My grandfather lived 81 years a devout Cubbies fan. He never saw them win the big 1. He past away 3 years before the Cubs finally pulled it off.
Desire and reality sometimes never meet at a crossroads.
Yes I understand that, but if new ownership hadn’t happened to the Cubs then we would still be talking about the cubbies in the same sense. I was raised a cubs fan so I know how painful that was. I was so happy for my Dad (85 years old) that he got to live long enough to see it.
Just think about that for a little while. The new owner came in with the purpose to rebuild the Cubs with the intent and of making them World Series champs. It took a few years for it to happen. You could see the changes happening right before your eyes as the farm system was totally revamped. You could see it coming as the owner kept improving and changing things.
This is my point. I am hoping Brian can bring much needed change to the offense so that we can become more competitive.
Just the opposite could happen though. He can feel pressured by his father to play the standard quo conservatives offense. Does anyone really want to watch an methodical, boring, uncreative offense for several more years to come? There comes a point where blind loyalty does far more damage than it does good.
Sometimes change is necessary. It can happen from within. Brian could be a catalyst in a very positive way. I didn’t expect too much from him during his first season, but this year will reveal; like the old commercial says “what’s in your wallet” on what type of coach Brian wants to be.
It’s not hard for me to imagine ole pops sitting Brian down and telling him “Look son I know you may have some ideas you’ve seen in the NFL that you would like to instil into the offense but I strongly urge you to not take any chances. Just be very conservative and be consistent and beat the cupcakes and half of your conference games and your have a job here at Iowa that will fulfill your wildest financial goals that you have for yourself and your family.” Let’s hope that is not true but it does sound like something Kirk would tell Brian.
Change is hard for people. The AD’s in the Big Ten have it made because no matter how good or bad a program is, the millions upon millions are goi g to poor in from the Big Ten Network.
Is the cup half full or half empty? What difference does it make and why not shoot for the moon? This isn’t the same era that Hayden Fry had to deal with. Back then the money you brought in was based mostly on how successful you were. So the pressures were totally different. A Rosebowl that paid out two million dollars. A lot of it went for the travel for the bowl game and hopefully a little was left over for the athletic department. Back then that , along with revenue, and ticket sales made up your revenue. If you didn’t win you weren’t on TV much and you didn’t get to go to the bowl games.
Once upon a time the highlight of going to a Hawkeye game was staying to watch the band play at half time and then staggering your way out of the stadium to your car. Getting drummed 33-7 wasn’t a lot of fun back then. Bandwagon fan?
