After the Season, How Soon .. ..
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BJHawkstrong
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If we have the kind of season many are hoping/expecting next year I would expect Barta to try to lock Fran up for awhile. Nowadays you never really know what will happen with a program. Before they decided to not offer Tom Davis another contract, do you think they would have done the same if they knew what would ultimately happen to the program the following decade or so? Fran has shown he can win with his players everywhere he has coached. Now he is showing Iowa what he is capable of. i would have no issues at all if they tried to lock him up for a long time.
hawkeye12345
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I would have no problem with extending Fran and increasing his salary. The guy knows what he is doing, for the most part, and is exactly the type of coach that Iowa needs.
We have seen NO transfers, NO disciplinary issues, NO grade issues, and an increase in # of wins each year. We have landed 4* players and players seem to like the guy. What else could we ask for? Lock him up, make him a Hawkeye for the next 10 years.
We have seen NO transfers, NO disciplinary issues, NO grade issues, and an increase in # of wins each year. We have landed 4* players and players seem to like the guy. What else could we ask for? Lock him up, make him a Hawkeye for the next 10 years.
1977Hawkeye
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At this point I would feel comfortable giving Fran another extension and payraise. His win totals so far at Iowa: 11, 18, 23 (and still going). He has proven has can turn around a program everywhere he's been, and he's doing it at Iowa, too. True, he hasn't gotten us to the NCAA Tournament yet, but that's a matter of time - probably next year.
Besides, I don't have a list in front of me, but isn't Fran one of the lowest paid coaches in the Big Ten? With the type of revenue Iowa's athletic department brings in, I see no reason why Iowa shouldn't pay it's basketball coach very well. Not just its football coach. Particularly if they want Fran to stick around. Pay the man.
Besides, I don't have a list in front of me, but isn't Fran one of the lowest paid coaches in the Big Ten? With the type of revenue Iowa's athletic department brings in, I see no reason why Iowa shouldn't pay it's basketball coach very well. Not just its football coach. Particularly if they want Fran to stick around. Pay the man.
ssckelley
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He can automatically give himself a raise by just getting Iowa to the NCAA Tournament, 200K per season for the remainder of his contract. Even though he did not get Iowa to the NCAA tournament this season he is still set to make 1.5 million next season (200K raise) and if he gets Iowa to the NCAA tournament next season his pay will jump to 1.8 million plus bonuses.
Fran is signed through 2019 and has a (now) 1.75 million dollar buyout that he would owe if he leaves. I see no reason to rewrite his contract, he is getting paid quite well for not having Iowa in the dance.
Frans contract: http://www.scribd.com/doc/99746975/McCafferyContract-2
Fran is signed through 2019 and has a (now) 1.75 million dollar buyout that he would owe if he leaves. I see no reason to rewrite his contract, he is getting paid quite well for not having Iowa in the dance.
Frans contract: http://www.scribd.com/doc/99746975/McCafferyContract-2
BrueCrew3
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Thanx .. the link helps. I was just wondering with the UCLA/Minnesota/other job openings whether or not he'd consider any of them.
GO HAWKS!!!
ssckelley
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The question is whether UCLA or Minnesota would consider Fran a coach who, quite frankly, has only gotten Iowa to the NIT. I think UCLA wants a big name and Minnesota seems gunning for Shaka Smart. Paying a 1.75 million buyout for a coach that has not even gotten Iowa to the NCAA tournament seems to be a reach. Even if Fran is using Iowa as a stepping stone now is not the time to make that move with the young team he has right now.
BrueCrew3
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I don't necessarily disagree. My thought with the Minny job is that his wife is from Minneapolis and the in-laws live there, so that MIGHT be a draw. Believe me .. I hope I'm wrong, but it wouldn't surprise me.
GO HAWKS!!!
EDIT - Plus, Fran has shown a propensity for being able to rebuild programs, and while the Iowa job isn't done yet, it is going in the right direction.
franstheman
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Fran isn't going anywhere. Trust me next year when he gets us to the NCAA tournament Barta will make Fran a very wealthy man.
Talk radio in Nebraska had a caller who mentioned Miles as a possibility for Minnesota for some unknown reason, and now people on here are mentioning Fran.
Aren't coaching changes inside the same conference rare? I am sure there must be some, but what are they? I could see an assistant coach somewhere, taking a cellar dweller head coaching job. But going from a head coach to a head coach???
Just curious.
Aren't coaching changes inside the same conference rare? I am sure there must be some, but what are they? I could see an assistant coach somewhere, taking a cellar dweller head coaching job. But going from a head coach to a head coach???
Just curious.
SpiderRico
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I'd have no problem giving him a slight bump in pay.....enough to get him to middle of the pack in the B1G. But no extension yet. If he gets us to the tourney next year, then go ahead and extend him out to 2024 (essentially a 5 year extension). But to extend when there hasn't been an NCAA tourney invite yet is ridiculous in my mind.
ibahawkeye
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Why is there a need to give Fran a raise???
1) He just got 1 last year
2) There are going to be no other schools interested in him that can offer as good of a gig as he has now
At this point... I'm only in favor of an 'attaboy!!! Keep up the good work Fran!!!
1) He just got 1 last year
2) There are going to be no other schools interested in him that can offer as good of a gig as he has now
At this point... I'm only in favor of an 'attaboy!!! Keep up the good work Fran!!!
SpiderRico
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Why not give him a raise? His coaching performance has directly led to another increase in attendance, thus an increase in revenue into the department directly related to his performance. The team improved in virtually every statistical category there is, including the most important one....wins. That kind of performance deserves a raise, just as his performance last year also deserved a raise.
ibahawkeye
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Why not give him a raise...
I think i said it before:
1) he just got a raise for all the reasons you listed.
2) he is in no threat to leave
3) he has an incentive based contract that allows him to make a siginficantly more amount of $$ if he takes us to the tourney
SpiderRico
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What does a raise last year have to do with this year? Don't you get annual performance raises where you work? If not, you should maybe find a different line of work.
1. He received a raise LAST YEAR for his performance LAST YEAR. He should receive a raise THIS YEAR for his performance THIS YEAR.
2. You don't reward someone based on whether they are going to leave or not, you reward them based on merit.
3. Yeah, it's called bonuses. Plenty of people get bonuses all the time in addition to merit based pay increases.
Bottom line is that when you couple the increased success of the team this year with the large increase in attendance, which equal increased revenue to the athletic department, he deserves a raise to share in the add'l profit he just made his "company".
hawkeye12345
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Excellent points.
I agree with all yet he's only not a threat to leave cause nobody has come knocking either... Not paying him (more)/extending his deal would only bring on the vultures of other schools and believe you me his agent will be paying attention. He's no Fred Hoiberg. This isn't his end all be all destination job. That said it could end up that way. If they pay him and show him the love. But if other teams come calling his agent and he's at all being under paid and feeling like he's not being respected enough... It wouldn't hurt to lock this guy up now for even more and for more years. I think I know a good thing when I see it and what he's done with other programs in the past and now this one has been spectacular. Lets not give him a reason to feel slighted at all. Barta should be proactive and not wait to be counter offering other schools offers.
ssckelley
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I don't disagree he might have interest in the Minnesota job at some point, but not now and I doubt the interest is mutual especially considering Minnesota would have to pony up 1.75 million before giving Fran a salary.
imported_ankle23
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i can't imagine Fran leaving at this point in time. His time to leave would (assumably) be after next year, after he reaps the fruits of his labors at iowa. that's not saying he wants to leave, etc, but why leave when you have next year staring you in the face after 3 hard years of work to get to the point he has gotten to?
