FootballScoop.com says Rhoads is gone*

UraMallas

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Re: Per ESPN Rhodes gone Presser at Noon

I think he was fired early out of necessity. This is a horrible market for a team like ISU looking for a new head coach. I think they are trying to get the ball rolling as early as possible.
 

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Re: Per ESPN Rhodes gone Presser at Noon

Ive been saying it for months. This decision would ultimately be made by Leath, and I'm confident it was.

You don't want to be the last guy looking for a date to the dance.

Too early to know for sure but I think we may have lucked out with Prohm given how late our search had to be, he had already turned down some offers that got there before ISU was able to make ours.
 

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One minute you're celebrating a win and the next you lost your job.

I can tell you that his sideline behavior with celebrating and not having the headset on coaching probably didn't sit well with pollard. You are not a def coordinator who can hug everyone- you are a head coach who has to make decisions. Someone may have been trying to tell him the clock situation but he couldn't hear it. He was acting like a fool when he needed composure. Snaggletooth was propped up like a statue the whole game. Always in control.
 

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This can't be jp decision he I'd in record saying he was completely against firing mid season several times!!!!!

Yeah, boy it sure does seem to have major earmarks of Leath stepping in and telling Pollard to pack up this goat rodeo and move it on out. That was my thought too. After yesterday's debacle and the gaffes at Toledo and versus OSU on senior night, I think it was deserved. I get the sense that Pollard wanted to give Rhoads as much rope as he could and Paul hanged himself with it.
 

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Re: Per ESPN Rhodes gone Presser at Noon

If Leath is making these decisions, why are we paying JP to be the AD?

This is how a lot o things happen in the real world. Leath cant run the University and the AD at the same time (obviously), but he has every authority to tell JP he needs to make changes as he sees fit.
 

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There will be a long list of coaches that will want this job, don't kid yourself.

There might not be any high profile names on the list, but that shouldn't surprise anyone. But there are a ton of great coaches out there that would love to make 2 million a year. JP and Leath just need to find the right fit.

I think you need to stop kidding yourself...
 

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I'm surprised that local tv has not reported this yet
 

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I have a "suspicion" Pollard/Leath already has someone lined up. Happened after last week's loss, but cemented yesterday. Will be announced after last game of season so recruiting can take big advantage.

Is this "suspicion" coaching now, as in ncaa? You can't throw this out there and only this :).
 

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The most important takeaway here is we can finally be rid of smoke on the water.
 

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Of course it isn't black and white. But coaches don't want to lose. No coach worth his salt, comes into a job saying, I can win 6 games a year a few times and keep my job for 7 years. Rhoads didn't think that---it's not like he's sitting over there counting his money and laughing at how he got his.

We can all pat ourselves on the back for being great fans and for upgrading our facilities so that they are comparable to other schools. And that's all good. But get off this board and read what other, non-biased football journalists are saying about the Iowa State job this morning. None of it is good.


Right but JP has set the precedent...it's already in stone. ISU isn't a typical P5 job where u get 2-3 years to turn things around. That's what is appealing...amongst other things for the right guy. This program is night and day where it was even 7 years ago.

We aren't going to hire some big name P5 current HC...I'm not sure I'd want it as that guy Has prob not done well recently. It will either be a current mid major HC or an offensive coordinator. I think Pollard has prob had his fill of DCs.