Iowa State is on the precipice of entering an era

[Die4Cy]

It's important to note the role that Pollard has had in building things up so that the program can be successful as well. On facilities, he's been top notch.

Next step is a broader media profile and better corporate sponsorship. It is ridiculous that this team cannot even be heard on radio in eastern Iowa on Saturdays.

 

[harimad]

I know Vegas doesn't care about records but you are wrong.
We would have beaten Iowa and TCU on the road, OU at home, AND been the home team. We would have been favored...100%.
The Campbell talk would have been non-stop which would push the public money our way.
Not to mention the sharps who certainly would have pushed the line. No way we are home dogs with that resume'.

Agree. We would have been Top 10 for sure at 5-0, possibly even Top 5 (with the win over Top 5 at the time OU). Heck, in 2002 at 5-1 we were ranked #9.

 

[Newell]

That was a terrific win, but the reality is Campbell hasn't yet accompmished anything 2 of the last 3 coached didn't. For anything to really change he needs to achieve consistent success and chose tp stay here. I hope he gets it done but lets not pretend he's rewritten the last 100 years of program history after a season and a half.

I disagree. ISU has beaten 3 top 10 schools in the last 2 seasons. There is obvious improvement in talent and the recruiting classes are consistently filled with 3 star players. This year's recruiting class had 19 or 20 commitments before the season started. Gone are the days when ISU took 8 or 9 2 star recruits. The freshman QB has official visit and offer from Alabama and aTm.

Those consistently good recruiting classes will lead to consistent success on the field. ISU is on the precipice.

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

I disagree. ISU has beaten 3 top 10 schools in the last 2 seasons. There is obvious improvement in talent and the recruiting classes are consistently filled with 3 star players. This year's recruiting class had 19 or 20 commitments before the season started. Gone are the days when ISU took 8 or 9 2 star recruits. The freshman QB has official visit and offer from Alabama and aTm.

Those consistently good recruiting classes will lead to consistent success on the field. ISU is on the precipice.

Agree. The recruiting is the biggest thing with Matt. He's hitting it out of the park for a school that is an all-time dumpster fire contender. The player development has been better than Rhoads as well. If Matt is here for another 4 years, ISU will be a monster to reckon with.

 

[Rogue52]

It's important to note the role that Pollard has had in building things up so that the program can be successful as well. On facilities, he's been top notch.

Next step is a broader media profile and better corporate sponsorship. It is ridiculous that this team cannot even be heard on radio in eastern Iowa on Saturdays.

Where in eastern Iowa?

 

[jdoggivjc]

It's important to note the role that Pollard has had in building things up so that the program can be successful as well. On facilities, he's been top notch.

Next step is a broader media profile and better corporate sponsorship. It is ridiculous that this team cannot even be heard on radio in eastern Iowa on Saturdays.

I know it's been 7+ years since I moved to Michigan, but since when was Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Fort Madison, and Muscatine not part of eastern Iowa?

http://sportsaffiliates.learfield.com/affiliates/iowa-state

 

[arobb]

I know it's been 7+ years since I moved to Michigan, but since when was Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Fort Madison, and Muscatine not part of eastern Iowa?

http://sportsaffiliates.learfield.com/affiliates/iowa-state

@Die4Cy is right about this. I currently live in eastern Iowa and the radio coverage of the cyclones is garbage. Those stations on the list must not have very powerful signals. On the other hand I can pick up the Hoks loud and clear on about a half a dozen channels.

 

[Die4Cy]

I love almost directly between Dubuque and Cedar Rapids and my "best" radio signal on game days is 540 out of Fort Dodge. But only until sundown or so, at which point there are zero options.

One night I was Christmas shopping with my wife in Cedar Rapids and could not pick up the ISU basketball game while sitting at the stoplight in front of the radio station broadcasting the game.

I have not ever picked up so much as a hint of John Walters call on any of the other stations on that list.

A solid radio partner capable of covering the NE quarter of the state both day and night ought to be a priority.

 

[VeloClone]

I love almost directly between Dubuque and Cedar Rapids and my "best" radio signal on game days is 540 out of Fort Dodge. But only until sundown or so, at which point there are zero options.

