FRED HOIBERG TO OHIO ST?

[mj4cy]

Your butthurt is still this bad? Fred really hurt you, but hopefully you can get over it.

If you're identifying yourself as " " guy, you're taking this way too personally.

I hated to see Fred go but I understood it. I am happy with where the program is now and am not sure why you're trolling someone of your own fanbase. At the end of the day it's sports.

 

[DurangoCy]

As an Iowa fan I seriously hope Ohio State hires McDermott. Going from Matta to McDermott...no words.

After seeing what he did at ISU with the talent he had, I can't believe 1. Creighton hired him and 2. It's working.

 

[DurangoCy]

I hated to see Fred go but I understood it. I am happy with where the program is now and am not sure why you're trolling someone of your own fanbase. At the end of the day it's sports.

Iowa fan or dumb, but might be both I suppose.

 

[Tre4ISU]

Ummmm, can you read? Where did I say that Fred should have turned down the money? I'll be waiting.

"Scam" is probably not the best of words I should have used though. Maybe "tricked", or "conned" would have been a lot better now that I think about it.

But it's not a bad thing. If I could scam, trick, or con my way, legally, into 25 million bucks I'd do it in a second. I'm only saying that Fred's resume is in no way worth the kind of money he's made, but that's not his fault. Good for him.

I will stand by the fact that I just don't think Fred liked it here very much, which some on here refuse to believe for some reason?

Get a dictionary.

 

[CycloneErik]

Whatever happens here, the worst part is that my Google search took me to a place named bucknuts.com

 

[isu83]

I couldn't find the article... but I still remember an interview with him where was quoted (after taking the Bulls job) about interviewing for the Gopher job and he said something along the lines that after that interview he realized that he would never coach college basketball at a school other than ISU.

I honestly dont know how well Fred would do in today's recruiting climate. The success he had was largely based on the transfer realm of recruiting, of which he was on the forefront nationally. As CW has mentioned before, now everybody is taking transfers. Its a lot harder to get the star transfers today than it was 5-8 years ago, and we all know Fred is not the biggest fan of transitional recruiting. I hope I am wrong, but I dont know how well he would be recruiting long term if he was to return to the college ranks.

He is still one of the premier in-game coaches in the country, but the recruiting would be tough on him now that transfers are harder to get.

But at OSU he should be able to get the transfers. But who knows.

 

[SerenityNow]

This thread is so fun, and that's with jsb on ignore.

 

[madguy30]

If Fred goes to OSU, then it just says that he truly wasn't happy at ISU IMO. It wasn't about not liking recruiting, or just leaving for his "dream job" any longer if he takes the OSU job. It is a big slap in the face of ISU and the fans.

In fact, if Fred gets close to 6 million a year to coach OSU, then he's easily the biggest scammer in the history of coaching IMO. What has he really done to earn the money he's earning? Got ISU to the Sweet Sixteen a time or two? He somehow turned that into a 5 year 25 million dollar deal to coach the Bulls? Wut? How?

And in Chicago he's done absolutely NOTHING, and is likely on the hot seat, so hey, why not jump at the shot to turn that into 6 million a year at OSU for several more years before people begin to realize you just aren't that great, right? I mean why not? Fred would be getting paid more than both Coach K and Bill Self.... for doing what? Taking ISU to a a couple Sweet Sixteens? Coach K and Bill Self do that nearly every single year and have won multiple titles.

So as I say, you can't blame Fred at all, but talk about a guy that has scammed his way into tons and tons of money. Good on him.

It was all (or even further) downhill from here in a year when the national champion is from a school with made up classes.

 

[DaHiltonHaus1]

Didn't your coach leave for New Mexico? Haha

BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRNNNNNNNNNNAHHH!!!!!!!!!!

 

[madguy30]

Holy balls. Where in the hell is this thread going?

 

[CycoCyclone]

Fred is a harmless smoke screen for another candidate. Classic.

 

[LincolnWay187]

I would take Fred back at ISU in a heartbeat even though I like Prohm. We will see where everyone is at in 3-4 years.

 

[knowlesjam]

You had to go there...it still haunts my memories.

 

[FinalFourCy]

I hated to see Fred go but I understood it. I am happy with where the program is now and am not sure why you're trolling someone of your own fanbase. At the end of the day it's sports.

Why'd you hate to see him go? He stopped recruiting- I hated that he stayed until June.

If not for your butthurt you'd realize Hoiberg to OSU means as much as any other ex-ISU coach to looking for that next opportunity.

Hopefully McD can use him as leverage.

 

[Cycsk]

First, he lived in North Ames so his kids (and taxes) went to the Gilbert School District, not Ames. Then, he allowed his daughter to go to Kansas (and work for the Basketball Office). These were bad enough. Please don't go to tOSU. Please don't. Enough is enough.

 

[mj4cy]

First, he lived in North Ames so his kids (and taxes) went to the Gilbert School District, not Ames. Then, he allowed his daughter to go to Kansas (and work for the Basketball Office). These were bad enough. Please don't go to tOSU. Please don't. Enough is enough.

lol @ "he allowed"


As if his daughter can't carve her own path in life and do what she wants to do.

 

[jcyclonee]

You can't come into this thread yet. We haven't said your name three times.

Don't go there. The trailers for that movie freaked me out enough when I was young that I'm still too scared to watch it. If Beetlejuice showed up though, that'd be OK.

 

[jcyclonee]

Also, over 200 posts and we haven't seen this?

 

[Dandy]

 

[jcyclonee]

Your signature line really says it all.