Where there’s smoke…..

[MAXIMUSHAWKEYE]

If it happens and I think it is time. Greg McDermott is someone that could get people back in the stands. Moderate success, from Iowa, plays up tempo and builds a pretty decent roster. Not sure if defense is a prioriy but certainly not abysmal like recent Iowa teams

Why would he leave a BB school like Creighton with NIL to spend on one sport to come here? Other than the payday,its going to be very difficult for Iowa to compete in mens BB. I don't know how Iowa is going to get out of its death spiral in BB. We don't have fan enthusiasm to go to games anymore. Our NIL is nil. It was always an uphill battle to recruit here. Now NIL makes it even worse.

 

[ISUBryceC]

Most of the big east schools are better jobs than Iowa. Marquette, Georgetown (even though they are down), Creighton, UConn, Villanova, St. John’s, Xavier all better jobs. All the above schools have much nicer basketball facilities, better NIL, and better fan support (for men’s bball). Iowa is a better job than DePaul, though. So we can press that advantage!

IMO Big East schools are a better job than most, including Iowa State.

 

[BonzoFury]

IMO Big East schools are a better job than most, including Iowa State.

Basketball conference for sure.

 

[danny14]

🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏

Not sure how popular he would be in that part of the state?? 🤔
What say you??

 

[Rustys Dad]

After 14 years … no more sad ending repeats. The time is now. Bite the bullet and make a change. Bringing him back for one more year simply delays bringing in the next coach. This is the end of Fran - now or he gets one more year. Fan apathy is intense and will worsen. Make the change BG… it’s time.

 

[Hawksfor3]

So if he leaves, do you change your account name?

That's really funny, you know?

 

[danny14]

Someone who knows Fran well, said he sold his house last month and bought one closer to Carver...
Wa, Wa, Waaaah

 

[Hawksfor3]

yep. turned 59 on March 22

His wife suffered a stroke last year and he took good care of her.

 

[SI_NYC]

Good thing Devries jumped at that West Virginia offer.....

Iowa can do better than devries.

 

[West Dundee Hawkeye]

Look at the support the Iowa Women get. If the Iowa Men win, the fans will show up.

The $ the B1G is getting and will get, will blow away Creighton or any Big East team.

 

[Margaretisdaman]

So if he leaves, do you change your account name?

Should have been this one all along.

 

[HawkeyeGenius]

Iowa can do better than devries.

Like who?

 

[bumper52]

Whatever Fran decides to do depends on ONE person. It isn’t Beth…it isn’t the President. Can you spell M-a-r-g-a-r-e-t?

 

[Bierhalter]

I’m starting to hear some rumblings regarding Fran’s future at Iowa. Nothing definitive, but it makes since considering Pat’s departure and Jack’s decision not to play at Iowa. We aren’t talking retirement, but an offer to coach elsewhere(possibly Jack playing for him)

I’ll keep my ear to the ground to see if there’s anything at all to this rumor. It would probably be in everyone’s best interest if this change did come to fruition.

Still remember how the Kevin Johns thing went down (hoping this time is different).

 

[RocknRollface]

Iowa can do better than devries.

Doubt it.

 

[RocknRollface]

Whatever Fran decides to do depends on ONE person. It isn’t Beth…it isn’t the President. Can you spell M-a-r-g-a-r-e-t?

That was my thought too. She seems to hate Iowa and it's fans.

 

[Buffalo43]

And where did you hear this from exactly, your work place breakroom? I just don’t know what you expect to have a conversation about here with a vague post like this. To me if Patrick thought or knew his dad was leaving, he would try to let him announce that before jumping in the portal.

I overheard it at Caseys while i was getting a pizza xlice

 

[TritonHawkeye]

No shit.

If people think Iowa is going to lure Smart ir McDermott they just have no clue of the landscape today.

This isn't 1995.

As a basketball coach you want to be in the big east.

Not sure USC, UCLA, Washington and Oregon are not football only programs. Plus the money is going to be insane

 

[BonzoFury]

Look at the support the Iowa Women get. If the Iowa Men win, the fans will show up.

The $ the B1G is getting and will get, will blow away Creighton or any Big East team.

Whats happened with Iowa women’s bball and the Caitlin Clark phenomenon is crazy special. You really can’t use it as a benchmark for anything. You’re not going to see CHA like that next year.

Some will disagree but CHA still has some fundamental design problems and always will. (Bowl too wide, seats too far from the floor, too many aisles) It takes a lot to overcome that. A savvy head coach will walk into the arena and see right away that home court advantage isn’t a selling point for the Iowa job.

For the skeptics… google in-game photos from Wisconsin, Michigan st, Ohio State, ISU. (gag), and other arenas and compare them to the optics at CHA. How close are the fans, how densely packed are they, how much open or vacant space around the court, etc.

