Paul Rhoads has agreed to a ten year contract extension. After the Pinstripe bowl game this year, Rhoads will be finishing his third year at Iowa State. So, here is Iowa State's performance under Rhoads tenure at Iowa State.
2011: (before the Pinstripe bowl) the Iowa State Cyclones are 6-6, and from the NCAA FBS production model's perspective are the #99 most productive team in the football bowl subdivision, with the #111 ranked offense and the #75 ranked defense. The previous season (2010), Iowa State finished 5-7 and was the #79 most productive team with the #93 most productive offense and the #45 most productive defense. In Rhoads' first season at Iowa State, the Cyclones were 7-6 with the #84 most productive team, the #72 most productive offense and the #92 most productive defense.