DeVries NOT a candidate for Iowa job. Ben McCollum the next Iowa HC?
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Be careful with these "sources." That Valley Maddness guy can't even get credentials to the MVC tournament. A lot of people out there are just seeking free clout.
Naw, you have it all wrong..Alford was buying a new suit and pulled the "do you know who I am card?" He wanted it on the house...
Yep, reminds me of the Gronowski saga, lots of smoke and then random X accounts and 'sources' jumping on the bandwagon...
My bad, couldn’t remember what it was but thought there was an incident with buying a lawn mower for some reason. He maybe was just being an a** on that one?Naw, you have it all wrong..Alford was buying a new suit and pulled the "do you know who I am card?" He wanted it on the house...
G-damn it, I told them to keep my role in all this under wraps!!!
I think he did this at multiple IC business...probably did try it with a mower too!
One word I didn’t see mentioned there was recruiting. Does DeVries get the edge on that ? The direct comment that McCullum might be a better Xs and Os coach is a little concerning. In the end you gotta win.
One would think with all the wealthy dentists, Dr's, lawyers, etc along with the C-store CEO, etc someone would step up and sounds like they are now with a new regime coming. Iowa bball reboot is coming...love it.
That is because the Lickliter style was to field a team of sub par athletes and get blown out of the gym by 1st half.
Wisconsin style under Bo Ryan was slow ball, but they won. He was loved.
Iowa had two games in B1G....one vs OSU was low scoring grind out close win. The other way non-stop offense and Iowa players looking like little boys trying to rebound. The OSU game was more fun to watch.
That takes a lot of grass roots dollars and 1% of their income for a hobby passion is peanuts compared to 1% from a Billionaire. That said, we ought to be able to do better with a new coach and I'm sure people with big money weren't going to throw money down the Fran rat hole.
I agree I love the reboot---even if things fall apart, at least a moment of hope. Fran was going to do worse next year if he'd stayed IMHO.
Counting his Creighton years, DeVries has been recruiting at the D1 level for over 20 years, so I expect he has an advantage there.
West Virginia has 3 commits for the Class of 2025.
I wonder if any would have interest in Iowa City
They don't look like the type of guys Fran brought in for the previous 14 years.
Damn - what music to my ears!
buddy of mine said there is a sticking point, no idea what, and is not as confident this gets done. you still confident?
I am confident it gets done.
I saw DD on a moped driving by campus. He’ll be starting by mid-season
A little light on the offers but the right direction.
What's the sticking point (second reference to that) if you know and don't mind sharing?
You have to have a history on Hawkeye sites to get this. Well played, sir!
There are always sticking points when negotiating contracts. Lawyers are involved. All will be resolved soon. Both parties know that time is of the essence.
I could be wrong and probably am but Devries built from the ground up what McCollum was coaching with this season though, right? I mean sans Tucker Devries obviously.
BM only had one returner from DeVries’ squad. The Drake roster this year is essentially his D2 guys plus a couple Wyoming transfers.
Ah, much appreciated. So McCollum does appear to be able to do it independently and on his own immediately too.
I still like Devries. Wanted him last year. I think he's got a leg up and proven he can do it in a major conference this year too despite being handicapped for a significant portion of the season.
Sounds very promising. I hope this gets done very soon, to increase the likelihood of keeping Pryce and Dix, but also to give the coach a chance to reach out to Fran's recruits, including the portal transfer from Miami. I hope he can bring a few players with him. Successful hires usually hit the ground running, and that is harder to do at Iowa than some B1G schools rolling in NIL$$$.
It sounds to me like Iowa has a great AD, who plans ahead and executes when a decision has been made.
It sounds to me like Iowa has a great AD, who plans ahead and executes when a decision has been made.
Fran has a much better hairline so I hardly see how this would be an improvement.
Yeah, you don't buy a snowblower at this time of year unless you are planning on sticking around.
Hard to believe anything on social media is reliable at this point. No real reputable sources. There even a WVU site that claims DD is heading to Bloomington and willl decide between Iowa and IU.
Alford’s was better though….We seem to have a good track record of hiring good hair…Lute, Dr Tom, can’t recall’s Raveling’s though…🤷♂️
Take it with a grain of salt but I saw a guy missing a tooth, and holding his sisters hand in the Coralville Walmart. Can only assume it was either a clone fan or a WVU fan following DD
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A few on X claim he was not in Iowa today. 😬
I do t believe anything at this point
I do t believe anything at this point
There’s no way this is accurate. No coach agrees to 4 year contracts. 5 is the minimum for P5 schools with 6-7 years being the standard these days.
People are easily fooled. This guy has 189 followers on X. Clearly a Pitt fan who’s just trolling WV fans.
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