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

[BBK]

Wade wants the all-yokel all-stars not at all understanding it’s exactly why Fran got shit canned today.

LWade probably advocated for Nile Kinnick Knapp

 

[The Dad]

When your game is name dropping, it’s imperative to keep it local.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

LWade probably advocated for Nile Kinnick Knapp

Big Noah knigga fan

 

[CurdMan]

That’s weird. My first guess would be that he just thinks Hassel is a clown but maybe he/they think he’s a snake and has been working the DeVries angle.

Yea, not sure if the “lol” is a dig at Gatens or implying that Gatens wouldn’t stay at Iowa after what went down. I would be shocked if he wouldn’t stay on to work for Devries. I know these coaches are emotional and it sucks to lose your job, but Spurlock and Eldridge might have the maturity and self restraint of high schoolers

 

[Hawkstrat]

Jirak will be an all-valley player. He’s big, athletic, and tough as shit. He would have had big ten offers had he waited. He’s way better than gerdes who had an iowa offer. Someone like him is exactly what we needed this year.

Pryce was coached defense by Fran mccaffery for two years. He has shot 39% from 3pt overall and 41% in conference play over two years. He’s a career 60% shooter from 2pt You are retarded if you think he won’t have a long list of HM options, but his arms are small or something. I demand big strong toughness!

He is not athletic.

 

[The Dad]

His athleticism will knock your socks off!

 

[HiawathaHawk]

Maybe DeVries actually is all lined up and Gatens is who Eldridge’s tweet was directed at.

 

[Hawkstrat]

If I had to guess, he was laughing at Hassel for being all rah, rah.

 

[The Dad]

He is not athletic.

He’s 100% the opposite of whatever that word means.

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

Trevin Jirak
Not From West Africa

 

[Hawkstrat]

I sure do hope D can land Trevin to pair with Pryce.

And with that, I'm aboard the McCollum train.

 

[HiawathaHawk]

I sure do hope D can land Trevin to pair with Pryce.

And with that, I'm aboard the McCollum train.

Bad news if you’re looking for Ben to bring in a bunch of athlete first guys.

 

[Silky Johnson]

His athleticism will knock your socks off!

He looks like a kid attempting to talk to his mom in the kitchen right after hot boxing a Nissan Altima.

 

[Hawkstrat]

Bad news if you’re looking for Ben to bring in a bunch of athlete first guys.

I'm more just giving L.Wade shit. I'm fine with Pryce.

 

[Hawkeye_Pierce]

He looks like a kid attempting to talk to his mom in the kitchen right after hot boxing a Nissan Altima.

This is an amazing visual.

 

[Stomper15]

 

[Harbinger]

Maybe DeVries actually is all lined up and Gatens is who Eldridge’s tweet was directed at.

This was my thought as well. Which would strangely bring the Fran era full circle, since Gatens was allegedly instrumental in getting The Criminal fired.

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

Matt "the Saboteur" Gatens

 

[FrodoTBaggin]

No more Iowa whites. It's absolute fool's gold (or bronze?). The mentality has to completely flip.

 

[HerkyHopeful]

Iowa (former) coaches seem to be publicly very pissy about this, I don't recall seeing that before. "I'm gonna wait a couple days before I say more" type shit. Although I never pay much attention to other teams assistant coaches when they've been fired.

If anything it highlights that it was time, these guys were way too comfortable putting out a mediocre team.

 

[HerkyHopeful]

no one really thinks bad of Connor, at all

He's a whiny little bitch

 

[CamelTones]

This is the pg transfer DeVries brought in for West Virginia this year. Sucks he was a senior. Averaged almost 19 ppg.

 

[MikeyJoe]

Iowa (former) coaches seem to be publicly very pissy about this, I don't recall seeing that before. "I'm gonna wait a couple days before I say more" type shit. Although I never pay much attention to other teams assistant coaches when they've been fired.

If anything it highlights that it was time, these guys were way too comfortable putting out a mediocre team.

I think too comfortable is the right way to put it.

I’ve been plenty vocal here that Fran wasn’t nearly as bad as IowaFan bitched about, but it’s undeniable that there was a really low ceiling on his tenure here. 15 years is a long time.

It’s understandable to be upset someone you like got fired, but it’s not like this was some cutthroat thing. He wasn’t wronged.

 

[Hawk24]

Spurlock’s reaction to that tweet could also simply be because it’s a goofy picture.

 

[Dr. Zaius]

I would be shocked if Matt didn’t stay on staff

 

[CamelTones]

Already knows where he’s going:

 

[brantshawks]

What a homo.

 

[CamelTones]

As of now sounds like Kansas, Arkansas or Gonzaga.

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

Matt "the Saboteur" Gatens

God Bless him

 

[Hawk&Balls]

Freeman is a perfect hunter Dickinson replacement

 

[kenos]

lazy, fat, no defense

bye

 

[Uff Da]

Freeman loves Fran it appears, so, did Freeman know Fran was going to be gone and then decided that he was going to transfer? Shut it down and not finish out the season for a coach you love?
Sounds like Payton played through injuries and Freeman couldn't play I guess.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

I couldn't possibly care any less whether any current assistants are retained.

Agree although I kinda want Gatens to stick. If for no other reason he was the one that seemed the most frustrated with the defense.

 

[Hawkstrat]

Agree although I kinda want Gatens to stick. If for no other reason he was the one that seemed the most frustrated with the defense.

That means you disagree.

 

[kenos]

let em all go

if it's Devries, then hopefully he brings in a couple hard, pipe-hitting BBK-approved young gentleman to change the style immediately.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

That means you disagree.

Nah I mean if they all go I’m fine with that too. Maybe Gatens was part of the problem too. Just going off a probably flawed “body language” observation.

So no, I dont disagree.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

But I mean if you wanna step outside we can talk abt it more.

 

[Hawkstrat]

 

[AZmessDAWG]

I sure do hope D can land Trevin to pair with Pryce.

And with that, I'm aboard the McCollum train.

Why are you being miserable about this?

 

[Hawkstrat]

Why are you being miserable about this?

Pretty bold coming from you.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Pretty bold coming from you.

You’re goddamn right

 

[AZmessDAWG]

I’m back baby!!!

 

[AZmessDAWG]

I was never gone if you were paying attention.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

We wish you would

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Gotta mouse in your pocket?

 

[The Dad]

 

[HiawathaHawk]

Why are you being miserable about this?

Because he has to zig if anyone zags.

 

[Hawkstrat]

I was making fun of L.Wade calling him D, like they're old drinking buddies or something. I think DeVries would be a good hire.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Freeman loves Fran it appears, so, did Freeman know Fran was going to be gone and then decided that he was going to transfer? Shut it down and not finish out the season for a coach you love?
Sounds like Payton played through injuries and Freeman couldn't play I guess.

is this a serious question?

 

[Uff Da]

https://x.com/_OwenFreeman/status/1900913811474776200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1900913811474776200%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=

States he entered the portal due to the coaching change. Pretty quick decision if true. I guess you have to state it that way to avoid the truth and tampering with the new school.