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

[Hawk&Balls]

Imagine paying someone 2 mil for one year to lose in the second round.

 

[HerkyHopeful]

3 shit players don't equal one good one. That is a terrible strategy.

How much did Thelwell cost? Guarantee it was less than 500k. Splitting Dix's $2 million among 3 players is a much better solution

 

[Gushawk]

I don’t think Dix stays, but I do think playing with Stirtz and for McCollum would be very good for him. I think he fades into the background at a place like Kansas.

 

[HerkyHopeful]

I don’t think Dix stays, but I do think playing with Stirtz and for McCollum would be very good for him. I think he fades into the background at a place like Kansas.

Absolutely, but he also faded into the background at times for Iowa this year.

 

[Brad Wesley]

How much did Thelwell cost? Guarantee it was less than 500k. Splitting Dix's $2 million among 3 players is a much better solution

Agreed, assuming you can find a highly undervalued guy like Thelwell.

 

[Reggie Dunlop]

KU just really likes Dix, no matter the spelling.

 

[maxinquaye]

I mean on paper if you take how much last year’s Iowa team is going to make this coming year you might think we had a good team. There has got to be better value to be had out there for talent than paying Dix 2 mil. Don’t get me wrong I would love to have him back.

Any clue how much Iowa is paying Stirtz?

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Yeah I think the number is 2mm. They don't have that.

What a world to think a few years ago he could be making minimum wage in the G-League now to play at Illinois 2mm.

they have it

 

[Hawkstrat]

they have it

Sounds like they should have something like 4.5 or 5.5, which isn't nothing. But if you have that much, you can't justify spending 2 on a SG who will occasionally vanish.

Stirtz and Dix would make a really nice start to the roster, but you aren't left with much after that.

 

[snips]

Stirtz and Dix would make a really nice start to the roster

'Stirtz and Dix' sounds like a really nice folk duo

 

[BillyBob]

Spending 40% of the budget on Dix would make it very difficult to add much more to the roster.

 

[Geese]

College sports are so fun now

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Spending 40% of the budget on Dix would make it very difficult to add much more to the roster.

he wants like 8 guys

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

he wants like 8 guys

Your mom wants 8 guys!!!!1!!!

 

[Moe Howard]

3 shit players don't equal one good one. That is a terrible strategy.

Moe says, this is Sagotigie, why would you spend that kind of bucks for a guy who can't spell defense, thank you Fran and on top of that plays 10 minutes great and then goes to the Airliner for a cold one, oh I like the latter strategy.

 

[Moe Howard]

Dix isn't Larry Bird and or Magic, move on people.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Your mom wants 8 guys!!!!1!!!

well she got 2 gays

 

[Moe Howard]

Your mom wants 8 guys!!!!1!!!

Well, a hole is hole is a hole, apparently this hole, (two options) is definitely a hole with eight options

 

[WCFHawkeye]

For those who say I am a shitty poster, and need to STFU, I present into evidence @Moe Howard.

 

[Fair and Balanced]

As does mine

True.

 

[Revolver]

Well, a hole is hole is a hole, apparently this hole, (two options) is definitely a hole with eight options

Less is Moe.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

For those who say I am a shitty poster, and need to STFU, I present into evidence @Moe Howard.

Those are not mutually exclusive

 

[BngHawk]

For those who say I am a shitty poster, and need to STFU, I present into evidence @Moe Howard.

Time to assert your dominance.

 

[Herky823]

For those who say I am a shitty poster, and need to STFU, I present into evidence @Moe Howard.

Does anyone say you’re a shitty poster?

I think most of us really like you, and those that don’t are probably afraid they’ll end up in your basement inside tins of assorted shelf stable fish.

 

[Jim Tebow]

BmcC had Drake competitive against this final four caliber team in ONE FUCKING YEAR. First of all, awrsome, camt wait to see what he does at iowa. Secondly LoFuckingL wtf was Indiana doing woth devries who had WVU as a bubble team in 1 year? Who is making decisoons over there?

 

[Hawkstrat]

Fuck, are you okay?

 

[Jim Tebow]

Fuck, are you okay?

Ya

 

[Grape Ape]

BmcC had Drake competitive against this final four caliber team in ONE FUCKING YEAR. First of all, awrsome, camt wait to see what he does at iowa. Secondly LoFuckingL wtf was Indiana doing woth devries who had WVU as a bubble team in 1 year? Who is making decisoons over there?

not sure but they have made questionable decisoons

 

[Revolver]

BmcC had Drake competitive against this final four caliber team in ONE FUCKING YEAR. First of all, awrsome, camt wait to see what he does at iowa. Secondly LoFuckingL wtf was Indiana doing woth devries who had WVU as a bubble team in 1 year? Who is making decisoons over there?

