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I'm enough of a fan to know that a lot of guys show up to early-season opens with the intent of wrestling a set number of matches, regardless of result -- which has nothing to do with lack of toughness.
You are certainly right, and I am not saying you shouldn't or don't have that right.
I am just saying some posters here just combat everything, so it usually isn't as meaningful of discourse as you may have been hoping for with respect to your OP, and I see in previous posts that's apparent to you. Comment about JP was because that is far more of an impactful action to take if you truly feel he is hurting our wrestling program, rather than posting here.
Was more just posting to say don't hate on cyclones fans as a whole or start bashing on them because of a few posts here that disagree with your take.
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If you initial post and thread title weren't an incoherent jumble of words and a stream of consciousness, more people probably would've understood your initial point.
These type of comments are what helps to keep shrinking our wrestling fan base.
You're not voicing your opinion to Pollard though. I don't care how much money you donate. Voice your opinion to him.
I think if you asked him, he'd say it was a mistake to say. Obviously he was firing off the handle and really feeling himself during the coach's show.
I don't know what you expect here. This is Pollard. I disagree with this part of his personality and how he conducts himself publicly, but like anybody you get the good and the bad. I choose to deal with the bad because I think the good massively outweighs it.
He has never cared as much about wrestling or he wouldn't have allowed KJ to continue to coach to the point the program was functionally buried. That's also part of him I'm not really down for either.
I had to read it a few times too. Man you're salty on here. Chill out.
You apparently are still grinding an axe from the early 70s. I’m 50, one of the older people on this board and even I was t around then. Need to let that one go.
You are mad he didn’t go Sunday?? He was dealing with colleges trying to take our head football coach away. The sport that pays for all the other sports here (except mens BB) including your beloved wrestling. Campbell leaves you can probably wave goodbye to ever sniffing the top ten again in wrestling since he generates more money than anyone for wrestling. Jamie needed to handled that crisis most.
You're giving me neither reason nor common sense. I agree it was a foolish and bad thing to say. What now? Sounds like you are just blowing off steam at this point. And again, nobody cares how much you donate.
Then voice this opinion to JP directly, my man. I am sure he will appreciate you standing up for the program and if you feel so passionately about it then it is probably a feeling throughout much of the wrestling fanbase.
You bet I’m some CC lover who is Jamie’s subordinate.
I’ve spent more time promoting wrestling than probably any sport out there. Although I’m football first. Anywhere from the local to district to state to national level I’ve spent my own time and money to promote wrestling. From 3 year oldsthrough college wrestling. From administration stuff to help coach to radio broadcasts for many years. I’m sure you have done the same things as me And get tired of people who don’t do the work and just yapp about donating money.
So yeah, I hate wrestling and want to push CC. (I do want to push cross country, because I want to push all Iowa State sports)
Just because no one else is melting down about this doesn't make them the JP mob or whatever you're trying to make it. I would never want to spend any amount of time with JP but I'm glad he's our AD.
I was extremely disappointed in Jamie saying that the 4 1/2 hours watching the Cyclones wrestle was time he can't get back. Basically saying he isn't interested. I think it is a slap in the face to our wrestling student athletes and coaches.
It just doesn't look good to have your Athlete leader make a comment like that.
I do realize that there may be more important topics on his mind this past weekend. I applaud him for being there. I saw him there.
I think John Walter was trying to cover up his comment with talk about all the activities that Jamie was watching and supporting this past weekend.
It just doesn't look good to have your Athlete leader make a comment like that.
I do realize that there may be more important topics on his mind this past weekend. I applaud him for being there. I saw him there.
I think John Walter was trying to cover up his comment with talk about all the activities that Jamie was watching and supporting this past weekend.
I have always found wrestlers/wrestling fans to be SUPER intense about a sport most people don't care at all about. It's a pretty digital situation, either 1 or 0.
Well said in JP’s position you just can’t go there. He’s done tremendous things for our university and he gets recognized for his accomplishments. He’s also made mistakes and those are going to be pointed out too. He has to have thick skin as an AD. This is a forum that has JP supporters and JP critics. Does wrestling make the university a ton of money? We all know the answer but wrestling once had a rich tradition and through the years has been extremely successful, maybe the most successful program in our athletic department. That’s what is really sad about his comments.
