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04-27-2008, 08:48 AM
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Sorry I am not good with attachments, but in the Des Moines Register they had a article about Jess Settles defending Gary Close, saying Drake really screwed up not hiring him. Isn't this the same Gary Close that Johnny Orr got into it with during an Iowa State vs. Iowa game ?
If this would have been the case and Drake would have hired him, I would have had a tough time rooting for Drake. | 
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04-27-2008, 09:30 AM
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04-27-2008, 10:43 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lent Township Mn
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I don't remember this exchange between coach Orr and close.....can someone fill me in? | |
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04-27-2008, 11:07 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Clive, Iowa
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It was the Lafester game. After it ended and they were shaking hands there were words exchanged between Orr and Close and both had to be restrained. | |
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04-27-2008, 11:26 AM
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The following was posted in the Register's, In your voice forum: AllenWms33 wrote:
Wait a minute, ex-Hawkeye? I thought Settles was still playing after receiving an 18th year of eligibility from the NCAA.
4/27/2008 8:53:37 AM
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04-27-2008, 11:46 AM
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Could anyone blame Sandy Hatfield Clubb for not going with another Davis guy. After one season would have Close bolted as well?
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04-27-2008, 12:37 PM
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You guys are completely missing the breaking news here. An ex-Hawkeye can write!!!
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04-27-2008, 01:46 PM
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this was a godawful hire, and reeks of cronyism. Her highness, Sally Rodham Clubb, is a white collar welfare queen who hired a mediocre assistant who i belive was never a head coach anywhere! He is from Va and was at ASU just like her majesty. | |
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04-27-2008, 01:55 PM
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I will always remember being at Carver (I know, but I had free tickets and I lived there at the time) for a game and it was Jess Settles book signing day. I never saw him sign a single book. He looked like a leper at his book signing table. I was watching because I wanted to see if he could actually sign his own name or if he would just make a big "X" or something. | |
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04-27-2008, 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by cycloneroyce  I will always remember being at Carver (I know, but I had free tickets and I lived there at the time) for a game and it was Jess Settles book signing day. I never saw him sign a single book. He looked like a leper at his book signing table. I was watching because I wanted to see if he could actually sign his own name or if he would just make a big "X" or something. This made me laugh, hard. Thanks! Man that dude was a goon.
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04-27-2008, 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by weR138 This made me laugh, hard. Thanks! Man that dude was a goon. If Jess was a goon, what was Al Lorenzen? | |
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04-27-2008, 09:02 PM
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Credits: 316,831 Year: 1999 Degree: Agronomy NFL: Bears MLB: Twins | Re: Jess Settles article about Gary Close
Drake does have a history of messing up BB coaching hires. I wish them well with there hire but there are other asst coaches out there with ties to the state of Iowa and the MVC that may have been a better fit. Close is one of them. Tom Davis does have a nice coaching tree and Close could have been the next branch on it. I think there are a lot of people wondering why the hired the guy they did, Tom included. There is nothing wrong with a player standing up for a former coach. He was Settles coach for 7 years.
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04-27-2008, 09:03 PM
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All kidding aside, that's a pretty good article written by Jess. He makes some compelling arguments for Coach Close.
The era when Jess Settles was in town was the time I really didn't care for Iowa. Was Kingsberry the guy who could can 3 pointers, but was a complete jerk on and off the court? Settles himself played as hard as any player I've ever watched. They just seemed to be cocky, but didn't have the talent to back it up.
Maybe Drake should have gone after Close, but sounds like for what ever reason Drake wanted to break away from the Davis tree(which really has a checkered record.)
Last edited by Bobber; 04-27-2008 at 09:17 PM.
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04-27-2008, 09:17 PM
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By the way. Does anybody know what kind of work Jess Settles does now in Mt. Pleasant? Jon?? | |
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04-27-2008, 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Bobber Maybe Drake should have gone after Close, but sounds like for what ever reason Drake wanted to break away from the Davis tree(which really has a checkered record.) Gary Williams has won a national championship at Maryland.
Bruce Pearl did well at UW-Milwaukee and has made Tennessee into a national power.
Keno had a great first year.
Dr. Tom's coaching tree is not very big but it's pretty solid. What is the checkered part?
Last edited by MontyBurns; 04-27-2008 at 09:58 PM.
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