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

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

After this game, I was convinced Iowa was going to win a natty w/ Alford at some point. Fuck.

 

[douglasbader]

Link to some game footage. Fuckin’ halcyon days, amigos. My senior year of HS. Look at the graphics. And then Woolridge, Kingsbury and Settled are so goddamn yoked.

That was 30 years ago and it's startling to see how jacked those guys were compared to the Iowa team this last season. Kingsbury, Woolridge, Settles, Millard, Murray and others built like brick shithouses. Imagine a little dork like Patrick McCaffery trying to play in that game.

 

[douglasbader]

That’s awesome for Fran. I bet he gets them to the tournament.

Agreed. I wonder if he will jump to another job after a couple years and take one more run at the big time.

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

I do remember seeing Woolridge up close at PTL and being stunned at how skinny his legs were. Possibly the originator of the skipping leg day trope. He was more top heavy than a chick with GGs. Not hating . A top 3-4 Hawk of all time for me but he was comically disproportionate.

 

[Fletch]

Link to some game footage. Fuckin’ halcyon days, amigos. My senior year of HS. Look at the graphics. And then Woolridge, Kingsbury and Settled are so goddamn yoked.

UCONN had been to exactly zero final fours when this game was played.

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

That was 30 years ago and it's startling to see how jacked those guys were compared to the Iowa team this last season. Kingsbury, Woolridge, Settles, Millard, Murray and others built like brick shithouses. Imagine a little dork like Patrick McCaffery trying to play in that game.

Bowen was a sophomore and still pretty skinny, but he was always tough as fuck.

This was also the laughable Davis years of understating his posts’ height by at least an inch. Bowen and Settles 6’7. Millard 6’8. Koch and Rucker 6’9 etc. I think that team was top 2 or 3 in rebound margin.

 

[rodg12]

That’s awesome for Fran. I bet he gets them to the tournament.

It’s been said before here, but there are good odds he’ll end up with a better PG there than he ever had at Iowa. Which is confounding.

 

[BBK]

I enjoyed him thanking the coaches since Lute for building up the program but omitting Alford and The Criminal

Going back through this thread and this was an interesting item.

You'd have to be a pretty close follower of Iowa basketball and possibly even an awareness of Iowa messageboard dialogue to omit Alford there

 

[CamelTones]

After this game, I was convinced Iowa was going to win a natty w/ Alford at some point. Fuck.

That UCONN team ended up being kinda shitty by their standards.

Also lol at the experimental rules in this game. On the 10th team foul, the team that was fouled had the option of shooting free throws or taking the ball out of bounds. Only benefit would be if the other team fouls up 3…but then they would just keep fouling.

 

[Stu Beagle]

My sources told me nobody is sad that Marge is leaving. And Fran has been medicated for the last year or two to help his anger/stress issues.

 

[StinkyMcFadden]

My sources told me nobody is sad that Marge is leaving. And Fran has been medicated for the last year or two to help his anger/stress issues.

He didn't want to get mad again.

 

[Mysterio]

My sources told me nobody is sad that Marge is leaving.

jim mondanaro and other restaurateurs' business will take a hit

 

[The Dad]

My sources told me nobody is sad that Marge is leaving. And Fran has been medicated for the last year or two to help his anger/stress issues.

 

[Herky823]

jim mondanaro and other restaurateurs' business will take a hit

Hopefully the Iowa State game being in Iowa City every other year will be enough to keep them afloat.

 

[kmurp]

My sources told me nobody is sad that Marge is leaving. And Fran has been medicated for the last year or two to help his anger/stress issues.

How would someone know what meds Fran is taking? Inadvertent inclusion in a group text?

 

[Stomper15]

 

[L. Wade Childress]

It’s been said before here, but there are good odds he’ll end up with a better PG there than he ever had at Iowa. Which is confounding.

Dau Jok

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Going back through this thread and this was an interesting item.

You'd have to be a pretty close follower of Iowa basketball and possibly even an awareness of Iowa messageboard dialogue to omit Alford there

I was 20 when I first started reading Super Hawkeye or whatever it was. Coach is five years younger than me and a basketball junkie. There is a 100% chance that he has had an iowa message board handle.

 

[KitKatApples]

Hopefully the Iowa State game being in Iowa City every other year will be enough to keep them afloat.

