How it happens Im not sure. But the end is here. To see Carver barely half full for this game is just sad.
Beth has someone in mind, Im sure. Who is it?
Beth has someone in mind, Im sure. Who is it?
Season is over. Time to focus on a new coach
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If it's not DeVries or McCollum then you call Forbes or Jans.
No offense meant, but why are people so hung up on having someone with "Iowa" ties?
It’s over when Fran says it over
We are in a bad marriage and Fran ain’t changing
We are in a bad marriage and Fran ain’t changing
It's not just an Iowa ties thing. For example, i'd never claim we need to call BJ Armstrong or Jeff Horner. With the ones I mentioned I think they are all Iowa guys that would want to be at Iowa. That's want is more important to me than the Iowa ties.
I don’t know who else you’d call?
There’s a fraction at top programs that are sleeze bags, and then there are the ones at top programs that aren’t going anywhere. The two aforementioned are winners and at a reasonable cost.
There’s a fraction at top programs that are sleeze bags, and then there are the ones at top programs that aren’t going anywhere. The two aforementioned are winners and at a reasonable cost.
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Fair point but I think the idea is if you get a winner that might treat Iowa as a dream job, he’s less likely to bolt. Or at the very least, you hate to see dudes in your own backyard go off and have success elsewhere.
Mike Woodson will be available.
I see 1 maybe 2 wins left on the schedule. This team doesn’t even look like it will make the conference tournament. Sad times for the program!
Season is over for Iowa Fans....I mean we can watch it, but this at best is an NIT team. They might not even make the B1G tournament.
Whether it is over for Fran or not, that is up to the Athletic department director. The lack of attendance is a sign of disinterest in Fran ball. I think college men's basketball is going to have an attendance problem. Between Womens basketball competing for eyeballs and the NIL making it a professional game, you gotta win to get people to go to Carver.
Whether it is over for Fran or not, that is up to the Athletic department director. The lack of attendance is a sign of disinterest in Fran ball. I think college men's basketball is going to have an attendance problem. Between Womens basketball competing for eyeballs and the NIL making it a professional game, you gotta win to get people to go to Carver.
And why do Hawk fans keep bringing up Steve Forbes? He hasn’t really done that much.
I may be wrong, but I don’t see Beth firing Fran…at least not this season.
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Hard pass on Forbes. Last thing we need to follow Fran IMO is another coach in his 60s (he's 59 right now) that's never really had any notable success in a major conference.
I'd support a Devries or McCollum hire, though.
I'll say it again. If Fran is here next year, unless Iowa miraculously goes 11-9 in conference this year making the tournament, then you might as well move the games to Xtream Arena because the butts in seats wouldn't even sell that place out next year. The reality is that this team probably wins one or two more games. They may barely make the conference tournament then the season is over. That is unacceptable at Iowa, especially on top of last year.
Is it acceptable with half of the conference games played without their best player?
Not a lot of margin for error in this league
I can tell you that with their best player this team is one of two in the conference that is winless on the road.
Won’t jump ship if they have some success here for a bigger program theoretically
I'd take any coach with a good tournament resume.
You can make up for errors if you play tough defense, rebound, and hustle. With Fran ball we don’t do any of that
OP apparently,.. Might as well focus on Santa Claus,.. Fran's not going anywhere just yet.
I heard this second hand, but a dad of a kid being recruited said it will be Gatens. We will see, I guess. I wondered how Fran is getting commits when most likely he won't be here next year.
agreed. NIL made every coach clean. No need to cheat or operate on the edges now.
Pearl is getting it done in NIL era, others are not.
Defense and rebounding is mostly effort and hustle. The majority of time we get out hustled because Fran is a shit coach
Please stop this kind of nonsense. You don’t leave the number 1 team in the country where you’re allowed to do whatever you want.
We’re going to hire a guy who’s never been a head coach or even the top assistant? Not happening.
You think Matt Gatens is qualified to be the head coach of a Big Ten team?
I don't know....was Hoiberg qualified to coach a Big 12 team when ISU hired him? Gatens actually has more experience coaching than Hoiberg did when ISU hired him. That seemed to work pretty well for them. Not saying it would work in this situation, but it's not like it's not been tried and worked before either.
