Greg McDermott

[trj]

Pearl is going to get canned again because of violations at Auburn. Why would you want that mess. If that's what you want why don't we go get a proven winning cheater and throw money at Larry Brown! He only wins everywhere and makes deep runs in the NCAA's.

I had the exact same thought. Larry Brown is like 150 years old and I would still take him over Pearl. Besides Brown would get restless in Iowa City after 3 years and want to move on anyway.

 

[#1DieHardHawk]

I had the exact same thought. Larry Brown is like 150 years old and I would still take him over Pearl. Besides Brown would get restless in Iowa City after 3 months and want to move on anyway.

FIFY

Brown's a gypsy.

 

[MelroseHawkins]

Would the native of Cascade, Iowa leave Creighton now to take the job he always wanted? Creighton is a better job now than Iowa due to his hard work. Iowa would have to pay him $3 million or more.

Creighton's advantages over Iowa are:

1. Better arena.
2. Better attendance--arena is packed 18,000 for every home game
3. Private university without football-he can get anybody in school that he wants

When McDermott was at UNI, Iowa State hurriedly fired their coach so that they could get him rather than Iowa. A year later Barta gave us Todd Lickliter.

McDermott knows the area and knows how to recruit JUCO's and transfers which Fran won't do.

Should Gary Barta be allowed to hire anybody? He is totally responsible for the $6.5 million LLL (Lesbian Lawsuit Loss)

Who said Iowa was his dream job he's always wanted?

 

[Duke]

Iowa would never hire a guy with previous issues like Pearl. Regardless if he was an assistant here or not.

McDermott is a good mid-major coach, but why would Iowa want a coach that failed miserably in Ames. We can do better

JFC, He took a Missouri Valley team to the Big East. People laughed at that. Then he won the league title. End of discussion!

 

[Shivetts]

JFC, He took a Missouri Valley team to the Big East. People laughed at that. Then he won the league title. End of discussion!

They have never won the Big East. 2nd, 9th, 6th, Tied for 3rd and currently in 4th. Villanova is great but it isn't the old Big East of Louisville, Syracuse, Cincinnati and Notre Dame either.

 

[Shivetts]

I really don;t think it matters either way. IF Fran leaves or is let go, McDermott would not be on the list.

 

[seepig]

I really don;t think it matters either way. IF Fran leaves or is let go, McDermott would not be on the list.

You have 0 intel on that particular subject unless you can get into Barta's head and I DOUBT anyone can get into Barta's head because if they could they could change his terrible decisions before they happen.

 

[Shivetts]

You have 0 intel on that particular subject unless you can get into Barta's head and I DOUBT anyone can get into Barta's head because if they could they could change his terrible decisions before they happen.

He was 10 games under .500 and beat one ranked team in 4 years at Iowa State. No way he would be on a list here

 

[InGoodCo]

He was 10 games under .500 and beat one ranked team in 4 years at Iowa State. No way he would be on a list here

You do realize that he's had a career past that point right?

Fact is, Iowa isn't a more attractive job then Creighton and it's not really close. McDermott turned down Ohio State.

 

[Robowe]

 

[InGoodCo]

Mac’s basically been caught paying players at this point, yet his assistant ultimately was sacrificed. I’d hate him at Iowa. Dana would be better but he’s not clean either and I’d take Pearl over either of them.

 

[Hawkfnntn]

Mac’s basically been caught paying players at this point, yet his assistant ultimately was sacrificed. I’d hate him at Iowa. Dana would be better but he’s not clean either and I’d take Pearl over either of them.

Yeah no thanks to all of them... Pearl is so dirty. I can't stand him. About made me sick seeing him soak in all the air time he got getting to the final 4. That guy just epitomizes everything that's wrong with NCAA hoops. No way he should be employed as a HC blows my mind that he is. It probably shouldn't but man

 

[hoxrock]

I am not positive on this, but I think McDermott is content on being a mid-major coach. He learned a lot of tough lessons at ISU.

No he isn't. That's why Creighton is a Big East team and he's still there. The Big East is hardly a mid major conference. If Creighton was still an MVC team he might have moved on by now.