gdp's Comments

GazetteOnline.com : My Associated Press Top 25 ballot for Week 2

Sun, 12 Sep 2010 15:09:15 +0000

Why? That's a perfectly fair comment. He said he's ranking the teams based on this season, not last year's results (exception for #1). Thus far, Boise has beaten by 3 a team that then lost to an FCS team by 5. Iowa beat a BCS conference team by 28 points.

GazetteOnline.com : Hlog: What were the Big Ten's Game of the Year, Coach of the Year, Team of the Year?

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:53:54 +0000

I agreed with you on OSU football over Iowa Wrestling until I read your comment on the women's team: "My pick: This is an easy spike. It’s Penn State volleyball. Three straight NCAA titles says it all."

GazetteOnline.com : Iowa State's fate may hinge on Texas A&M

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:26:26 +0000

I've read several rumors online today that the way Beebe is going to get that sort of money is locking the Big 12 in for a 20-25 year contract. Which is great in the short term as it would hold the league together for a few years, but think about what that means down the road. If you really lock in at those numbers, in 2035 an average Big 12 team (not Texas) will make less money from TV revenue than an SEC team or Big 10 team today. That's nuts.

GazetteOnline.com : Iowa State's fate may hinge on Texas A&M

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:57:18 +0000

I think you're right that that's "a big if" re: the money being there in the Big 12, Mike. Think about this sentence again: "Incredible as it seems, the departure of Nebraska from the Big 12 could turn out to help ISU." Does that really make sense to anyone? The Big 12 loses one of their top 3 most popular and marketable teams, and all of a sudden the commissioner is able to produce a revenue stream that doubles what they were bringing in before? That would be like the Big 10 losing Penn State and Delaney going out and upping the ESPN contract from $100 million per year to $200. I'm somewhat skeptical, but I suppose we'll see.

GazetteOnline.com : Pollard on the Big Ten Network

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:54:14 +0000

That's a ludicrous argument, and ISU fans should be embarrassed that their athletic director would say something so silly. There is a WORLD of difference between a direct state subsidy and cable network pricing tiers. If you really don't like it, you don't have to buy cable. Last time I checked, Iowa residents who didn't want to subsidize Iowa State athletics didn't have a choice to not pay taxes. And yes, it's unfortunate that the cable industry business model means that we have to purchase tiered products, but that's the nature of the industry. It would be just as silly to say that sports fans "subsidize" gardeners by having to pay for HGTV even if they don't want it, or to say that non-sports fans "subsidize" every sports program (professional and college) in the country by having to pay for ESPN.

GazetteOnline.com : Ferentz video from Wednesday

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:04:50 +0000

Marc - was the depth chart handed out at the PC? I saw that they didn't upload it at Hawkeyesports.com yet.

GazetteOnline.com : Where are we now? Iowa coaching search reaches 7th day

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:36:45 +0000

Reread my comment. I never said it wasn't a predictor - I said it wasn't a guarantee. And I'm specifically responding to the exact statement made in the original article - "Iowa fans have said loud and clear that Northern Iowa Coach Ben Jacobson should merit no consideration for the job, despite reaching 30 wins, the Sweet 16 and beating the nation’s best team." Scott is obviously trying to make a comment about Iowa fans who don't want Jacobson. What I am specifically saying is that if that if someone doesn't think that Jacobson would be a good fit, those 30 wins and the win over Kansas shouldn't automatically change that. I would hope that the University is going to do an objective analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of each prospect and not get too caught up in any guy's record this year or results in the current year's NCAA Tournament. That's all I'm saying.

GazetteOnline.com : Iowa names search committee to find new Hawkeye basketball coach

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:53:09 +0000

Why should the governor have any say whatsoever in how a privately funded organization spends its money?

GazetteOnline.com : Where are we now? Iowa coaching search reaches 7th day

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:15:47 +0000

The comment about Jacobsen is silly. Lickliter won 29 games his last year at Butler. Number of games won at his previous school is no guaranteed measure of success. I'm GLAD that Iowa fans are looking at this more qualitatively and objectively looking at the current needs of the program - as much as it hurts to say, Iowa has been sorely lacking in competitive talent over the past few years. A great Xs and Os guy isn't necessarily what we need.

GazetteOnline.com : Rank the Division I basketball coaching openings by their attractiveness

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:16:34 +0000

Saying that St. Johns is a good job because it's in the Big East is like saying Vanderbilt is a good job because it's in the SEC.

GazetteOnline.com : Give me one name of someone you DON'T want to be the next Iowa men's basketball coach

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:11:30 +0000

Keno Davis. If Iowa fans didn't have guilt over the Dr. Tom situation and weren't suffering from nostalgia, people would freak out if a guy with his resume was the new hire.

GazetteOnline.com : Iowa with just four of the 100 "Big Ten Icons" finalists

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:52:50 +0000

Greg Oden???

GazetteOnline.com : You've gotta be kidding, fans!

Mon, 8 Mar 2010 15:35:52 +0000

When I was a student at Iowa, when there was a "bad" call at Carver, I'd wait until the rest of the crowd had died down somewhat and then yell something like "I respectfully disagree, sir."

GazetteOnline.com : Twenty seems to be the number

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 19:45:06 +0000

Bumped. http://iowa.rivals.com/barrier_noentry.asp?Return...

GazetteOnline.com : Twenty seems to be the number

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:14:39 +0000

I know scholarships are somewhat of an inexact science because we never know which walkons have been placed on scholly, but by my count, even if Paki, Murray, and Leppert are on scholly now Iowa should still have 1-2 left to sign in this freshman class. And seeing as there are typically a few summer transfers, I'd be surprised if they stopped right at 85 anyway.

GazetteOnline.com : You be my boss for two minutes

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:15:19 +0000

Easy: You're fired.

GazetteOnline.com : ISU coach singles out Metcalf, Terry Brands after National Duals

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:39:31 +0000

Um, no. If you could point out where I've said that Varner is worse or what Metcalf did was okay, I'd appreciate it.

GazetteOnline.com : ISU coach singles out Metcalf, Terry Brands after National Duals

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:37:27 +0000

Don't you think it's a little remiss for an article about an intense rivalry and post-match antics not to mention Jake Varner?

GazetteOnline.com : Tuesday Reading Room -- Do Penn State's TV numbers counter Iowa's bodies in the stadium?

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:50:13 +0000

I'm copying this from someone who posted it on another forum, but I think it brings up a good point: http://www.hawkeyelounge.com/showthread.php?t=556... "I'm not sure that the TV ratings will really be that big of a factor. The BCS has already signed a deal with ESPN for 2010-2013. Unless there is a clear long-term trend across the BCS games of ratings declining for the key demographics, pulling a poor rating for one particular game isn't going to hurt the long-term value of the BCS TV package. Unless there is some sort of clause in the contracts (ie. TV's payment to the BCS decreases if TV ratings fail to meet a certain threshold), I doubt that the bowls place TV as a primary concern. ESPN picking a B10 game of the week week-in-and-out? Yes. Bowl game? No. Their primary interest is their own ticket sales."

GazetteOnline.com : Hlas' AP Top 25 ballot for Week 12

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:41:10 +0000

You realize that we're complaining about his ranking of TWO Big 10 teams, right?