PatrickAdamovicz
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I'm no insider, but from reading those that are, I get the suspicion that the money IS already sitting in the bank!
Lick returns with a PIP
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If Barta actually believes that Gatens and Fuller are transferring if TL stays then no plan will help him stay for another year. Cuz if those two leave both TL and Barta will be gone. If you don't believe those two are leaving then it is within the realm of possibility that TL could get another year.
HawkeyesWin
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My bet is that an announcement comes out tomorrow morning about Lick getting ousted. You just don't keep a coach after a season like we had and not come out with a vote of confidence after the last game.
If everone stayed, I would be fine with giving Lick one last year to turn it around but I think the writing is on the wall.
If everone stayed, I would be fine with giving Lick one last year to turn it around but I think the writing is on the wall.
DFaceHawkeye
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Don't disrespect him over this... this is exactly what coaches do with incoming recruit. They use the popular media devices the recruits use in order to communicate with them. Remember the Harrison Barnes Skyped Roy Williams when he committed...
parquet
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Roy Williams was at the Ames game on Saturday. That's what coaches do with an incoming recruit.
tmurph2643
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Ding Ding... Twitter is done by acquaintances.
GhostofBTT
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Tweeter is absolutely correct. I am almost certain that Lickliter will be back next season.
I have noticed two trends here that are amusing. First is that people here think it is really easy to buy out millions of dollars of a contract and then shell out more for another coach when it isn't your money. I don't know where the assumption came from that Barta is sitting on a huge pile of money to throw around came from, but it is very bizarre.
Second, the assumption that the events of last week have somehow made Barta cross the Rubicon, i.e. it has come so far, he has no choice but to fire him. Please, someone give me a single, legitimite, sourced story that Barta has or had any intentions on firing Lick, that Lick had any intentions on leaving, or that any players threatened to leave.
Waiting...
People seem to think so much has changed, but nothing changed.
I have noticed two trends here that are amusing. First is that people here think it is really easy to buy out millions of dollars of a contract and then shell out more for another coach when it isn't your money. I don't know where the assumption came from that Barta is sitting on a huge pile of money to throw around came from, but it is very bizarre.
Second, the assumption that the events of last week have somehow made Barta cross the Rubicon, i.e. it has come so far, he has no choice but to fire him. Please, someone give me a single, legitimite, sourced story that Barta has or had any intentions on firing Lick, that Lick had any intentions on leaving, or that any players threatened to leave.
Waiting...
People seem to think so much has changed, but nothing changed.
tmurph2643
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Being that Iowa is sitting right behind Notre Dame in athletic revenue... two words.. Charlie Weis.
That was a much more ridiculous buyout than Lickliter. As for a source... I think you just need to read between the lines of Barta saying... he uses the word "I" when addressing his evaluation and decisions for next year.... doesn't say "we" as in coach and I, but I. I. I.
GhostofBTT
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Like I said, it is easy how to decide to spend other people's money.
And of course I forgot that most AD's make coaching changes by asking the fans to infer meaning in banal generalities in post-season press releases. That one's on Ghost.
tmurph2643
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ok, that is pretty funny. I understand what your saying... I like to argue.. You are correct in many ways... I just don't believe that there is a ton of logic used in major division 1 athletics when it comes to hiring and firing coaches. I think the fans speak louder than you are giving credit.
GhostofBTT
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I am just the opposite. When someone is responsibile for spending millions of dollars, they use a great deal of logic in firing and hiring.
Fans are often ignorant, short-sighted, emotional, and completely oblivious to all contingencies, and are much, much much less likely to use logic in this scenario, since they are emotionally involved (rather than logically), and they are insulated from the problems. If something goes wrong, they are not the ones getting fired, and stuck looking for a new city to live in.
The smart people who acheive in their line of work don't (and shouldn't) take their cues from a group of flighty people who do not fully comprehend the situation.
tmurph2643
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i completely agree with you, I just think when it comes to college athletics, that logic that SHOULD be there, is not present. Look at Notre Dame, Kentucky, North Carolina (with Williams predecessor), Indiana (fired a coach who took them to a national championship game)... it happens sometimes.
