Why would anyone go to a Drake game from the DSM area when they can go to a nicer gym and watch higher level basketball at the Waukee Fieldhouse?
Drake MBB job
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It's more fun to beat Iowa when they're good then when they suck. Plus when we beat them and they have a good season it helps our RPI
I hope they can get it figured out, but it has to be one of the worst jobs in basketball. I've lived in Central Iowa my whole life and I've never gone to a game. I forget they exist. I literally cannot think of a single selling point. Bad facilities, bad campus, bad administration, bad recruiting locale, a conference dominated by the same 2-3 teams, no real history.
I tweeted the exact same thing to CW.
1) Drake isn't a job that is going to to attract names that generate any buzz or that make you think 'wow' that guys on the list.
2) If it is a local guy, any buzz he generates will be short lived if he loses. Plus I can't even think of a des moines/drake guy that would generate much buzz.
3) their focus should be on finding the best guy for the job that they think can create a winning program that competes in the Valley. If they do that the fans will show up. Winning is the only thing that will make them relevant in Des Moines.
1) Drake isn't a job that is going to to attract names that generate any buzz or that make you think 'wow' that guys on the list.
2) If it is a local guy, any buzz he generates will be short lived if he loses. Plus I can't even think of a des moines/drake guy that would generate much buzz.
3) their focus should be on finding the best guy for the job that they think can create a winning program that competes in the Valley. If they do that the fans will show up. Winning is the only thing that will make them relevant in Des Moines.
I think Drake absolutely needs to hire a guy with Iowa ties or at a bare minimum someone with MW ties.. They need someone who knows how to pull the levers in Des Moines and who can relate to the alumni base. Drake is a really really bad job and the reason Dr. Tom was able to turn it around was because he knew the state. Drake needs a head coach who can start to compete with UNI and Iowa
for the in state kids. They need a coach who knows the Iowa community college coaches and build relationships with those guys as well. What blows my mind is that Sally Hatfield Club is even around to make this hire...Being my "other" alma mater, I want Drake to do well. With the current climate in their athletic department, I don't see them getting a quality hire. It will be someone who is a placeholder for the next three to five years until they get some of their **** straightened out. They need to worry about retaining their women's basketball coach right now. That should be the focus. Nothing is going to happen on the men's side anytime soon.
If Drake wants to make a splash on the local and national stage they should make a run at Doug Gottlieb (if he doesn't land at OSU).
He's a great basketball mind that a decent number of Okie State fans want. Coaching runs in the family, and he'd generate a hell of a lot more buzz than any name that has been mentioned (local ties or not).
That being said, who knows if he'd accept the job...but it'd get Drake the most attention it's gotten since their MVC title year.
He's a great basketball mind that a decent number of Okie State fans want. Coaching runs in the family, and he'd generate a hell of a lot more buzz than any name that has been mentioned (local ties or not).
That being said, who knows if he'd accept the job...but it'd get Drake the most attention it's gotten since their MVC title year.
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They're not going to retain Baranczyk, if a good P5 school comes calling. Unless she just wants to stay in the area with her family until the Iowa job opens up. And that wouldn't be Sandy's fault. How in the world would they be able to pay her like a P5 school could?
I agree, and hope that, for the sake of Drake, they are looking at more than just head coaches, or their pool of prospective coaching talent is diminished.
Who knows how many assistant coaches out there would be great coaches, ready and eager for their first HC job?
I think you guys are missing the reason they need someone with local ties. It isn't for the initial buzz. The reason you need someone with some local ties is they will have to recruit Iowa. That will be what it takes to win and be successful. If the coach can't recruit Iowa they won't be able to convince people to come to Drake and therefore won't win.
Drake is never going to beat out Iowa State or Iowa for the best in-state recruits..and other than Klayton Korver, Drake's best team in recent history's best players were Josh Young (Oklahoma), Adam Emmenecker (Michigan), Leonard Houston (Michigan), and Jonathan Cox (Illinois)..even their role players were from out of state.
You don't NEED to have Iowa ties or real in the top Iowa talent to win at Drake..you need to be able to coach, develop talent, and find good overlooked players.
You don't NEED to have Iowa ties or real in the top Iowa talent to win at Drake..you need to be able to coach, develop talent, and find good overlooked players.
Lyin' Media, spreading fake news to lie to the American Public. SAD.
