Devries Rumors Getting Louder

[LukaDuka]

Here's what's actually happening. DeVries agent puts out this article saying Fran is on his way out & Iowa wants DeVries. The agent has spoken with Beth. Beth is probably giving Fran one more year & letting him step away "on his own accord". & telling the agent to give her time, another year. Meanwhile DeVries agent is talking to WV's AD and negotiating an extension with more $$. Either way is a win/win for DeVries. He can take the extension or wait one year and take the Iowa job.

 

[Iron Doc]

For what its worth (I dont really care about basketball), I advise buying out McCaffery and hiring DeVries.

 

[Iron Doc]

Here's what's actually happening. DeVries agent puts out this article saying Fran is on his way out & Iowa wants DeVries. The agent has spoken with Beth. Beth is probably giving Fran one more year & letting him step away "on his own accord". & telling the agent to give her time, another year. Meanwhile DeVries agent is talking to WV's AD and negotiating an extension with more $$. Either way is a win/win for DeVries. He can take the extension or wait one year and take the Iowa job.

4D Chess

 

[Birky]

How about we take a step back and look at DeVries' current season with the Mountaineers. In what was obviously a step up in competition, he is currently 15-9 and in ninth place in the Big 12. After so many complaints about Iowa's current record and position, those are hardly numbers to hang our hats on if we want to make a splash with a new coach.

West Virginia went 9-23 last year.

 

[Underscore2]

How about we take a step back and look at DeVries' current season with the Mountaineers. In what was obviously a step up in competition, he is currently 15-9 and in ninth place in the Big 12. After so many complaints about Iowa's current record and position, those are hardly numbers to hang our hats on if we want to make a splash with a new coach.

WV would have maybe 1 loss in the B1G. Even with their 2 best players out.

 

[Tunadog]

I expect Fran will be back.

 

[ROCKY MOUNTAIN HAWK]

How about we take a step back and look at DeVries' current season with the Mountaineers. In what was obviously a step up in competition, he is currently 15-9 and in ninth place in the Big 12. After so many complaints about Iowa's current record and position, those are hardly numbers to hang our hats on if we want to make a splash with a new coach.

I’m not overly excited about DeVries either.

Excited about Fran being gone though!

 

[the24fan]

Seems like a rumor not much more. We'll see. I expect Fran will be back. I think an infusion of bigs will help next year. Again, we'll see. Got to get some luck in the portal imho.

 

[Bank of Hawk]

It does seem that Fran isn’t planning to simply retire. Why would he be traveling to Rockwell City on a recruiting visit and being so active otherwise in recruiting?

Just as important, this last game also showed me the players haven’t given up on Fran, the players obviously do not see Fran as a lame duck.

Hate to say it but we will may be looking down the barrel of another Fran season.

 

[Ladell-hawk]

Tha

WV would have maybe 1 loss in the B1G. Even with their 2 best players out.

That’s BS for sure.

 

[Hawksfor3]

That is one angry man!

 

[Ladell-hawk]

What about the Marble, Jok, Uthoff, White years? They all were 1st team all big ten at one point and all played together. Woodbury did that team no favors but it was Fran that thought Woody was better than Gabe.

Woody made those teams with his defense and rebounding.

 

[Ladell-hawk]

It does seem that Fran isn’t planning to simply retire. Why would he be traveling to Rockwell City on a recruiting visit and being so active otherwise in recruiting?

Just as important, this last game also showed me the players haven’t given up on Fran, the players obviously do not see Fran as a lame duck.

Hate to say it but we will may be looking down the barrel of another Fran season.

Rockwell City ? Who would he be recruiting there ?

 

[Hawksfor3]

Woody made those teams with his defense and rebounding.

 

[Rustys Dad]

Seems like a rumor not much more. We'll see. I expect Fran will be back. I think an infusion of bigs will help next year. Again, we'll see. Got to get some luck in the portal imho.

Fran WILL not be back … so yes - Iowa will be hiring a new bball coach ….

 

[Rustys Dad]

Here's what's actually happening. DeVries agent puts out this article saying Fran is on his way out & Iowa wants DeVries. The agent has spoken with Beth. Beth is probably giving Fran one more year & letting him step away "on his own accord". & telling the agent to give her time, another year. Meanwhile DeVries agent is talking to WV's AD and negotiating an extension with more $$. Either way is a win/win for DeVries. He can take the extension or wait one year and take the Iowa job.

No way Beth can afford to let fan apathy to grow to Lick-level years by bringing him back.

Fran will be done at the end of the year … you don’t give him one more season … to show he is still - and always will be - an average coach (.510 conference record) …

 

[HawkBall23]

No way Beth can afford to let fan apathy to grow to Lick-level years by bringing him back.

Fran will be done at the end of the year … you don’t give him one more season … to show he is still - and always will be - an average coach (.510 conference record) …

I was checking out different sites earlier to see if Fran was on their 'coaches on the hot seat' list - and yes, he is on the vast majority of them - but one of them had about the most perfect description of Fran's coaching style that I've seen to date;

'up-tempo offense, disinterested defense'

 

[TampaHawkfan]

The most noteworthy thing I got from that article was the statement: "If McCaffery were dismissed at the end of the season, which is strongly being considered according to people close to the program".

Ok, good. So maybe (hopefully) that means a move will be made.

What's unknown IMO is exactly how much mutual interest there is between Devries and Iowa. Unless someone has some inside info. Maybe Devries just ends up with a fat extension. Or maybe he's our next coach. Time will tell.