 

[L. Wade Childress]

BmcC had Drake competitive against this final four caliber team in ONE FUCKING YEAR. First of all, awrsome, camt wait to see what he does at iowa. Secondly LoFuckingL wtf was Indiana doing woth devries who had WVU as a bubble team in 1 year? Who is making decisoons over there?

they panicked. What I was told, everyone thought IU was going to wait for McCollum and he was going to take that job. Iowa went as far as offering the job to someone else before they realized McCollum was going to be available once IU hired DD. The coach with the original offer balked at our initial NIL commitment so that gave iowa time to talk to McCollum and get it done. Crazy stuff.

 

[CamelTones]

Paying Dix $2 million actually makes sense since he’ll be a senior and McCollum really only plays 7 or 8 guys a game. Hes bringing 4 guys from Drake. Appears Johnson-Arigu and Traore are staying (as of now). Bring in a portal big and try to get Koch back. They really don’t have to spend that much after the top 2.

 

[Grape Ape]

 

[Hawk&Balls]

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[HerkyHopeful]

they panicked. What I was told, everyone thought IU was going to wait for McCollum and he was going to take that job. Iowa went as far as offering the job to someone else before they realized McCollum was going to be available once IU hired DD. The coach with the original offer balked at our initial NIL commitment so that gave iowa time to talk to McCollum and get it done. Crazy stuff.

If you know all these details then certainly you'd know the name of the coach offered the job.

 

[Dr. Zaius]

Looks like Gatens is moving on. Was hoping Ben would keep him.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

If you know all these details then certainly you'd know the name of the coach offered the job.

Yes, I do.

he will likely be announced for a new job pretty soon- just not sure which one.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

I will say, part of the timeline doesn’t quite add up for me but I was getting the info second hand. If Beth truly thought IU was getting McCollum (as did many IU fans), DD would have been available. It’s possible that the conversations with DD had already happened and he wasn’t on board with the comp or NIL, so iowa moved on.

regardless, I don’t think I would trade McCollum for DD right now even if I could. Everyone seems to think we nailed this hire.

 

[Fletch]

I will say, part of the timeline doesn’t quite add up for me but I was getting the info second hand. If Beth truly thought IU was getting McCollum (as did many IU fans), DD would have been available. It’s possible that the conversations with DD had already happened and he wasn’t on board with the comp or NIL, so iowa moved on.

regardless, I don’t think I would trade McCollum for DD right now even if I could. Everyone seems to think we nailed this hire.

Me and @BBK wanted McCollum all along.

 

[Hawkstrat]

I don't have half as much confidence when I'm right as L.Wade has when he's wrong, about everything.



The witty comeback to this will be retarded.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

I don't have half as much confidence when I'm right as L.Wade has when he's wrong, about everything.



The witty comeback to this will be retarded.

Do you think any of this comes from my own mind? I simply pass along stuff I deem as credible and ignore everything else.

 

[BillyBob]

The level of wrongness is breathtaking

 

[Hawkstrat]

Do you think any of this comes from my own mind? I simply pass along stuff I deem as credible and ignore everything else.

You have remarkably bad judgment.

 

[Squat Cobbler]

Add me to the list.

Me and @BBK wanted McCollum all along.

If we’re never going to get much NIL together I’d prefer McCollum. I’m banking that he could squeeze the most out of a mediocre roster.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

You have remarkably bad judgment.

There’s no phrase I’ve heard more frequently in my life.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Well maybe “are you about done?”

 

[HiawathaHawk]

I think he actually got some info early on the coach he’s talking about, but this timeline makes absolutely zero sense.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

I think he actually got some info early on the coach he’s talking about, but this timeline makes absolutely zero sense.

If true, it leads me to believe that DD was #1 and simply couldn’t do it given the numbers, particularly with his agent working on deals like what IU ended up giving him. I mean they really overpaid.

I do know that this guy and several others really liked the iowa job other than the NIL uncertainty, which I actually mentioned several weeks back.

 

[tallperson54]

What's the news on Gatens?

 

[HerkyHopeful]

Yes, I do.

he will likely be announced for a new job pretty soon- just not sure which one.

Could you share the name? I'm curious where Beth went on this search. PM works

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Could you share the name? I'm curious where Beth went on this search. PM works

I will after I am shown to be correct. Otherwise, I’ll make something up about how I was RATT