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Plus Chit-Chat Wright is a top 3 all-time name in Hawkeye sports. Sounds like a perfect fit. A true, pass first point guard who is ultra quick and leads with defense. Hits on all the needs.

There has only been one Iowa team over the last quarter century that has come as close to the Sweet 16 as Drake did this year. (The OT loss to Tennessee). So that's where I land on Drake's roster. If a lot of it was due to coaching - then the roster was made up of kids who had the right...

Yep, I like it. QBs, now more than ever, are always gonna be coming and going. More playing time, more money, whatever. There is no such thing as "recruiting over someone." You keep recruiting at all positions, you only promise them they'll get great coaching and a chance to compete, and the...

That said, if I was any Big Ten AD with less football success than Iowa (Indiana, Purdue, etc.), he'd be on my short list.

I think he is a great coach, but out of curiosity I looked up his conference winning percentage. A little rough. 46% vs. 59% for Kirk. That's a pretty significant gap and would be a tough sell. I get Northwestern is a tough place to win, but Iowa isn't easy either. I think you'd hope to see a...

I mean Kirk is one of his closest friends in the business, he's been on the Iowa sidelines for a game, and his kid is now on the team...

I think he has one kid left in high school. I know he was very invested in the local community, even while still at Northwestern. I have a couple colleagues in Evanston with similar age kids and they said he was always at pizza parties, school events, birthday parties, everything....even from...

I haven't followed that news, but just looked him up. I couldn't figure out his connection to Michigan. And then I saw he is currently on his 6th wife, who is a Michigan grad. He's 80, she's 30 something. Also, not all that hot. I mean fine looking gal and all, but if you are 80 and on your...

I think one aspect that is slightly overlooked is how good Drake might have been next year. They were likely bringing the same core back. And while some of those kids had already played together at NW MO St, last year was really year 1 for that group (several players from other schools, Howard...

Do we know roughly how much they are spending?

But do you wish he was a baller? I guess the main question is what would he do if he had a girl who looked good?

My guess is he was welcomed back but that there would not be a scholarship for him. And he probably already has a degree or can get one from Iowa soon, so it makes more sense to try to get a scholarship somewhere else, have fun playing in games, and pick up a masters for free.

Seems like a super nice kid who is a hard worker and absolutely should not be occupying a scholarship spot for a new staff trying to build a roster.

Jesus. Better dead than red my man. In my estimation, no bigger rival to Iowa football over the last 30 years than Wisconsin. Every Hawkeye fan should hope they fall back to the bottom feeders they were for decades and decades. You should have every reason to dislike them. Nebraska, Iowa...

He was steady. Not at the level of those other guys.

I'll just throw this out there, too. I think most of us would probably agree point guard is the most important position in college basketball, right? Maybe by quite a bit? And our new coach recruited, signed and developed two point guards - Trevor Hudgins and Bennett Stirtz - who are better...

And if the reality is trying to find players undervalued by the market, give me McCollum's system every time over Fran's. McCollum's system emphasizes a team defensive approach, discipline, patience, intelligence, and grit. (Some parallels to Iowa football here). While Fran seemed to be really...

My sources say Mulvey's number was south of that at Siena.

Yep, love this narrative of "just Drake players." The Hawks are getting the top half of a roster that went 31-4 and were some tough minded SOBs. More importantly, they know how to play McCollum's defense, which is all about the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. Those guys will set...

Sounds like Iona's fired coach is coming aboard. Remember him? Native Iowan, led Farleigh Dickinson to a big upset a couple years ago. That's huge in my opinion - adding a legit head coach to the staff. I doubt there is any chance this happens, but if I'm McCollum, I make a run at Ben Johnson...