 

[desihawk]

Here's what's actually happening. DeVries agent puts out this article saying Fran is on his way out & Iowa wants DeVries. The agent has spoken with Beth. Beth is probably giving Fran one more year & letting him step away "on his own accord". & telling the agent to give her time, another year. Meanwhile DeVries agent is talking to WV's AD and negotiating an extension with more $$. Either way is a win/win for DeVries. He can take the extension or wait one year and take the Iowa job.

why would beth tip her hand to the agent 1++ years in advance? she’s a assassin. if she approached the agent she means business in the near term imo. the agent might choose to portray matters differently in order to see what wv forks out

 

[HawkRose]

Per usual Iowa sat too long, should have Fired Fran last year and got Devries. Being used as contract bait now.

 

[beavis63]

Rockwell City ? Who would he be recruiting there ?

A kid from storm lake coon is his name freak 6:6 athlete

 

[RLMHAWK]

Tha

That’s BS for sure.

We hear this from time to time, then the tourney rolls around and the B1G usually makes a good showing.

 

[Bank of Hawk]

Rockwell City ? Who would he be recruiting there ?

I think he was just there to visit the golden buckle

 

[hawkjt]

Rockwell City ? Who would he be recruiting there ?

Maybe Jake Coon, 6'6" 2026 sg out of Storm Lake?
Only NW Iowa recruit I have ever heard anything about recently.

 

[blubberhawk]

How about we take a step back and look at DeVries' current season with the Mountaineers. In what was obviously a step up in competition, he is currently 15-9 and in ninth place in the Big 12. After so many complaints about Iowa's current record and position, those are hardly numbers to hang our hats on if we want to make a splash with a new coach.

West Virginia was 9-23 last season. This year already they have wins over the 2,3, and 7th ranked teams when they played, Including at Kansas. How many ranked wins does Fran have this season in year 15? Devries would be a clear upgrade.

 

[Bank of Hawk]

Maybe Jake Coon, 6'6" 2026 sg out of Storm Lake?
Only NW Iowa recruit I have ever heard anything about recently.

That’s correct.. JC was playing an away game in Rockwell city

 

[NorthEndzoneCrew]

I’m at Lickliter levels of apathy at this point, I don’t even remember the last time I watched an Iowa men’s game.

Devries is certainly a hire that would pull me back in.

 

[Jimmy McGill]

Fran won't retire. He is dead set on taking a buyout.

If there is any truth about Devries....If Iowa can't out spend West Virginia, than lets just close the athletic department.

 

[83Hawk]

Hate to say it but we will may be looking down the barrel of another Fran season.

That’s what I think, too.

 

[hawkeyebob62]

Stuckey's?! How old are you my man? We would take summer vacations (I was born and raised in Cedar Rapids) and to pass some long stretches of boredom we (older sister, little brother) would get a pad of paper and a pencil and start counting the many many Stuckey's we passed along the way. Kind of a fun game. We got really excited when we actually went in one to get something to eat and drink. We did the same with semi's. Peterbilt v. Mack. Those were the days. We had a behemoth of a station wagon and we would put a mattress in the back. We even had air conditioning! Those were the days. Everything seemed a bit easier in life. Good memories. Good memories.

There used to be a stretch on I-4 from Tampa to Orlando with a Stuckey's sign each & every mile, until it became 3/4 mile, 1/2 mile, and finally, 1/4 mile. Glorious.

Nothing could beat a chili dog with fries, a pecan log roll, and a Coke chaser.

 

[Rambler Hawk]

?

Lmao!

 

[nosok23]

I’m not overly excited about DeVries either.

Excited about Fran being gone though!

I’m in the same boat! I want the University to do a national search and get the best coach that can take this program to new levels we haven’t seen since Dr. Tom was coach.

 

[fezzador]

Fran won't retire. He is dead set on taking a buyout.

If there is any truth about Devries....If Iowa can't out spend West Virginia, than lets just close the athletic department.

Iowa can’t outspend Iowa State.

 

[retrohawki]

Woody made those teams with his defense and rebounding.

That team should have been playing zone defense with all their length, but couldn’t because Woody was too slow

 

[AmericaNeedsMe]

WV would have maybe 1 loss in the B1G. Even with their 2 best players out.

 

[iahawkeyes17]

And physical on ball defense. The two main things Fran doesn't bring to the table.

Well we had one guy but Fran for whatever had a short leash on him and he got run out off IC and he played one year at wvu before having a great senior year at T. Tech and that was Joe Touissaint. I know argument will be he played out of control at times which he did but so does Harding this year and fran played him lot more than JoeT. Take the good with the bad and was one guard who could actually defend the other teams pg the last decade of Fran ball.

 

[icwesthawk]

There used to be a stretch on I-4 from Tampa to Orlando with a Stuckey's sign each & every mile, until it became 3/4 mile, 1/2 mile, and finally, 1/4 mile. Glorious.

Nothing could beat a chili dog with fries, a pecan log roll, and a Coke chaser.

The fries were absolutely the worst

 

[icwesthawk]

Well we had one guy but Fran for whatever had a short leash on him and he got run out off IC and he played one year at wvu before having a great senior year at T. Tech and that was Joe Touissaint. I know argument will be he played out of control at times which he did but so does Harding this year and fran played him lot more than JoeT. Take the good with the bad and was one guard who could actually defend the other teams pg the last decade of Fran ball.

Say what you will about Fran's use of JT but his complete lack of stability cost him a lot. He was always off balance and slipping and sliding all over the place. Was not a lockdown defender for us either, could be Fran's defense tho

 

[Underscore2]

We hear this from time to time, then the tourney rolls around and the B1G usually makes a good showing.

lol

 

[LukaDuka]

That team should have been playing zone defense with all their length, but couldn’t because Woody was too slow

That's the entire reason for playing zone! Slow footed on defense. wtf?