Pollard backs Rhoads
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I have a feeling what JP said on the show is a little different than what he told (or will tell) CPR in private. I hope so, at least :unsure:
I respect your opinion but disagree. Does it really matter if Rhoads has a 10 year contract making $2 mil per year or a 5 year, $3.5 mil contract if the buyouts are roughly the same? As I posted earlier, Rhoads' buyout is less than that of many other coaches (Weis, Pelini, Muschamp, Ferentz, etc) even though his contract is twice as long.
On the surface, Pollards 10 year/$20 mil contract seems bad. But when you dig into it, its really not.
There really is no way Wally is back next year. I also think Shane needs to go, so it will be interesting to see how CPR handles that. Dad retires, son is fired?
If it would take 3 phone calls to raise $5.25 mil, then we have a lot of donors holding back.
You know, it only took 30 years to get a lead donation to cover a PORTION of the south endzone, but three phone calls will get us $5.25 mil.
Maybe Shane will see the writing on the wall or get some strong hints from Rhoads that he should be looking around. Isn't that supposedly what happened when Tom Herman left?
I wonder why JP didn't come out and say this right after the KU loss. We potentially lost some recruits because of it. I wonder if he was on the horn the last couple of weeks to see if we could actually get a decent coach in here and/or also calling the bigwigs to see if anyone wanted to help with a buyout. If we are keeping CPR then let's get behind him and the team. Buckle down and improve next year!!!! We have to win our close games next year. We could have beat KSU, Texas, WVU, and TT this year if we just executed for an entire game and/or had some things go our way.
If we can start off well next year, since we have our easiest games coming first - then there could be some hype around the team and even some confidence in our players. It would be nice to see our team play without the attitude of "it doesn't matter if we try because we will get screwed anyway".
If we can start off well next year, since we have our easiest games coming first - then there could be some hype around the team and even some confidence in our players. It would be nice to see our team play without the attitude of "it doesn't matter if we try because we will get screwed anyway".
Taking the idea of Tulsa firing their coach after he went .500 in 4 seasons and 2-10 this year...
Turner Gill went 5-9 (1-16) in his two years at KU and got fired.
Charlie Weis went 6-22 (1-18) in his two+ years at KU and got fired.
Ron Prince went 17-20 (9-15) in his 3 years at KSU and got fired.
Bill Stewart went 28-12 (15-6) in 3 years at WVU and got fired.
Dan Hawkins went 16-33 for Colorado and was fired after 5 years.
John Embree went 4-21 in 2 years for Colorado and was fired.
CPR is 29-45 (14-3&) in 6 years.
These are just a few examples of schools I would consider our contemporaries in which they haven't put up with excessive losing for coaches. I can't say all those schools have turned things around after firings, but it still bothers me that losing isn't acceptable for those schools, but apparently is here.
Turner Gill went 5-9 (1-16) in his two years at KU and got fired.
Charlie Weis went 6-22 (1-18) in his two+ years at KU and got fired.
Ron Prince went 17-20 (9-15) in his 3 years at KSU and got fired.
Bill Stewart went 28-12 (15-6) in 3 years at WVU and got fired.
Dan Hawkins went 16-33 for Colorado and was fired after 5 years.
John Embree went 4-21 in 2 years for Colorado and was fired.
CPR is 29-45 (14-3&) in 6 years.
These are just a few examples of schools I would consider our contemporaries in which they haven't put up with excessive losing for coaches. I can't say all those schools have turned things around after firings, but it still bothers me that losing isn't acceptable for those schools, but apparently is here.
And outside re-hiring of a college football icon at K-State, how has that worked for KU and Colorado?
And the West Virginia example doesn't apply. Stewart took over a hugely successful program and resigned because he had major health problems.
I agree 100%, but I think it's in the making. JP thinks long-term and I think he honestly feels that CPR is the right man. He likes the fire CPR has and I think he'll try everything he can to make it work for a couple more years.
I'm not saying I agree with it ( I don't), but I've heard and seen enough to lead me to believe that CPR is here after next year barring a complete disaster of 1-2 wins next year. A bowl game isn't the make or break point next year, despite popular opinion.
28-32
20-17
37-30
45-48
31-34
24-37
Seems to me that he isn't very far from that bar right now.
The crowd who would fire the coach now are constructing a lot of straw men in this thread. I see very few who think coach will turn things around. Most of us understand that Pollard is making the best of a bad situation. And yes, he is partly responsible for it.
But no crying over spilled milk -- we can't afford to let Rhoads go, pay him off, pay off the assistants, and potentially pay even more for the next staff. Everyone understands ticket sales may suffer, but as has been explained, Pollard is hoping that the UNI and Iowa games along with the SEZ novelty buys us a year after which it is easier to cut bait or we see enough improvement that we feel good about keeping him around.
It is not that hard to understand what is going on.
But no crying over spilled milk -- we can't afford to let Rhoads go, pay him off, pay off the assistants, and potentially pay even more for the next staff. Everyone understands ticket sales may suffer, but as has been explained, Pollard is hoping that the UNI and Iowa games along with the SEZ novelty buys us a year after which it is easier to cut bait or we see enough improvement that we feel good about keeping him around.
It is not that hard to understand what is going on.
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So one win per year instead of two? How exactly is winning two to three games a year and losing to FCS schools any better?
No. If it was, that's just another thing to put on the list of reasons Rhoads should go.
