12/20 OFFICIAL HC SEARCH THREAD

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cloneaholic

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It's OFFICIAL - news conference to announce Paul at 5pm tonight!

I can speak to Paul's personal qualities much more than his coaching skills. He is one heck of a gentleman, and extrememly smart (valadictorian at Ankeny High School).
 

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ISU just released a presser announcing Rhoads
 

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Some of you need to be more realistic on who we can expect to hire. This program is in a state of total disaster. Did you ever really think Gill or Patterson would come here when they are being considered for the top jobs in the country?

Rhoads actually does have a good resume as DC. He's not a flashy hire, but look where the last flashy hire got us. Rhoads does bring us loyalty, or at least he's demonstrated it in his past jobs. If he's looking at this job as a longterm affair, I'll give him a fair chance.
 

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It's OFFICIAL - news conference to announce Paul at 5pm tonight!

I can speak to Paul's personal qualities much more than his coaching skills. He is one heck of a gentleman, and extrememly smart (valadictorian at Ankeny High School).

Gotta laugh at this post...valAdictorian?? Did you graduate from Ankeny High as well?
 

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It's OFFICIAL - news conference to announce Paul at 5pm tonight!

I can speak to Paul's personal qualities much more than his coaching skills. He is one heck of a gentleman, and extrememly smart (valadictorian at Ankeny High School).

If this is true I am totally disappointed. I can't believe we are doing this again with a guy who has no head coaching experience. Hearing this news just made my heart sink. I supported Pollard and thought he would do what was best for ISU... sounds like he just took the easy road and most likely the wrong one. BOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! This hire is going to be a disaster. Mark my words.
 

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Some of you need to be more realistic on who we can expect to hire. This program is in a state of total disaster. Did you ever really think Gill or Patterson would come here when they are being considered for the top jobs in the country?

Amen....this is not the stellar job that too many Kool-Aid drinkers think it is....this hire was a lot harder sell than 2 years ago....I think Judas Chiz did more damage than we realize....
 

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it's official. The press release from Cyclones.com:


Rhoads Named Iowa State Football Coach
Courtesy: cyclones.com
Release: 12/20/2008

AMES, Iowa – Paul Rhoads, a highly successful and charismatic defensive coordinator at both Pitt and Auburn and a former Cyclone assistant coach, is returning home to become head football coach at Iowa State University.

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The announcement was made Saturday morning by Iowa State President Gregory Geoffroy and Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard. Rhoads will be introduced to the news media at 5 p.m. in the Jacobson Athletic Building and to Cyclone fans at halftime of the men’s basketball game tonight against Jacksonville State.

“Paul Rhoads is an outstanding and intelligent football coach, a highly successful national recruiter and has nearly 10 years of experience as a BCS coordinator,” Pollard said. “During our exhaustive interview process, he was the one candidate that clearly demonstrated both extensive experience and an extreme passion for and familiarity with our institution. In addition, and most importantly, he also has a comprehensive plan for how to be successful at Iowa State. He is a great fit for our institution.”

“I am thrilled to welcome Paul back to Iowa State University as our head football coach,” Dr. Geoffroy said. “He is a man of great character, has an absolute commitment to the dual goals of academic and athletics success, a strong love for this institution and a single-minded desire to lead our football program and inspire our fan base.”

“It has been a professional goal of mine to become a head coach since my dad introduced me to the game as a kid and I could not have found a more perfect place than Iowa State,” said the 41-year-old Rhoads. “I know how special Ames and ISU were to me during my first tenure and having the chance to return and lead this program reads like a Hollywood ******. I want to express my most sincere appreciation to Dr. Geoffroy and Jamie (Pollard) for the opportunity.”

Rhoads agreed to a five-year deal worth $5.75 million in guaranteed compensation with incentives available to increase that total.

Rhoads, who was raised in Ankeny, Iowa, coordinated the Pitt defense for eight seasons (2000-07) before moving to Auburn in the same role last season.

His resume includes a 2004 Big East Conference championship with the Panthers. Five of the defenses he coordinated ranked in the nation’s Top 30 for scoring and three in the NCAA’s Top 12 for fewest yards allowed. His aggressive philosophy allowed Pitt to score 10 defensive touchdowns from 2004-06.

His last two defenses (Auburn in 2007 and Pitt in 2006) ranked 15th nationally in scoring defense and fifth in total defense, respectively. The Sporting News named him the best defensive coordinator in the Big East Conference two years ago. His Panther teams led that league in scoring defense, total defense and pass efficiency defense once each during his tenure. One of the highlight games of his Pitt tenure was the 13-9 upset of No. 2-ranked West Virginia in 2007. The Mountaineers gained 183 total yards, which were 292 below their season average.

