The Fran fade is in full swing!

[Cyismymonkey]

Always nice to see team “Fightin Equality” go down to inferior competition.

The equality uniform thing is really pretty funny in a pathetic sort of way.

 

[Jer]

A broken clock is right twice a day, so eventually Iowa will defy odds and make a Sweet 16. That won't change the fact that we've made 3 with 3 different coaches.

A clock could be broken but still advancing, thus making it so the time is never right in a day. I imagine that explains Iowa and the Sweet 16.

 

[carvers4math]

Are you sure ND wants him? Do they need a new Grunchback?

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I have no idea why people keep saying Notre Dame wants him, he’s older than me, approaching Medicare age, is a crazed lunatic, and not that successful. This is not the image ND wishes to project.

 

[BCClone]

Marge gets a little moist when Fran gets this way.

 

[CySmurf]

Consecutive tourney teams, 3, but never lost a first round game if they did make it.

There were several of his players that were easy to hate but they were generally respectable as a basketball team.

Tom's issue was the full court press that he constantly ran, that would work against inferior teams, completely disintegrated against better ball handling teams...yet he'd refuse to stop running it...

 

[tim_redd]

The equality uniform thing is really pretty funny in a pathetic sort of way.

"At Iowa, we care about equality, and to show it we've put more than 10 million dollars toward the cause."

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

He made an elite 8 with Raveling's players but I digress.

Yeah I discovered that after making that post.

 

[Tailg8er]

I have no idea why people keep saying Notre Dame wants him, he’s older than me, approaching Medicare age, is a crazed lunatic, and not that successful. This is not the image ND wishes to project.

Yeah, I can't imagine any team purposefully wanting that to be on your sidelines. That said, I don't know who else they're considering.

I also don't understand why a multi-millionaire 60 year old who clearly has anger control issues wouldn't just ride off into the sunset? Has more money than he could probably spend, just go sit on a beach for the next 20 years.

It's not like he's satisfying that competitive fire down in his loins, he's just embarrassing himself every time his antics get national criticism. And he can't win when it matters.

 

[carvers4math]

Yeah, I can't imagine any team purposefully wanting that to be on your sidelines. That said, I don't know who else they're considering.

I also don't understand why a multi-millionaire 60 year old who clearly has anger control issues wouldn't just ride off into the sunset? Has more money than he could probably spend, just go sit on a beach for the next 20 years.

It's not like he's satisfying that competitive fire down in his loins, he's just embarrassing himself every time his antics get national criticism. And he can't win when it matters.

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Some of these ideas are crazy, but not as crazy as Mad Fran. An NBA coach or 70 year old former Michigan coach? But there are others like the Delaware coach or OK assistant that make sense for what Swarbrick seems to be looking at.

 

[pourcyne]

Marge gets a little moist when Fran gets this way.

Huggy Marge needs to watch out or he soon will be outlawed by the Iowa Legislature.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

Fran is basically Dr. Tom 2.0. Win just enough to keep making the tourney and making it hard to get canned, but not enough to really achieve anything.

Dr Tom played in a loaded Big Ten, Fran has had it much easier.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

Lol Hawkeyes. Probably decided they would rather get rested up for their tourney run.

 

[Mick Mars]

Had to look up Dr. Tom stats he got to Sweet 16 or further in his first 2 years at Iowa so likely mostly with Raveling's players and then in his last season. So I guess I overplayed how good he was.

Still better than what Fran has done.

One thing that must not be overlooked in the Fran vs. TD argument is the quality of the league during both of their era's- the Big 10 in the 80's/90's was as good a league as any. The Big 10 as we know it in 2023 is nowhere near where it was during TD's time- it has been in a steady decline for several years now.

And TD had some class.

 

[Clonehomer]

The equality uniform thing is really pretty funny in a pathetic sort of way.

The equality thing is right up there with their ANF stickers. They sure act like they're all for it, but don't actually do anything to actively support the cause.

 

[8bitnes]

Last year they were too tired after their B1G tourney run...so if they don't do well next week it will be because of too much rest and being out of rhythm.

They will play the 8pm west coast game on the second day just to drive the point home

 

[NWICY]

Fran career tourney record is 6-9 (4-6 at Iowa)

2 of those 6 wins are at Siena

so 4 tourney wins in 13 years at iowa lol

I hope they keep him forever.

 

[SEIOWA CLONE]

Mad Fran is going nowhere, his middle son has another season or two, and then his youngest son will be college age and signing with EIU. At his age, he can take them over another 12 million before he is finished and laugh all the way to the bank.

 

[nfrine]

Lickliter had two more Sweet 16 appearances than Fran has had....

 

[madguy30]

Was their excuse the stickers on the floor again? That was my favorite - when the decals apparently only made it impossible for them to play but had no affect on any other team (or before/since).

Wait...was this a thing?

 

[Cyclonepride]

Yeah, I can't imagine any team purposefully wanting that to be on your sidelines. That said, I don't know who else they're considering.

I also don't understand why a multi-millionaire 60 year old who clearly has anger control issues wouldn't just ride off into the sunset? Has more money than he could probably spend, just go sit on a beach for the next 20 years.

It's not like he's satisfying that competitive fire down in his loins, he's just embarrassing himself every time his antics get national criticism. And he can't win when it matters.

Needs to get that stream of sons through college for free