Is this the last year of the Fran Fade? He seems to have checked out. I don't think he has even got a technical foul this year. He has not stared down a ref yet. As much as I think he is crazy, that was one of the funniest things I have seen a coach do. Hope he sticks around for a few more years.
The Fran Fade has started
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He's like a recently neutered dog. He used to chase cars and bark at the mailman. Now he just sleeps under the porch all day.
I think he is done, he seems checked out as you state.
WonderWoman will just to wait and see how long both MadFran and Capt Kirk want ride things out. I’m sure she wants both of them gone but doesn’t dare and can’t afford to fire them.
I am afraid he is done. I really would like to see them pull it together enough to make the tourney and get him another year or two as I think he could permanently run them into the ground.
Going to be very interesting to see who replaces him. Unless Devries really wants to be in Iowa, I think they are going to have to settle for a mid-major.
Going to be very interesting to see who replaces him. Unless Devries really wants to be in Iowa, I think they are going to have to settle for a mid-major.
If you could get paid that amount of bank to leave that shi* hole by looking disinterested... would you?
Can we finally change it from Fran Fade to Fran Falling off a cliff? Need to do the reality more justice.
Not at all but I'm guessing they buy him out. Fran is old enough I'd recommend hold out for the full buy out and make UofI pay my healthcare till medicare/aid( ?) Kicks in.
Nevermind he is 65 he's eligible.
No clue. I think that would be the only thing to pull him away from WVU. THey have a decent basketball tradition and he can probably god-like there for a long time. He could probably do just as well at EIU but why put up with that fan base and administration?
Wonder if he will retire or try and get the Butler job if they fire their coach. Fran probably needs to take a year off in my opinion. Recharge his hatred of refs.
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No way they can sustain these low attendance games especially without the women's team to distract fans. They have the money to fire him.
Hire Connor McCaffrey, he now has coaching experience at Butler lol.
Hire Connor McCaffrey, he now has coaching experience at Butler lol.
His brother played football there. He played bball at UNI. So yes, he is probably a huge hawk fan.
Might have to make a bot to send Beth a ton of emails regarding how good of a job Fran is doing so that she keeps him. I'm starting to get scared this is the end.
How do you fade if you were never good?
God I hope he does not get fired. Please make the NIT and save your job.
Devries would have to be an idiot to leave WVU. He's got a good thing going there. He's got fan support, he's got NIL support, he's got a decent base of players. Iowa has literally none of those things.
