Are you truly this ignorant? Seriously?
More crap.
There is only one worse athletic director in college football than Jamie Pollard. Only one. Congratulations. We have him.
So, you agree he's a horrible AD... okay.
Are you so dense you don't understand that coaching contracts are essentially worthless?
More crap.
Why do you offer somebody a two-year contract when you know they are not the answer and will be FIRED after another season like the one they just had? It's called recruiting, Chopper. If you don't have something on the table, it's hard for a guy to recruit against coaches that are seen as established. How would Chizik have gone into some kid's house and told them "I'll be here for the next four years, Mrs. Corncob, don't worry about your son" when ISU refused to give him that vote of confidence? Did Ole Miss give David Cutcliffe a huge extension and then fire him a year later? Damn straight. Did Alabama lock Mike Shula up with a hefty raise and a long-term extension and fire him the next winter? Yep. Same thing with DuBose. How many years did Tuberville have left on his contract, Chopper?
Congrats genius. You've now successfully covered yourself and justified giving contract extensions for when times are shit, as well as when they're good. You can now always have a reason for a contract extension. You're good. Real good.
Dan McCarney did not "resign" of his own volition. Pollard forced him out because he thought the program was on the verge of turning the corner and didn't think McCarney could take it there.
After winning records in five of the six previous seasons, McCarney's 2006 team struggled to a 4-8 record.
It was a young team, learning the ropes.He wanted to do "better." He thought it was ready to compete for the Big 12 North title. And it probably was until they brought Captain Blueprint in.
If he didn't leave on his own, was he offered a contract extension? I mean, by your lines of thinking, he must have been due a ten year extension. He was the savior of the program to that point. He was taking it in the right direction and had them winning bowl game after bowl game.
Nobody else talks about a fucking Blueprint. Chizik talked big about his when he got to ISU. Five wins (none of any significance) and nineteen losses later, that team wasn't getting better. It got progressively worse day by day. There's your blueprint.
Yes, having a "blueprint", or plan is exclusive to Chizik. No other coach says this, or does this going into rebuilding projects or new surroundings. You focus too much on the term, and it's not serving your argument.
Thus, it comes down to the point that neither one of us is going to agree on, and that's the resources and circumstances Chizik finds himself in here as opposed to ISU. You can call me every colorful animal, or stupid, or anything else, but I just do NOT find it to be the same in the least. Funny thing is, I'm the ONLY one here between the two of us who actually has lived, or lived next two BOTH locations and could give first hand knowledge, but you think you seem to know better anyway. You can argue, bitch and moan, explain, make up and fabricate ALLL you want, but it doesn't make Auburn University and Iowa State the same situation. It just doesn't. Period.
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