Our schedule is pathetic. I will never, ever understand why we schekule BSU in football. It consistently yields a net negative for the football program and the entire institution. If our schedule is handed to us by the conference then so be it, but if we planned 4 consecutive away games then someone needs to be taken to the wood shed.
Our athletic financial position is not strong enough to continue the current sloppy execution. Most contributors don't understand the issues and difficulties required to turn a program around, expecially one depleted as ours. They focus on the score. They know how long slop ball has been played at ISU. So, one effect of poor athletic achievement is lower contributions for the entire institution--not good. Another obvious trend is poor fan, student, and alumni attendence. This season is not making Tingey's job easy. We desperately need to construct, modernize, and update our athletic facilities. But recent performances are not going to bring donors of any size to the coffers and certently not put butts in the seats. These burp fanny performances need to be replaced with a much higher sence of urgency. When you have to designate practice time to educate players about side line enthusiasm, you have to wonder how close we really are to making the necessay program fixes.