Wow this radio show is fantastic!
The truth is I've always liked Paul Rhoads. I liked the hire. I liked his enthusiasm. At first, it was refreshing compared to Kirk Ferentz's boring press conferences. He and Pollard have certainly rallied the fans. They've sold record numbers of tickets, and raised tons of money.
However, at some point, sooner or later you have got to get over the 6 win hump. He got to 7 in year one and hasn't returned to that since. Last year they took a huge drop off. Please do not say what that guy who just called in tried saying. Very few people in Cyclone Nation expected last year to be that bad. It was a big step backwards. Yet, for some reason Cyclone fans still vehemently defend Rhoads like he's a god. It really doesn't make any sense, and if you try to look at it from outside the box you would realize why people look at Cyclone fans as lemmings right now.