Originally Posted by cyclone#1 
I never heard that he was a leading candidate when we hired Johnny. The reason we called Johnny was to ask about his top assistant Bill Frieder who was a candidate. After Orr heard about the job he said he was interested. Personally, I'm glad we hired Johnny (even if Coach K was a candidate). I think Johnny deserves a lot more respect and credit from both the Athletic Department and fans than he gets.
Not to stray too much from the topic, but I think Johnny Orr gets plenty of credit particuarly from the fans who were around to watch him. Fact of the matter is he retired a long time ago now and most folks have moved on or the new kids just don't remember what it was like when Johnny Orr was in town or more importantly what it was like before he came to Ames.
He absolutely laid the foundation for our success since then and the respect Hilton garners now.
