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My Top 10 Predictions for the McDermott/Creighton Era (tongue in cheek)
1. The NCAA threatens to suspend the entire McDermott family for "contributing to excessive instability of college basketball rosters across the country". The investigation is discontinued when UNI coach Ben Jacobsen intervenes on McDermott's behalf, with the condition that McDermott not allow any more of his kids to sign a LOI with UNI.
2. Nick Nurse becomes the head basketball coach at Nebraska and demands an annual game with in-state rival Creighton. In the first meeting, he uses his pro-style offense to outscore McDermott's team 102-13. When asked to comment, McDermott wonders where he can get a pair of those cool spectacles that Nurse wears.
3. Late in the first season, Eric Crawford is suspended from his coaching duties at Creighton for three games when he is inexplicably seen drinking beer in the crowd at the Quest Center with a group of unruly fans. When asked to comment, Crawford said "After watching this offense for this many years, you'd need a beer too."
4. In an odd twist of fate, Rick Hartzell is assigned to officiate Creighton's first pre-season tournament game against a BCS school. Hartzell calls 45 fouls against McDermott's team in the first half, leaving them with only 3 players to finish the game. When asked to comment, Hartzell quips sharply "That's how I roll, beaahtches!" Observers note the man is remarkably tan.
5. In an even odder twist of fate, Harrison Barnes succumbs to severe homesickness and transfers back to Ames to attend ISU. He buys McDermott's old house with all the money he made during the recruiting wars and assumes the position of player/coach, alleviating much of ISU's budget pressure. In his first season, ISU achieves the impossible...they win a conference road game.
6. Just when you thought it couldn't get any weirder, McDermott fills his final coaching staff vacancy with former UNI football coach Terry Allen. Reporters note the eeiry similarity in the career paths of the two coaches. When asked to comment, TA says "This is the only job I wanted. I think we can build a champion here." Observers note that he is reading these comments from a Springfield Herald article from 2005. Allen later resigns when he realizes Creighton doesn't have a football team.
7. Prior to the start of McDermott's second season, the entire Creighton roster (except Doug) and 1/4 of the student body transfers to another school. To a person, every transferree indicates they "want to be closer to their family", but they all end up at LSU.
8. After three and 1/2 years of toiling in his father's offensive genius, Doug McDermott leaves the team in the midst of the Valley season to join a German professional team, the Heidelberg Lieterhosen. When asked to comment, Doug says "I couldn't pass up the chance to play with Lucca. He's like a father to me." Coach McDermott contacts Heidelberg franchise to see if there's any way that he could make a few Euros on the deal, but he's refuted. Doug later transfers to LSU.
9. After the 4th season of McDermott's tenure, he finally makes to an NCAA tournament game. Unfortunately it's not one Creighton is playing in. It's actually UNI's 9th appearance in the dance in the prior 11 years, and McDermott is there to "cheer on the ol' alma mater". McDermott sets up a booth outside the arena to make a few bucks signing autographs for fans passing by. Unfortunately there are no Bluejay fans anywhere near the NCAA tournament, so the cap never comes off the sharpie.
10. After losing four consecutive games in Cedar Falls, McDermott files a lawsuit against UNI claiming he has not been fairly compensated for the use of the letters "Mc" in the McLeod Center, which he claims to have copywrighted within the borders of Black Hawk County. His lawsuit is summarily dismissed after the defense attorney plays a tape of McDermott's offense for the the judge. McDermott is held in contempt of court.
Please add your own predictions.
(I had to have some fun with this. It's either laugh for get po'd.)
1. The NCAA threatens to suspend the entire McDermott family for "contributing to excessive instability of college basketball rosters across the country". The investigation is discontinued when UNI coach Ben Jacobsen intervenes on McDermott's behalf, with the condition that McDermott not allow any more of his kids to sign a LOI with UNI.
2. Nick Nurse becomes the head basketball coach at Nebraska and demands an annual game with in-state rival Creighton. In the first meeting, he uses his pro-style offense to outscore McDermott's team 102-13. When asked to comment, McDermott wonders where he can get a pair of those cool spectacles that Nurse wears.
3. Late in the first season, Eric Crawford is suspended from his coaching duties at Creighton for three games when he is inexplicably seen drinking beer in the crowd at the Quest Center with a group of unruly fans. When asked to comment, Crawford said "After watching this offense for this many years, you'd need a beer too."
4. In an odd twist of fate, Rick Hartzell is assigned to officiate Creighton's first pre-season tournament game against a BCS school. Hartzell calls 45 fouls against McDermott's team in the first half, leaving them with only 3 players to finish the game. When asked to comment, Hartzell quips sharply "That's how I roll, beaahtches!" Observers note the man is remarkably tan.
5. In an even odder twist of fate, Harrison Barnes succumbs to severe homesickness and transfers back to Ames to attend ISU. He buys McDermott's old house with all the money he made during the recruiting wars and assumes the position of player/coach, alleviating much of ISU's budget pressure. In his first season, ISU achieves the impossible...they win a conference road game.
6. Just when you thought it couldn't get any weirder, McDermott fills his final coaching staff vacancy with former UNI football coach Terry Allen. Reporters note the eeiry similarity in the career paths of the two coaches. When asked to comment, TA says "This is the only job I wanted. I think we can build a champion here." Observers note that he is reading these comments from a Springfield Herald article from 2005. Allen later resigns when he realizes Creighton doesn't have a football team.
7. Prior to the start of McDermott's second season, the entire Creighton roster (except Doug) and 1/4 of the student body transfers to another school. To a person, every transferree indicates they "want to be closer to their family", but they all end up at LSU.
8. After three and 1/2 years of toiling in his father's offensive genius, Doug McDermott leaves the team in the midst of the Valley season to join a German professional team, the Heidelberg Lieterhosen. When asked to comment, Doug says "I couldn't pass up the chance to play with Lucca. He's like a father to me." Coach McDermott contacts Heidelberg franchise to see if there's any way that he could make a few Euros on the deal, but he's refuted. Doug later transfers to LSU.
9. After the 4th season of McDermott's tenure, he finally makes to an NCAA tournament game. Unfortunately it's not one Creighton is playing in. It's actually UNI's 9th appearance in the dance in the prior 11 years, and McDermott is there to "cheer on the ol' alma mater". McDermott sets up a booth outside the arena to make a few bucks signing autographs for fans passing by. Unfortunately there are no Bluejay fans anywhere near the NCAA tournament, so the cap never comes off the sharpie.
10. After losing four consecutive games in Cedar Falls, McDermott files a lawsuit against UNI claiming he has not been fairly compensated for the use of the letters "Mc" in the McLeod Center, which he claims to have copywrighted within the borders of Black Hawk County. His lawsuit is summarily dismissed after the defense attorney plays a tape of McDermott's offense for the the judge. McDermott is held in contempt of court.
Please add your own predictions.
(I had to have some fun with this. It's either laugh for get po'd.)
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