Iowa basketball program update [Scott Docterman]
UI's budget not cut as much as feared [IC Press Citizen] - The 2010 Iowa legislative session ended Tuesday after 79 days, leaving behind budget cuts for the state's universities and schools that are not as deep as previously thought.
New coach has a fully loaded plate [IC Press Citizen] - Fran McCaffery was greeted by a throng of flashing cameras as he entered the room Monday where his introductory news conference was held at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
FRANTASTIC - UI picks up the pace with new coach Fran McCaffery
Big Ten Hoops in 2011: Fran’s Challenge [Hawkeye Nation] - Fran McCaffery won the battle of his first press conference. You can call that an upset if you’d like, and judging by the reaction on Sunday to his hiring, juxtaposed against the reaction after Monday’s presser, it certainly was a 180 with regards to how the fans feel about him. So he has already performed beyond expectations for some.
Wandering Hawkeyes [Athletic Business] - The University of Iowa's new campus rec center poses challenges for the local municipal facility.
Hawkeyes coach seeks versatility [QC Times] - Fran McCaffery wants to surround himself with a versatile staff. The new Iowa basketball coach envisions hiring assistants who bring multiple skills to the Hawkeyes program.
Tweet, tweet: Web site is abuzz with McCaffery news
Fran McCaffery is Iowa's men's basketball coach [IC Press Citizen] - Hawkeye fans were using Google and Wikipedia on Sunday afternoon, trying to learn all they could about the new Iowa men's basketball coach Fran McCaffery.
McCaffery: We will be ready [Hawk Central] - The media got their first glimpse of the new University of Iowa men's basketball coach this morning as Fran McCaffery held his first official news conference.
Ten Things to Know About Fran McCaffery [Hawkeye Sports] - New head coach brings a history of success and passion to Iowa.
Can McCaffery make Iowa hoops fun again? [ESPN] - Can McCaffery make Iowa hoops fun again?
New Hawkeye coach says Carver will be ‘rockin’ again [CR Gazette] - Fran McCaffery officially took over as the Iowa Hawkeye men’s basketball coach today and vowed that Carver Hawkeye Arena would be rockin’ once again.
McCaffery’s recruiting miles cover east, south, midwest [CR Gazette] - When Iowa’s new basketball coach served as an assistant at Notre Dame, he really went after Winfield native and dyed-in-the-Nikes Iowa fan Jess Settles.
Like Julius Caesar long ago, March 15 turned out to be a horrible day
Iowa coach Todd
Lickliter .
It's fitting that on the historic Ides of March, a scenario within
the University of Iowa men's basketball program would play out very much
like a day back in 44 B.C., when Caesar was stabbed to death on the
floor of the Roman Senate by Marcus Junius Brutus and several other
co-conspirators.
Iowa's version of the drama began as a small
murmur on a message board and quickly turned into a screaming public mob
of angry fans calling for change.
On Monday, Iowa's athletic director Gary Barta stepped up to play the
part of Brutus in this drama, driving the final dagger into Lickliter's
tenure as a Hawkeye.
It was reported by the Gazette Online 's Scott Dochterman
that Barta met with Lickliter this morning in a meeting that started at
9:00 a.m. and lasted less than 10 minutes. Shortly there after, the university
announced a press conference had been set at Carver-Hawkeye Arena
"to discuss the future of the Iowa basketball program."
Barta announced at the press conference that the future of Iowa
men's basketball program no longer involved Lickliter as head
coach.
If exodus at Iowa continues, Lickliter's got to go [Keeler] - Word on the street is that Barta met with several Hawkeyes before they left for the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis, and that several - how many, we don't know - told him they would not return if Lickliter was still the coach.
For hope to follow, Hawkeye basketball needs a change [Mike Hlas] - I wrestled with this column for two full days. I’ve never called for anyone to be fired to my memory, though I said Iowa State had no real choice after the Larry Eustachy situation arose several years ago.
Iowa men's basketball season review: Hawkeyes wrap it up under a cloud [DM Register] - Iowa men's basketball coach Todd Lickliter was asked earlier this week if he was feeling the heat.
Barta faces plenty of obstacles - It wasn't exactly the most popular head coaching job around the last time it was open.
The Lickliter Watch: Saturday's Word Part II [Hawkeye Insider] - In case you’ve been in a hole or out of the country, as a Hawkeye Insider you learned that something is going on in the Iowa basketball program. The rumor mill started churning on Thursday that Coach Todd Lickliter would not be retained.
Basketball started at Iowa in 1902. Over that 108-year span, the team had never lost 20 games in a season...until now.
For the first time in the history of University of Iowa basketball, the men's team recorded 20 losses in a season.
In a game on the road against the Wisconsin Badgers, Iowa achieved its record setting loss.
On Senior Night, the Badgers beat up on the Hawkeyes in every aspect of the game, winning 67-40.
Iowa shot 6-21 from the floor, and 1-9 from behind the three-point
line. The team had eight turnovers to only two assists. Only one
player, Aaron Fuller, scored in double digits.
