Thank you Fran

[Chishawk1425]

He got ejected on purpose IMO. Thank you for 15 solid years. He knows it's over and I am now convinced it is. His players love him and it's apparent with how hard they've battled for him with all the adversity this season. It's time though for both parties.

 

[Chishawk1425]

 

[peacehawk]

Good riddance

 

[Chishawk1425]

ILL INI the dumbest and most pathetic chant ever. **** Illinois. Rooting for you to lose.

 

[Chishawk1425]

Good riddance

Riddance? Give me a break. He has had a solid performance for years here. Dr Tom level basically

 

[GOHOX69]

Riddance? Give me a break. He has had a solid performance for years here. Dr Tom level basically

When did he make the elite 8?

 

[Chishawk1425]

Some petty douchecanoes here. Be better

 

[HawkOptimist]

My first thought was Fran was paying tribute to Gene Hackman in Hoosiers when his character got ejected from a game. Then I thought he did it to fire up his team, which coaches sometimes do. But realistically I think Fran knows he’s done and wanted to go out on his terms.

 

[intrepodor]

He got ejected on purpose IMO. Thank you for 15 solid years. He knows it's over and I am now convinced it is. His players love him and it's apparent with how hard they've battled for him with all the adversity this season. It's time though for both parties.

He knows he's leaving one way or another and wanted to get his say in on what a piece of crap the officiating has been all year.
That's just my take.

 

[GOHOX69]

Some petty douchecanoes here. Be better

Love you man but he needs to go. Davis achieved success in the ncaa, Fran not so much.

 

[Chishawk1425]

He knows he's leaving one way or another and wanted to get his say in on what a piece of crap the officiating has been all year.
That's just my take.

Precisely this was intentional. It wouldn't surprise me if he told them to eject him. That was mild.

 

[cornwelly1234]

I get there was no sweet 16 appearance but there were a lot of great wins, players, and moments during the Fran tenure. It’s time for a change but there shouldn’t be any ill will. Not to mention- the attendance at carver was bad even when they were ranked in previous years.

 

[Chishawk1425]

I get there was no sweet 16 appearance but there were a lot of great wins, players, and moments during the Fran tenure. It’s time for a change but there shouldn’t be any ill will. Not to mention- the attendance at carver was bad even when they were ranked in previous years.

Precisely where I'm at and always have been. It's pathetic the ones who are so clueless. Reminds me of things in the HBOT area.

 

[SCHawkFan]

Fran getting ejected, the emotions flowing from the players, and the deathly silence from Beth over the past two weeks tells you all you need to know. The Fran era at Iowa is over.

 

[SVRHawkeye]

Love you man but he needs to go. Davis achieved success in the ncaa, Fran not so much.

lol, in his first few years with Raveling recruits. We are middle of the pack at best, not Fran’s fault.

 

[Rambler Hawk]

My first thought was Fran was paying tribute to Gene Hackman in Hoosiers when his character got ejected from a game. Then I thought he did it to fire up his team, which coaches sometimes do. But realistically I think Fran knows he’s done and wanted to go out on his terms.

Great call! 👍

 

[GOHOX69]

lol, in his first few years with Raveling recruits. We are middle of the pack at best, not Fran’s fault.

Who cares what he had? Fran has had 15 years to recruit. He did jack shit.

 

[TampaHawkfan]

I have no ill will towards Fran at all and wish him all the best assuming he is in fact done here. He picked up this program following the Lickliter mess, and made it competitive again. Just couldn't really get much done in the postseason, unfortunately.

It's just run it's course and it's time for fresh blood.

 

[Rambler Hawk]

I get there was no sweet 16 appearance but there were a lot of great wins, players, and moments during the Fran tenure. It’s time for a change but there shouldn’t be any ill will. Not to mention- the attendance at carver was bad even when they were ranked in previous years.

Well said - agreed!

Unfortunately playing his son in front of a future NBAer has left a lot of people with a bad taste in their mouth…including yours truly. 😉

 

[SVRHawkeye]

Who cares what he had? Fran has had 15 years to recruit. He did jack shit.

That’s unresponsive to my observation, but I get it that you hate Iowa’s lack of basketball success in our life times.

 

[MikeyHawk]

Precisely where I'm at and always have been. It's pathetic the ones who are so clueless. Reminds me of things in the HBOT area.

what is pathetic exactly?

 

[QChawks]

So long

 

[ZumaHawk]

Crazy thing is…..what could he have said to get 2 T’s like that? Players use the F word all the time with no repercussions at all. ESPN shows it daily

 

[MikeyHawk]

Crazy thing is…..what could he have said to get 2 T’s like that? Players use the F word all the time with no repercussions at all. ESPN shows it daily

yeah, sure Fran is the victim, probably just gave 2 T's quickly for no reason

 

[TampaHawkfan]

That’s unresponsive to my observation, but I get it that you hate Iowa’s lack of basketball success in our life times.

Davis had a Sweet 16 and an Elite 8 at BC as well. Yeah he was set up for success when he came to Iowa, but Davis absolutely had more success in the NCAA Tournament than Fra. Not to mention the Sweet 16 in '99 and that '93 team probably gets at least to the S16 if they had not lost Chris Street.

 

[hawkeyemark18]

Well said - agreed!

