POLL: Where does Foster commit to tomorrow?
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Fran is my Iowa basketball coach hero.
5 man class with only one with P6 offers? Sucks if we don't land Foster, but I want Fran to keep his job. I'd take Foster over keeping Fran at Iowa though.
5 man class with only one with P6 offers? Sucks if we don't land Foster, but I want Fran to keep his job. I'd take Foster over keeping Fran at Iowa though.
Fran is actually brilliant if you think about it. Why does he heavily recruit our state and dole out scholarships to "walk-on" legacies (ie former players' relatives or lifelong Hok fans)? He is playing to the fan base - they really can't get upset with him in "down" years or when he makes a total buffoon out of himself (almost daily). He is giving these guys a free ride to their beloved U, and allowing these sons to be a member of a Hok sports team. The fan base gets to live vicariously through their Iowa boys.
I don't know of one Hokfan at my work who actually "likes" Fran as a coach - they tolerate him, at best. BUT, they do love their hometown heroes.
Don't get me wrong, I really wanted Foster, and will be disappointed tomorrow. But, let's not kid ourselves: while the news will sting a bit, our staff & fan base will move on pretty quickly from this. For TOE and its fans?... this would be considered a recruiting F-A-I-L of epic proportions if Fran did NOT land XF.
I don't know of one Hokfan at my work who actually "likes" Fran as a coach - they tolerate him, at best. BUT, they do love their hometown heroes.
Don't get me wrong, I really wanted Foster, and will be disappointed tomorrow. But, let's not kid ourselves: while the news will sting a bit, our staff & fan base will move on pretty quickly from this. For TOE and its fans?... this would be considered a recruiting F-A-I-L of epic proportions if Fran did NOT land XF.
actually what it will do is give all the ones that are tired of Fran new optimism.
there is a reason iowa State is their super bowl, especially at basketball.
they took a recruit we wanted enough to put up with the external noise.
they’re going to feast on that for a while.
Well that, and cj dominating naia and bottom tier d 1 programs.
Honestly, Im guessing a lot ia fans are going to think they landed an 4 star offensive linemen and be pretty bummed when this means Frans going to be around even longer.
I thought we had an advantage because he was dating an Iowa State cheerleader, but I learned yesterday from a reliable source that they are no longer dating.
and the rest of us learned that like two weeks ago lol. People are having a hard time keeping up with this.
Didn't say it was breaking news. Merely explaining my vote. And yes, some of us have a hard time keeping up with things. In the absence of a summary of actual occasional relevant content in the megathread, I thought it belonged in a thread taking a poll of what we thought he was going to do.
This is the part that’s most amazing. Even with foster, this is a bottom 3-4 class in their league.
She dumped his ass when she found out he was going to Iowa. Smart lady!I thought we had an advantage because he was dating an Iowa State cheerleader, but I learned yesterday from a reliable source that they are no longer dating.
Edit-They are getting back together because he picked ISU-Anonymous Source
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I agree with everything mentioned.
As a 'Clone for 44-years, I can only remember landing: Chuck Harrmison and Fred (both Ames High grads), other than that (I don't consider Haluska elite), our track record of landing top Iowa talent is abysmal - even Kansas an UNC tops us.
How can we claim to be the premier MBB program in the state if we lose every top Iowa HS recruit we've offered in the last 25+ years ??
PS: I also agree that Fran could be fired in the next year, or two, if they fail to make the Dance AND his two kids are getting major minutes.
We're currently the premier program in the state because we have the accolades to prove it. Iowa hasn't made a Sweet 16 since 1999. The fact of the matter is that the state of Iowa does not get a ton of Division 1 talent that can play at the P5 level. Of those kids that can in recent years, they've been Hawk fans growing up and that's a hard recruiting pitch for an Iowa State coach to make.
I get it, but 'growing up Hawkeye" has been going on for 30-yrs, we have lost most of the D1 talent, and the D1 elite talent we've offered. when is the worm gonna turn our way ?- I'm frustrated; that and the fact Fran doesn't have a losing record against us despite his *inferior talent*
Actually Fran is 3-6 against Iowa State in his career.
