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Totally agree. Seems like a very cerebral player. Plays with patience and pace. I want to see him in this system so much.

Yeah, I totally get it. West Coast Conference was more my dream for him, not what I thought he'd want.

Right, definitely for a few years...which makes me think Fran wasn't expecting to be gone within the year.

I know he looks whiny, but the guy is actually super engaging. I still listen to Dan Barreiro from my years living in Minneapolis (top radio guy there), and Pitino still comes on the show from time to time despite being fired over 4 years ago. Think about that compared to Fran's approach...

I'm still trying to wrap my head around his house moves. I'm not sure I understand the trouble of selling your house, buying a new house and remodeling it if you KNOW you are leaving within a year. Wouldn't you just stay in your house at that point?

Yeah, it'll be interesting to see how his system works when there is no clear advantage in recruiting/money across your competitors. I get he graduated from Penn, but I thought he should have flipped coasts for his final gig. No idea what jobs are open, but I would have loved to see him in...

His oldest son was all-state and a senior this year, but my understanding is not a D1 player. I was thinking Beth really should have made it a condition in negotiations that his son can never walk on, or even be a student manager. Or grad assistant or any position on staff one day. (Nothing...

I'm a Josh Dix fan. Good for him if he can help his family.

No idea if Dix has interest in coming back, or if Iowa can afford him, but man....can you imagine a back court of Dix and Stirtz under McCollum? Dix strikes me as a cerebral, patient player who understands team basketball on both ends. I would love to see what McCollum could do with him...

Couldn't disagree more. Goetz and Stevens have a very good relationship. He wanted Iowa to promote her, and he wants to see her succeed. I think it is very likely they discussed McCollum when he was still in D2, and Stevens tagged him as one to watch. It was very much about Xs and Os.

I think part of the reason this hire is so exciting is that he must see the unique aspects of the Iowa job - good and bad - and yet this is the one he wants. Because I think he could have easily found a job with better salary and payroll. If not now, then next year. He had his best player...

I like Fran too, but you gotta be either a McCaffery or a staff member, right?

Yep, we’ll see. These things can go sideways, too…no deal until it’s signed and announced.

Chad says he expects it to be finalized with McCollum today. We shall see.

…guess we’ll see…

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I'd think the best case scenario for maximizing payroll for the immediate term would be for Drake to advance to the Sweet 16. Hawkeye fans are usually somewhat excited by a UNI or Drake run. So on one hand they'd be energized to want that for the Iowa men's team. At the same time, McCollum...

Yes, people did know. To what degree isn't necessarily knowable. But he was a 30 year old who had been an assistant under Lick for 6 or 7 years. Thad Matta and Barry Collier knew - so hard to imagine others didn't as well. It's an AD's job to be connected with people who are "super deep" in the...

I think a good AD like Goetz would have sniffed that out fairly quickly. It would only take a handful of deep conversations - if you are a well connected AD - to learn that Stevens was the engine behind Butler. Not just a bright young assistant, but without a doubt was THE guy. A fair amount has...

That's what I was wondering...