Mt. Flushmore of ISU Athletics

Cyched

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Time for the antihero version of the Rushmore discussion:

Donnie Duncan: Took over a solid program from Earle Bruce and piddled it away. Left to sell insurance(?) after accomplishing nothing.

Bruce Van de Velde: Bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuce

Jim Criner: Started the infamous losing streak to UI. Cheated. Still lost. Come on, man.

Steven Leath: *plane crash sounds*

Fire away!
 

clonedude

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Unfortunately not, because he does have Big 12 Tournament championship wins and tournament wins on his resume, even if they were with Hoiberg's players.

Bruce VandeVelde
Gene Chizik
Greg McDermott
Jim Criner

Greg McDermott did ISU and JP a HUGE favor. He should not be on this list. JP was the one who hired him..... GMac bailed JP out.
 

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Greg McDermott did ISU and JP a HUGE favor. He should not be on this list. JP was the one who hired him..... GMac bailed JP out.

Yeah, i dont think McDermott or Chizik belong on here.

McDermott was 'good coach, bad fit" he left on his own and i'd say on decent terms with the university.

Chizik was in the early stages of a rebuild, and Rhoads benefitted from that. His hiring did what it was intended to- spur interest and sell a larger number of season ticket sales (remember the thermometer?)
 

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Unfortunately not, because he does have Big 12 Tournament championship wins and tournament wins on his resume, even if they were with Hoiberg's players.

Bruce VandeVelde
Gene Chizik
Greg McDermott
Jim Criner
However, he also owns the only winless conference record since 190something.
 

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People who shouldn't be allowed to have their opinions taken seriously on this site:

1. People who think Pollard is a terrible AD.
2. People who don't know how to spell VEISHEA.
3. That's it.
So you're sayin' this guy checks all the boxes.