Official Announcement of TJ as the New Iowa State Mens BBall Coach

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[TomTreebow]

I noticed Craig Smith was a hot topic back then, just for reference, he's 21-35 in the Pac12 so far with 0 NCAA tourneys in 3 years.

I was a Craig Smith guy as well - though I'm not sure if I ever posted on it (I'm usually open to seeing how things play out). Not only has he been below average but he's had Brandon Carlson as a holdover who is an all-conference 7-footer all 3 years. *Matt Norlander soundboard* "I was wrong"

 

[flycy]

That's because he is a **** and knows Craig Smith is the best realistic candidate for the ISU job. Hope I am proven wrong.

Utah Utes (Pac-12 Conference) (2021–present)​
2021–22	Utah	11–20	4–16	11th
2022–23	Utah	17–15	10–10	7th
2023–24	Utah	16–11	7–9
Utah:	44–46 (.489)	21–35 (.375)

I credit Joefrog for posting his preferred candidate, and credit him for absolutely nothing else. Not terrible, but 7-9 in the PAC about to miss the tourney again.

With each new hire I step back, try to not be emotional and give each candidate a chance. It's always a crap shoot and fit matters. I thought Hoiberg and Otz were both brilliant hires the day they were made. I also did not want Otz when Hoiberg left, thought he needed more experience. Embarrassingly, I thought the Chiz was a great hire, it was quite the coup at the time to attract a mighty Texas OC to come to Ames. In fairness I think he probably was going to have a breakout year the year after he left as he had built up the roster quite a bit. It is generally the same crowd that sours the internet, but surprising to see some of the names liking the negative posts.

 

[flycy]

Jamie going to Jamie. For someone that came in claiming we needed to expect more, think of ourselves as a major conference program, no one uses it as a crutch more.

What coaches you can attract, and get donors to pay for is a reflection of the AD. Other things as well.

Actually it's a reflection of not having a law or medical school attached to your university or local oil money.

 

[madguy30]

Bump.

How is this going?

 

[Cyched]

Most accomplished member of the Greg McDermott coaching tree

 

[Die4Cy]

Haha nobody can beat @madguy30 to bumping this thread after a win. LOL.

 

[CycloneErik]

Bump.

How is this going?

Welcome aboard, or something, I guess.
Only three years. Better wait and see before we make rash judgments.

 

[ForbinsAscynt]

This will go down as one of the greatest days in ISU history!
Beating OU @ OU
Dagger 3 in Lawrence
The day we hired T.J.

Still true

 

[scyclonekid]

Thanks coach, keep rolling.

 

[RedlineSi]

Day 3 of knowing and I am still disappointed.

Hope I am wrong but March 2025 we're gonna be doing this all over again.

Update?

 

[RedlineSi]

Self
Huggins
Kruger
Beard
Drew
Weber
Shaka
Boynton
Dixon

......Otzelberger.

Lazy, small time, small-penised move from JP. CW's buddy-pumping podcast made it clear this was going to be the route. Friends matter more than good business decisions. Ridiculous

Update?

 

[Malone]

Update?

Happy to be wrong. Thanks for defending TJ’s honor. Imagine you’ve never had incorrect opinions either, must be hell of a life

 

[RedlineSi]

Spent millions to bring in the 7th place coach in the Mountain West. This program is a ******* joke.

Update?

 

[RedlineSi]

In my 30ish years with Iowa State, I can't think of a single hire that was this lazy and underwhelming.

I've been a heavy defender of Pollard until today. I could look past tucking windbreakers into black jeans and being overly preachy to the fanbase because he got results, but this is just too damn much.

Update?

 

[CYphyllis]

Update?

Yeah, should have known the 7th place coach in the Mountain West would pull this off. How wild of me to assume otherwise.

Don't be a ******* nerd.

 

[ISUCyclones2015]

Update?

Omaha was fun

 

[RagingCloner]

Day 3 of knowing and I am still disappointed.

Hope I am wrong but March 2025 we're gonna be doing this all over again.

Woof. Love looking back on old opinions. Man are we all dumb lol

 

[CycloneErik]

Still too early to really judge. He seems OK so far.

 

[RedlineSi]

This thread is a perfect example of people who shouldn’t comment like they know better.