**2025 Iowa Offseason & Coaching Search Thread***

[BBK]

I wonder if he can get his wife a job in the athletic office. Maybe his super-fan brother can be the video coordinator. Mom can get a spot in athletics fundraising. Let's just grift the entire family into the equation!

Marge always looks like she just ripped a nasty fart.

 

[BillyBob]

Nepotism is a cancer and it has metastasized throughout the athletic department

 

[Fair and Balanced]

It was unavoidable it seems. The top 2 coaching candidates both have sons that would have immediately been on the team.

One deserves it.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

I begrudge no Iowa fan for having nepotism PTSD at this point.

Agreed. It shouldn’t be an issue but given what the past 15 years have looked like the backlash is predicable and understandable.

 

[KitKatApples]

So Ben didn’t read the room well?

 

[BillyBob]

The guy isn’t as smart as I thought if he used up all of his new hire goodwill before even coaching a game.

 

[Greg Obrecht]

He will never see meaningful game minutes. I don’t give two shits who the 14th or 15th player on the team is. Especially when the head coach has a track record of keeping his rotations very tight. This ain’t Fran, you idiots.

 

[douglasbader]

The important thing when you finally get your dream job and millions and millions of dollars is to make sure that you get your mediocre son a $100k scholarship and spot on the roster at level of basketball no other human in the world would have given him a nickel for before you have coached your first game.

Players on the team and future recruits never cringe at the thought of having to act a certain way to a teammate because they are the coach's son and certainly love having that extra set of eyes in the locker room that will run to daddy the first chance he gets after hearing something he thinks might be bad. Not being able to be open and honest with a teammate is a wonderful thing.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

He will never see meaningful game minutes. I don’t give two shits who the 14th or 15th player on the team is. Especially when the head coach has a track record of keeping his rotations very tight. This ain’t Fran, you idiots.

Then don't do Fran things

 

[Hawkstrat]

The guy isn’t as smart as I thought if he used up all of his new hire goodwill before even coaching a game.

Seems like a vast majority of fans don't care about this.

 

[douglasbader]

I only care enough to post on here, but outside of this I'm all on team Benny!

 

[roseboundhawk]

Seems like a vast majority of fans don't care about this.

The vast majority of fans don't care about Iowa basketball partly due to stuff like this.

 

[CurdMan]

If given the choice I’d prefer they didn’t, but just about every D1 coach with a son who is worth even a quarter of a shit in the sport they coach does this. Most of them are practice players or glorified managers who are good locker room kids because they care about helping the program and know they aren’t good enough to play. This is a problem for Iowa currently because of Brian and Patrick. Those were major exceptions to what is common throughout college athletics. This kid is nowhere near good enough to play and this is going to be ok

 

[douglasbader]

All Halo freaking out aside, it doesn't matter and I'm sure it likely will end up a net positive, but it's just super fucking annoying instantly another coach's son is on the roster. That's all.

 

[Stomper15]

He wouldn't be on the roster for any other I am a giant douche team.

 

[kenos]

Could be worse. At least we don't have a coach that put his trans son on scholarship.

 

[CleteyColgate]

Bitching all week....

"Doesn't matter"

 

[iowa4ever20]

He wouldn't be on the roster for any other I am a giant douche team.

This is bullshit. Wisconsin literally has Gard’s shitty kid on the roster right now. Izzo just had his kid on the roster for 5 years.

 

[Stomper15]

This is bullshit. Wisconsin literally has Gard’s shitty kid on the roster right now. Izzo just has his kid on the roster for 5 years.

No it's not. He didn't have one major offer. He didn't even have recruiting profiles on the major sites. You don't need to white knight this.

If his Dad was not the coach, he would not be in the Big Ten right now.

 

[cloudhawk]

No it's not. He didn't have one major offer. He didn't even have recruiting profiles on the major sites. You don't need to white knight this.

If his Dad was not the coach, he would not be in the Big Ten right now.

But he would probably be at Drake.....

 

[Herbie2]

But he would probably be at Drake.....

Then only Thrawn would give a shit.

 

[CurdMan]

No it's not. He didn't have one major offer. He didn't even have recruiting profiles on the major sites. You don't need to white knight this.

