Things don't happen in a vacuum. Fans are asked to buy in both financially and emotionally and this fan base does both in spades. We came off a 9 win season with almost everyone back and the coaching staff intact and went from preseason top 10 to six wins in late November. We had another no-show September and left two wins on the table at WVU and TT where we were the better team by any measure. Does it happen? Sure, but people are disappointed. Do you honestly expect this board to be all sunshine and rainbows at this point?
I'm not going to play amateur phycologist but I'd be more worried if there weren't some threads that had a little venting. Disappointment is better than apathy (ask Prohm) but somebody has to bear the brunt of a passionate fanbase on the interweb and it's better to have it be the guys making all the zeroes than the players. Our poor history probably makes it worse. I think there's a lot of "if not this year, when?" out there. Some people express it publicly and some don't. That doesn't mean anybody hates Campbell or questions his will to win. The "Coach Speak" thread was completely blown out of proportion and that crap would go away a lot faster if there weren't condescending MENSA candidates like you on here pontificating to the underlings and throwing dumb ratings at anyone who expresses the slightest bit of frustration.
Aaaaand 69's umpteenth dumb rating of the last week in 3......2........1.
Why do Iowa State fans always congratulate themselves for donating when it’s a new phenomenon.
I mean the projected non media revenue was estimated between $51 - $56 million this year
only $22ish million of that is from the foundation.
you look at the budget increase over the years, and it’s almost all directly tied to increase in TV revenue.
i mean yes people are buying tickets, so that is definitely commitment, but the donor base has never really been P5 level
I hope that it really gets better, because there is likely going to be a decrease in tv revenue in a short time.