He has done a phenomenal job under the circumstance. Every coach is cheating and it is not easy to win while doing things the right way.
Running off Lute and firing Davis was good for ISU and a great way to shoot themselves in the foot. Now if they keep KF around for a while then let his boy inherit the job things should fall nicely in line for Iowa mediocracy and ISU growth. Please let Barta stay long enough for this to happen.
Yeah, Iowa ran off Lute so hard that they built him a new arena.Running off Lute and firing Davis was good for ISU and a great way to shoot themselves in the foot. Now if they keep KF around for a while then let his boy inherit the job things should fall nicely in line for Iowa mediocracy and ISU growth. Please let Barta stay long enough for this to happen.
What body of work is he talking about? Mid pack finishes in the conference. 2.5 NCAA tourney trips. Has he won a Big 10 tourney game? If you count doing well in the NIT then I guess he has done something. He will tell you he does it the right way, I guess. All Fran has really done is make Iowa average on a good year, using players that are lifelong Iowa fans or legacy players.
'body of work'
2 times in the round of 64 in 8 years.
Hope they keep him forever.
That's an interesting take
Adding two more white kids to the roster. Weiskamp will be solid but Hawk fans think he’s going to be a savior because he’s putting up great numbers against crappy Iowa high school teams.Does Iowa have much waiting in the wings for next year?
That's an interesting take
\mo valley get ready for the rage!Isn't that what happened?
In the last 40 years Iowa, Iowa has fired 1 coach and forced one to retire early. The other have left for jobs that were not as good as the Iowa job. Fran will end up doing the same.
The story I always heard was that Bobbi (his wife) loved the Arizona weather and didn't like the "fishbowl"....Ok so maybe running off Lute might be a bit of an exaggeration. I always heard he left because of the living in a fish bowl type situation don't know if that is true or not.
He won a NC at Arizona. I don't think that job was worse than Iowa.Isn't that what happened?
In the last 40 years Iowa, Iowa has fired 1 coach and forced one to retire early. The other have left for jobs that were not as good as the Iowa job. Fran will end up doing the same.
He won a NC at Arizona. I don't think that job was worse than Iowa.
Can Iowa even realistically fire Mad Fran after his contract extension? Buyout & hire a new solid coach will take mucho $$$
No. He'll be there at least a couple more years
Isn't that what happened?
In the last 40 years Iowa, Iowa has fired 1 coach and forced one to retire early. The other have left for jobs that were not as good as the Iowa job. Fran will end up doing the same.
Meh, about the same amount that Arizona is about to drop firing Miller and hiring a new coach...fairly easy for a BIG team to absorb given their conference $'s. I want Fran to stay though...Can Iowa even realistically fire Mad Fran after his contract extension? Buyout & hire a new solid coach will take mucho $$$