Ianello Wants Back into the Fraternity

[ziplock]

http://kfgo.com/blogs/so-many-opinions-so-...d-coaching-job/

Apparently, according to this report, he has applied for their vacant North Dakota University Head Coaching position.

I am wondering if he saw ND and was confused and thought he was ready to head to South Bend.

Go Zips!

[skip-zip]

http://kfgo.com/blogs/so-many-opinions-so-...d-coaching-job/

Apparently, according to this report, he has applied for their vacant North Dakota University Head Coaching position.

I am wondering if he saw ND and was confused and thought he was ready to head to South Bend.

Go Zips!

Wouldn't it surprise you if he becomes a Head Coach at any college again?

I'd say that he'd be very fortunate if he were to get offered a job like this.

[Blue & Gold]

Not to pile on the poor guy, as he's a much better head coach than I'd be. But I do wonder if he might be the single worst college football head coach of all time?

If not, he'd at least be near the top of a very short list.

[GP1]

Not to pile on the poor guy, as he's a much better head coach than I'd be.

I think you could do it equally. What did he do that you couldn't do? Poorly evaluate talent? Run off a base of decent talent? Hire some coaches on the fringe of the profession and lost 11 games a season with them? The list could go on. Don't see yourself short. You could easily run a program into the ground just as good as he did.

[Blue & Gold]

Don't see yourself short. You could easily run a program into the ground just as good as he did.

I'm not so sure that I could.

[Dr Z]

I think I heard a saying a long time ago "it's not what you know, it's who you know."

If Rob Ryan can continually ruin NFL defense after defense and get hired...wait a minute, maybe it's a Rob thing. I cracked the code.

[ziplock]

And I really hesitated even posting the link. I just felt compelled, however, because I thought it was rather hilarious (IF you can find any humor in the sordid mess that follows him).

I think that, collectively, as a University, the sooner we can forget about this guy's tenure, the better.

I am sure he also sees the writing on the wall in Lawrence at KU and knows his days are numbered.

I also agree with several of you. Honestly, you'd have to work really hard at doing as poorly as he did here.

Good riddance.....I am hopeful that he will be forever mired in ignominy. He really turned some talented young men into misererable cynics about a sport and, perhaps, a University they cared about.

Go Zips!!

[MDZip]

Here's the tiniest bit of support for him. I try never to wish anyone ill will and once it's over it's over (wish I could do a better job of convincing my ex-wife of that ), but I was curious about the perception of him so when I was at the Puerto Rico tipoff I had a chance to ask an opinion of him to one of the administrators who was there and was steadfastly told that as a person they really liked him. I asked about the public perception and was told they weren't really aware of that as much but that he really was a decent guy. So a disaster as a football coach but maybe not the awful person that he was perceived to be? I wish him well in whatever his next stop is (though I will be shocked if it is North Dakota). By the way did anyone notice that a someone in the AP poll gave North Dakota St (an FCS school) a vote in the top 25?

[ziplock]

I guess it's all experiential.

I am sure some folks liked him. I know people who didn't care for his personality. I had very limited contact with him so I can't speak to how he was universally perceived around UA or the community. Perhaps he developed a siege mentality as the losses piled up.

I really don't wish him ill. I just want UA to somehow avert such doomed hires in the future. That said, I will resent what he did to the program for a long time.

[Zipgrad01]

I guess it's all experiential.

I am sure some folks liked him. I know people who didn't care for his personality. I had very limited contact with him so I can't speak to how he was universally perceived around UA or the community. Perhaps he developed a siege mentality as the losses piled up.

I really don't wish him ill. I just want UA to somehow avert such doomed hires in the future. That said, I will resent what he did to the program for a long time.

I talked to one of his former players in Lot 9 this year and I flat out asked him what he thought of Ianello. He did not hesitate to bash him to pieces basically saying that nobody on the team could stand him. He went on to praise Bowden saying that he and the staff "just get it" and he wished he would have gotten the chance to play for this regime.

[ZachTheZip]

I had some very limited interaction with him. I thought he acted like he was too good to associate with normal fans. Maybe he was just shy and that was his way of hiding it. Who can say?

[Zipmeister]

I had some very limited interaction with him. I thought he acted like he was too good to associate with normal fans. Maybe he was just shy and that was his way of hiding it. Who can say?

Are you talking abount Hitler or icoach?