Iowa's point total for the game (40) also tied a historic low, a record the team just set three weeks ago against Purdue.
Rep. Wayne Ford Holds Adrian Clayborn to Higher Standard Than He Holds Himself [Black Heart Gold Pants]
- "You had to know this was coming, right? Some politician starts
grandstanding about holding people to unreasonable standards of
conduct, and what do you know, he's got unaddressed issues of his own."
How whiffleball saved the Hawk women's season [Quad City Times]
- After watching the youngest women's basketball team in the Big Ten
win just once in its first seven conference games, Iowa coach Lisa
Bluder wanted to do something to ease the pressure on her team.
Hawkeyes could be looking for 1 more recruit [Scott Dochterman] -
Iowa men’s basketball assistant coach Chad Walthall said Monday the
team looks to add a guard who can play multiple positions or possibly a
post player if the team chooses to fill its open scholarship next
season.
The Five Most Annoying People On Your College Football Message Board - Funny, and very accurate.
Iowa weighs options on open scholarship
- Iowa coach Todd Lickliter did not participate in today’s Big Ten
teleconference. Here’s what Iowa assistant basketball coach Chad
Walthall was talking about on today’s call.
At
a time when the Iowa Basketball team is the worst it has ever been in
the history of the university, Iowa Wrestling is arguably the best it
has ever been. The Hawkeyes posted their 60th consecutive dual meet
victory and 26th straight Big Ten victory with a dominating performance
over No. 3 Ohio State Friday night, 32-3.
Iowa moves to within a win of an undefeated Big Ten season.
Chad
Beatty (197), Jay Borschel (174), Daniel Dennis (133), Dan Erekson
(197), Michael Fahrer (165), Phillip Keddy (184), Dan LeClere (141),
Rick Loera (197), Brent Metcalf (149), Ryan Morningstar (165)
and Joe Slaton (141) all made their final Carver-Hawkeye Arena
appearance. It was senior night at Carver, and the 11 seniors went out
in near-perfect fashion.
This marks the 18th undefeated season at home for the Hawkeye wrestlers.
Damn, it feels good to be a Hawkeye.
Well, there is good news and there's bad news in Iowa Hawkeyes basketball.
First, the good news.
The Iowa men's basketball
team is idle for the next eight days. That means they can go a whole
eight days without losing another conference game, something all
Hawkeye fans, writers, bloggers, and tweeters will appreciate.
The good news doesn't stop there, though.
Fans can now follow the progress on the revitalization
of the award-winning Carver-Hawkeye Arena, as the university now
provides video on a website for all to see. Hawkeye nation can watch
the construction happen and hope the Iowa basketball program has
rebuilt itself by the time the doors open.
Now for the bad news.
Sneak Peek: Projecting 2010 QB Depth Chart [Hawkeye Insider]
- Hawkeye Insider jumps into the group of veterans and newcomers that
make up the quarterback position. Can Vandenberg push Stanzi? Will
Derby red shirt?
Video of CJ Fiedorowicz making 3/4th courth shot
Hawkeye basketball attendance continues to slide [Hawk Central] -
Nine years ago, Iowa sold out every home game. Carver-Hawkeye Arena was
packed with loyal and vocal fans, and the Hawks Nest student section
had over 4,000 members all clad in yellow shirts, making life hard on
the opposition.
Hawkeye basketball team was No. 1 in the nation last Saturday [Mike Hlas] - As has been noted, it was the Hawkeyes’ lowest scoring output since a game in 1949. There was no 35-second shot clock then.
Quad City Times has a transcript of Lickliter's Iowa basketball teleconference.
Iowa City pulls in $38,000 in snow parking fines [Press Citizen]
- "Public Works Director Rick Fosse said the city has brought in
$38,500 in citations between the two snow emergencies." Normally, I
might complaing about this sort of thing. But people are idiots, and
deserve the fine, if they ware going to park on an emergency snow route
during a snow storm.
A Down Decade: The state of the Iowa basketball program [Pat Hardy]
- A day never goes by when University of Iowa athletics director Gary
Barta isn’t asked about the state of the Iowa men’s basketball
program. Some fans want to know why it’s taking so long to rebuild the
program, which is in danger of having a third consecutive losing
season, something that hasn’t happened since the early 1930s. Others
simply want to complain about the lack of success or suggest ways to
fix things.
Q&A: Barta on basketball [Pat Hardy] - A Q&A with University of Iowa Athletics Director Gary Barta on the state of the Hawkeye men's basketball program.
Iowa/NU Post-Match: Tom Brands [Hawkeye Insider]
- Tom Brands spoke with the media after his team blanked Northwestern
49-0 on Friday night. Listen to what he had to say in this audio update.
Softball: Hawkeyes Open 2010 with Two-Game Split [Hawkeye Sports]
- The University of Iowa softball team opened the season at the
Metrodome Tournament with a two-game split in Minneapolis, MN. Iowa
dropped it first game, 2-1, to Arkansas before bouncing back and
stealing Game 2 against Western Illinois by an identical 2-1 score.