Carver sucks.

 

[SI_NYC]

I don't spend a lot of time going back and beloving former coaches. If I did, Lute would be #1 because he gave us a Final 4, Raveling #2 because he recruited the guys that Davis took to Elite8. Davis is next---last sweet16, Fran is a little better than Alford and their accomplishments are kind of similar. LIckliter i of course was terrible but he was a relatively short 3 year blip vs say 14 years of okay with little exceptionalism. Fran and his boys is sore point.

Fran is way better than Alford and is on par with Davis. He’s a better coach than Raveling who most likely cheated in recruiting.

 

[SI_NYC]

Like who?

No idea, but DeVries is an average coach, imo. If DeVries were to get the Iowa job, I don’t think he’d do any better than Fran has and most likely worse.

 

[General Tso]

If a new coach could come in here, burn the portal doors off, and figure out a way to muscle into the sweet 16, we'd build a statue outside of carver

 

[SI_NYC]

If a new coach could come in here, burn the portal doors off, and figure out a way to muscle into the sweet 16, we'd build a statue outside of carver

The portal success won’t come unless Swarm donors start to stipulate they want their money to go to BB or want the money at least split between BB and FB.

 

[tippet1]

You don't usually sell your house unless you know where you're headed.

I believe he is selling/sold his house because he has to drive by the accident site to get to Carver every day where they live now. Fran doesn't want to drive past it every day.

 

[Hawkstate1]

Who would replace him? Matt Gatens? Devries, who would be choice just went to West Virginia.

Matt Gatens? You are kidding right? Iowa is capable of finding a proven coach, not one who played for Lick.

 

[QuadCityHawkeye1976]

Someone who knows Fran well, said he sold his house last month and bought one closer to Carver...
Wa, Wa, Waaaah

He bought Tom Davis’s old house.

 

[Hawkstate1]

Jeff Horner; Truman State.

 

[SDHawkDoc]

What coach would leave the big east for Iowa? Men's bball is king there. No football soaking up the bulk of NIL dollars.

 

[Hawkeye Marching Band]

It's guaranteed that the pretty girl won't go to the dance with you if you don't ask her.

 

[Mohawkeye]

What coach would leave the big east for Iowa? Men's bball is king there. No football soaking up the bulk of NIL dollars.

$$

 

[Underscore2]

I’m starting to hear some rumblings regarding Fran’s future at Iowa. Nothing definitive, but it makes since considering Pat’s departure and Jack’s decision not to play at Iowa. We aren’t talking retirement, but an offer to coach elsewhere(possibly Jack playing for him)

I’ll keep my ear to the ground to see if there’s anything at all to this rumor. It would probably be in everyone’s best interest if this change did come to fruition.

God I've been hoping praying for a post like this. I wondered when it was announced Patrick is portal bound, that maybe some behind the scenes coordinating going on. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[jellyfish10]

Jeff Horner; Truman State.

Oh hell no. Hell fvcking no. I’ll just leave it at that.

 

[Underscore2]

If Fran does decide to move on, thank GOD it's not Barta finding the replacement.

 

[RagnarLothbrok]

Fran is way better than Alford and is on par with Davis. He’s a better coach than Raveling who most likely cheated in recruiting.

What is your criteria for Fran being on par with Davis?

 

[blhawk]

Most of the big east schools are better jobs than Iowa. Marquette, Georgetown (even though they are down), Creighton, UConn, Villanova, St. John’s, Xavier all better jobs. All the above schools have much nicer basketball facilities, better NIL, and better fan support (for men’s bball). Iowa is a better job than DePaul, though. So we can press that advantage!

Using last years numbers only Creighton and Marquette had better attendance of the teams you mentioned. Iowa was 24th which is close to where they are most seasons. ISU was 22nd.

This season was an outlier and Caitlin contributed to it, the fan support issues are overstated. The women are proof that Iowa fans will swarm carver if you give them a reason to.

 

[Roncuba55]

The women are proof that Iowa fans will swarm carver if you give them a reason to.

This 100%

 

[MAXIMUSHAWKEYE]

This 100%

Will fans be able to support both? Clark packed the house. I doubt they'll see crowds like that again.

 

[SI_NYC]

I believe he is selling/sold his house because he has to drive by the accident site to get to Carver every day where they live now. Fran doesn't want to drive past it every day.

He hasn’t sold it yet.

 

[SI_NYC]

What is your criteria for Fran being on par with Davis?

Finishes in conference play.

 

[StormHawk42]

What is your criteria for Fran being on par with Davis?

I mean after Raveling’s recruits graduated, he was something like two games over .500 in B1G and also never got out of the first weekend of NCAA’s (until the final season). Fran’s almost exactly on par with Davis post-Marble and BJ days.