching change, with how the NIL is.

Agreed. However, if Jimmy Rogers flames out it will set the program back at least a decade.

 

[ssckelley]

I’m not sure why this is news. This is the current status of things in the new era. It would happen if Kirk left too. They’ll have no issue getting a roster filled, just obviously the quality is going to suffer first year. Maybe a tough ask to get kids from Washington state area to follow their head coach. I just don’t expect too many non blue blood teams to avoid a rough first year after coaching change, with how the NIL is.

You are right, we see this every time there is a coaching change but this one is eye opening. When Kirk does retire I don't expect there to be this type of roster turnover, there will be some. It should be gentler just for the simple fact that when Kirk does leave he will be retiring and not taking over another school where players would follow him.

 

[trj]

Really. I guess I thought Pollard was highly regarded. Why angry with him. Choice of new coach???

Yeah, I thought Pollard was beloved by the entire ISU fan base. I didn’t start hearing about the “ego” and “arrogance” stuff pertaining to Pollard until MC left.

Granted, I am not a ISU fan so I am not paying that much attention to the behind the scene happenings of the ISU athletic department.