Tough day for EIU hoops hopes
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He did. Pollard wanted him to have it, too. Leath overruled it from what I was told.
Perhaps you are missing a few of the things that attracted TJ to the Iowa State job; namely his ties to the program and Ames and his wife's ties to Ames and Iowa State. TJ's situation in regards to Iowa State wasn't quite the same as most.
There are similarities. But it's not an apples to apples comparison. He's not a former player, he's an old-fashioned lifer and grinder.
He's just as much buddies with key players in the inner circle of Iowa State world, as much he is an employee of the University. Perhaps more so. His wife was mentioned also, who is a ISU hall of famer.
He would have got the job when Fred left if our joke of a president at the time didn't veto his hire for concerns that his popularity and connections basically amounted to something akin to nepotism. Lol. That's how deep the connection is.
He actually took a pay cut to take this job, and he remains one of the lowest, if not the lowest paid coach in the Big 12 (he was at one time but with conference expansion I'm not current with the #s)
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Yep. Leath was as skilled at picking basketball coaches as he was at landing planes.
Not real strong ties. His brother played football there. I would bet that he grew up an Iowa fan living in Eastern Iowa.
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Bucky fan is telling they are going after Otz this off season. I chuckled.
Didn’t say they were just that they say that’s where their NIL money goes. Doesn’t seem to help
This 1000%. The Lickliteritis is real in IC and it’s laughable bc Fran is an inferior Hoiberg over there.
They haven’t had a guard worth a **** since Devyn Marble under Fran.
And he wasn’t even a point guard. I don’t think Iowa has had a “true” PG since Fran has been there. Not one that had potential to be elite. I don’t think Fran understands that guard play is how you make runs late in the season and in the tournament. You can’t win long term with 6’11” big white men anymore.
Only 2 more years to a "Sweet 16"....
It's actually all going to women's basketball because they have put that sport on the map and that's what important. Nobody moves the needle like iowa women's basketball.