Dick Vitale calls Hoiberg "father Flanagan of coaching"

**Cyrok** · 10-11-2011, 03:01 PM

I love college basketball. Vitale loves college basketball. I love Vitale. It's a love triangle.

**Chainsaw** · 10-11-2011, 03:12 PM

Originally Posted by GOPCyclone

Father Flanagan founded the Boys Town orphanage in Omaha.

Actually, it's more likely that Vitale is comparing Fred to Spencer Tracy who played the character of Father Flanagan in the film "Boys Town". It's a flattering comparison, but you have to like old movies to understand.

**ISU_REV** · 10-11-2011, 03:31 PM

The only time I like DV is in this video:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SfWN1AleyI]Orr tells Vitale off - YouTube[/ame]

**Tedcyclone** · 10-11-2011, 03:47 PM

Originally Posted by chuckd4735

Dick Vitale visits Sioux City - KWWL.com - News & Weather for Waterloo, Dubuque, Cedar Rapids & Iowa City, Iowa |

Yes Dickey... the transfers want to play for him, and he can recruit! i wish they would stop failing to mention the freshman that also are signing up.... ISU basketball is back regardless of how or why the media wants to portray it. What are guys like Paterno, Oil salesman Calapari at Kentucky called then? the guys cheating and buying players, and faking grades etc... hmmm.

**goldmember** · 10-11-2011, 03:50 PM

It's funny because Johnny and Dick are friends.

**Cydkar** · 10-11-2011, 03:58 PM

Dick wasn't being negative. I'm not a fan but it was harmless.

**madcityCY** · 10-11-2011, 04:29 PM

Me'h, not a big Dick fan - his schtick is old and predictable. But it's not real offensive ... Simplistic, but not negative.

**ISU_REV** · 10-11-2011, 04:50 PM

Originally Posted by madcityCY

Me'h, not a big Dick fan - his schtick is old and predictable. But it's not real offensive ... Simplistic, but not negative.

Good to know

**nickwc** · 10-11-2011, 04:50 PM

I would say embrace it. I would love to start having teams hate us, that is when we know ISU basketball will be back.

**RCyclone** · 10-11-2011, 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by ISpyCy

...and what, exactly, is Dookie V doing in Sewer City anyway?

He was speaking a fund raiser for the Catholic Diocese in Sioux City (in other words Sioux City Heelen). No wonder he was trying to put Fred down and praising Fran. The Sioux City area is Hawkeye country right now with McCabe, Woodbury & Gesell.

**CyJack13** · 10-11-2011, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by RCyclone

He was speaking a fund raiser for the Catholic Diocese in Sioux City (in other words Sioux City Heelen). No wonder he was trying to put Fred down and praising Fran. The Sioux City area is Hawkeye country right now with McCabe, Woodbury & Gesell.

Except he wasn't trying to put him down. Some of the people on here have such an inferiority complex that they have no problem turning any compliment into an insult.

**ISUFB** · 10-11-2011, 05:10 PM

Originally Posted by ISU_REV

Good to know

What you did there... i see it

**madcityCY** · 10-11-2011, 05:18 PM

Originally Posted by ISU_REV

Good to know

Was hoping someone would catch that.

**Cydkar** · 10-11-2011, 05:31 PM

Originally Posted by CyJack13

Except he wasn't trying to put him down. Some of the people on here have such an inferiority complex that they have no problem turning any compliment into an insult.

This.

**jsb** · 10-11-2011, 06:08 PM

The only problem I have with the comment is that Babb, Booker, and Clyburn were never troubled. Allen got a glowing recommendation from Izzo. The only two transfers with a sniff of trouble were Royce and Korie. I don't like all of them being painted as 'troubled'.

This isn't directly related but I wish I would have kept a list of pundits and sports talk hosts (I am thinking especially of the not-missed Matty P) who were SURE that we would never see Royce (and the other transfers) in an Iowa State uniform. We are about 3 weeks away from the first game and it appears that we will see all of them in uniform. And all of them have not gotten into any trouble. Those kids are smart enough not to get caught, at least!