Maybe discouraged is a better word than down. For me and most of you it was probably Lick's last two years which was a no-watch boor show. Alford's crap in his last year with a top team was bad. I cant believe how little interest I have for anything Iowa Bball right now or even during the Big 10 season last year.
Never was down with Miller, Lute, Davis, even Raveling because he had really good athletes. But the color was off the rose somewhat on Raveling and Alford because they were not very good in-game coaches. Hell I can never even remember the coach that followed Miller, yes one of his best players, James Speed, had an awful outcome but those were bad years.
There seems to be a trend that not long after the disinterest starts the clock starts ticking on the current coach as they seem to get fired or leave. Are we trending that way? I really hope not because Fran has shown he can get the hawks way up in the polls. To me he just needs that really good true point guard, quit blowing his stack, coach some defense and get back to top 15 level.
Never was down with Miller, Lute, Davis, even Raveling because he had really good athletes. But the color was off the rose somewhat on Raveling and Alford because they were not very good in-game coaches. Hell I can never even remember the coach that followed Miller, yes one of his best players, James Speed, had an awful outcome but those were bad years.
There seems to be a trend that not long after the disinterest starts the clock starts ticking on the current coach as they seem to get fired or leave. Are we trending that way? I really hope not because Fran has shown he can get the hawks way up in the polls. To me he just needs that really good true point guard, quit blowing his stack, coach some defense and get back to top 15 level.