Playing well against those teams early in the season after WVU won 9 games in the previous season is impressive whether you think so or not.
McCollum
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I think he needs to win some games here, then I'll be happy to get on board.
Certainly it's all speculation. But the fact that he stayed at a D2 school for 15 years when he surely could have moved up would indicate that he isn't in it for the money or the celebrity. He's not going to go to IU just because it's IU.
It is but he still needs to win here first before alot of us totally get on board. Been burned too many times with the last few hires.
You should factor in they made the right decision.
They certainly knew who he was and knew they didn’t want him as their HC.
(You really should stop shaking your head.)
Yep. He wasn't my first choice not even top 10 but he's our coach now and he has my full support. Cautiously optimistic. I felt the same with woody.
In March 2021, DeVries signed an 8-year contract extension with Drake, keeping him in Des Moines through the 2028–29 season.[6]
Lol. Not quite.
That's twice today. I need to start using the DWS.
Im sure Duke has no regrets in having passed on Collins. Likewise, I'm not at all disappointed that IU did the same. He had a few seasons of bully ball & Bouie.
Dusty and Byington told them NO. Just like everyone else told IU NO, and we had to settle for CDD as our 10th option…
I thought Woodson was a horrible hire from day one. At lest this guy has college experience and will most likely work hard. In fact the way I looked at the Woodson hire was you may as well of kept archie because he was not going to be any better imo. And if not for NIL I bet he would have been worse than archie
Like I said. Woodson wasn't in my top 10 but when he was named I was cautiously optimistic. At that point you have no choice.
People tried to convince themselves it could work because Juwuan Howard had a few good years at first coming from the NBA. But he flammed out after that. Also, my guess is he worked 5 times harder than woodson did.
He signed an extension with Clemson a day or two ago.We should've waited. Looks like Brownell is available right now.
We only needed to wait a day.
"What was reported" is not necessarily what actually happened. I doubt anyone will ever have the full story unless Dolson writes a book after he retires.
He signed the extension. It didn't keep him in Des Moines through 2028-9. In fact, he'll now have worked for two different other schools before that extension would have expired, and if he shits the bed here, he might land at a third school.
I guess you're one of those that drove that same 77 Ford to the same company for 30 years while you paid off that one 30-year mortgage?
Interesting how you turned two positives into two negatives.
It’s not a risk for Iowa. Perfect hire for them.
Disciplined but already tired of watching them pass up perfectly good open looks to pass it around some more.
I'm not trying to turn anything into a negative. I quit a job with a pension to start my own firm and it worked out great. You should save your assumptions and project your agendas on other people.
My car is old, but that's just good money management. Cars are tools, not lifestyle decorations.
I just think it's funny that everyone kinda plays along with the charade of these contract lengths. Everyone knows your contract has to be well into the future to project stability to recruits, but that also means that everyone knows that contract will never be completed. The coach will either get fired before the end, or will do well and leave, or do well and renegotiate. In no circumstance will that contract actually get finished. And everyone knows that. It's a humorous but useful facade. I find that funny.
Not trying to shit on CDD. I hope it goes great here. Dolson is a better AD than I'd be.
Stirtz is tough. Reminds e me of Coverdale
He has to follow fran. Not exactly huge shoes to fill.
Just saw the last five minutes of the first half. Drake looks to be totally in control on both ends.
Four of Drake's guys were playing D2 a year ago. Wow.
DeVries and MCollum are similar in a lot of ways, except I think McCollum told Dolson no, too soon. And DeVries was ready to come this season. I think MCollum would have been great at IU. But I think DeVries will be too.
McCollum was a perfect fit. Sigh
Drake offense is a thing of beauty.
C'mon. I'm trying trying to get over it. I LOVE they way they control the game on both ends of the floor. The mighty SEC. Smh...
Defense is a thing of beauty.
