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Old 02-04-2012, 08:22 PM   #16 (permalink)
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I am not going to lie. I teared up at the applause given to Coach Davis. It was a fantastic ceremony and really helped set the tone for the game. Also the student section was fantastic.
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Old 02-04-2012, 08:24 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Don't know about that, but for some bizarre reason, Learfield Sports had decided to have an interview between Alford and Dolph before the game. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot did Alford have to do with the '86-'87 team other than maybe playing against them? And since Dolph ran out of material so quickly the convo turned to his time coaching Gatens.As my 7 year old says, "Akward....."
Learfield Sports sucks, Steve Alford sucks and Todd Licklighter sucks.Can't get rid of learfield but thank god we are rid of SA and TL. They were never good fits and made millions of dollars at the expense of Iowa BB.It is a turning point and bring back Dr Tom every year for anything. He was a winner and his teams entertained, was a good teacher, a better coach and even better man.Wish someone would do the research and an analysis of what every win that Tom Davis coached and cost (in terms of his salary), vs what each of the miniscule numbers that SA and TL put up?Just hoping Fran can continue to do what he's doing and make Dr Tom proud.
Dr. Tom haters say he took that team to the elite 8 with Ravelings recruits and that is true but he had to rerecruit those guys and turned BJ and others into stars....

I am biased because I didn't grow watching Iowa bball with Lute or George, but instead the Doctor, reading Rick Brown's pieces in the DMR the last few weeks made me appreciate Dr. Tom even more and I didn't think that was possible.
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Old 02-04-2012, 08:46 PM   #18 (permalink)
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I love how Fran embrases Iowa's past glory and wants to build on that tradition.
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Old 02-04-2012, 09:26 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Today was long overdue.

I hope all of the Ferentz bashers took notice today.
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Old 02-04-2012, 09:28 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Tom Davis had a fantastic record while at Iowa. I believe he had 9 or 10 NCAA tournament teams.

There are 4 Iowa coaches on the Mount Rushmore of Iowa basketball: Ralph Miller, Tom Davis, Lute Olson and bucky O'Connor. Let's hope Fran is the fifth.
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Old 02-04-2012, 09:41 PM   #21 (permalink)
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Lick won as many Big Ten Championships as Davis.
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Lick won as many Big Ten Championships as Davis.
And Trent Dilfer won more Super Bowls than Dan Marino and Jim Kelly COMBINED. Guess that means Marino and Kelly were nothing special.
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Old 02-05-2012, 06:14 AM   #23 (permalink)
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Dr. Tom got a raw deal from the fans and the administration, he was and always will be one of the classiest coach in Hawkeye history.
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