You don't wanna be the guy who follows the guy...except maybe in this one instance, it would be okay.
Fran McCaffery and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Transfer Portal
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You don't wanna be the guy who follows the guy...except maybe in this one instance, it would be okay.
They probably got it from here, but I don't know if this is accurate.
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Also, it can't be good when the student newspaper openly debates whether you should be fired or not.
Point/Counterpoint | Should Fran McCaffery be fired?
No While Fran McCaffery hasn’t accomplished everything fans have hoped he would in his career at Iowa, by no means should he be fired. I think it’s wrong to simply fire a coach who has won the most games in program history while posting the fourth-best record in the Big Ten over the last five...
Along with the "Barta Factor". Barta was more a fund raiser than an actual Athletic Director. He really had no clue in regards to what Fran had done in the past and what type of players he was recruiting.
Barta, "Fran just won the B1G tournament title! Better back up the Brinks truck to his door as we need to lock him up for a few more years." Barta was a "knee jerk reaction" kinda AD and not a "let's step back and take a look at things first" kinda AD. We all know his knee jerk reaction AD mode cost them around 7 mil in a discrimination case. With Fran on the hook yet, it's probably going to them another 5 million.
They probably got it from here, but I don't know if this is accurate.
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Also, it can't be good when the student newspaper openly debates whether you should be fired or not.
Point/Counterpoint | Should Fran McCaffery be fired?
No While Fran McCaffery hasn’t accomplished everything fans have hoped he would in his career at Iowa, by no means should he be fired. I think it’s wrong to simply fire a coach who has won the most games in program history while posting the fourth-best record in the Big Ten over the last five...dailyiowan.com
I like that we’re now being used as the example of doing things the right way
“Look across town at Iowa State. Former head coach Steve Prohm had three 20-win campaigns in his first four seasons but didn’t get past the first round of the Big Dance in the second half of his tenure until being fired in 2021. His replacement, T.J. Otzelberger, has made the Sweet 16 twice in his three seasons at Ames as the Cyclones have become a top-tier team in the Big 12.”
Hey, that red and gold adirondack rocker isn't gonna sell itself.
The further we go into the tournament, the worse he looks and I'm sure the more pressure from donors.
Somebody important must still like McCaffrey. As empty as Carver was all year, a $5m buyout is nothing.
CC is probably calling the shot. She runs both basketball programs over there.
Connors become accustomed to a certain lifestyle. Gotta keep the Fran gravy train until she can become the breadwinner.
Iowa wasn't and still isn't in a position to fire Fran. He's done just enough but next season there will be a bounty out on him because Clark won't be around to serve as a distraction.
IMO, this could be a really good thing for Fran if he decides to make it one. Shopping the transfer portal is how things work now, if you're not going to adapt as a coach, you're going to lose. He's dipped his toes in and brought in some really nice pieces for Iowa like Krikke, but it's time he changes his mindset and uses the portal to build the team he wants.
Listening to coaches like Fran and Calapari who lament the Transfer Portal makes me realize how disconnected and stubborn some of these coaches are.
Listening to coaches like Fran and Calapari who lament the Transfer Portal makes me realize how disconnected and stubborn some of these coaches are.
MODs, please delete this post. We don't need the iowa administration or fans to get any ideas.
Fran is doing a fine job...
Probably a little more truth to this than most in Iowa City would care to admit.
I heard national sportscaster say CC has around $3M in NIL. Fran makes $3.3M so pretty close.
The figure I saw said $3.1 million but I was recently subjected to her in what I think was an Xfinity commercial before I grabbed the remote, and that was not one of her deals listed in the $3.1 million, so guessing she’s passed Papa Frannypants
Have you read Rex Chatman’s article on his time at Kentucky? Quoted that he took a pay cut to go to the NBA, paid over $750,000 to stay an extra year at Kentucky. Cry me a river!