One night I was Christmas shopping with my wife in Cedar Rapids and could not pick up the ISU basketball game while sitting at the stoplight in front of the radio station broadcasting the game.

I have not ever picked up so much as a hint of John Walters call on any of the other stations on that list.

A solid radio partner capable of covering the NE quarter of the state both day and night ought to be a priority.

We all joke about emailing Jamie, but this reeks of something that Jamie may not be aware of. If he thinks the state is blanketed with coverage but there are a lot of homes out there that don't have the option of casual Cyclone coverage you need to tell him. I know that there is Cyclones.TV and he may even say that initially, but for growing the fanbase that can't be the go-to answer. People who are casual fans or who haven't chosen an allegiance being able to spin the dial and choose a game to listen to is a must or you will lose those people to some other team in Iowa.

To be clear, he probably knows it is bad but likely doesn't know how bad it gets especially after dark. Hearing it from the fans would probably help to move it up his priority list.

 

[CascadeClone]

I know it's been 7+ years since I moved to Michigan, but since when was Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Fort Madison, and Muscatine not part of eastern Iowa?

http://sportsaffiliates.learfield.com/affiliates/iowa-state

Can't speak to the others, but 1600AM in CR after dark has a range of about 12 miles. I live 6 miles south of Cedar and can BARELY get reception after dark. During the day, it's probably more like 40 miles.

HUGE gaps in coverage in eastern Iowa. There are only a couple of big blowtorches (WMT, WHO) and they cover Iowa. KXEL is pretty big but they are the flagship for UNI.

Someone here should set up a 1.21 Jigawatt AM station based in Jones county and pick up ISU.

 

[VeloClone]

Can't speak to the others, but 1600AM in CR after dark has a range of about 12 miles. I live 6 miles south of Cedar and can BARELY get reception after dark. During the day, it's probably more like 40 miles.

HUGE gaps in coverage in eastern Iowa. There are only a couple of big blowtorches (WMT, WHO) and they cover Iowa. KXEL is pretty big but they are the flagship for UNI.

Someone here should set up a 1.21 Jigawatt AM station based in Jones county and pick up ISU.

This is roughly the night time coverage forecasted by the FCC for 1600.

 

[SolarGarlic]

That was a terrific win, but the reality is Campbell hasn't yet accompmished anything 2 of the last 3 coached didn't. For anything to really change he needs to achieve consistent success and chose tp stay here. I hope he gets it done but lets not pretend he's rewritten the last 100 years of program history after a season and a half.

If you ignore basic facts and context, you really nailed this. It's Iowa Fan's preferred coping mechanism right now.

 

[madguy30]

That was a terrific win, but the reality is Campbell hasn't yet accompmished anything 2 of the last 3 coached didn't. For anything to really change he needs to achieve consistent success and chose tp stay here. I hope he gets it done but lets not pretend he's rewritten the last 100 years of program history after a season and a half.

He's done more. Nobody has beaten top ten-ranked teams, and for you Hawk fans, he's the only coach in the state to beat two top 5 ranked teams in the same season.

 

[wclarson]

We all joke about emailing Jamie, but this reeks of something that Jamie may not be aware of. If he thinks the state is blanketed with coverage but there are a lot of homes out there that don't have the option of casual Cyclone coverage you need to tell him. I know that there is Cyclones.TV and he may even say that initially, but for growing the fanbase that can't be the go-to answer. People who are casual fans or who haven't chosen an allegiance being able to spin the dial and choose a game to listen to is a must or you will lose those people to some other team in Iowa.

To be clear, he probably knows it is bad but likely doesn't know how bad it gets especially after dark. Hearing it from the fans would probably help to move it up his priority list.

With all due respect, how old are all the posters that are talking about the coverage on the radio? I'm in Des Moines so i get plenty of live options but anyone that is interested in the radio coverage can get it on the phone through iHeart Radio app now that iHeart can broadcast Learfield Sports. That means you get national coverage of a clear broadcast. Also, the next generation is not listening to MBB or FB games on the radio, they are streaming or watching them on tv or mobile devices. It doesnt make much sense to put additional effort or time into this if your the AD.

If anything, the options for available content and coverage has grown exponentially over the past 15 years.

