Fred Hoiberg hired as ISU's new coach!

[UNI83]

Re: Fred Hoiberg hired as ISU's new coach!

Only Iowa State would do this. LOL

Well, I'm sure the fans will like it initially.

Could be successful, who knows. But to hire a guy who has never coached a game in any capacity is a little strange to say the least.

Hasn't he been with the T-Wolves for a couple years?

[06panther10]

Re: Fred Hoiberg hired as ISU's new coach!

in the front office, yes. Not on the bench.

[AmesPanther]

Re: Fred Hoiberg hired as ISU's new coach!

I've heard that TJ, Grayer, and Rutter are all staying on. TJ can recruit. Rutter was the associate head coach so you'd assume he can coach. Grayer has coached.

All the recruits are supposedly on board.

Should be interesting. If it works JP is a genius. If not a lot of people can say I told you so.

[SpanishMoon]

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I think as long as Pollard keeps Grayer on as his bag man and there is plenty of cash....recruiting will be ok.

[SteinPizza]

Re: Fred Hoiberg hired as ISU's new coach!

I think as long as Pollard keeps Grayer on as his bag man and there is plenty of cash....recruiting will be ok.

Why would Grayer be the key? He's got a name amongst the ISU community, sure. But, can he unlock doors to kids out of state that have never heard of him? The Mayor HAS to recruit successfully outside of Iowa if he's to have any chance.

[cydave]

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I think Grayer needs to be Director of BBall Ops, rather than an assitant or recruiter. Fred is going to need a strong supporting cast with a lot of experience in college basketball and recruiting. Keeping TJ was huge in terms of recruiting and keeping our current recruits. Now, Fred needs to find a couple more good college basketball assistants.

[Newshound]

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Could Reggie Theus join Hoiberg's staff? There have been rumblings of that on other sites.He has college coaching experience at New Mexico State and took them to the Big Dance one year if memory serves me correct.

[in_the_stands]

Re: Fred Hoiberg hired as ISU's new coach!

Should be interesting. If it works JP is the luckiest SOB in college athletics.

Fixed it for you.

[Khan4Cats]

Re: Fred Hoiberg hired as ISU's new coach!

I think this is a great ire for Iowa State in that it will have the natives who have been restless buzzing. Hilton will be buzzing again and Hoiberg will have a couple/three years of grace period to get the ball rolling. His connections in the NBA will be valuable as most of the recruits that are "BcS" level talent are looking towards there anyways. A stronger Iowa State will be better for UNI because then our wins over them will actually mean something.

It is also highly unlikely that he will be recruiting the same type of players that Jake will want for his system (same for McCaffrey at Iowa) which means we will have a shot at getting the right fits for ourselves, especially with in-state recruits.

[UNIChippewa]

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As a dual UNI/ISU fan, I am surprised and a little dismayed by this hire. I loved watching Hoiberg as a player, but to be hired as a head coach without coaching one single game is troubling to me.

He will have my support and I wish him the best, but this could turn out ugly.

[achrist70]

Re: Fred Hoiberg hired as ISU's new coach!

My question is will he be doing the Johnny Orr fist pump?

[Anne Frank]

Re: Fred Hoiberg hired as ISU's new coach!

How come every other school can make a hire in like 24 hours, and whenever we want to get anything done, it takes two months!

[UNIChippewa]

Re: Fred Hoiberg hired as ISU's new coach!

How come every other school can make a hire in like 24 hours

In this case I don't consider that a positive.

[JayJ79]

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How come every other school can make a hire in like 24 hours, and whenever we want to get anything done, it takes two months!

how long was it between Mac's resignation and Jake's promotion?
I don't recall that being any more than 24 hours.

[SteinPizza]

Re: Fred Hoiberg hired as ISU's new coach!

Could Reggie Theus join Hoiberg's staff? There have been rumblings of that on other sites.He has college coaching experience at New Mexico State and took them to the Big Dance one year if memory serves me correct.

Reggie Theus was rumored for the DePaul job. I don't know anything, but can't see it happening if he wanted to be a major college head coach. Hell, he's far more qualified to be a head coach than Hoiberg.