OT: Jamie Pollard retiring next year

[BunchofAholes]

I believe it was in place before Campbell even announced he was leaving. No doubt Campbell had already told him and it was all in the works. I think it was the next day they announced Rogers. One call, no fuss, no muss..

So much for "The committee". ISU being a state school doesn't Pollard have some obligation to run it by the regents?

 

[BunchofAholes]

From what I hear, TJs wife won’t leave, so unless he gets a coed to snuggle inside that smedium shirt of his and gets caught cheating, I have a feeling he’ll be here awhile.

Talk about a shrew.

 

[rchawk]

Pollard didn’t overspend rather the industry did. Iowa State got hit with $20M in new mandatory costs (House settlement, revenue sharing and market driven salaries). ISU actually had one of the strongest reserves in the country because Pollard ran things conservatively, and that reserve let ISU survive COVID without a loan. (unlike Iowa’s $60M loan). Before anyone drags Cytown into this, look at the actual cost to ISU and the long‑term revenue payback. The Iowa State Center is located on 76 acres of land, and the main contribution (by ISU) was the land for Cytown.

The reserve is shrinking because the entire athletic system expenses exploded, not because Pollard mismanaged anything. The recent price hikes and new revenue streams are responses, not signs of past overspending. And Campbell staying a decade shows ISU wasn’t throwing money around recklessly.

Several Big Ten schools are in far worse financial shape than ISU. The “overspent” narrative just isn’t supported by facts.

The university will find a way to close the $20 million gap and ISU will continue to do more with less resources than our peers.

Cool. Feel free to contact your senator and tell him the sharing of media money and limits on conference expansion should be dropped from the Save College Sports bill.

 

[nu2u]

Several Big Ten schools are in far worse financial shape than ISU.
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This is the hilarious coping mechanism pushed on bewildered Cyclone fans who join the Anxious Cyclone Fan support group.

 

[Gonzo_Bloor]

He and Rogers have apparently known each other since the latter's South Dakota years. Possibly the only call he made to replace Campbell, and Pollard may have had a feeling Matt was leaving soon.

Yeah I heard all that. Still just a weird way to fill your vacant football HC position. No search to even gauge who else might be interested, no interviews, no meetings with players, etc. Wondering if at that point Pollard knew he was going to retire and wasn't interested in putting in the work.

 

[Hawkmanic23]

From what I hear, TJs wife won’t leave, so unless he gets a coed to snuggle inside that smedium shirt of his and gets caught cheating, I have a feeling he’ll be here awhile.

Wonder why TJ’s wife is apparently so enamored with Lames…I mean Ames?

 

[Athena45]

Wonder why TJ’s wife is apparently so enamored with Lames…I mean Ames?

What does this pile of s*** thread have to do with hawk football?

 

[Hawkmanic23]

What does this pile of s*** thread have to do with hawk football?

Good point, altho I didn’t start this thread.

 

[WeBeHerkin]

What does this pile of s*** thread have to do with hawk football?

It says OT. Just walk on by.

 

[paednoch23]

Pollard didn’t overspend rather the industry did. Iowa State got hit with $20M in new mandatory costs (House settlement, revenue sharing and market driven salaries). ISU actually had one of the strongest reserves in the country because Pollard ran things conservatively, and that reserve let ISU survive COVID without a loan. (unlike Iowa’s $60M loan). Before anyone drags Cytown into this, look at the actual cost to ISU and the long‑term revenue payback. The Iowa State Center is located on 76 acres of land, and the main contribution (by ISU) was the land for Cytown.

The reserve is shrinking because the entire athletic system expenses exploded, not because Pollard mismanaged anything. The recent price hikes and new revenue streams are responses, not signs of past overspending. And Campbell staying a decade shows ISU wasn’t throwing money around recklessly.

Several Big Ten schools are in far worse financial shape than ISU. The “overspent” narrative just isn’t supported by facts.

The university will find a way to close the $20 million gap and ISU will continue to do more with less resources than our peers.

“Do more with less” is exactly the problem, not a debate-ending mic drop. A $20M structural gap doesn’t get closed by vibes and a strong 2019 reserve balance. It gets closed by cutting Olympic sports, freezing facilities, and watching every roster-building dollar get outbid by schools who ARE spending recklessly in the new rev-share world. Conservative management was a great strategy in an era with no player payroll. It’s a spending war now, and “we were frugal” isn’t a war chest, it’s a eulogy. Also worth noting: land-grant universities weren’t chartered so the land could get handed over for entertainment districts, yet there’s 76 acres gone to Cytown anyway. Campbell’s decade of loyalty came with a decade of market-rate raises too, baked into the same budget squeeze as everything else. Enjoy competing for four-stars against programs paying players like it’s the NFL while ISU “finds a way.” That’s not a plan, that’s a hope.

 

[cyclone plastic]

“Do more with less” is exactly the problem, not a debate-ending mic drop. A $20M structural gap doesn’t get closed by vibes and a strong 2019 reserve balance. It gets closed by cutting Olympic sports, freezing facilities, and watching every roster-building dollar get outbid by schools who ARE spending recklessly in the new rev-share world. Conservative management was a great strategy in an era with no player payroll. It’s a spending war now, and “we were frugal” isn’t a war chest, it’s a eulogy. Also worth noting: land-grant universities weren’t chartered so the land could get handed over for entertainment districts, yet there’s 76 acres gone to Cytown anyway. Campbell’s decade of loyalty came with a decade of market-rate raises too, baked into the same budget squeeze as everything else. Enjoy competing for four-stars against programs paying players like it’s the NFL while ISU “finds a way.” That’s not a plan, that’s a hope.

Regarding your "land grant" chapter response:

The 76 acre Iowa State Center tract was established in the late 1960s through land acquisitions and financing that made it legally and organizationally separate from Iowa State University. Its governance has long operated under independent boards, state oversight, and contractual agreements, creating land use conditions.

CYTown occupies a defined sub parcel within this tract and remains subject to the Iowa State Center’s land use restrictions and governance.

 

[rchawk]

Who is your favorite clown?

A- Bozo the Clown
B- Krusty the Clown
C- Jamie the Clown
D- Ronald McDonald

I say D as I expect him to cut the ribbon officially opening ClownTown. He is a legitimate celebrity, nationally famous. Rumor is it will be the largest McDonald's in all of Iowa.

 

[paednoch23]

Regarding your "land grant" chapter response:

The 76 acre Iowa State Center tract was established in the late 1960s through land acquisitions and financing that made it legally and organizationally separate from Iowa State University. Its governance has long operated under independent boards, state oversight, and contractual agreements, creating land use conditions.

CYTown occupies a defined sub parcel within this tract and remains subject to the Iowa State Center’s land use restrictions and governance.

You clowns should have taken a loan for covid. Very bad decision on pollards part. Many p4 (now p2) schools did just what Iowa did. Blowing reserves was a disastrous decision in hindsight. Stupid stupid stupid.

 

[WeBeHerkin]

Regarding your "land grant" chapter response:

The 76 acre Iowa State Center tract was established in the late 1960s through land acquisitions and financing that made it legally and organizationally separate from Iowa State University. Its governance has long operated under independent boards, state oversight, and contractual agreements, creating land use conditions.

CYTown occupies a defined sub parcel within this tract and remains subject to the Iowa State Center’s land use restrictions and governance.

Sounds like a cluster fark.