DeVries NOT a candidate for Iowa job. Ben McCollum the next Iowa HC?
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Not to mention ‘recruit’ any current Hawks he wants to keep, and others
is there a ncaa rule that prohibits a deal before season is over? or is it an assumption that the coach would prefer it that way?
I don’t think it’s a rule but it’s a pretty bad looking if you’re heading into the tournament and a good way to lose your team.
It’d call into question the coach as well…
Iowa could hire fart in a can and we would have instantly more excitement than Fran continuing. DD will be fine.
“No nothing”These 2 are both no nothing clowns.
Dude is going to give up his dream job and stay in a shit hole his wife doesn't like because he had to wait a few days? I don't think so. Beth isn't going to leave him hanging unless she know there is a high likelihood that McCollum takes the job. Again, glad the people on here aren't making these decisions.
I believe players know they will need to wait until the tourney is over before they will sign on to a new team. Doubtful and tourney team coaches are recruiting right now. But this is a good reason for BBall programs to have a GM on staff to talk to player agents during this exact time.
an hour here and another there in secret perhaps while seated on the toilet to talk to agent and/or beth who's going to know as long as final annoucement happens post tourney exit?
We'll never truly know, will we. I love KF, but to suggest that he was a better hire than Stoops is pure speculation.
People didn't hate Lickliter because of the style he played. They hated him because he lost and was too lazy to leave town to recruit and he played his midget son. Winning is a style everyone appreciates.
The buyout for DD is $4.66M, not $6M.
West Virginia has 3 commits for the Class of 2025.
I wonder if any would have interest in Iowa City
I wonder if any would have interest in Iowa City
If the two were willing to chase devries all the way to West Virginia, don’t see why they wouldn’t meet in the middle at Iowa.West Virginia has 3 commits for the Class of 2025.
I wonder if any would have interest in Iowa City
I am hearing Devries is basically a lock. Would make sense too, because how are WVU players entering the portal if it doesn't open for another week? Or are they just declaring their intention to enter the portal when it opens?
Meeting in Iowa. Probably Starbucks.
SOMEBODY GET THE FLIGHT TRACKER!!
We're getting a new Pope too?!
I prefer BM. I think he's an overall better coach, has won big at every level (he did something with D-II players at Drake that DD never did in his 6 years there.....won an outright MVC title), and has the same "Iowa born and bred" background of DD. Don't get me wrong, I think DD would be an upgrade over Fran, I just think BM is better.
However, timing is often everything when it comes to big time jobs like this and I do think that WVU not making the tourney and Drake making it do put the odds in DD's corner. Plus, from everything I'm hearing, DD is Beth's first choice, which makes the timing aspect even more fortuitous for her.
I think it's DD and I think we hear no later than 3pm tomorrow.
However, timing is often everything when it comes to big time jobs like this and I do think that WVU not making the tourney and Drake making it do put the odds in DD's corner. Plus, from everything I'm hearing, DD is Beth's first choice, which makes the timing aspect even more fortuitous for her.
I think it's DD and I think we hear no later than 3pm tomorrow.
Speaking of speculation, Stoops hasn't coached in 8 years, so one would have to speculate that BOTH he AND his imaginary replacement would have done better at Iowa than KF. Good luck with that one.
I stand by my statement that the KF hire turned out just fine. There was no comparison made in that statement, although I would take KF over Stoops
"DeVries´ son, Tucker, is open to the idea of returning home to Iowa to finish out his playing career there."
I like Chad alot, but he's not immune to selectively picking stats to push his narrative.....which is he likes DD better and feels he'd be a better hire. Anyone with a computer can google and see that BM's teams in the past have played at a much quicker pace and have scored alot more points. Why? Because he had more shooters and the team was able to play that way. He determined early on once he got to Drake that he'd need to play a much slower pace in order to win. Imagine that, a coach that takes stock of his team's abilities and then molds game plans and styles to fit that personnel rather than continually trying to force a square peg into a round hole!
Heck maybe Beth decided she wants him over McCollum and I hope so....sure he has won alot at the lower lvl's but just something feels off with him being the hire....i think it is DeVries who Beth wants
She does, and it's not a very well kept secret.
BM will be moving on to greener pastures as well.....probably to another B1G school. It'll be pretty easy to determine who the better hire was. We'll see soon enough.
Maybe Tucker can get Pryce to reconsider?
Some random person flew from Morgantown to western Chicago. Same time a plane flew from Iowa City to presumably pick someone up from that plane and return them to IC area.
I don’t know that we can “count on a turnaround like WVU” for next year BUT once we know what the roster looks like I wouldn’t rule it out either……we aren’t going to improve by 10 more wins if that’s what you’re saying, but with the right roster…..maybe 4 more wins, and that probably puts us in the tournament.
I think Ben McCollum might be the better X and O basketball coach, but Darian DeVries would be the better program leader (fans, donors, engagement, media, etc.), and he's also a really good coach.
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