JR Koch, on fan support: "Honestly, it is sad reading all the comments."
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What are all the wrong things?
Winning meaningful games in the tournament?
Wanting a better home atmosphere?
Competing for a conference championship?
We all have 2 choices…..being part of the problem or part of the solution. Negative comments add to the problems! If we aren’t smart enough to understand that we don’t have a chance!
Some criticisms are justified. Absolutely. But there are times when it is out of line. Last night for example. Constant complaining in the game thread. I posted about people giving up early and that the game wasn’t over. Sure enough, the Hawks battled back and pulled out a much needed win. That should be cause for celebration, not complaint.
Tearing Fran down solves nothing. Even if you want Fran gone, you should still support the team and root for them to win every time they step on the court. Save the Fran discussions for AFTER the season is over.
And that is part of the reason I don't have a Twitter/X account.
Too easy to be a macho man or tough lady and just talk shit behind a phone or computer screen.
(that's what I use these forums for 😆 )
Too easy to be a macho man or tough lady and just talk shit behind a phone or computer screen.
(that's what I use these forums for 😆 )
Without negative comments the status quo becomes the norm and mediocrity is accepted.
I am surprised Cooper committed to Iowa, to be honest. When he visited Purdue & Wisconsin, their arenas were sold out; in one game, Cooper was part of the court storming with the students.
The solution is getting Fran out the door. Negative comments and fans not showing to games is what will help move that along
Or the players play better and come back and win games you don’t think they are capable of
Or you go years with no NCAA Tournament success and storm the court when you beat Nebraska at home with favorable officiating.
Sorry you didn’t enjoy watching the game . I did. Seriously I was disappointed in the teams play early, as I’ve seen them play much better and then they did play better, this is why the games are played otherwise just crown the blubloods of which Iowa is not cos they aren’t getting the best players money can buy. Enjoy the journey, not the destination.
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Not thinking they will compete with the bluebloods, but I would like them to realistically sniff the bubble. Maybe improve and not be the same defensively in game 1 as they are in game 20.
Being disappointed and acting like an immature basketball know it all douche bag are completely different things. Many on this board fall into the latter these days.
Fans speak with their money
Look at the crowds at Carver, most are beyond frustrated, rooting for a team with the coach that refuses to change his philosophy and his yet to get past a first round game in the NCAA tournament
Look at the crowds at Carver, most are beyond frustrated, rooting for a team with the coach that refuses to change his philosophy and his yet to get past a first round game in the NCAA tournament
WTH, do you think our fanbase is the only one that gets negative??? This fanbase has to be the most incredibly patient one in sports. We have 2 coaches that would have been ran off long ago from other schools.
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This is fair. I try to vent and praise in the game thread. I only get upset when things don't change after there are gaps that show up year after year.
I love how many people just prove to me that I’m correct. Eventually this negativity aids in the downward spiral. That why bad teams with bad fan bases have such a hard time righting the ship. It begins to boil over into any potential incoming recruits. Keep up the good work boys …..if like like complain about everything keep up the good work and eventually you’ll ruin it for everybody!
Free advice. Don’t read the comments if you’re looking for positive vibes. And if there are 100 comments, that is at most 100 people. Keep it in context.
If fans would show up, maybe it would make a difference??? Just sayin
We've become like those guys to the west... you know.... the fusker football fans. Thinking we're entitled.
How many players will bolt after the season if Fran leaves? I'd guess 3-5 players would leave. That would be a shame.
Negative comments rarely change anything for the positive. Think about your own life. At work, the negative employee is usually the first to be let go. In your personal life, negative comments are horrible for relationships and definitely detrimental for children. Unfortunately, many don't understand the difference between constructive criticism and negativity. They are not the same. One can lead to a positive outcome. One has no chance of doing so. Negativity may lead to change, but more often than not, that change isn't good.
See the thread I just started on Mick Cronin.... looking forward to how his team responds.
No, never said our fan base is the only negative one. All teams have them.
But I don’t care about other teams and what their fans do.
Forums are usually places that allow people to vent their feelings and/or get news about their teams. Most people on the forum have a pretty good idea of the positives and negatives of most of the coaches and their teams. The comments made in forums gets some interesting interactions exchanged but have little influence on coaching changes or how they do their jobs. The big money donors and attendance have much more influence on changing things. That and what the expectations the AD feels are important. Forums are no different that radio call-in shows...a chance to vent or jump on the bandwagon when things are going well.
Bottom line is don't take anything too serious that you read here, it's just another form of entertainment!
Bottom line is don't take anything too serious that you read here, it's just another form of entertainment!
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and maybe persuade or dissuade potential players to coming to the school based on whether there’s a positive or negative vibe there. Kids want to be accoladed not berated because of how they play in a game
Beyond some miracle, Fran isn’t getting the fans back. It’s over, he’s a lame duck coach now with his own kids choosing to go elsewhere. I don’t hate Fran, appreciate all he’s done, but the ceiling has been hit. He’s had 15 years, people are tired of watching the same movie, hence the empty seats. People can b*tch and moan all they want, blah blah blah, go support etc, but it’s not happening. The fans are done paying for the product produced. It is what it is.
Not wise for players to read message boards unless they have very thick skin. They are generally pretty negative. Find a girlfriend or call your mom if you want to hear good things!
Address the defense and people will stop bitching. Hire a guru/specialist/expert and get after it. Beilien did it. Collins did it. It works. Year after year of matador defense n wears on a fanbase.
He’s gotten past the first round more than once, but not the first weekend.
I’m don’t care if the defense is always rated lower than the offense. That can be a winning system.
But getting called out by a backup point guard on another team for not wanting to play defense after giving up an arena record number of points? That I cannot abide.
But getting called out by a backup point guard on another team for not wanting to play defense after giving up an arena record number of points? That I cannot abide.
There are a lot of days that I feel like Mick Cronin. I care more than people who have more to gain and lose.
How bout winning meaningful games in March… The old excuse the team is more exciting to watch then Licks teams can’t be used anymore… It’s time to for change! Fran is an average coach who had more success in the tournament at Siena then he has had at Iowa…
