Iowa State is on the precipice of entering an era

[khardbored]

I'm under 40, and I never use i-heart radio . . .

 

[Isu4meandyou]

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.

Earle Bruce in 76 went 8&3, 77 went 8&4, 78 went 8&4. I have a feeling you're saying at least 8 wins and then one with more than 8 wins, and I think you are correct. I see no reason to believe we are out of the title hunt this year in the Big 12. We need help this year, but next year the sky is the limit.

 

[Omaha Cy]

in which it is no longer considered an upset when Iowa State beats schools like Oklahoma State, West Virginia etc and in fact there could come a time when it is considered an upset for Iowa State to lose to schools like that.

I'll be honest - I never thought I'd see it a few years ago. What changed was the influx of cash from the Big XII and private donations which allowed major stadium and facilities upgrades and the athletic director making a home run hire in Campbell. When you look at Purdy for example he had visits to some big time programs but chose Iowa State. I'm sure when Campbell was interviewed for the job he took a look at the facilities he realized he could showcase those to recruits and make use of them to develop his players. Combine those facilities with a top notch coach and the program is on the rise - and the rest of the Big 12 schools know it.

These facilities are all about Gene Chizik. He was the name hire ISU fans needed to open those wallets, pay higher donation levels, higher seat prices, and get the additional suites built to keep a really steady stream of new revenue flowing in back in 07/08.

Chizik didn't use ISU as a stepping stone job, we used him as a stepping stone.

Sort of jimlad, but no, not really. Chizik was stage one of Pollards vision, whether directly or indirectly.

 

[VeloClone]

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.

The 40 something farmers in the field today will be retired in 50 years (likely sooner) so what farming looks like 50 years down the road has no bearing on those ears and eyeballs and more importantly the dollars associated with them.

 

[helechopper]

Dear farmers,

Download the Thunder Country app (it’s free), and listen to a clear broadcast of John and Eric + all the post-game stuff.

Not only that, but when the game is over they play some killer country tunes.

Is it heaven? No, it’s motherfucking Thunder Country.

Love,

Today

 

[cycloneG]

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.

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.

The IHeartRadio app is the way to go. It has several advantages over radio. The audio is 100% clearer. You don't have to search for a station. You just pick one station and you can get it anywhere. I travel a lot between Ames and the Twin Cities. It was very frustrating trying to listen to Cyclone sporting events while traveling up until last year. I can now listen to John and Eric anywhere in the world and it's free! AM radio is going the way of Morse code.

 

[arobb]

Dear farmers,

Download the Thunder Country app (it’s free), and listen to a clear broadcast of John and Eric + all the post-game stuff.

Not only that, but when the game is over they play some killer country tunes.

Is it heaven? No, it’s motherfucking Thunder Country.

Love,

Today

I don't think some of you realize that cell coverage (data) still sucks in many parts of the state and streaming is not an option.