Two hires, two surprises at the podium being introduced. Nice poker face. If Walden had as much misdirection in his game and Pollard does, Jim would still be the coaching a team dressed in a red version of LSU.
I hope Coach Chizik (gotta load that name in the spell check) finds what he defines as success in Ames: a long tenure, Conference and National Championships, a mountain of cash, helping to make boys into men, a couple of decent seasons so he can get a job at a proper Big Time Football School, whatever.
If Chizik uses ISU as a stepping stone, great. It means that A. ISU had a few good seasons in a row, and maybe one great season, and B. The program is probably in better shape that Chizik now finds it, making it easier to attract another talented coach and putting a bit of the "coaching graveyard" rep to bed. Bring on the wins.
Personally, I was excited to hire a coach with an extensive record as a head coach, since I wasn't real keen on going through the on-the-job-training thing again. But considering the last two coaches ISU hired were heads at their previous stops, and they eventually failed, lets go with another DC. That Weis guy seems to be working out, and he never played on any level.
Peterclone
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