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Bonus round: the Fraudster later took UCLA to three sweet sixteens in four seasons. Anyone wanna put money on whether Fran ever takes a squad to the Sweet Sixteen? Fran hasn't made one in 28 years as a HC.

A lot of Fran apologists around these parts. The two have identical win percentages at Iowa (.589). Fraud went dancing three times in seven years, with a single win. Fran made the dance seven times in fifteen seasons (including a first four loss), four wins. Yeah, I know, the covid season. We...

Doctor Thomas Robert Davis is still kicking, maybe he'd like another shot?

Rob Howe left (I don't know the details) and there hasn't been an article posted since Jan 28, 2025. We could go the way of the dodo any second now. It's been a wild ride!

I am hoping against hope Iowa is McCollum's dream job. And if it's not, well, hopefully we still end up with a squad that plays passable defense and rebounds at a minimum.

Truly an insane take. Iowa is a big step up from Drake, and he clearly doesn't need an enormous NIL fund to build a competitive team. Dude is dancing Thursday with a D2 squad while our players are on their couches.

You know you wanna come to Iowa, Ben.

I highly doubt McCollum is interested in the WV job if he has an Iowa offer in hand. From my understanding, he wants to remain close to his aging mother, and if it was all about the highest bidder, he would've left NWMS long ago.

Honestly, F Gary Barta.

What criticism in this video is invalid? You have still yet to dispute even a single claim.

It is a whole lot of vitriol and spin, but nobody here is disputing any of the content. I think it can both be true that there are some spiteful punks in the media, and Fran deserves much of the hate getting leveled at him. Sort of like... Well, current events better left to the unmoderated board.

I don't dispute that he was passionate about his players and basketball. I'm definitely looking for a greater commitment to the UofI and its fans in our next HC.

I think this is supported by fan's like (I think, generally) of his franimal side. The only passion we as fans really ever got from him were his on-court freakouts. Contrast that with Kirk. Nobody questions his passion for not just the game, but the program.

No. I don't care about pace in our basketball team any more than I care about scoring offense in our football team. It's not anywhere near the most important metric. Drake has a top 25 defense and offense when accounting for total possessions (both offensive and defensive). The only question...

I'll take it (especially if it wins) compared to the futility of Fran ball. Who gives a damn about scoring points if you aren't winning the games that matter? I'll tell you one group that definitely didn't the past two seasons: Iowa fans. Drake has played incredible defense and has a highly...

Well, the university can't pitch in anything for NIL, but yeah, it's literally her job to make the rest of that happen. I trust she is more than capable. Gary Barta didn't make it easy for her, though.

Yep, the unceremonious mid season BF announcement made me very confident the Fran firing was a near certainty. This is her first real hiring test for normie fans, and it’s a big one.

Agree with all of this. Only thing in common between Lick and McCollum is pace. One has a really strong resume. The other, as you’ve pointed out, really didn’t. I prefer him to DeVries. I think DeVries is much more likely to end up with a record that’s a Fran retread. Where Men’s Basketball is...

McCollum had one dude from the previous year's starting five. The other 4 starters (Including Stirtz) are from D2.