STAFF PICKS: Fran McCaffery

[CoachHines3]

over at HR they were making fun of us for losing at Oregon St, a potential bubble team.

they lose to depaul at home HAHA

 

[EnhancedFujita]

There is a very fine line to walk here. On one-hand you want Fran to keep finding a few random successes to keep his job for awhile. But on the flip-side, you don't want him to outlast Barta and give a new AD a chance at righting the ship. The best case scenario is Barta letting Fran go towards the end of his buyout and letting Barta make another inept coaching hire.

 

[CyTwins]

over at HR they were making fun of us for losing at Oregon St, a potential bubble team.

they lose to depaul at home HAHA

I desperately need some Benji/CP84 and Deano updates

 

[Bigman38]

Wow, you know it’s bad when Chad L doesn’t even try to spin it.

 

[FinalFourCy]

As someone who grew up in the 80s and 90s, it blows my mind a little that there's an entire generation of Iowa fans who have no experience with or memory of their program being a consistent winner.

I’m amazed they were ever anything but an afterthought.

They’re still largely getting the instate kids, but it takes a great coach with a niche system to win in the P5 that way. That was never sustainable. Non-tavernhawks and kids from other states don’t want to play at an afterthought that’s a wrestling school.

 

[Halincandenza]

I know Bohannon is all Hawk, but was just thinking after looking at this score, would Bohannon consider sitting out and then grad transferring? That would be hilarious because if Wieskamp leaves too that would leave that team at Lickliter bad.

 

[CyTwins]

There is a very fine line to walk here. On one-hand you want Fran to keep finding a few random successes to keep his job for awhile. But on the flip-side, you don't want him to outlast Barta and give a new AD a chance at righting the ship. The best case scenario is Barta letting Fran go towards the end of his buyout and letting Barta make another inept coaching hire.

Its almost to the point that you have to decide to root for when we play them. Obviously you want to win but if he beats us he's guaranteed to not get fired

 

[CyTwins]

I know Bohannon is all Hawk, but was just thinking after looking at this score, would Bohannon consider sitting out and then grad transferring? That would be hilarious because if Wieskamp leaves too that would leave that team at Lickliter bad.

He doesn't like Fran. Gordy hates Fran. Wouldn't surprise me honestly

 

[HFCS]

Staff picks: Which DII school does Connor finish his playing days at after Dad gets canned for starting him?

 

[mj4cy]

In case you didn't see the other threads.
https://www.captiongenerator.com/1572682/Hitler-Reacts-to-2019-Recruiting-Updates

 

[HFCS]

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.

You didn't even mention crippling awkward organization poisoning nepotism.

 

[HFCS]

I know Bohannon is all Hawk, but was just thinking after looking at this score, would Bohannon consider sitting out and then grad transferring? That would be hilarious because if Wieskamp leaves too that would leave that team at Lickliter bad.

Wieskamp pretty obviously made a bad career decision. Unless he hates the idea of being paid to play basketball some day, I mean Iowa is a fine school otherwise if you don't want that option. Who knows what offers he'd have if he hadn't been all in on Mad Fran.

It's not unlike a ton of 18 year olds who make a bad choice with their career or college major right after high school.

 

[Doc]

No conscious

 

[Trice]

In case you didn't see the other threads.
https://www.captiongenerator.com/1572682/Hitler-Reacts-to-2019-Recruiting-Updates

I haven't seen a Downfall meme in some time but JFC that is *fantastic*. So hilarious. The kicker at the very end is pure gold.

 

[Trice]

You didn't even mention crippling awkward organization poisoning nepotism.

Fair enough, though that is a broader Iowa athletic department problem not limited to just basketball.

 

[EnhancedFujita]

In case you didn't see the other threads.
https://www.captiongenerator.com/1572682/Hitler-Reacts-to-2019-Recruiting-Updates

"Luckily we have DePaul next"

I'm dying, that was fantastic

 

[ChickenNuggetMan]

The best thing I saw was a hok fan on Reddit claiming that Iowa’s lack of success was because of CHA being too far from the “heart of campus”. You can’t make this **** up.

 

[Trice]

"Luckily we have DePaul next"

I'm dying, that was fantastic

It's perfect. I was juuuuuuuust about to close the tab thinking the video was done and there it was.

 

[HFCS]

The best thing I saw was a hok fan on Reddit claiming that Iowa’s lack of success was because of CHA being too far from the “heart of campus”. You can’t make this **** up.

Reminds me of all the years pathetic Cubs fans blamed losing on playing day games.

CHA isn't any further from the center of campus than Hilton. It might be more central.

I went to wrestling camp at Iowa as a 9 year old kid and walked to Carver from the dorms like it was no big deal.

 

[Cyfan1965]

I want Gary to give Fran a lifetime contract so he never leaves-