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Bingo! As of right now, Iowa will be the only P5 team with 5 white starters. And no grad transfer is looking at Iowa. Selling diversity is going to be a challenge.

JT, Pemsl, and Moss and now just Dillard for staff are all we have for diversity with this basketball program. Not sure what the percentage is around the Big Ten or Power 5 leagues but I'd wager Iowa is the one of the least-diverse programs in the country now with Francis and Cook gone. That...

Youth and defensive minded. Iowa ties would be preferable but having a black assistant would be better as Iowa is severely close to being an all-white staff and team. That would hurt Iowa’s perception to recruits.

Dang. Hardly knew ya young fellow. Best of luck.

Iowa has more “talent” than Tech but can’t get out of second round. Looks like Iowa still hasn’t found the right coach.

Imagine those odds if Fran would actually use scholarships on grad transfer or transfers instead of late get recruits like Dailey and Williams! If Fran fails to fill open scholarship with a transfer and settles or banks it then like Jon and Deace discusses on a recent pod, Iowa will peak at a...

Iowa needs to not hire a low-major/mid-major head coach. That's the problem. Auburn, and Nebraska hired successful Power 5 head coaches. Nebraska basketball has higher expectations than Iowa. At least it comes across that way. They made a great hire and got a coach in demand. Maybe they had an...

I'm sure he does feel underpaid given what he views he has done from where it started. Now his overall resume is pretty underwhelming on a national perspective. Given Arkansas just fired a coach that has similar if not better results. Fran likely feels he should be closer to top 7 paid. I think...

Arkansas just fired a guy who has a better resume than Fran. Why would they go after a 60 year old coach with less credentials? And why on green Earth would Fran leave the greatest job security cush college basketball job in the country? He has a dog and pony show for an AD and receives a...

That guy can recruit

If Hoiberg makes a Sweet 16 before Fran does having a 10 year head start, does that give Gary a fucking clue this ain’t working? Chris Beard, Bruce Pearl, and Fred Hoiberg all at schools that have far less success and history than Iowa yet 2 of these coaches have had much more success and in...

Iowa has a lot of experience returning. Good. I laugh though that every year they are one of the only teams that never has a transfer. Think of the "what if" had they had one this year or other good but never great seasons...transfers are part of the game now.

Bingo! Absolutely I’d take Pearl over Fran every which way. Pearl has baggage but no one cares because those wins and Final Four still happened! Pearl is renowned nationally. Fran...mocked. But that’s not “Iowa Nice” so will never get a shady coach here. Iowa happy with status quo over their...

I hope Dailey finds a better fit for himself next year and excels. I remember Fran offering him late 3 years ago when Iowa had an open scholarship instead of going after a grad transfer or transfer. He took an raw underdeveloped project in Dailey. By all accounts a great kid and representative...

Fran is one of the lower paid tier of B1G coaches. However it is comparable to the results. He’s a lower tier coach. No flash or name brand and average results.

Not sure when but last week on Hawk Central Podcast sounded as if he will likely go out of state to a blue blood but Iowa State would be favorite over Iowa. They didn’t say it was between Iowa and ISU just that more likely ISU if those were only 2. They didn’t think he’d stay in state though.

This is bad news for Fran. Fran better get it together quick heading into year 10 and up the transfer and recruiting game because Fred is going to own him in year 1. Iowa will be an afterthought to Nebraska. Nebraska has created huge excitement and national exposure with their two hires under...

Even Charles Barkley sees it. But we are headed into year 10 and Fran doesn’t get it. So we are at Iowa’s peak.

I know one thing is pretty certain with Iowa next year...they’ll win 21 games, collapse late season, play Thursday in the BTT, get a 7 or 10 seed, win their first round game, get blasted by a far superior athletic 2 seed, and showcase their supreme lack of athletic guards.

Colgate has better guards than Iowa. A damn school named after a toothpaste! Fran’s inabilities to recruit quick guards will be his ultimate fate.