Fran McCafrey Suspended for Saturday

[anon_0k9zlfz6lz9oy]

 

[anon_0k9zlfz6lz9oy]

He might be a lunatic but hes a good coach. Hope this helps us

 

[kcg88]

I'd expect that whoever coaches in his place won't be giving the refs much of an earful.

Still gonna be a tough one to win but every bit helps.

 

[kcg88]

A downside is Connor McCaffrey might see fewer minutes. We want him on the court as much as possible IMO.

 

[anon_0k9zlfz6lz9oy]

A downside is Connor McCaffrey might see fewer minutes. We want him on the court as much as possible IMO.

Imo he’ll see more minutes. Would u wanna deal with the wrath of that psycho if you dont play his son?

 

[RUfromSoCal?]

every little bit help........

good for us......

 

[SirScarlet]

would have been better for us if they suspended Bohanen ;)

 

[RUChoppin]

Definitely a positive development. Any movement in the Vegas line?

 

[kcg88]

Definitely a positive development. Any movement in the Vegas line?

Lines don't come out until the day before, generally.

KenPom has it at Iowa -10... I'd guess it comes out at like Iowa -8.5.

 

[knights1212]

I think Fran got what he deserved.

 

[Mr Magoo]

A downside is Connor McCaffrey might see fewer minutes. We want him on the court as much as possible IMO.

True. His brother will probably be different story since he’s supposed to be the real deal...but that’s next year’s problem.

 

[Mr_Twister]

Former coach at nearby Lehigh University.

 

[RUBigFrank]

thought it might be favorable for us if Mac was not suspended - as the refs would take it out on him for their brethren.

 

[RUJMM78]

A downside is Connor McCaffrey might see fewer minutes. We want him on the court as much as possible IMO.

He threw the full court pass that resulted in Iowa defeating Rutgers.

 

[RUChoppin]

A downside is Connor McCaffrey might see fewer minutes. We want him on the court as much as possible IMO.

He threw the full court pass that resulted in Iowa defeating Rutgers.

Well..... technically he was off the court when he threw it, lol

 

[dkostus]

thought it might be favorable for us if Mac was not suspended - as the refs would take it out on him for their brethren.

They get their game film reviewed by the league regularly, and if it's good get to work the tourney. So I doubt they'd purposely target Iowa to get back at Fran anyway.

If anything, they may now be overly judicious. B1G probably sends out their best crew for this game.

 

[knightfan7]

A bit OT but the ref'ing in both games last night was pretty bad imo. A couple times in a row during one of the OT's Wisky players got mugged trying to put up shots with no fouls called.

 

[ScarletDave]

Iowa’s coach is a Thug

 

[RUPete]

Can he appeal this and coach? I’m guessing they know he’s wrong and just want to get this over with before the conference tournament.

 

[knightfan7]

Can he appeal this and coach? I’m guessing they know he’s wrong and just want to get this over with before the conference tournament.

From what I saw on TV he's accepting the suspension.

 

[PiscatawayMike]

McCaffery is a wacko, but he's a helluva coach... one of only 11 coaches who have led four or more different schools to NCAA Division I tournament berths.

 

[rufeelinit]

I don't really see how this helps us. If the game was here instead of Iowa City then maybe. I would expect the team to rally behind the acting HC and try to win one for FM. The fans will also be a little more rabid given the unique circumstances.

 

[dkostus]

I don't really see how this helps us. If the game was here instead of Iowa City then maybe. I would expect the team to rally behind the acting HC and try to win one for FM. The fans will also be a little more rabid given the unique circumstances.

Fans, at least message board guys and older fans, seem like they're pissed at Fran to begin with because of attitude to announcer. Not sure about the fandom rallying. The team seems very behind him from what I've seen. Still a distraction.

 

[RUChoppin]

I don't really see how this helps us. If the game was here instead of Iowa City then maybe. I would expect the team to rally behind the acting HC and try to win one for FM. The fans will also be a little more rabid given the unique circumstances.

Question will be the officiating, to me. Fran rides the refs really, really hard.... and with less pressure from him (and as a reaction to Fran's actions/accusation), it's possible we get a slightly better whistle.

The crowd will be riled up, the team will be pumped - and I'm sure that a few of our guys are going to talk a ton of trash about it, too.

 

[RUonBrain]

I wonder which refs do the game.

Any chance it is someone from the crew from Iowa’s last game?

Even if not, are the refs human enough to give us the benefit of the doubt in a few calls?