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I agree, he's had a great run at Wisconsin, but I'm sure he knows that he doesn't have another Kaminsky or Dekker arriving on campus within the next couple of years, so may as well go out a legend, and not have to spend the next few years rebuilding and then having the fans/media turn on him if...

At times Fran has been blamed for his antics distracting the team, and I think that is what Groce and his staff did last night. They spent most of the game and timeouts yelling and gesturing towards the officials instead of coaching up their players. Maybe he is just in over his head coaching...

A few years ago against Mich St. there was a game occurring during an ice storm, and they announced that fans were welcome to move down closer to the court to sit in empty seats. Hopefully, if the crowd is light tonight they allow fans to move down and pack the area around the court to give a...

I agree with you. Transferring at end of year probably makes sense for both sides, but why not stick it out for another month. If you're Trey why not continue to practice and work on your game, and maybe get a few minutes to make some plays to help attract recruiters. By quitting you are...

I agree this "incentive" seems to have little value unless you like the horrible food at the stadium. However, if they really wanted to give an incentive to renew tickets they should up the reward. How about hold a lottery for people that renew tickets, with prizes being (1) upgrade seats to...

The fact that Minnesota "hates" Iowa is actually kind of sad, because it shows they have no real rivalries. For BB, Iowa has in state rivals like Iowa State and UNI. Within the Big Ten, even though they have clearly had more success of late, I would consider Wisconsin as Iowa's #1 rival. I...

I'm sure Fran will take the high road and apologize to Dolph, either publicly or in private. But I liked it. Dolph is just a paid mouthpiece for the University, who is unbearable to listen to, so I liked that Fran put him in his place. And Hansen didn't make a sound to help Dolph out. Again...

Maybe he flipped to Michigan because he didn't want to have to go against Bo Bower every day in practice for the next 3 years.

I really don't know why Iowa fans are getting so fired up about Dakich. Should he have said those things about Woody, no, but let's face it, Iowa fans haven't always been so respectful in discussing Woody for the last 3 years. I get the feeling this is becoming the "McCabe suck it" tweet from...

Yes. Not to get too conspiracy theory, but if Barta & Ferentz knew she was leaving, that might explain why Ferentz put out a depth chart with CJ as the QB (hoping to make fans happy) and the press conference was to publicly state he's aware of the problems and committed to fixing them. Plus...

I think we all work with guys in Ferentz' position, guys in their late 50's who know their best performing years are behind them and are just hoping to survive the next few years so they can leave on their terms. If your Ferentz, you probably have a couple objectives: (1) Stay around long...

No inside information, but I can't see him transferring either. Here are the options as I see them: 1. Stay at Iowa and have 1 more year with his friends & teammates. How many of us wouldn't love to have 1 more year of college with your buddies? I assume there is a girlfriend or two on...

Great point, Barta is Brian's boss so he could fire him without Kirk's permission, but I don't think Barta has the courage to do this.

I'm sure some member of the Ferentz family (son, son-in-law, nephew, cousin, etc.) censors barta's messages before he could read them anyway.

Ferentz is the Dictator making all of the decisions and setting the strategy. Ferentz wants complete control and "yes-men" around him. He doesn't hire assistants that are ambitious or "up and comers", he wants guys who will simply do what they're told. Look how many of Fry's assistants went...

Wasn't the stated reason for not playing UNI and Drake every year was that only playing 1 of them per year would allow for more scheduling flexibility? So instead of Drake, Iowa can now play Alcorn State? Northern Illinois? Maryland Baltimore County? Who has Iowa scheduled in place of the...

Agree with you completely. Iowa does a lot of recruiting within Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida & Texas but with the new divisional assignments, Iowa may only play games within these states once every couple of years (counting bowl games). If we are expecting players within these states...

Hopefully the last remaining opponent will be decent. I thought the whole reason for not playing both Drake & UNI each year was to allow for more scheduling flexibility. Looks like they are just trading a game with Drake for another game against a cupcake team that does nothing for your resume.

Losing out on Atwood hurts, because I think the biggest hole to fill next year is Basabe's minutes, points & rebounds. If you assume that Dickerson/Jok can replace Marble's minutes & points, and hopefully Uhl can replace McCabe's 15 minutes and 6 points per game, the question is who fills...

Who cares. Unless you're in the Playoffs, and I don't think anyone believes Iowa is a Top 4 team right now, then all that matters is having a good regular season record and receiving the most attractive bowl game possible. At 10-2 Iowa most likely gets a Jan 1st or a BCS (whatever the...