Gene Smith had things set up pretty well. BVD left well enough alone for the most part and all-in-all, the sports programs did pretty well during his tenure. JP could have stuck with stability, that's usually a pretty good thing with successful programs; turning every program upside down was his doing. And so far, his results are dismal: every program he's revamped has gotten worse.
No, the conference started to shift and become stronger. Instead of raising money and making needed changes BVD cut corners and spending, running programs on a shoestring budget and cutting others. He gave both major coaches raises but nothing to pay assistants. We would have been in MUCH worse shape if we kept BVD around.
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Meh, I don't care for these "we're still riding the BVD hangover."
Please, JP hasn't had any restrictions on the coaches he's hired. That's not anyones fault but his. JP needs to have some accountability for his decisions and not blame everything on the previous AD.
I don't think anyone wants to "stick it to Nebraska" by hiring Gill. He's simply the best fit for our job at the current time IMO.
I'm the one he's quoting on that. I don't know if Gill would want to, but I think it's fun to stick it to Nebraska every chance we get.
Really, what we'd have with him is a proven young head coach, a Northern guy, a guy that's successful at everything he does, and someone that can bring real winning out of real ugliness.
Bring him on in! I'm sure that his phone has been ringing today.
BVD rode Smiths momentum, we are still in BVD's hangover...
What momentum is that? Maybe a financial mess. Smith left BVD with budget overruns and curious accouting procedures that BVD had to clean up. Gene Smith is the single most overrated ISU athletic coach/official in my lifetime...
BVD rode Smiths momentum, we are still in BVD's hangover...
You are 100% correct. We have a lot of young fans on here. Name one thing that BVD did to bring all that success to ISU. He was just in the right place at the right time. And he blew it with his only major hiring decision. Every serious candidate told him no to the MBB job so he hired Morgan by default.
JP has taken over a program that BVD ran into the ground. It's gonna take some time to get us out of that hole.
Two things:
First he's qualified.
Secondly - i think turner may have made a small mistake with his comments about where he's taken Buffalo as far as he can. That to me if i were a Buffalo supporter would not set well. But, lets be real - he's ready.
If Turner Gill isnt JP's first call i would be shocked. Okay maybe second. First might be Brian Kelly - but if he says no thanks im happy here at Cinci then Turner would be the next call. I cannot believe that JP wouldnt want a coach that has ties to the big twelve and a mindset like Tom Osborne.
Lastly, to think out of respect for Nebraska that he wouldnt take a job because of his loyalty would be a mistake. If Nebraska was that loyal, they would have hired him instead of lil bo-p.....He may have a bad taste in his mouth for not being hired and he cant wait forever.
I can only hope whoever he brings in will want to be here.......and i hope thats turner gill.
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