[72 Roo]

My limited contact with him was positive. I came away thinking he cared. I had horrible experiences with his assistants. "Arrogance" was a term that support staff at U of A uniformly used in describing all coaches in the i-era. I don't wish any of them ill, but i am glad they are a distant memory. Love the Bowden era.

[Captain Kangaroo]

My limited contact with him was positive. I came away thinking he cared. I had horrible experiences with his assistants. "Arrogance" was a term that support staff at U of A uniformly used in describing all coaches in the i-era. I don't wish any of them ill, but i am glad they are a distant memory. Love the Bowden era.

My experience was the polar opposite.

The first time I met Ianello, he was a first class jackass. He never did anything but reinforce that behavior over the next 2 years.

After Ianello finished being a dickhead, I spoke to John Latina, who couldn't have been a nicer guy.

Love the Bowden era too. I have met most of the present staff, and they are all very approachable.

[Hilltopper]

My experience was negative also. He wanted nothing to do with the fans. Seemed like an arrogant know it all. That's a real problem when in reality he didn't know jack #%&@ about being a head coach.

[Dr Z]

Seemed like an arrogant know it all.

That was my impression as well. On the other side of the coin, I have witnessed coach Bowden listen to advice from a random fan telling him about a kid that looked good to him playing high school. Coach Bowden pulls his position coach over and says "are we aware of this kid?" Point being, coach Bowden seems like he is always ready to listen to someone, and leaves no stone unturned. I remember when he introduced himself at the basketball game and said he was going to work harder, and longer than anybody to bring a winning team to Akron. I feel like he is living up to that promise.

[johnnyzip84]

That was my impression as well. On the other side of the coin, I have witnessed coach Bowden listen to advice from a random fan telling him about a kid that looked good to him playing high school. Coach Bowden pulls his position coach over and says "are we aware of this kid?" Point being, coach Bowden seems like he is always ready to listen to someone, and leaves no stone unturned. I remember when he introduced himself at the basketball game and said he was going to work harder, and longer than anybody to bring a winning team to Akron. I feel like he is living up to that promise.

I remember that as well and, if I recall the details correctly, the kid is currently on the roster (preferred walk on?).

[GP1]

I talked to one of his former players in Lot 9 this year and I flat out asked him what he thought of Ianello. He did not hesitate to bash him to pieces basically saying that nobody on the team could stand him. He went on to praise Bowden saying that he and the staff "just get it" and he wished he would have gotten the chance to play for this regime.

This is good feedback. I don't know of Bowen's players like him or not, but they seem to respect him without being afraid. That's the wheelhouse for a coach. Bowden strikes me as a coach who is completely honest with players, whether they want to hear it or not. Actually, I think Bowdent and KD are pretty similar in style. Kids don't want a best friend, they want a good coach.

Here is a story about a coach who everyone thinks is a "players coach" in a negative way, but in reality, he had an enormous amount of respect from his players because he won and was a good coach. I have a relative who coached high school football in central Ohio at a wealthy suburb. A few years ago now when usc played tosu, usc practiced at their school. It was totally top secret and only a handful of people knew it was going to happen because they didn't want a crowd or media. A lot of the players were goofing around before practice, which is normal. The second Pete walked on the field and blew the whistle to start practice, every single player snapped to attention and became immediately focused. There was no goofing off during practice. As soon as practice was over, they started to have fun again. That's what a "players coach" really is. I would bet UofA practices are very focused that way.

[Dr Z]

A few years ago now when usc played tosu, usc practiced at their school. It was totally top secret and only a handful of people knew it was going to happen because they didn't want a crowd or media. A lot of the players were goofing around before practice, which is normal. The second Pete walked on the field and blew the whistle to start practice, every single player snapped to attention and became immediately focused. There was no goofing off during practice.

Was that the same year that Pete got in a fake fight with Lendale White and they faked his suicide?

[GP1]

Was that the same year that Pete got in a fake fight with Lendale White and they faked his suicide?

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[Dr Z]

?

One of Pete's gags

[K92]

For your reading pleasure:

http://fantanistazone.com/denise-ianello-university-of-kansas/

[GoZips]

She is a CLASS act.

Too bad we did not see more of her when the Ianellos were in Akron.

[Hilltopper]

It sounds like we hired the wrong Ianello. I guess you might wonder who wears the pants in that family.

[Zipmeister]

It sounds like we hired the wrong Ianello. I guess you might wonder who wears the pants in that family.

I think the members of the Ianello family made an incorrect decision regarding which spouse should continue in coaching and which one should stay home with the kids.