It's official....Fran is out!
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I wished for this, but I was veery carefully before I did it. I'm not like some of you reckless willy nilly wishers.
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That’s bullshit. Everyone knew Fran was getting fired. It’s the least surprising firing ever.
That may or may not be true…but what’s indisputable is the way Bob did it it was the most asinine thing ever.
I don't think it's a bad thing to appreciate what Fran has done in turning the program around after Lick but also realize it was time for a change. I liked Fran and his devotion to Iowa. His offenses were fun to watch. Obviously his teams were not good defensively. Anyway, I wish him well and thank him for all he did for Iowa.
Can we at least wait until Northwestern State beats us in the NCAA tournament before we start talking about firing _______? I still get mad thinking about that loss. I realize that was a Alford team. Basically I'm bundling the last three coaches in my nightmare losses memories.
3 wins from 300 haha. If Owen freemen doesn’t quit on him he gets to that number. Guess he should have built a better roster around Owen.
This, being a good man, mentor, and developing boys into men is a base expectation.
It is similar to me entering my time and approving my employees time each week. The metrics of the projects I own are the majority of how my performance is judged.
Who's going to coach Iowa in the Crown, or are they going to preemptively turn it down like Northwestern did?
Crazy that was 19 years ago. I’m 34 and have been watching really good Iowa basketball teams shit the bed in March my entire life.
Hopefully that trend ends today. It’s a glorious day!
Very different situation now with NIL and the portal. You can have a good roster and the next year you have 75% turnover. We haven't scratched the surface yet with NIL or portal. Cannot compare the two eras.
IMO I'm guessing that it didn't go well. Official language from U of I was that Fran was dismissed (they took the high road- could have said Fran was fired). If they came to some set of terms they would have said- came to a mutual agreement. For Beth- it's time to move forward.How did that stare down with Beth go, Fran???
An argument could be made that we played better after Owens injury so there's a good chance of three wins wouldn't have happened
You could also argue that if Fran had ever decided to emphasize defense he would have surpassed 300 quite a while ago.
?? Semantics. Dismissed means FIRED, terminated, cut loose. Take your pick. Theres no high road there because they didn't say fired.
Good job, Beth. Hey Izzo, hire your boy Fran as an assistant since he's so good - put your money where your mouth is. Oh, hire Lick, too, as your assistant since you think so highly of him, too. There, now you'll have 2 great assistant coaches that you luv...
She didn't say that. She said up front "I want to say that I've earned every single thing..."
So for you to say that she "stated her white privilege is why she was great" is completely off the mark and just not true.
But she also acknowledged that she has had the benefit of many things, yes "privileges," that a large number of non-white athletes in her league have not had... a loving mom AND dad in the home, food security, housing security, financial security, access to a top tier high school education, access to top tier coaching and athletic opportunities without having to worry about cost.
She's absolutely right to acknowledge that a huge number of professional athletes have had to overcome a lot more challenges and barriers to success than she did. That's all she was saying.
