Fran is not one of the best coaches in the country and it isn't even close, heck he probably not even one of the top 5-6 coaches in the BIG...he is a joke that blows up at the wrong time and can't coach defense to save his live and his rotations are puke worthy!!!
Stop the DeVries talk
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Serious question, nothing against PMac, Tucker, etc. Has a coaches son on the team, who is generally considered starter material overall.. has that ever really worked out, for any team at this level?
Tucker has worked out incredibly for Drake. He’s been the player of the year in the Valley the last 2 years. And before everyone says it’s the Valley there are currently 4 Valley players now playing huge roles for Illinois, Nebraska, Purdue and of course Iowa. Domask was 1st team all Big Ten this year.
Boheims kid was decent at syracuse if I recall correctly but for sure usually never works out
Followed the money to Providence and flamed out after a couple years. Coached at Central Michigan for like ten years after that.
Well...no. Iowas not taking a susscesful coach from another p5, are you serious?
It's mid major or high major assistant.
Iowa is not getting a good coach from the p5 level in basketball....ever.
Football sure.
RJ Hunter
Bryce Drew
Bryce Alford
Tony Bennett
Doug McDermott
Pete Maravich
Allan Houston
Tres Tinkle
It's just the reality of what this program is.
Money talks. Throw the bank at Bruce Pearl or someone proven who might be interested in being here (not sure if Pearl is or not, but the point remains, whoever that may be).
If the play is always going to be for a budget coach, then yeah, I guess mid-major coach is about all there is.
Iowa's athletic department may be a lot of things, but I didn't think "poor" was one of them.
I remember once upon a time when ISU was looking for a coach. They called Johnny Orr (who had taken Michigan to the championship game) for a recommendation. He said "Why not me"?
No....I doubt Iowa would get a blue blood coach to come to Iowa......but to just assume no successful P5 coach would come to Iowa and not even try to get one.... that's a defeatist attitude.
If it was something you could just change everyone would change it.
There will never be enough incentive for a successful power 5 coach to come to Iowa and there's no reason for Iowa to take an unsuccessful one.
We have two choices, mid major or an assistant.
Every single good college coach started at a low level or as an assistant.
Sure. Using your theory, I hear Northwest Junior High in Coralville has a bang up coach. Should Beth Goetz speed dial the guy?
Apparently. Didn't you hear, our ONLY two choice are mid major or assistant. He's not even thinking about Ryan Bowen I guess.
It's not a theory it's simply a reality.
Nothing about that would logically lead one to the stupid hypothetical you suggested.
They actually were inquiring about Bill Frieder & Orr asked how much are you paying.... When Orr heard the numbers he said "I'm available".
Why don't you call up Keno Davis? He had a better year at Drek than even future Hawkeye savior DeVries. I hear he's available.
That's not what you meant and you know it. But go ahead and be disingenuous.
Fran has to leave first. That's never happening so all the rest are hypotheticals.
Ha, that's hilarious.
What I meant is iowa cannot attract a successful high major coach because there is no reason for them to settle for Iowa.
Yeah, so hilarious! And yes, I know exactly what you meant, which is why I made my comment. Keep up.
No one here thinks you’re wrong, but you’re just telling the wrong people. Until money starts flowing to the basketball program, prepare for the apathy and wonder why things aren’t changing.
That's a loser attitude that I hope is not shared by Beth.
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
And then some become established coaches, and if enticed enough, leave and re-establish themselves elsewhere. Some guy named Lute Olson did that.
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