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This is just garbage basketball

I won[t donate a penny to Iowa basketball until Fran is gone. He played his sons before NBA talent, think about that. His name once he is gone should never be mentioned again. Bucky O'Conner, Ralph Miller, Lute Olson, George Raveling, Dr. Tom Davis........Iowa basketball has been shit since then, Fire Fran.
Amen brother… Amen!
 
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Calling a team that's missing its best player "garbage".

That's really weak

Fran has never made it past the round of 32 at Iowa and you can count his total number of NCAA tournament wins here on one hand. He hasn’t been a terrible coach but he’s not better than mediocre. He’s had 15 years here and in my opinion hasn’t impressed.

He will be 66 next season; I don’t think he’ll be back next year. Whether it’s a buyout or he simply resigns is hard to say but I think he’s done. My sense is that he will want to watch his kid at Butler.

He was clearly an improvement from Lickliter but overall has been underwhelming, particularly in tournament games. Time for a change; nobody really cares about mens bball anymore.
Oh … he’s gone. There’s zero doubt he’s gone …
 
Agree it’s time for a change. But we also need more NIL money. Hearing Brad talk makes it sound like we are in the bottom of B10 in terms of basketball support.
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Calling a team that's missing its best player "garbage".

That's really weak
Questions for you:
1. Do you think Fran has done a good job and the program is heading in the right direction?

2. If yes, please explain?
3. Do you want Fran to return?
4. If yes, how many years do you think Fran should get to “elevate” Iowa basketball?
 
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Pryce is a better defensive player then Payton and may end up a better offensive player as well before it's all over....
Pryce is already a much better all around offensive player. He can actually put the ball on the floor and doesn't take terrible shots.

Payton has a net negative impact on the game most nights and then once every 6 or 7 games he makes a bunch of shots.
 
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Yeah the fans.
It is indeed the fans fault that the product stinks. I for one love throwing money into the wind. If we bought NBA caliber players with NIL money think what Fran could do? Oh yeah, lose in the round of 32 in an embarrassing fashion. But let’s give him another year with this juggernaut recruiting class. He’s so close to putting it together, I think by year 20 he should get there. Needs more time!
 
It is indeed the fans fault that the product stinks. I for one love throwing money into the wind. If we bought NBA caliber players with NIL money think what Fran could do? Oh yeah, lose in the round of 32 in an embarrassing fashion. But let’s give him another year with this juggernaut recruiting class. He’s so close to putting it together, I think by year 20 he should get there. Needs more time!
Yes … he’s JUST about to turn the corner! His .510 B10 record is just a smoke screen …
 
It is sad and just pathetic how complacent our fan base is. I mean FFS, we don’t think we can do better than this? It’s just miserable to see. There is zero upside bringing this guy back, zero. Bulldoze it and start over.
He’ll be gone. His buyout is worth every penny so blow this shit up and start fresh…
 
He’ll be gone. His buyout is worth every penny so blow this shit up and start fresh…
I hope so. $4.2MM paid out over 3 years is nothing if we are serious about our program. Ticket sales alone will pay for it if we make the right hire. I’m still amazed we have fans who think we should run it back again with Fran, truly incredible.
 
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I hope so. $4.2MM paid out over 3 years is nothing if we are serious about our program. Ticket sales alone will pay for it if we make the right hire. I’m still amazed we have fans who think we should run it back again with Fran, truly incredible.
Fortunately the Franatics are even running out of excuses to keep this very average coach….
 
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Just read the craziest stupidest thing I have in a while.

One of the ESPN guys who keeps track of teams' chances to make the tournament said that with today's loss, it dropped Iowa's chances from 27 to 22%.


Talk about optimism. I wouldn't give the Hawks a TWO percent chance right now!
 
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Just read the craziest stupidest thing I have in a while.

One of the ESPN guys who keeps track of teams' chances to make the tournament said that with today's loss, it dropped Iowa's chances from 27 to 22%.


Talk about optimism. I wouldn't give the Hawks a TWO percent chance right now!
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I hope so. $4.2MM paid out over 3 years is nothing if we are serious about our program. Ticket sales alone will pay for it if we make the right hire. I’m still amazed we have fans who think we should run it back again with Fran, truly incredible.
Behind the internet, are we sure the so called FANS that what Fran to return next year are really IOWA fans or are they fans of other BIG schools. Heck, remember how Tom Izzo was addiment that Todd Lickliter shouldn't be fired after only 3 years.
Fran has been taking money from the UOI for the last 15 years with hardly nothing to show for it...one disappointment after another.
 
Behind the internet, are we sure the so called FANS that what Fran to return next year are really IOWA fans or are they fans of other BIG schools. Heck, remember how Tom Izzo was addiment that Todd Lickliter shouldn't be fired after only 3 years.
Fran has been taking money from the UOI for the last 15 years with hardly nothing to show for it...one disappointment after another.
I’m sure a high % are trolls *cough* eyesofhawk, but there’s still believers out there. Maybe believers isn’t the right word, let’s go with people who’d rather invest in CD’s than the stock market. Just too much risk moving on from my 1.75 % APY CD that’s guaranteed to lose against inflation. It’s scary out there. With Fran we know we’ll never do anything, but we also know we won’t be lickliter, so it’s ok.
 
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