If you only visit Iowa boards or talk to Iowa fans...

[hawkfarmer]

Weren't people really concerned that KF was going to leave when he had success? Look where that got us. Just sayin.

Oh, and I heart Fran.

 

[homes]

Yah I read all of that after his hiring at Iowa. Definitely butt hurt. The only concerns I have is once Iowa is fully back next year is if the Irish's program starts to drag will they try to poach Fran from us? He and the wifey pooh are alumni I believe.

I don't think he's going anywhere when you look at his situation. He's in his early 50s. He's got young boys. He finally made it to a major conference program (that some consider to be the best basketball conference right now) after paying his dues for years as an assistant and mid-major coach. Assuming his ever increasing success at Iowa, I don't see him pulling up stakes 2-5 years from now, to move to another place to coach for 7-10 years before he retires. If he was in his 30s or early 40s, in the early stages of a career as a rising talent, it would be more of a chance that could happen.

As to ND, his wife went there, he went to Penn. Further, even though not true in this instance as it relates to ND, the notion that coaches can't wait to come back to coach at their alma mater is way over-stated.

 

[hawkfan33]

I don't think he's going anywhere when you look at his situation. He's in his early 50s. He's got young boys. He finally made it to a major conference program (that some consider to be the best basketball conference right now) after paying his dues for years as an assistant and mid-major coach. Assuming his ever increasing success at Iowa, I don't see him pulling up stakes 2-5 years from now, to move to another place to coach for 7-10 years before he retires. If he was in his 30s or early 40s, in the early stages of a career as a rising talent, it would be more of a chance that could happen.

As to ND, his wife went there, he went to Penn. Further, even though not true in this instance as it relates to ND, the notion that coaches can't wait to come back to coach at their alma mater is way over-stated.

Agreed. ND isn't going to be hiring a 60 year old coach, also the number of coaches who jump from one BCS conference job to another, is extremely limited especially outside of the elite jobs (which ND is not). Moves like Herb Sendek to ASU or Frank Martin to SC are very rare and usually occur only with some internal university politics (not getting along with AD, boosters, etc) or as a step down think Stan Heath to USF or Bruce Weber to KSU.

 

[GhostofBTT]

There were plenty of other people who liked the hire, but once again your viewpoint was just based on taking a contrarian stance and says nothing about your basketball knowledge.

You weren't there, so you don't know. I am talking the SECOND the news broke, this board went into a full on conniption, the likes of which KOK or GD could only dream.

 

[DaBears]

on other sites I didn't see that as their were a few Siena fans Bragging Fran up and congratulating Iowa on the hire I get the impression they new a Big Time program would hire him away from them,
as for ND no way will they get him if he gets Iowa up there, Iowa is in the BT one of the top conferences in the country, so why would he leave.. ND would be a lateral move at best

You are joking, right?