Rhoads coordinated defenses for both Walt Harris and Dave Wannstedt at Pitt. He was approached by Auburn’s Tommy Tuberville to move to Auburn in 2002 after two spectacular seasons at Pitt but turned down the offer. Tuberville again offered Rhoads his top defensive coaching position prior to last fall and he accepted.

Rhoads familiarity with Iowa State goes back to his youth growing up in central Iowa but also includes a five-year stint as inside linebackers (1995) and secondary (1996-99) coach with the Cyclones. He was a member of Dan McCarney’s first staff at ISU.

His first full-time coaching stint was at Pacific (1992-94) where he climbed from position coach to pass game coordinator in three years. Rhoads also had graduate assistantships at Ohio State (1991) under John Cooper and Utah State (1989-90) under Chuck Shelton.

“I have been blessed to learn from and work along side some great football minds,” Rhoads said. “I’ve taken pieces from all of them and formed my own coaching philosophies, leadership style and approach to strong player relations.”

Six of his former defensive backs have been drafted by the National Football League, including Pitt’s Darrelle Revis (the 14th overall pick by the Jets) in 2007. He has coached in six bowl games, including the 2005 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl with Pitt. Fourteen of his Panther defenders earned first-team All-Big East honors including H.B. Blades (the 2006 Big East Defensive Player of the Year) and Scott McKillop (the nation’s leading tackler in 2007).

“A great recruiter” is how national recruiting analyst Tom Lemming described the charismatic and highly energized Rhoads a couple of years ago. “He knows how to relate to kids and they respond to him.”

“In my two face-to-face meetings with Paul this week, it was obvious that his enthusiasm, energy and warm personality would be well received by our players, fans and university community. He has a presence with a ‘look-you-in-the-eye’ style that makes you feel comfortable,” Pollard said.

“Coaching and recruiting are people businesses,” Rhoads said. “I will reach out and connect with our current and prospective Cyclones as quickly and effectively as possible. Helping our players through the transition and answering their questions is my immediate goal.”

During his playing days, Rhoads earned special mention all-state honors as a safety at Ankeny High School. He was also class valedictorian. He lettered three seasons (1986-88) as a defensive back at Missouri Western.

Rhoads earned a bachelor’s degree in economics in 1989 at Missouri Western and was the recipient of the Chris Faros Scholarship, which honors the football team’s top senior student-athlete. Rhoads added a master’s degree from Utah State in 1991.

His father, Cecil, was a high school coach for 3½ decades and has been inducted into the Iowa High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame. His mother, Mary, was a teacher. Rhoads is the youngest of five children. Mary has fond memories of Paul eavesdropping on his fathers’ strategy sessions with his coaching colleagues since the age of five.

Paul and his wife, Vickie, a former college basketball player at Missouri Western, have two boys (Jacob and Wyatt).


Rhoads Quick Facts

Wife: Vickie
Children: sons, Jacob and Wyatt
Born: Feb. 2, 1967, Ankeny, Iowa
Education: B.S., Missouri Western (1989) and M.E.D., Utah State (1991)

Coaching Experience
Auburn, defensive coordinator (2008)
Pitt, defensive coordinator (2000-07)
Iowa State, assistant coach (1995-99)
Pacific, assistant coach (1992-93), pass game coordinator (1994)
Ohio State, graduate assistant (1991)
Utah State, graduate assistant (1989-90)

Bowl Games
2005 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
2003 Continental Tire Bowl
2002 Insight Bowl
2001 Tangerine Bowl
2000 Insight.com Bowl
1992 Hall of Fame Bowl
 

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If this is true I am totally disappointed. I can't believe we are doing this again with a guy who has no head coaching experience. Hearing this news just made my heart sink. I supported Pollard and thought he would do what was best for ISU... sounds like he just took the easy road and most likely the wrong one. BOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! This hire is going to be a disaster. Mark my words.

lol

Someone put this guy on suicide watch.
 

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Sweet!!!! Of all the schools Rhoads chose Iowa State!!!! Rhoads info
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Rhoads


Rhoads is leaving Pitt after one of the best games ever played by a Panthers defense, the 13-9 upset of then-No. 2 West Virginia on Dec. 1. The Panthers held West Virginia to 183 yards, or nearly 292 yards below their average.


Rhoads was under consideration for some head coaching jobs after his first three Pitt defenses in 2000, 2001 and 2002 were among the best statistically in the country

The Panthers allowed 297.7 yards per game, down from 363.1 a season ago, to rank fifth nationally -- one spot ahead of Auburn (297.9) -- and first in the Big East. Pitt was third nationally in pass defense.
 

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Who did you expect, this is a solid hire. Someone who wants to be here, not someone who wants to build a resume. Maybe JP did not have a lot of choices, we as a fanbase need to be realistic and support the decision, because if you are already complaining you should not call yourself a Cyclone Fan.

Go Cyclones
Go Paul Rhoads
 
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