Bruce Van De Velde.
Mention this man’s name to any Cyclone fan out there, and you will hear many different groans.
Ugh. Woof. Eek
Just when Iowa State was coming off one of their greatest decades in athletics history, their athletic director (Gene Smith) bolts for Arizona State.
The basketball team had just had a record-breaking 32-5 season, and the football program broke their own record of 9 victories, so you are thinking, “What could possibly go wrong?”
In stepped ISU alum (and sadly post-grad Team Out East alum) Bruce Van De Velde as AD.