Open up the check book, Mr. Pollard

alkaline33

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Does CFH's contract include bonuses/perks for Big 12/NCAA tourney appearances/wins? I know this is common for football but haven't heard anything about a basketball equivalent.
 

jdoggivjc

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What if I want Fred's name on the court? Can someone give that to me? Pollard I know you're reading this. I want the court to read: Coach Hoiberg Court.

This is the primary reason why I've been opposed to "Orr Floor" - ever since I bought into Fred being the coach at his intro press conference, I knew his legend was going to surpass Orr's, and with that, the court rightfully belongs to Hoiberg. I love all the stuff ISU has done for Orr's memory - the statue, "Johnny's" and everything else, but Fred Hoiberg is ISU basketball.
 

Cy$

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Rename Hilton: Orr Court and give him a raise to 2.5 million a year.
 

Stormin

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Leave it up to him. If he wants a raise, give it to him. If he wants his assistants to have it, that works too. Not sure he really wants more money if it would be better spent somewhere else in the program.

Agree with this. And remember that Fred does get bonuses like winning Conference Tournament and Sweet Sixteen, etc.
 

kilgore_trout

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Raise taxes!
Sell your children!
Higher tuition!
Cash in your 401K!
Donate plasma!
Prostitute your wives!
Anything for CFH!

Nothing is unreasonable and no amount is enough!
 

cycloneworld

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Anyone basing Fred's pay on what Self has done at KU is not worth discussing with.

Ok, let's base it on what Scott Drew has done at Baylor. That's a more likely comparison.

I'm glad you aren't our AD. You probably wanted a lifetime contract and top in the Big 12 for Rhoads after his first couple of years too.

What would you have given Scott Drew? $5 mil per year for 10 years? Like it or not, he has done a much better job at Baylor so far than Fred has at Iowa State.

I love Hoiberg but let's not get carried away because we made it to one sweet 16.
 

Stormin

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Fred is extremely respected by media and coaches in NCAA and NBA, IMO most NBA guys would tell Fred to stay where he is at Iowa State. The NBA life style is A** kicking grueling. @4dyceclone you are correct with Coach Fred being able to write his # in a checkbook for about ANY NCAA position that would come open. Coach Hoiberg has began a new type of college coaching that will now be emulated by coaches across the country. Fred WILL NOT up-root his family/kids from the Ames community and his parents RIGHT NOW. He doesn't need the $

Good points. Fred is also friends with Tim Floyd. Tim Floyd can tell Fred how the NBA works out for many coaches. And it didn't work out so great for Rick Pitino. How many great NBA coaches can anyone name that have had long, long careers in the NBA?
 

Rhoadhoused

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Iowa State will not be able to match the nba dollar for dollar if they want him. Not concerned about another college team. I could see an assistant bump but beyond that I don't see the big difference.

What ISU does give is guaranteed money. We won't be firing him in the next 10 years. So that's 20+ million guaranteed.

In the NBA you get a shorter contract, less power, and you are extremely disposable.

That's what ISU has as an advantage.
 

im4cyclones

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I am sure Jamie will sit down and talk to Fred about his wants - what can we do help you continue to build ISU? If Fred wants more money, I am sure Jamie will make that happen. If it is money for assistants, I am equally sure Jamie will make that happen.

At this point, the two worst things for Jamie are that (1) Fred leaves and (2) it doesn't appear that Jamie did all he could to keep him. Fred is bargaining from a position of power. While some are debating whether his accomplishments thus far warrant it, his popularity with the fanbase could not get much higher.
 

jdoggivjc

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NO. That honor belongs to Johnny when it happens. Even Fred would tell you that.

Fred would say that because he's all class, and probably even believes it. But Fred Hoiberg is going to surpass Johnny Orr as the face of ISU basketball. He probably already has. He's accomplished as much as Orr has in a shorter amount of time, and in the next few days has the chance to do more, perhaps take us to places we haven't been since the 1940s, perhaps ever. Fred Hoiberg is the rightful owner of the court's name.

One other point - if they were going to name the court after Orr, they would have done it while he was still alive so they could honor him in the process. They're not going to do it post-humanously. In other words, if they were going to name the court after Johnny, they would have done it by now. And in fact, I think JP has already said that the court WILL NOT be named after Orr, which leads me to believe it's already reserved for Hoiberg.
 
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Rabbuk

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No disrespect but Lon and Ford have no business being paid more.
 

VeloClone

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Ok, let's base it on what Scott Drew has done at Baylor. That's a more likely comparison.

I'm glad you aren't our AD. You probably wanted a lifetime contract and top in the Big 12 for Rhoads after his first couple of years too.

What would you have given Scott Drew? $5 mil per year for 10 years? Like it or not, he has done a much better job at Baylor so far than Fred has at Iowa State.

I love Hoiberg but let's not get carried away because we made it to one sweet 16.

In four years? I realize that Baylor was in a worse place than ISU (as hard as that is to imagine) was when they each took over, but compare Fred's first 4 years to this:

8-21, 3-13, 11th
9-19, 1-15, 12th
4-13, 4-12, 12th (NCAA sanctions, no non-conference play)
15-16, 4-12, 11th
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21-11, 9-7, T-4th, NCAA
24-15, 5-11, 9th, NIT

Even though Baylor was worse to start with, I don't think you can say that even Drew's first 6 years were head and shoulders above what Fred has done in his first 4.
 

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Whatever we do let's just keep him here please. I do think that no matter how this season ends, Fred is enjoying coaching this team, and I think Fred can see the chance to win a championship at ISU if he stays long term... How could he not think about legacy in this situation, if we won a championship, or even get a couple of final four appearances they would probably name the entire university and every building on campus after him - and every street in Ames after him

The Hoiball Coliseum? Take a left on Freddy Ave, then a right on Mayor Blvd.
 

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