Unfortunately playing his son in front of a future NBAer has left a lot of people with a bad taste in their mouth…including yours truly. 😉

Not an original thought here as others have posted it but Fran really lost the fan base when the boys went through the program. He had done just enough to get by up to that point. What does he really leave behind as a legacy other than his reputation as a players coach?

 

[HawkeyeGenius]

Tom Izzo would not have gotten two technicals there.

 

[Chishawk1425]

Tom Izzo would not have gotten two technicals there.

Absolutely not. I truly think he said to them. Toss me for old times sake

 

[ZumaHawk]

yeah, sure Fran is the victim, probably just gave 2 T's quickly for no reason

I’m not saying Fran is the victim at all…….. players and coaches swear all the time and shown on TV with not even a thought of a technical.

 

[skydog0784]

Fran had a solid run at IA with largely positive results but certainly negatives...

Positive

• Pulled the program out of the Lick years abyss
• Excellent recruiter especially the "diamonds in the rough" given mediocre level of resources at IA
• Excellent player development
• Excellent offensive coach including OOB plays (some of the best I've seen from any coach)
• Consistently finished in top half of the BIG
• Consistently got IA into the NCAA tourney - 7 out of 9 seasons & would've been 8 out of 10 if not for COVID (as I recall)
• Positive impacts in the IA, Coaching, and Charity communities
• Passionate about hoops
• His players love him

Negative

• NCAA tournament results (which is huge, no doubt)
• Defense
• Rebounding
• In game adjustments and player management
• Roster management
• Mixed results in BTT (offset by the one BTT title)
• PG recruiting and development
• Embarrassing on-court behavior many times

I'd be hard pressed to argue Fran isn't a top 5 coach at IA (in order IMO): 1) Olson, 2) Miller, 3) O'Connor, 4) Davis, 5) McCaffrey.

All that being said, it's time for a change. I thank him for what he's done for the program!

 

[River-Hawk]

Fran needs more time to prove himself here

 

[RocknRollface]

I would have loved to see Fran just bitch slap Larry scrirato as he walked off.

That would have been statue worthy.

 

[Bulldogs1974]

lol, in his first few years with Raveling recruits. We are middle of the pack at best, not Fran’s fault.

lol. Doesn’t matter who he did them with. I’d say fran got lucky with the Murray’s and Luka. Their families were the key to their success.

 

[Chishawk1425]

lol. Doesn’t matter who he did them with. I’d say fran got lucky with the Murray’s and Luka. Their families were the key to their success.

Fran is a good coach and did fine here. Hats off to him identifying the Murray's regardless of their Dad. This board was skeptical and I'm being nice. When he offered them

 

[HawkLogic]

lol. Doesn’t matter who he did them with. I’d say fran got lucky with the Murray’s and Luka. Their families were the key to their success.

It is a strange thought process that some people give Fran credit for turning Garza and Murrays into the players they were and ignoring Frank Garza and Kenyon Murray contribution. You would think if Fran the family man would be able to develop Garza and the Murray's he should have been able to teach PMAC to play defense or rebound or CMAC how to to shoot.

The Fran Era was okay. High basement, low ceiling. Some good moments. Time to move on. He seems to be a good family man, decent person. Classy move is to agree to reduced buyout and leave on good terms with fans.

 

[DeangeloVickers]

Well said - agreed!

Unfortunately playing his son in front of a future NBAer has left a lot of people with a bad taste in their mouth…including yours truly. 😉

Combined with the unwillingness to change and adapt... The lack of any sort of consistent defense, poor late game execution, letting teams go on prolonged runs without timeouts... it's just all become so frustrating and predictable.

 

[McLovin32]

I have no ill will towards Fran at all and wish him all the best assuming he is in fact done here. He picked up this program following the Lickliter mess, and made it competitive again. Just couldn't really get much done in the postseason, unfortunately.

It's just run it's course and it's time for fresh blood.

This X 100

 

[TailgateTom]

I've said it before and I will say it again:

Fran would have likely had a statue outside Carver if he taught defense and rebounding.

Edit: That wasn't meant to be a rip on Fran in a positive thread. He did lots of positive things for the University, the program and the community, and I am truly thankful for all of that.

 

[HawkeyeGenius]

 

[Bigg2]

Fran had a solid run at IA with largely positive results but certainly negatives...

Positive

• Pulled the program out of the Lick years abyss
• Excellent recruiter especially the "diamonds in the rough" given mediocre level of resources at IA
• Excellent player development
• Excellent offensive coach including OOB plays (some of the best I've seen from any coach)
• Consistently finished in top half of the BIG
• Consistently got IA into the NCAA tourney - 7 out of 9 seasons & would've been 8 out of 10 if not for COVID (as I recall)
• Positive impacts in the IA, Coaching, and Charity communities
• Passionate about hoops
• His players love him

Negative

• NCAA tournament results (which is huge, no doubt)
• Defense
• Rebounding
• Mixed results in BTT (offset by the one BTT title)
• PG recruiting and development
• Embarrassing on-court behavior many times

I'd be hard pressed to argue Fran isn't a top 5 coach at IA (in order IMO): 1) Olson, 2) Miller, 3) O'Connor, 4) Davis, 5) McCaffrey.

All that being said, it's time for a change. I thank him for what he's done for the program!

I so agree with the OB plays. I wonder if one of the assistants are more in charge of those?