Fire Fran Tonight

[papahawk21]

Fran should be fired tonight.

He's mentally checked out.

Let Matt Gatens coach the team the rest of way (he earned it from his time as a player).

Start putting out feelers and getting ready to find the next coach.

I'm sure the usual "be grateful because Fran is better than Lickliter" crowd will still make the same tired arguments.

It's probably the same people who wanted to keep Brian Ferentz because the team was winning against an atrocious Big Ten West (they won in spite of Brian).

It's over. Let's start tonight.

It's time. Leave him on the tarmac.

 

[QChawks]

 

[Underscore2]

Let Gatens take over??? What has he ever done? They need to wait until the end of the year and clean house of every coach and a lot of the team minus Dix and Freeman.

Gatens certainly couldn’t be worse than Fran.

Based on what???

Normal human eyesight.

 

[BirdistheWord]

We are a Mo Valley team. Not a great one either. We just don’t have the horses. Even with Freeman, we are soft, slow and lack athleticism. Almost no one to build around.

 

[IChawkeye45]

We are a Mo Valley team. Not a great one either. We just don’t have the horses. Even with Freeman, we are soft, slow and lack athleticism. Almost no one to build around.

That’s run across my mind a couple times. I don’t think we’d be in the same league as Bradley or Drake but be right below them in the MVC.

 

[LarryMullenJr.]

We are a Mo Valley team. Not a great one either. We just don’t have the horses. Even with Freeman, we are soft, slow and lack athleticism. Almost no one to build around.

Crowd size too!

 

[Hawksfor3]

Iowa would never do that unless Fran was doing something so bad that it voids his contract

We have to sit back and watch it burn stick by stick

 

[TheRealHerky]

At least fire Sherm Dillard. What the f does that guy do?

Team fashion coordinator.

 

[Hendy hawk]

Question for everyone. When looking at the bench of coaches I see 8-9 people wearing the same clothing.
What roll do they all play? Stat keepers?

 

[iahawks10]

Question for everyone. When looking at the bench of coaches I see 8-9 people wearing the same clothing.
What roll do they all play? Stat keepers?

Assistant Coach - Dillard
Assistant Coach - Gatens
Assistant Coach - Eldridge
Assistant Coach/ Player Development -Spurlock
General Manager/ Chief of Staff - Seibert (Soprano’s looking guy)
Director of Basketball Operations - Denning
Video Coordinator - Pauly (reddish faux hawk with glasses)

Then several managers (Jack included).

 

[MikeyHawk]

Assistant Coach - Dillard
Assistant Coach - Gatens
Assistant Coach - Eldridge
Assistant Coach/ Player Development -Spurlock
General Manager/ Chief of Staff - Seibert (Soprano’s looking guy)
Director of Basketball Operations - Denning
Video Coordinator - Pauly (reddish faux hawk with glasses)

Then several managers (Jack included).

Jack McCaffrey is a manager?

 

[iahawks10]

Jack McCaffrey is a manager?

Jack Devlin

https://www.kcrg.com/video/2022/03/...in-lifts-hawks-through-roller-coaster-season/

 

[jasonrann]

Gatens certainly couldn’t be worse than Fran.

Normal human eyesight.

Problem is he would be worse than many other qualified candidates. If a change is made, this hire needs to be VERY impactful. That ain't Gatens, all due respect.

 

[Underscore2]

Problem is he would be worse than many other qualified candidates. If a change is made, this hire needs to be VERY impactful. That ain't Gatens, all due respect.

This was in reference to a mid season change I believe. I.E. Gatens interim during coach search I assume.