Tom Dienhart has Hoiberg as a possible replacement in Minnesota
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Tom should just list every D1 head coach and every out-of-work NBA coach. He'd probably still be wrong, but whatever.
"But it's the BIG TEN. The end-all, be-all of college basketball... no, college athletics!
Bill Self and John Calipari would be lucky to be assistant coaches at Northwestern and Nebraska. That's B1G POWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Not sure what Flip Saunders is up to but I'd argue ALL of those candidates are at better places than Minnesota. Greg Marshall is the only debatable one.
I have already sent multiple e-mails to Pollard threatening him with a lawsuit if Fred goes to Minnesota. I am sure these threats have been taken seriously not only by Pollard, but by the Obama administration. They all understand how important basketball is in Iowa, and we can't guarantee elections unless we have our way in basketball.
Kind of agree on that one. Eustachy says that Colorado State will be his last job, and I don't see him leaving for a program like Minnesota, but I'm surprised his name isn't being thrown out for jobs like USC and even UCLA right now. Guy would win a National Title at UCLA.
I can see a lot of programs being interested in Hoiberg. He can coach, he can recruit, he can assemble a great staff, he knows how to handle the media, he knows how to handle the big $ boosters, and he knows how to handle the fans.
The thing that these writers, bloggers, etc... seem to forget is this... Fred Hoiberg is Iowa State Basketball and Iowa State Basketball is Fred Hoiberg. This isn't a question of loyalty which is completely different from literally any other coaching situation in the country. Fred was born and raised in the shadow of Hilton Coliseum. He was a ball boy, a player, a legend that is the most loved player in ISU history, and now the Cyclone coach. Since he was a kid he has had the Cardinal & Gold pumping through his veins. There are other programs out there with more to offer then Iowa State when it comes to money, tradition, etc... but there is one thing they are not and will never be. They aren't Iowa State.
The thing that these writers, bloggers, etc... seem to forget is this... Fred Hoiberg is Iowa State Basketball and Iowa State Basketball is Fred Hoiberg. This isn't a question of loyalty which is completely different from literally any other coaching situation in the country. Fred was born and raised in the shadow of Hilton Coliseum. He was a ball boy, a player, a legend that is the most loved player in ISU history, and now the Cyclone coach. Since he was a kid he has had the Cardinal & Gold pumping through his veins. There are other programs out there with more to offer then Iowa State when it comes to money, tradition, etc... but there is one thing they are not and will never be. They aren't Iowa State.
Wichita State just became the premier program in the Valley going forward with Creighton leaving the conference. Greg Marshall is now the top dog in the Valley.
If by "mentioned" he means crackpots on message boards/Twitter, then he sure has been mentioned.
Doesn't matter who Tom Dienhart has on his list. Matters who Minnesota AD or search committee has. The fact that Buzz Williams in on the list shows that he has no idea what he is saying. Minnesota a step up from Marquette? Not hardly.
He might as well put Bill Self, Tom Crean, Roy Williams, and Tom Izzo on the list.
He might as well put Bill Self, Tom Crean, Roy Williams, and Tom Izzo on the list.
