The blood is in the water

[Nuts4Cy]

Just so we have another thread going on this and the recent de-commitments.

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Tommy Birch ‏@TommyBirch 14m14 minutes ago
http://Rivals.com national recruiting analyst Allen Trieu on Iowa State's recent decommits: "The blood's really in the water."
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[ISUCubswin]

Just so we have another thread going on this and the recent de-commitments.

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Tommy Birch ‏@TommyBirch 14m14 minutes ago
http://Rivals.com national recruiting analyst Allen Trieu on Iowa State's recent decommits: "The blood's really in the water."
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So, our hot tub got taken away because someone was stabbed and was bleeding in it and now we have recruits decommitting because of it? It was 20 years ago, people.

 

[pourcyne]

Moral of the story: Stop recruiting prima donnas. Put boys out there who WANT to play for State instead of those who think State should play for them.

 

[Luth4Cy]

It means one of two things:

1.) Recruits don't want to come here because of lack of success.
2.) CPR is being rumored to not be here much longer.

I really question if Pollard would fire CPR after this season because of the financial commitment. Maybe CPR would go the McCarney route and be talked into resigning. We shall see.

 

[flynnhicks03]

Moral of the story: Stop recruiting prima donnas. Put boys out there who WANT to play for State instead of those who think State should play for them.

Yeah, blame the recruits! They're crazy if they don't want to play for us!

 

[Clonefan32]

Moral of the story: Stop recruiting prima donnas. Put boys out there who WANT to play for State instead of those who think State should play for them.

Yes, because there are a wealth of talented individuals just salivating for the chance to play for Iowa State. We have a word for people who aren't prima donnas and want to play for Iowa State instead of thinking Iowa State should play for them-- they are called walk-ons.

 

[NEICyFan]

Moral of the story: Stop recruiting prima donnas. Put boys out there who WANT to play for State instead of those who think State should play for them.

If you think things are bad now, follow this theory and see what happens. Yikes.

 

[00clone]

No, no, it's SMOKE...ON the water. Yeah, I agree we need a different song....wait, sorry, didn't read the whole thread.

 

[huntt26]

We're going to have to pay people to come play here. Who's got some $$$ for the next Cam Newton?

 

[Spam]

Moral of the story: Stop recruiting prima donnas. Put boys out there who WANT to play for State instead of those who think State should play for them.

That Rhoads still seems to be recruiting prima donnas for near must have you really concerned about his ability as head coach

 

[NATEizKING]

We're going to have to pay people to come play here. Who's got some $$$ for the next Cam Newton?

I'll chip in a couple hundred

 

[IcSyU]

I really question if Pollard would fire CPR after this season because of the financial commitment. Maybe CPR would go the McCarney route and be talked into resigning. We shall see.

The financial commitment is chump change compared to the damage which can be done by holding on too long.

There's no way in hell Rhoads is "resigning." He's got about $5M reasons not to resign.

Like always, no one knows what Jamie is thinking but I'm sure he understands the financial ramifications.

 

[mj4cy]

What scares me is if Paul Rhoads can't win at ISU, who can? Surely anyone else who has any ounce of success will leave as soon as they can for a better job.


Weird to think after the 2011 season, people here were worried Rhoads would get plucked to a larger program. Things change with the wind in college football.

 

[HFCS]

I'll chip in a couple hundred

NCAA is 100% fine with it as long as we pay their dad and they both say the kid never knew.

 

[Gunnerclone]

So....does that make us the sharks?

 

[Rabbuk]

So....does that make us the sharks?

We are the chum

 

[huntt26]

NCAA is 100% fine with it as long as we pay their dad and they both say the kid never knew.

Our former coach has a good blueprint for this. Chizik for defensive coordinator and director of recruiting!!

 

[Spam]

What scares me is if Paul Rhoads can't win at ISU, who can? Surely anyone else who has any ounce of success will leave as soon as they can for a better job.


Weird to think after the 2011 season, people here were worried Rhoads would get plucked to a larger program. Things change with the wind in college football.

Maybe that's not a bad thing. Maybe we need a string of 2-3 short term coaching regimes-- coaches who come change things and move on. And then the foundation would have been laid for longer term success.

Right now I'll be glad to have a coach who takes us to 2-3 average bowl games and moves on. I don't see Rhoads has enough left in him to do that any more....

 

[Bret44]

Moral of the story: Stop recruiting prima donnas. Put boys out there who WANT to play for State instead of those who think State should play for them.

 

[Mtowncyclone13]

Yeah, blame the recruits! They're crazy if they don't want to play for us!

we have one of two things happen. we start recruiting FCS-type players and they go to ISU because it's their only FBS offer. so then people get mad we are recruiting FCS players. -or- we only recruit FBS-caliber players who want to come here and we are left with 10 players.