The Peoples Coach

When you are a college football fans all your worried about is winning! I know that is what I want. But when you’re a Cyclone fan you don’t all ways get that. We have some good years and then we have some really bad years. In the winning factor Iowa State is not having its best season. But, the guy who is leading the team is in my books probably the best coach Iowa State could ask for. Why do I say that?

Well first he cares deeply about his players. If you ever have seen in of the clips from him after the game in the locker room you would know that to be true. He is passionate about his players and he shows care and love for them that I have ever seen from a coach.

Second, he really cares about his fans! Every Friday before a home game Coach Paul Rhoads and his players come and visit at the hospital. When I was in the hospital they came into my room to visit me. If anyone knows me you know that made my whole day! It was funny joking around with them. I told coach Rhoads that if they lose to Iowa I know places in Northern California I could bury him and no one would ever find his body. His team thought that was funny, but later I thought maybe that was over board! So I got some pictures with the team and they left the room.

Thirdly I saw coach Rhoads again the other day. I was eating breakfast at the best place in town and here coach Rhoads walks in. He walks by me and I ask him if he remembered from the hospital. I started to laugh and said oh yes I do! I guess when someone tells you that you are going to bury them they don’t forget that. So he sits down and after I had my breakfast I walked over to him and asked him how I could pray for him that day. We talked for a little bit and then both got up to pay our bills. Paul Rhoads paid for my breakfast! In his world I am nothing but probably an annoying fan but he showed love towards me by buying me breakfast!

In the world today sports is a huge thing. And of course you want your team to be the best of all. But I would rather have a coach like Paul Rhoads then someone who is winning all the time but has not love and compassion for his players and the fans. I think in time high school kids will see what kind of man Paul Rhoads is and want to come and play for him.

So even though this year is not the best year in the win column on the field, but Iowa State has a big win with who is running the program.