When Fran is asking for a raise in April, all he needs to do is print off this thread and give it to Barta. Negotiations will not be required.
I don't think you can find many posts from me at that point in Iowa basketball. I was so mad at the situation I think I stopped watching it. It's nice to see some of the usual Kool-Aid suspects representing. Hilarious.Lmao, I was thinking the same thing.
Good Lord, I've done my best to block out that whole period of Iowa basketball, but when I read the quote about it being 10 minutes before we made a field goal, all the bad memories kept rushing back. There were SO MANY games where we'd go on field goal droughts of 8, 1012 minutes. It was so freaking pathetic. Thank God the days of 15, 18, 20 point halves are WAY in the rearview. It's funny, though, reading some posters trying to defend Lick's system. It wasn't a system at all....it was a travesty!
Since 1982, I have watched basically all of the Iowa BB games that we could watch whether we could see them at home, had to go to a bar or even bought a sat dish to see them. Durin this time, my co-watcher (a former Iowa pole vaulter) was always there.
During the Alford years we were always wondering what type (if any) offense we were running. That period just constantly, incessantly dragged us down. Then the Lick era just finished the program off.
Now even when we are so fortunate to have a good team that is so well coached and so fun to watch, I will still make an occasional comment referring back to something from the Lick era. I think we should all remember what is my friends response is when ever I lapse back into that negative mood:
"Lick's gone and he's never comming back".
Since 1982, I have watched basically all of the Iowa BB games that we could watch whether we could see them at home, had to go to a bar or even bought a sat dish to see them. Durin this time, my co-watcher (a former Iowa pole vaulter) was always there.
During the Alford years we were always wondering what type (if any) offense we were running. That period just constantly, incessantly dragged us down. Then the Lick era just finished the program off.
Now even when we are so fortunate to have a good team that is so well coached and so fun to watch, I will still make an occasional comment referring back to something from the Lick era. I think we should all remember what is my friends response is when ever I lapse back into that negative mood:
"Lick's gone and he's never comming back".
"The offense wasn't exactly clicking tonight. It took them almost 10 minutes to make a field goal."
Errrrrmmmaaaggggeeeerrrrdddd!
I get why people hate Alford but my god Lick was so much worse.
The players he brought in to play in this conference made us a laughing stock.
I get why people hate Alford but my god Lick was so much worse.
The players he brought in to play in this conference made us a laughing stock.
John Lickliter was a pretty good role player.
If his role was to give gator aid to the team, then I agree.John Lickliter was a pretty good role player. Too bad he did not stay with the program for Fran's first couple years. Wasn't he a walk on also? It's not too often that a walk on contributes as much as he did.