STAFF PICKS: Fran McCaffery

[Sigmapolis]

Cant wait for all of the “Will XF back out of his commitment?” takes if we lose. It’s a pretty meaningless game in a season especially if both teams are unranked just due to the conferences the teams are in. It’s all about going .500 in either conference when it comes to getting to the goal which is the ncaa tourney.

Maybe if Monté quits the NBA if we lose...?

 

[mdk2isu]

Cant wait for all of the “Will XF back out of his commitment?” takes if we lose. It’s a pretty meaningless game in a season especially if both teams are unranked just due to the conferences the teams are in. It’s all about going .500 in either conference when it comes to getting to the goal which is the ncaa tourney.

He will be signed, so no.

 

[CTTB78]

XF probably has too much history at EIU to troll them as a freshman. Once he gets enough hate from Hok fans and understands their arrogance to other local schools he'll embrace being a Cyclone and only then be ready to troll like Georges
.....

Agree, but the X-man will encounter many bitter tavern hoks this year during Osky games. He'll hear enough negative crap this winter on a weekly basis that I think he'll be ready to go next November.

 

[Gunnerclone]

He will be signed, so no.

oh just wait for it dogg.

 

[Cychl82]

I thought we were shaping up to have a rough weekend after the Foster news seemed to turn against us. Obviously that took a big positive turn yesterday.

But what a dismal day for Iowa basketball. These are dark times. They missed on a recruit they desperately needed, which would only have partially salvaged an otherwise abysmal recruiting operation. A mediocre at best roster. A coach so "beloved" they didn't even announce his contract extension publicly, and that they're anchored to thanks to a huge buyout. I don't watch their games much but I assume attendance, always shaky in CHA, will fall of a cliff soon.

Nothing dooms a program like the absence of hope, and if they haven't reached that point yet they're speeding toward it. Which is kind of a shame, because it's in our best interest as Cyclone fans that Fran does just enough to keep himself viable in Iowa City for many years to come.

100% This....Im so thankful for that extension and look forward to another hopefully. Hes been an absolute train wreck in many ways too!

 

[madguy30]

I just hope next season Foster can blow their student body a kiss like Niang did! That would be another kick in the Nads!

IIRC that was a good-bye kiss and kind of a part of the back and forth he had with their fans via social media.

There will likely be boos if/when he gets in the game there.

A big game and a 'shoosh' after a dunk would be funny though. Of course, Hok fans wouldn't know what to do if it's not one of their own.

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

"Luckily we have DePaul next"

I'm dying, that was fantastic

My favorite was the part about knitting.

 

[Aclone]

You guys are going to be disappointed...


















...if Fran is ever fired, because HE BAD.

Oh c’mon. He’ll recruit a top point guard any decade now!

 

[JP4CY]

It's the CURSE OF DR. TOM DAVIS why the Iowa basketball program is in the shape it is in.

Going to the second or third round and occasionally a little higher in the NCAAs nearly every year wasn't good enough for the the fans when Dr. Tom was there.

Averaging a 4th place finish in the Big 10 during Dr. Tom's tenure wan't good enough.

They pushed Dr. Tom out the door to bring in Golden Boy Steve Alford.

I think Dr. Tom cursed that program as he walked out the doors of Carver for the last time.

I think A LOT of Cyclone fans respect(ed) Dr. Tom too. He knew his Xs and Os and wasn't a douchecanoe.

 

[cdekovic]

You’ve gotta look at the whole body of work...

 

[Deleted member 8507]

I thought the Hawks were in mid-season form.

More of a late season form most years

 

[Sigmapolis]

This and the "Foster picks" thread are maybe the two best in CF history.

 

[CyTwins]

@TRYHARDER sup

Bump @TRYHARDER

 

[CtownCyclone]

Bump @TRYHARDER

 

[CyTwins]

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I'm shocked he's ignoring the basketball stuff right now

 

[Sigmapolis]

I'm shocked he's ignoring the basketball stuff right now

Funny how the haters take a break when we win games and land good recruits, eh?

 

[cycloner29]

The rag had Foster holding said ex-gf’s adopted little sis and her mom in the background. Was this another made up story by hawk fans on gf being the “ex” factor?

 

[SCyclone]

My favorite was the part about knitting.