 

[VeloClone]

With all due respect, how old are all the posters that are talking about the coverage on the radio? I'm in Des Moines so i get plenty of live options but anyone that is interested in the radio coverage can get it on the phone through iHeart Radio app now that iHeart can broadcast Learfield Sports. That means you get national coverage of a clear broadcast. Also, the next generation is not listening to MBB or FB games on the radio, they are streaming or watching them on tv or mobile devices. It doesnt make much sense to put additional effort or time into this if your the AD.

If anything, the options for available content and coverage has grown exponentially over the past 15 years.

Yeah, 40 something farmers in their tractors and combines don't matter. They have money. When they decide they want to go to games they will go to games of the team that they can follow regularly when they are working. If they have no options to easily listen to a game they aren't going to be invested enough to go to a game occasionally. They will just go to the game in Iowa City of the team they have been able to follow all season while working in the field.

New ways to follow teams are great but they should be in addition to the old readily accessible ways - not instead of.

 

[wclarson]

Yeah, 40 something farmers in their tractors and combines don't matter. They have money. When they decide they want to go to games they will go to games of the team that they can follow regularly when they are working. If they have no options to easily listen to a game they aren't going to be invested enough to go to a game occasionally. They will just go to the game in Iowa City of the team they have been able to follow all season while working in the field.

New ways to follow teams are great but they should be in addition to the old readily accessible ways - not instead of.

I'm not diminishing the +40 group but thats not the group you target to grow the fan base is my point. More so, the new ways do embrace the former platforms through new better technology. It's tough to improve a radio broadcast through stronger signals, its easy to download an app and save the station for you to get to in literally 2 clicks on your phone. There are times that i put the iHeart Radio app on in my car instead of the KXNO AM signal because it doesn't have any interference (even in DSM i get interference on AM stations based out of DSM).

People do need to change with the times and stop being abrasive to those changes. They are for the better. Either you're not aware of these options, or your too stubborn to learn how to access them.

 

[wclarson]

I'm not diminishing the +40 group but thats not the group you target to grow the fan base is my point. More so, the new ways do embrace the former platforms through new better technology. It's tough to improve a radio broadcast through stronger signals, its easy to download an app and save the station for you to get to in literally 2 clicks on your phone. There are times that i put the iHeart Radio app on in my car instead of the KXNO AM signal because it doesn't have any interference (even in DSM i get interference on AM stations based out of DSM).

People do need to change with the times and stop being abrasive to those changes. They are for the better. Either you're not aware of these options, or your too stubborn to learn how to access them.

I could go off on this more but even the idea of targeting farmers in their fields is a questionable choice... it's an industry in with fewer and fewer manual laborers. in 50 years (likely sooner) there will be no farmers in fields... they will be all remote and GPS controlled combines. I'm sorry but it makes no sense for JP to exhaust resources on this.

 

[Newell]

Agree. The recruiting is the biggest thing with Matt. He's hitting it out of the park for a school that is an all-time dumpster fire contender. The player development has been better than Rhoads as well. If Matt is here for another 4 years, ISU will be a monster to reckon with.

I think he has bought in and will be at ISU for decades. I wouldn't be surprised to see some Husker fans in NW Iowa abandon ship and make the trip across Hwy 20 to attend ISU games.

Campbell is smart enough to know the grass isn't always greener and the building job he is doing would be hard to abandon once he gets it rolling.

 

[Beyerball]

That was a terrific win, but the reality is Campbell hasn't yet accompmished anything 2 of the last 3 coached didn't. For anything to really change he needs to achieve consistent success and chose tp stay here. I hope he gets it done but lets not pretend he's rewritten the last 100 years of program history after a season and a half.

This is just dumb..Not only have we beaten more Top 10 teams in 2 years than 95% of college teams...but we havent lost a game by more than 10 pts since early 2017!

This program right now is leaps and bounds better than at any point..ever..IMO. Has a coach at ISU every had consecutive 8+ win seasons? Ever? Bc it’s going to happen this year.

 

[Cy4Lifer]

Cyclones need to have a solid radio station in NE Iowa. 12 years ago, 101.1 “The River” in Dubuque used to be part of the Cyclone radio network. Since then, nothing. Rumor has it that general manager is a hawkeye lover, and cyclone hater!