We’ve got some wonderful parting gifts for you.
So long, Fran
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Tomlin unfortunately isn't going anywhere as a Steeler Fan! Can't catch a break with my teams
Either he's gone or the fans are.
Program is spiralling towards Lick level of play and fan interest.
Let’s be honest. Fran’s teams are light years ahead of anything Lick ever put on the floor. Fran’s teams are similar to the ones Alford put on the floor. But light years ahead of anything Lick could do.
Having only 3 years left leaves him in lame duck status already. He’s one of the lowest paid coaches in the Big Ten. And there’s basically zero hope to sell tickets next year. I definitely feel Alford/Lick vibes around this right now. I don’t think he has much hope for being brought back.
From what I read on here from people who actually watch the games, Fran is checked out.
What are the pros and cons of firing him now instead of waiting for him to walk after the season?
What are the pros and cons of firing him now instead of waiting for him to walk after the season?
He should’ve been canned after UCLA. There’s no point of him coaching another game at Iowa
Beth should've fired his ass on the LAX tarmac. That loss was beyond egregious.
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Considering what we've seen all season, but especially the last 3 games (and @ WISC), I don't know if what he's doing should be termed "coaching".
Fran and Kirk have held us hostage
we are their puppets at this point
we are their puppets at this point
His Christian goody two shoes squads get absolutely worked on the boards and don’t have the athleticism or dog in them to play defense. They look like teenagers out there compared to the other teams. I’m over this shit.
He sure seems that way. When’s the last time he went batshit? His demeanor seems far too calm.
There really isn't a downside to canning him now.... Maybe financially. So we won't do it, because we are a gutless administration.
Loss of players/recruits would be a con, but we are getting our a$$ kicked anyway.
The pro is that you signal to fans and boosters that you are actually invested the the future.
You get out ahead in the coaching search.
They’re able to hold fans hostage because of the contract extensions that Gary Barta gave them (with high buyouts)
Oh, he was pissed about that possession arrow tonight. Surprised he didn't pull a hammy running to the scorers table.
Used so much energy, he sat in silence for most of the rest of the game. Lol
This is all on Barta. He’s still killing us even after being gone. I hate that guy.
Iowa needs a reset in both football and bball.
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This Fran team featuring skinny, non-muscular wings f look physically overmatched like the Lickliter teams did. Sure, this Iowa team can score if their shooters are making shots, but even when they are making shots they are getting blown out because they can't protect rim or rebound or stay in front of their guys.
3-5 in B1G right now and 3 game losing streak. We are heading for around 7-13 in B1G, which isn't that far off from Lickliter level
I think it’s comical that so many of you are finally coming around to the idea that we have shit for coaches and athletic strategy. It’s been a problem for a decade.
I’ll put money on it he’s not coaching here next year
Last time I saw the pa rankings, , Fran was more like 9th in base salary in B1G. He's gotten longevity bonus/ and pretty easy performamce bonuses that also help bump him up. . He was making a few hundredK less per year than Matt Painter just a few years ago--- Matt Painter actually has brought home Big10 titles and Final4s.
Alford was able to sense he wasn't not going to get contract extensions and give him credit, he went out and found a job and didn't coach to get fired and a buyout.
I get the sense that more Fans are finally ready to move on from Fran. I don't get the sense that Fran wants to stay 3 more years, but he does want his 3 years of money. FRan is coaching like he wants to be fired and get his full buyout.
That dude was as crooked as his teeth
Special needs dude.
Fran has never given a shit about defense. Why would he be embarrassed?
I’m fine with it. If he’s truly checked out, then he needs fired immediately.
Fran is putting out lineups that can't defend or rebound---physically out classed. Then they have a coach that doesn't know defense. So they are not trained well and physically outmatched and result is a clown show. No wonder they look lazy/bewildered.
We had 6'5 Josh Dix on Garcia most of the game. Josh is a solid defender, but he's weak physically/skinny. He has always been low key guy, but he looks like he doesn't really want to be out there.
I would be on board with that. Give the new coach a leg up on hitting the transfer portal.
What I saw tonight on that basketball floor was a joke, and it wasn't the first time this season. I don't know how any program with a sliver of self-respect can allow this to go on any longer, especially with what's going on in Ames. IMO the Fran era should have ended after the Richmond fiasco; we'd be in Year 3 of a rebuild right now and maybe there'd be success, if not at least hope.
He won’t be back. How his exit is categorized is still uncertain, but he will be spending most of his time next winter in Indy watching Jack play.
As of 2022-23, before the Pac 12 expansion, Iowa coaching staff was 11th ($4.9 million for the staff) above only Minnesota. Nebraska and Northwestern not reported. Purdue was 10th. Not sure why Nebraska wasn’t reported but Hoiberg makes more than Fran by almost a million alone.
Of the new Pac 12 teams only Washington was lower than Iowa at $4.8 million. USC not reporting.
https://www.sportico.com/business/c...finances-database-intercollegiate-1234646029/
To be fair, Freeman was guarding a guy in his 8th year. 20 year old defending a 26 year old.
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