It truly is good for the state

 

[Uli Kunkel]

Maybe he goes by ddevries online to throw everyone off.

 

[Fletch]

I was 20 when I first started reading Super Hawkeye or whatever it was. Coach is five years younger than me and a basketball junkie. There is a 100% chance that he has had an iowa message board handle.

I hope he does and has one here so we can find out if anyone has called him a dumbfuck.

That would be the ultimate selfie.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Ben McCollum was 25 when halo started

 

[Fletch]

@StinkyMcFadden , how’re your wrists and jaw feeling today? How many wet wipes did you go through?

 

[Herky823]

Ben McCollum was 25 when halo started

Damn. He is old.

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

Ben McCollum was 25 when halo started

Heard McCollum was among those posters on the old HROT banned by Kakert in August 2007.

 

[KitKatApples]

He's @IzaHawkeye isn't he

 

[Dr. Zaius]

Ben McCollum come out of the shadows and reveal yourself!

 

[L. Wade Childress]

https://www.hawkeyelounge.com/members/bmac40.14744/

Welcome, coach.

 

[newsbreaker]

lol. That would be hilarious.

That account has never posted, so at a minimum he’s smarter than all of us. The least we can ask for.

 

[rodg12]

lol. That would be hilarious.

That account has never posted, so at a minimum he’s smarter than all of us. The least we can ask for.

Created last Saturday...

 

[Geese]

He's here if you're paying attention

 

[newsbreaker]

Ah. I hadn’t looked closely. Still probably smarter than us.

 

[LifelongHawk]

Created last Saturday...

About an hour after the Drake game ended.

 

[Herbie2]

"I can tell you that I was a big fan prior to the hire, but he absolutely blew me away today!! Sitting there I wiped away tears 3 or 4 times as he layed out the future by connecting with the past. He is soooo Kirk like in multiple ways, with his vision, his plan and his passion."

- Gasser

 

[Hawk&Balls]

No words, just tears

 

[ABeardedDragon]

He's @IzaHawkeye isn't he

Don't think Ben is gay.

 

[KitKatApples]

oh

 

[rodg12]

"I can tell you that I was a big fan prior to the hire, but he absolutely blew me away today!! Sitting there I wiped away tears 3 or 4 times as he layed out the future by connecting with the past. He is soooo Kirk like in multiple ways, with his vision, his plan and his passion."

- Gasser

Who?

 

[Fletch]

Gasser

 

[Dr. Zaius]

Gasser better pony up another mil or GTFO the sideline

 

[OlePeep]

perhaps it's been noted, but along w/ the Alford/Lick omissions, he also only named Dix/Pryce/Koch as portal entrants fans should ping to convince them to return to his roster. No "Brock", "Owen" or "Ladji". Agree w/ him but pretty bold/direct.

 

[The Dad]

perhaps it's been noted, but along w/ the Alford/Lick omissions, he also only named Dix/Pryce/Koch as portal entrants fans should ping to convince them to return to his roster. No "Brock", "Owen" or "Ladji". Agree w/ him but pretty bold/direct.

You don’t recruit players you don’t want.

 

[newsbreaker]

You don’t recruit players you don’t want.

We’ve recruited a lot of players I don’t think anybody wants.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

I am hearing that coop is staying. That’s good.

 

[Dr. Zaius]

perhaps it's been noted, but along w/ the Alford/Lick omissions, he also only named Dix/Pryce/Koch as portal entrants fans should ping to convince them to return to his roster. No "Brock", "Owen" or "Ladji". Agree w/ him but pretty bold/direct.

Didn’t want them anyway

 

[L. Wade Childress]

We’ve recruited a lot of players I don’t think anybody wants.

and posters.

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

perhaps it's been noted, but along w/ the Alford/Lick omissions, he also only named Dix/Pryce/Koch as portal entrants fans should ping to convince them to return to his roster. No "Brock", "Owen" or "Ladji". Agree w/ him but pretty bold/direct.

I’d take Freeman back but not at $1 mil plus for his shit attitude.

 

[douglasbader]

I am hearing that coop is staying. That’s good.

He gone. Fuck.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

I’d take Freeman back but not at $1 mil plus for his shit attitude.

We looked better at times without him

 

[BillyBob]

I’d take Freeman back but not at $1 mil plus for his shit attitude.

fuck that pudgy quitter