Tom Kakert says McDermott is headed to Iowa

[Matt Trump]

Are you guys that naive or or just plain clueless? Iowa will pay their next coach over one million dollars a year. I doubt Coach McDermott could turn that down.

Yes. Iowa is such an elite job. We should be so honored that the people in Iowa City consider our coach for their job. Heck I don't see why Mac would take a raise. Iowa is such a dream job that most would do that job for free.

[BCPanther]

The Iowa job is so great, I am sure they could get Coach K to leave Duke to come here!!

[Marc Wigim]

ALL HAIL IOWA. IT IS EVERYONE'S DESTINY.

gimme a friggin' break.

[oldcat]

Yeah Chuck...................he'd take the money.............at a better place than Iowa City. They have chased every coach out of there for the last thirty years......either by dislike or not leaving them alone.......sounds like shangri-la to me!!

[BMPanther]

If Mac would leave, would any recruits follow?

[BCPanther]

The recriuts can't follow. They have all already signed binding national letters of intent TO THE SCHOOL, not the coach

[AmesPanther]

The recriuts can't follow. They have all already signed binding national letters of intent TO THE SCHOOL, not the coach

The schools almost always let them out when there is a coach change and they don't lose any eligibility.

But the players usually either stay or go somewhere else entirely.

[Winder/aka Dan Holmes]

I usually don't post on basketball threads, but isn't it amazing how many non-Panther fans feel the need to sign on and become experts.

There's no problem coming to our forums, but at least stand up and let everyone know where your loyalty lies.

Oh yeah. If you're a punk posting here, try not to be so obvious!!!

[AmesPanther]

Winder, I just take it all as a sign that we have one of the best coaches out there and try to ignore it.

[McPANTHER]

Yeah Chuck...................he'd take the money.............at a better place than Iowa City. They have chased every coach out of there for the last thirty years......either by dislike or not leaving them alone.......sounds like shangri-la to me!!

I know I'm showing my age, but I remember a coach named Lute Olson who the mighty Hawk fans ran out of town a few year back. I wonder what ever happened to that guy, oh yeah, he is at Arizona.

[BCPanther]

Fans didn't run himout as much as Hayden did. The story goes that they were doing the I-Club circuit together in the summer and Lute was regularly receiving louder ovations and more attention. Hayden went to Bump Elliot and said "I don't play second fiddle to nobody" and the downhill spiral at Iowa for Lute began!!

[NorthernIowaBacker]

The schools almost always let them out when there is a coach change and they don't lose any eligibility.

But the players usually either stay or go somewhere else entirely.

Exactly Ames. Same happens when a coach leaves during a players career. Player can leave.

[McPANTHER]

Fans didn't run himout as much as Hayden did. The story goes that they were doing the I-Club circuit together in the summer and Lute was regularly receiving louder ovations and more attention. Hayden went to Bump Elliot and said "I don't play second fiddle to nobody" and the downhill spiral at Iowa for Lute began!!

I guess it depends on what story you hear. I heard the boosters were unhappy because he wanted some privacy in his life and they wanted him to be more visible at every function they held. Either way, they lost a coach who could have taken them a long way if they had left him alone.

[panther2317]

Listen, we have two important games this week. Wednesday is first...so Bradley is the MOST IMPORTANT GAME OF THE SEASON. The Panthers need to send Benny, Erik and J-Lit out of the Dome on a winning note. It also gets the Panthers to 23-6 and 12-5 with one game to go.

So...I know there are people out there who say, 'hey this is news so we should be able to discuss this!!!" But being able to and knowing if it's the RIGHT thing to do are two completely different things.

Let's let the Hawkeyes talk about coaching changes and see how it effects thier title run in the next couple of weeks while we shut our mouths and focus on Bradley and Southern Illinois and see how we fair.

Deal? Good. GO PANTHERS!!!

[McPANTHER]

Deal !! Go Panthers!!