I think it's about setting priorities. Izzo prioritizes defense, you don't play good D, you sit. Izzo probably spends a lot of time coaching D.
Fran doesn't do any of that.
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Fran doesn't do any of that.
Exactly my point.
Worrying about player personnel is putting the cart before the horse. Fran is the horse and the horse sucks therfore the cart doesn't really matter even though it may be bad too.
So true. He's old man, stuck in his old ways and was never been able to adjust to first the Portal and then NIL. He doesn't raise money, is not charismatic, and even if he were a good marketer/charismatic, who is going to get excited about the program after 15 years of meh?
Otz has buddied up with the richest man in Iowa. There is the infamous picture of Otz hanging out in Albaugh’s Kentucky Derby sweet.
Kirk Ferentz has been seen sitting next to donors at Iowa sporting events.
Has Fran ever been seen publicly with any rich donors?
It sucks, but the job these days is as much about salesmanship and fundraising as it is coaching. I’m not sure if Fran has the personable tools for that role
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What did you call it? A Ch.........I might take a dump after my afternoon coffee.
Relatively minor point but Albaugh is not the richest man in Iowa. Harry Stein is worth more than twice as much I believe, but after a certain point it doesn't really matter much for these purposes.
Stein is Iowa’s only billionaire, I believe.
As if Dallas County doesn’t have enough people with $$$$
Believe Albaugh may have crossed that line again somewhere in the last year or two but yeah Harry was the only one for awhile and it's a sizable gap.
Ok maybe 2-3 losses. Not smoking anything, the B1G is down. And WV looks good all things considered.
Grinnell’s endowment is $2.5B, only $500M behind Iowa and a full billion ahead of ISU.
Craziness.
One thing I’ve always said about Fran (besides being a very average coach) is he never connected with the fan base… As Barta told me one time after a local IClub board event - that’s part of the job, and was one of the big reasons Alford was out the door … (of course, his record as well)…
Anywho - no longer matters as Fran is done at the end of the year and we can look forward to a new regime …. Finally
Beth has had her eye on DD from the beginning. For several reasons. Timing prevented the move from happening last year. So DD couldn’t wait. I think it happens.
When it comes to connecting to fan base which Iowa BB coaches would rank high in this category?
Miller- no
Schultz- no
Lute- not really
Raveling- no
Dr. Tom- not really
SA- no
Lick - no
Fran:?
This group of coaches were all reasonably good guys(sans SA) but I do not see a "man of the people among them.
Miller- no
Schultz- no
Lute- not really
Raveling- no
Dr. Tom- not really
SA- no
Lick - no
Fran:?
This group of coaches were all reasonably good guys(sans SA) but I do not see a "man of the people among them.
What timing prevented it last year?
I’m sure maybe we save some money on Fran’s contract by waiting a year. But we would also have to incur Devries’ WVU buyout now, which is likely a hellava lot more than his Drake buyout.
With Pat moving on, Jacks legal issue, and the team missing out on the NCAA, last year would have been the perfect time to make a change. Any aggressive AD would have
Completely disagree. You don’t push Fran out after one year on the job. That’s not aggressive. It’s poor leadership and haphazard. Especially since i think there eas an understanding then that this may be Fran’s last year.
I think it will work out even better as now DD has proven to be effective at Power 4 school.
DD is 2-6 in his last 8 games. He did inherit a rough situation and another tucker injury, so he gets a bit of a pass, benefit of the doubt. But it’s not like he’s lighting the cbb world on fire either.
I said the same last year and got laughed at. Now we basically have to pay double to get the guy who wanted to be here in the first place. Iowa admin is special.
“One year on the job”
You of course understand that last year was Fran’s 14th season at Iowa.
And you also know that Fran has had multiple disappointing seasons - last year wasn’t the only one.
There is nothing “haphazard” about terminating a guy who has only won 4 NCAA games in 14 seasons. Whether you think Fran overachieved with his resources, it wouldve been certainly justifiable to can him last year given his body of work
This Drake Toll guy should use sunscreen.
In the Big 12 where half the teams are ranked and very few suck. I'll still take my chances with him.
Which is why my choice would be McCollum. He has a system that he plays and it works with an importance of team buy in.
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I personally think Hassel is a miserable prick, but his analysis here is pretty interesting
Just maybe the AD has someone in mind not named DD.
I think if Iowa lets this guy slip away, they’ll regret it for a long time
Hassel is a beta. Whatever opinion he has, I have the opposite.
People in the BB world know full well about how good McCollum is. The problem is, the average fan might not see him as the sexy exciting hire. He is going to get his shot at a school sooner than later and agree that Iowa should make the move soon. He is already a dark horse for Indiana for a lot of people.
Pretty sure Iowa is already regretting not pulling the trigger on DD last spring.
I know I am regretting Iowa's failure of inaction ~10.5 months ago.
