If a picture is worth 1,000 words...

[BSpringsteen]

then check out the photo gallery on hawk central...

When was the last time you saw a coach hugging his players?

 

[bud2380]

Would it have been to much to ask to post a link?

 

[BSpringsteen]

Sorry... I had it copied and everything!

Fran McCaffery -- in pictures | hawkcentral.com | Iowa City Hawkeye Basketball, Men's | Hawk Central

I just forgot!

 

[CHShawk]

Hopefully, this means he develops good relationships with his players unlike Lickliter or Alford (sometimes).

 

[DunderMifflinHk]

I could not picture Lick hugging any of his players, at all

 

[CRhawkeye4life]

That is very good to see

 

[GodGodGodBathia]

 

[BSpringsteen]

This guy is the Anti-Lick.

Relationship guy, up-tempo, some fire...

It is apparent that is what Barta set out to hire...

 

[iowahawkeyes89]

Is it really that hard to post the picture?

 

[okeefe4prez]

I know you guys haven't seen it in basketball since Barta ran Alford, but Ferentz hugs guys all the time:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3233/3156506979_a1e41c25bd.jpg

 

[mcamper]

I sure hope he knows what he is getting into! All the hopes of Hawkeye Basketball Nation are in his hands now.

He should get on the Web and read some of the posts to see how passionate the Iowa fans are. Maybe he should do that before tomorrow's press conference so he will have a sense of how Hawkeye Nation will be glued to his every word.

 

[busabus114]

This is slowly morphing into a love fest. I cant wait to give Fran a hug tomorrow!!

 

[burky247]

So Barta hires the anti-Alford on the first search. And then the anti-Lick on the second search.

Good strategy. If we keep doing these searches long enough we eventually have to get the right anti-candidate.

 

[busabus114]

So Barta hires the anti-Alford on the first search. And then the anti-Lick on the second search.

Good strategy. If we keep doing these searches long enough we eventually have to get the right anti-candidate.

Its really funny how initially some were calling him Lick 2.0

This board is more entertaining than the Duke/Baylor game