Source: Iowa Hawkeyes hire Siena Saints' Fran McCaffery as coach - ESPN
What does everyone think about this guy?
What does everyone think about this guy?
It just sort of has a 'meh?' factor.
Why won't this show up in the top 25 forums page?
Good guy, terrible hire for a program in the dumps. If you wanted to get fans back in the stands, why spend over $2mil to let a coach go that is almost twins with the new guy you're bringing in? This will be a bad hire at a very critical turning point in the Iowa program, in my opinion.
Good guy, terrible hire for a program in the dumps. If you wanted to get fans back in the stands, why spend over $2mil to let a coach go that is almost twins with the new guy you're bringing in? This will be a bad hire at a very critical turning point in the Iowa program, in my opinion.
Looks like they hired Marty Tirrell's long lost brother.
HOw is he and Lick twins? This guy has made stops at several schools including 10 years at ND as an assistant. He has been the hc at 3 schools and has far more hc coaching experience than Lick. Plus, from what I read, Siena runs a high-tempo style compared to what Lick brought to Iowa.
There are similarities. Recruiting being one of the big ones. Can he do it on a Big 10 level? That was one of the big complaints about Lick. Fran's last 4 recruiting classes at Siena do not include any recruits with offers from BCS schools. That may change when he gets to a power conference, but it's a legitimate concern.