OT: Interesting story out of ISU.....

[pitt-girl]

Guess Pitt isn't the only school with a history of unpopular AD's, although given that ISU is in the Big12 if they truly were "nickel and diming" the hoops program it is a head scratcher.

http://www.sbnation.com/college-bas.../iowa-state-fred-hoiberg-hotel-contract-cheap

 

[Pittbaseball11]

Also surprising to me that they wanted to curtail the heavy infusion of transfers. That was their lifeblood and a place they really distinguished themselves from a talent acquisition standpoint.

I don't know, sabotage is a strong word and I don't think an AD would ever want to undermine a program that successful, but he definitely seemed to take Hoiberg and his methods for granted.

 

[pitt-girl]

Also surprising to me that they wanted to curtail the heavy infusion of transfers. That was their lifeblood and a place they really distinguished themselves from a talent acquisition standpoint.

I don't know, sabotage is a strong word and I don't think an AD would ever want to undermine a program that successful, but he definitely seemed to take Hoiberg and his methods for granted.

It seems like there has to be more to this story. Doesn't make any sense.

 

[Harve74]

It seems like there has to be more to this story. Doesn't make any sense.

Not trying to be a moral arbitrator here, although I've ended up in that position a few times lately, but, Hoiberg's acquisition of players, both transfers and recruits, have frequently been accompanied by rumors of mis-doings and irregularities. It's possible that is a large part of the reasons for the poor treatment. The AD clearly seemed to be trying to push him out and force a change.

Or maybe they REALLY just didn't get along.