Thanks Gene Chizik
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I agree - JP is the ATHLETIC DIRECTOR - not just the football and Mens basketball director. I too think he's done a good job and the results are not there yet, but, sometimes that does take time. Its not like were playing in the big ten for football...And its not like the basketball team hasnt suffered one setback after another....i mean really Gregs first year he played with guys that had been playing at the Rec......everyone left - thats not his fault he's going to make his kids go to class!!!!
JP has done nothing but improve the facilities for both Football and Basketball/vollyball and that alone will pay dividends in these respective sports for years to come.
If you think Chizik didnt backstab JP too your sadly mistaken. This isnt the type of x-mas that JP was hoping for i can bet that. But now he's stuck with it and i will bet his next hire will not be the hotshot OC or DC somewhere. This will be a head coach and i will be surprised if its not Turner Gill!!!!
Exactly. And then BVD goes out of his way to rip on JP, the coaches and ISU.
As for Gene, I wish him no luck because of how he did this. Complete hypocrite.
I read the thread title and about lost it as I couldn't believe someone would be such a moron... I was much relieved to see that it was sarcastic. WTF did GC accomplish at ISU? Auburn can have him, they are really going out on a limb in my opinion.
Honestly how many of you wouldn't take an offer from Auburn.... Last time I checked it was a little bit better job than ISU, not sure why everyone is so shocked he left....
No, the conference started to shift and become stronger. Instead of raising money and making needed changes BVD cut corners and spending, running programs on a shoestring budget and cutting others. He gave both major coaches raises but nothing to pay assistants. We would have been in MUCH worse shape if we kept BVD around.
Meh, I don't care for these "we're still riding the BVD hangover."
Please, JP hasn't had any restrictions on the coaches he's hired. That's not anyones fault but his. JP needs to have some accountability for his decisions and not blame everything on the previous AD.
Please, JP hasn't had any restrictions on the coaches he's hired. That's not anyones fault but his. JP needs to have some accountability for his decisions and not blame everything on the previous AD.
JP is a good AD. He deserves very little of the blame.
Chizik on the other hand- I've said with all the transfers etc, "once a Cyclone, always a Cyclone". Not for Chizik. He was never a Cyclone.
Chizik on the other hand- I've said with all the transfers etc, "once a Cyclone, always a Cyclone". Not for Chizik. He was never a Cyclone.
CycloneErik
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Re: Turner Gill
I'm the one he's quoting on that. I don't know if Gill would want to, but I think it's fun to stick it to Nebraska every chance we get.
Really, what we'd have with him is a proven young head coach, a Northern guy, a guy that's successful at everything he does, and someone that can bring real winning out of real ugliness.
Bring him on in! I'm sure that his phone has been ringing today.
I'm the one he's quoting on that. I don't know if Gill would want to, but I think it's fun to stick it to Nebraska every chance we get.
Really, what we'd have with him is a proven young head coach, a Northern guy, a guy that's successful at everything he does, and someone that can bring real winning out of real ugliness.
Bring him on in! I'm sure that his phone has been ringing today.
What momentum is that? Maybe a financial mess. Smith left BVD with budget overruns and curious accouting procedures that BVD had to clean up. Gene Smith is the single most overrated ISU athletic coach/official in my lifetime...
By the looks of the AU message boards he has moved up from #3 to #1 on the hotseat!
You are 100% correct. We have a lot of young fans on here. Name one thing that BVD did to bring all that success to ISU. He was just in the right place at the right time. And he blew it with his only major hiring decision. Every serious candidate told him no to the MBB job so he hired Morgan by default.
JP has taken over a program that BVD ran into the ground. It's gonna take some time to get us out of that hole.
Re: Turner Gill
Two things:
First he's qualified.
Secondly - i think turner may have made a small mistake with his comments about where he's taken Buffalo as far as he can. That to me if i were a Buffalo supporter would not set well. But, lets be real - he's ready.
If Turner Gill isnt JP's first call i would be shocked. Okay maybe second. First might be Brian Kelly - but if he says no thanks im happy here at Cinci then Turner would be the next call. I cannot believe that JP wouldnt want a coach that has ties to the big twelve and a mindset like Tom Osborne.
Lastly, to think out of respect for Nebraska that he wouldnt take a job because of his loyalty would be a mistake. If Nebraska was that loyal, they would have hired him instead of lil bo-p.....He may have a bad taste in his mouth for not being hired and he cant wait forever.
I can only hope whoever he brings in will want to be here.......and i hope thats turner gill.
Two things:
First he's qualified.
Secondly - i think turner may have made a small mistake with his comments about where he's taken Buffalo as far as he can. That to me if i were a Buffalo supporter would not set well. But, lets be real - he's ready.
If Turner Gill isnt JP's first call i would be shocked. Okay maybe second. First might be Brian Kelly - but if he says no thanks im happy here at Cinci then Turner would be the next call. I cannot believe that JP wouldnt want a coach that has ties to the big twelve and a mindset like Tom Osborne.
Lastly, to think out of respect for Nebraska that he wouldnt take a job because of his loyalty would be a mistake. If Nebraska was that loyal, they would have hired him instead of lil bo-p.....He may have a bad taste in his mouth for not being hired and he cant wait forever.
I can only hope whoever he brings in will want to be here.......and i hope thats turner gill.
