All of you fire McD people are flippin crazy.
We have 2 4 star players signed. We have Gilstrap, who sounds unbelievable at Juco. We have 2 5 stars interested. We have Staten signed for 2012 who could end up a 5 star kid. And Kadima is no slouch.
The wins might not show it now but this program is on the way up and it is being built the RIGHT way.
I think it is still absolutely fair to give McD a total pass on year one. Recruiting for that year SET US BACK. Most of those kids left or never contributed. This is effectively year two. The quality of the recruits is on the way up.
When McD tells recruits "I'll be the coach at ISU" he means it. He'll be here until ISU says you can't be here. Unlike Chizik.
Stability alone will give us improvement. Don't quit on McD now. The losses suck but improvement is on the way.
I agree.
It just happens that we are in the middle of a coaching search for another major ISU sports program right now, and I can't help but draw comparisons. If McD was at another BCS school, recruiting this way for that school in football, he would likely be on our radar screen as a potential hire.
I do think McD needs to take a look at his staff when this season is over, though. The recruiting is solid, but there is much room for improvement for what the team is actually doing right now.
