Cyclone Fanatics:
It is an unfortunate turn of events that Jessica is no longer a part of the ISU Basketball team. While many of you speculate as to the reason (and why not, this is a message board) please understand that our family has not made a single post to any of these threads and therefore, no one that has posted is speaking for us. While you may be curious as to Jessica’s reason for leaving, please respect the fact that our family does not conduct its business in this manner and we will handle any concerns privately, not by posting on this message board. We are all devastated by recent events but remain solid ISU basketball fans. You have a coach that has built a remarkable program who serves as an outstanding ambassador to this university. We would like nothing more than to see changes made that will ensure that the program’s reputation grow, not disintegrate. Thank you to all of you who have taken the time to voice support to Jess through texts, emails, etc. For those that are judging her and questioning her toughness, that is OK too, we understand. However, please know that this is a 20 year old kid who took a stand for change and it was the most difficult thing she has done in her life. No matter what has transpired over the past few days, we will be eternally grateful that Jessica had the opportunity to meet all of the wonderful people in Ames and experience the magic of Hilton Coliseum. In the several visits we have made to Ames, we have been overwhelmed by the hospitality and friendliness shown to us by nearly everyone associated with Iowa State. I have said many times that Iowa folks are just good people. We will miss you all tremendously and feel the void in our lives already. For now, there are 13 young women working very hard to represent ISU and Ames and they have a tough battle ahead of them. Those young ladies are all great kids and are the ones who should be receiving your attention and who will need every bit of your support over the next few weeks. It would be great to see a thread congratulating Chelsea Poppens on her selection as Big 12 Player of the Week that rivals this thread in number of posts and hits.
Very sincerely,
Paul and Renee Schroll