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Hard to complain about this effort! Teams playing for Fran

Also, I think attendance is reason #1, I think reason # 2 is no post season success to lean on and #3 the last 2 seasons being let downs. I think Fran is a good coach, you know that. I think he's better than Iowa. Unfortunately, we're past that now.... having your gym 33% full against...

I feel like Iowa is pretty far from it this year, only chance of making the dance for Iowa is winning the BTT this season. They also lost games like 116-85 and 94-70 and 82-65 and 101 -75 and 81-61 ...just games they weren't even a threat to compete in. Most games, Iowa was out of it before the...

Iowa averaged just over 5k in scanned tickets a game this season. It's not even a minority anymore. Iowa fans are voting with their pocket book...

I agree with that, but Fran isn't doing anything either and Iowa needs a cheerleader in that spot to help drum up money, fan excitement and breath life into our program. People are currently voting him out with their pocket books. Fran's relationship with the fans, the Iowa media and media in...

Iowa is a long way from being a top half of the conference team, regardless of who comes back next season and I would say chances are high that MOST of it won't return even if Fran is back. I mean, a lot of us expected Iowa to be pretty good this year, they aren't, and they aren't really close...

I think Fran is a good coach, but for the good of the program, he needs to be out of here as quickly as Iowa can get him out of here. Iowa's standard, playing in the B1G should be to make the dance every year. I know that's not realistic, so I'll allow a down season where maybe you lost a lot...

IMO, this is one of the most disappointing Iowa basketball seasons in recent memory and unfortunately, it followed a clunker of a season as well. I also don't look at next year and say, ok, I can see the pieces that might put together a really good season next year. So, we're staring down 3 in a...

Any time Iowa doesn't make it in back to back years, I am going to want a new coach or a REALLY REALLY explainable reason. I think I've been consistent as the day is long with that expectation. I don't demand March runs and conference championships and high seeds. I demand that Iowa, a power...

If Iowa misses back to back dances at any point, there needs to be a huge reason as to why. This year you could point towards injuries and I'd hear it, but let's face it, when the team was healthy, it was likely a bottom half of the conference finisher. Back to back tourney dances with no hope...

i would doubt there is anything Iowa could do that might extend Fran another year here short of winning it all next weekend, and even then, he's probably still out.

I am checked out on this team. Did I watch it? Yes, on delay and after a band practice and ONLY because someone told me we won. I don't think it's fair to call out fans who are disgruntled and checked out on a program that hasn't been competitive enough to make the dance 2 seasons in a row. I am...

Iowa would need a pretty huge commitment from Fran to be a bigger cheerleader and fundraiser for the program as a whole to bring him back. I don't think Fran deserves to be fired for his on the court coaching, but you can't ignore the lack of interests and juice attached to this program. Iowa...

I find it extremely hard to believe that Iowa basketball has a fanatic that crazed about THIS program

Yeah, and it's not like Fran was paid anywhere near the top of the conference. The Fran era at Iowa was mutually beneficial, it's just run its course.

Right, he wants his money and IMO, he should get it. Why willingly walk away from millions. That's smart business. As far as Beth is concerned, I don't think there's much to debate. If she brings him back, Iowa basketball will go further in the red.

Longtimer, ya need some patience homey, this same post over and over won't help it get here any faster. I think everyone is finally in your spot and ready for a new coach. I really hope it isn't the Drake coach who took over a super healthy program and kept it on the tracks for a season. I...

How differently would Fran be viewed if he would have had the Covid year with Luka in front of fans? I mean, that was his best team and the fans couldn't even go watch them in person. Things I sometimes think about.

Also, easier to win NCAA games when you don't lose your best players with eligibility every single season, the landscape is so different, it's very difficult to compare them. Roy Marble isn't playing his Sr. season at Iowa. How good would Tom be if that didn't happen. Imagine every great player...

Nah, she's letting it play out and I think she's more than up to make that move. She fired Kirk Farentz kid, Fran should be easy comparatively and will likely be as widely approved as the BF move.