If his Dad was not the coach, he would not be in the Big Ten right now.

Two points:

1) his dad IS the coach and it’s been pointed out that everyone does this. Most coaches kids aren’t as good as the walk ons

2) you can say this about most any walk on among the p5 teams. The end of the bench/walk ons suck

 

[Stomper15]

Two points:

1) his dad IS the coach and it’s been pointed out that everyone does this. Most coaches kids aren’t as good as the walk ons

2) you can say this about most any walk on among the p5 teams. The end of the bench/walk ons suck

Don't disagree. Personally think it wasn't a smart move given all the recent issues there have been with coaches kids and Iowa. He wouldn't have gotten this slot had he not been the coaches kid.

 

[Alan Lomax]

Don't disagree. Personally think it wasn't a smart move given all the recent issues there have been with coaches kids and Iowa. He wouldn't have gotten this slot had he not been the coaches kid.

I doubt he cares if fans think it wasn’t smart. I wouldn’t, it’s another year with my kid.

 

[MikeyJoe]

I doubt he cares if fans think it wasn’t smart. I wouldn’t, it’s another year with my kid.

It’s not your family business.

 

[Alan Lomax]

It’s not your family business.

Fire me.

 

[BBK]

It’s not your family business.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

All Halo freaking out aside, it doesn't matter and I'm sure it likely will end up a net positive, but it's just super fucking annoying instantly another coach's son is on the roster. That's all.

halo is a quadrilateral. You still have one more side to cover.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

I appreciate you guys being upset about this.

can’t wait until he plays meaningful minutes.

 

[Talkin' Goat]

I just really hope we’re able to talk about this all summer.

 

[Dr. Zaius]

Coach BM’s next priority is to bring back the PTL

 

[BBK]

Coach BM’s next priority is to bring back the PTL

We need PTL fantasy again

 

[Lil Scamp]

We need PTL fantasy again

Lol is that real?

 

[Hawk_Kegmasters]

Lol is that real?

It was real and it was spectacular.

 

[BBK]

That PTL fantasy league was 14 years ago. I was fat, married, had just graduated from UChicago, living in a small basement apartment on Addison a few blocks from Lane Tech.

I was still in my 20s

 

[cloudhawk]

Just tarping it up- living the dream

 

[Mysterio]

Coach BM’s next priority is to bring back the PTL

id be happy with a team that finishes out playing the regular season instead of magical finger injuries

 

[BBK]

Just tarping it up- living the dream

I'm happy I had that experience but it was kind of miserable to be honest.

I'm much happier now

 

[brantshawks]

id be happy with a team that finishes out playing the regular season instead of magical finger injuries

Your mom gave me a magical finger injury.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

That PTL fantasy league was 14 years ago. I was fat, married, had just graduated from UChicago, living in a small basement apartment on Addison a few blocks from Lane Tech.

I was still in my 20s

and I’m still waiting on my women’s GTL shorts that i was supposed to get for winning.

What’s funny is that I now have a 14 year old basketball player that would wear them daily.

 

[Fair and Balanced]

and I’m still waiting on my women’s GTL shorts that i was supposed to get for winning.

What’s funny is that I now have a 14 year old basketball player that would wear them daily.

That really is funny, Wade.

 

[UnKnOwN_SeRb]

Your mom gave me a magical finger injury.

Hope it heals well.

 

[Mysterio]

Your mom gave me a magical finger injury.

id say its more likely you get that on sunday at the parade

 

[brantshawks]

id say its more likely you get that on sunday at the parade

That's why I wear the fingerless gloves.

 

[Lil Scamp]

That's why I use my fist.

 

[snips]

@UnKnOwN_SeRb -rockin the new avatar

 

[UnKnOwN_SeRb]

@UnKnOwN_SeRb -rockin the new avatar

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#SeRbforSand

 

[BBK]

For Pride Month, I want to come back to Iowa and #Sand

 

[Hawk&Balls]

pound serb for sand?

 

[Greg Obrecht]

and I’m still waiting on my women’s GTL shorts that i was supposed to get for winning.

What’s funny is that I now have a 14 year old basketball player that would wear them daily.

You have a hostage to in the basement?