Jim Walden Calls Out Jon Miller

[DDThompson]

Walden's criticism does make sense. I mean, Lickliter and McDermott have better winning percentages than Walden so from his perspective they are successful and there is no need to criticize successful coaches.

Either that, or he'd like them to stick around another year or two so his coaching success is eased out of the consciousness of Iowans to be replaced by Lickliter's.

 

[Hawke]

Think you might have your timeline off there

Right you are, I got my two mediocre coaches named Jim mixed up. My bad.

 

[Hawkeye10970]

Jim Walden knows a winner when he sees one. He got to coach against Hayden Fry for eight years.

 

[storminspank]

Jim Walden has a place in his heart for coaches that underperform.

Give him credit, he had a winning record in almost 25% of his 17 seasons... almost.

 

[koolhandlick]

Mabey if Lickliter gets fired he can also get his own radio gig and spend his whole show making excuses for other p--s poor coaches. Walden would be a great mentor for him to copy.

 

[Pooker]

I just hope Jon Miller is happy. He got his wish.

 

[HawkeyeShane]

I just hope Jon Miller is happy. He got his wish.

What was his wish?

 

[HandsyHobo]

Jim Walden is a failed coach just trying to vent some anger

This.

 

[ShadasRevenge]

What was his wish?

That was a good email Shane!

 

[switch351]

It must be a call out Jon Miller Radio Weekend. Excellent.

That has to be a free advertising boost for you. Everyone is going to want to tune in and hear the controversial Jon Miller.

 

[IATrainMaster101]

Cool!

Coaches stick up for other coaches. Big surprise

So if Brett Bielema is on the hot seat, will Walden stand up for him you suppose?

 

[hoosieriniowa]

It amazes me that columnists and pundits can criticize the President of the United States (from either party) over the most minute policy decisions and nobody says a word. Yet if you dare criticize a coach, someone will say "you never played the game".

I come from a coaching family so I understand how it feels to hear a family member criticized. For Jim Walden to break out this argument is asinine. It's not because Walden was a failure and a hack. It's because the performance of the basketball teams at Iowa and ISU warrant the criticism.

 

[ShadasRevenge]

It amazes me that columnists and pundits can criticize the President of the United States (from either party) over the most minute policy decisions and nobody says a word. Yet if you dare criticize a coach, someone will say "you never played the game".

I come from a coaching family so I understand how it feels to hear a family member criticized. For Jim Walden to break out this argument is asinine. It's not because Walden was a failure and a hack. It's because the performance of the basketball teams at Iowa and ISU warrant the criticism.

Walden wasn't criticizing the coaches, he was criticizing the media.

 

[brhawks18]

Has Jim Zabel commented on the Lickliter situation? He has in the past defended Hawkeye coaches in just about every situation.

Not living in Iowa, I don't get to hear the Jim and Jim show and other then the call in show with Jon after football games, I don't get to hear Jim Zabel.

I'm just curious if he's said anything. If not, I think his silence would be pretty telling.

 

[hoosieriniowa]

I didn't put that very well. What I meant to convey is that Walden has no business criticizing the media for having an opinion on this issue.

 

[IlpYGwoeBk]

Now Jon = Jim Walden. It all comes full circle, amirite?

 

[99topdawg]

What was his wish?

 

[hawkdrummer1]

Jim Walden is a goober. That is all.

 

[homes]

Cool!

Coaches stick up for other coaches. Big surprise

Exactly. If cues were taken from other coaches about Iowa's coaches, Todd Lickliter would still be the basketball coach - at least according to Tom Izzo.

 

[Hawknigh]

Now Jon = Jim Walden. It all comes full circle, amirite?

Wow. This board still has threads started in 2010. Makes me shudder to think about the bytes wasted.