Fran-con Gone at Iowa

[Unregistered User]

Current rumor:

Beth Goetz, the Athletic Director at Iowa, has sent an email to high-level university staff that a change in leadership will occur in men's basketball - likely announced with a press release late this afternoon.

 

[USAF]

Scratch McCollum off the list.

 

[Ewert86PC]

I wonder if my FiL, a Hawkeye booster and Ben Johnson admirer, is going to push the hire of CBJ in Iowa City?

Maybe he only admired beating CBJ-coached teams?

 

[Arnold Babar]

What time was he fired?

 

[DarthGopher]

What time was he fired?

And was it respectful?

 

[restovich]

Did they check his melatonin?

 

[Bad Gopher]

I thought you were supposed to give someone five losing seasons in a row before you consider firing them!

 

[dbmn]

I thought you were supposed to give someone five losing seasons in a row before you consider firing them!

Based on B10 records, If that was true, then Coyle should be gone.

 

[Zeppelin Gopher]

Pretty epic that Fran got booted from a 5 second / 2 technical ejection in his last game as Hawkeye coach.

He died doing what he loved, we should all be so lucky!

 

[Breakin' The Plane]

If Fran gets fired, that means there are zero magenta-faced coaches in men's college basketball.

 

[Ope3]

Pretty epic that Fran got booted from a 5 second / 2 technical ejection in his last game as Hawkeye coach.

He died doing what he loved, we should all be so lucky!

It was a pretty good contest up to that point, then pretty much Game Over.

Apparently both in the micro and macro.

 

[dlnavra]

Well I'm sure everyone else saw it, but it's now official. Not a stretch to say either McCollum or DeVries next up for Iowa?

 

[Ewert86PC]

And was it respectful?

Was there a "Fran tries hard" media onslaught?
What did Seth Davis have to say?

 

[cheeseheadgophfan]

Charles Hallman weighing in on firing a guy who averaged 20 wins per season over 15 seasons? The Gophers would erect a statue for that.....

 

[dlnavra]

I guess you could add Chris Jans to the list for Iowa.

 

[WindyCityGopher]

Coyle could pull the ultimate troll job and hire Fran.

 

[Rex]

Charles Hallman weighing in on firing a guy who averaged 20 wins per season over 15 seasons? The Gophers would erect a statue for that.....

Iowa hasn't had a black head coach since George Raveling (1983-86). 4 white coaches have been hired in the last 39 years. I'm sure Mr.Hallman is headed to Iowa City. After all... "you can't fire the coach, until you hire the coach"

 

[MNVCGUY]

Coyle could pull the ultimate troll job and hire Fran.

He's only 65....got some good years left assuming his head doesn't explode at some point during one of his temper tantrums....

 

[Bad Gopher]

My wife and I were talking at lunch. Fran is 65, and now might be a good time for him to retire from coaching, but of course it's up to him. She and I agreed he would be good in broadcasting. He's articulate and, I'm sure, insightful.

 

[GopherRock]

Given Fran's temper history, I'm surprised that he got fired before he had a seizure on the sideline.

 

[leib0039]

I'd be shocked if it wasn't Devries or McCollum here.

It might work out for them, and Fran is interesting, but they had a lot of really good players and seasons worth Fran. I wouldn't be upset if they went backwards as a program for the next 40 years or so

 

[Holy Man]

My wife and I were talking at lunch. Fran is 65, and now might be a good time for him to retire from coaching, but of course it's up to him. She and I agreed he would be good in broadcasting. He's articulate and, I'm sure, insightful.

As an Irishman he probably has a wicked gallows humor that would play well in some circles.

 

[Bad Gopher]

As an Irishman he probably has a wicked gallows humor that would play well in some circles.

"One Irishman is worth ten thousand of you!"



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I've mentioned this multiple times here, but Bruce Hyde went on to become a professor at St. Cloud State until his untimely passing from cancer.

 

[Bayfieldgopher]

Who could replace Fran McCaffery as Iowa basketball's next head coach? Here are possibilities

Here is an extensive list of coaching candidates Iowa men's basketball might look at to take over the Hawkeyes' program.

www.hawkcentral.com

 

[Bad Gopher]

Who could replace Fran McCaffery as Iowa basketball's next head coach? Here are possibilities

Here is an extensive list of coaching candidates Iowa men's basketball might look at to take over the Hawkeyes' program.

www.hawkcentral.com

Jans went to Loras! I didn't know that.

 

[Bob_Loblaw]

As a fellow Irishman, I have been bombarding twitter with passive aggressive non-accusations that point out that he is Irish, he had a winning Big 10 record, and he was fired on a Friday in lent and therefore his fish fry was ruined. I am not saying the firing was anti-Irish and/or anti-Catholic, I just wanted to passive aggressively point those things out.

 

[60's Guy]

I thought you were supposed to give someone five losing seasons in a row before you consider firing them

I think that rule only applies to black coaches.

 

[Bad Gopher]

As a fellow Irishman, I have been bombarding twitter with passive aggressive non-accusations that point out that he is Irish, he had a winning Big 10 record, and he was fired on a Friday in lent and therefore his fish fry was ruined. I am not saying the firing was anti-Irish and/or anti-Catholic, I just wanted to passive aggressively point those things out.

Well played.

 

[LongLiveMilesTarver]

Coyle could pull the ultimate troll job and hire Fran.

I would take him in a heartbeat.

 

[WindyCityGopher]

I would take him in a heartbeat.

Honestly? So would I.