I ran into good ole Hayden one day in Ames and out of shock asked him what the heck he was doing in town. He was trying to convince our administration to hire Synder. I remember at the time being against Synder because I thought Hayden was the genius on that staff. Could not have been more wrong...
Hard to believe we did this for the guy. It's almost like a statue, and before he did anything at all to earn it.
On paper (before any results) he was probably the best hire we’ve ever had to be honest. Everything he did pointed to success and honestly his recruiting was better than Rhoads
The only difference between Duncan and Criner is Criner got caught.
In retrospect, yes. But remember, by 1973 Harold Nichols was a legend having won five national championships in eight years and was 56 years old, with a few years left in him. But, definitely could have been handled differently.
I'll disagree on the parking some. There are new lots going up around Scheman. If they do get the P&L type area in there, obviously those spots will be gone, but how fun would it be to stop in for some beers and food prior to a game at Hilton and then just walk in? That place will be crazy prior to MBB games. Plus for those forced to park a little further away, it would be a good stopping point to get out of the cold. I think it will work out fine.
The only thing ISU had to do was to talk to the people around the EIU program, Fry was nothing more than the figure head, the real genius behind Fry winning those games was Snyder. Look at the Fry's record before Snyder joined his staff down in Texas.
