B1G Coach of the Year? Fran has won 10 or more B1G games in 5 of last 6 yrs.

[Franisdaman]

Give the man a raise, extension, and larger buy out!

And, btw, the quad 1 number (10) that they state below is being hopeful. Right now, that number is 8, not 10. Tomorrow? Who knows.

 

[hawkeyeguy69]

That is pretty darn good Fran!! I'd like to see the comparison to the whole B1G....

 

[QChawks]

If he could get us to the weekend games at the B1G it would be nice

 

[Franisdaman]

If he could get us to the weekend games at the B1G it would be nice

i think it's been his best coaching season at Iowa since he arrived.

but, like you say, lets see what happens over the next 4 games and in the BTT

 

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[Franisdaman]

Nice story from John of Sports Illustrated.

 

[Hawk and Awe]

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Quietly????

That’s a marketing problem or something. Not the word I would use

 

[Franisdaman]

Nice column from Chad Leistikow of HawkCentral.com

Some excerpts:

Leistikow: Fran Fade? Guess again. McCaffery's Hawkeyes have staying power this season.


This is a good team.

A very good team.

I’ve admittedly been slow to come to that conclusion. I know there are others who were braced for a downturn. They can't possibly hold up to more injuries, some of us thought.

For the night, Iowa shot 55.6% from the floor — its best accuracy of the conference season against the best scoring defense in the Big Ten. During Ohio State’s 5-1 stretch, it was allowing foes a paltry 60.7 points a game.

Iowa has one losing streak this year. It lasted two games, against Penn State and Nebraska. Its record after losses is 7-1.

There are only four regular-season games left. Iowa is now 19-8 overall and at 10-6 in the Big Ten standings, tied for third place in the nation's most rugged and best conference. The team it's tied with? Preseason national No. 1 Michigan State.

With Fredrick, it’s got the makings of a team that can make the program’s first run to the Sweet 16 since 1999.

Even without him, the Hawkeyes looked like the real deal Thursday night. That’s the most encouraging thing of all.

LINK: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/s...afferys-hawkeyes-arent-going-fade/4825535002/

 

[Franisdaman]

As the bench has gotten shorter, Fran's coaching seems to have gotten better.

Journalists have noticed.

Will the voters?

Nice story: