It was never really "news;" there were just rumors and Keith wanted to keep the story quiet.
Keith, just now, admits that it ALL happened.
And was Fran's boycott of WHO radio "old news" to you?
Major Dirt coming out on Fran & Margaret (who was heckling from the crowd) related to a Coaches vs Cancer event
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It was never really "news;" there were just rumors and Keith wanted to keep the story quiet.
Keith, just now, admits that it ALL happened.
And was Fran's boycott of WHO radio "old news" to you?
Connor, Marge and Fran can burn in hell... I will go easy on the other 3, Patrick seemed like a nice and goofy kid who could have enjoyed life a thousand miles away from a basketball court. It's too bad his family made him play and sent him in depression...
Thank you. Thank you! For Christs sake WHEN are people going to stop trying to hold her responsible for all these tangent issues. Some of the posters here are almost as bad as the haters on Reese's side. Let her live her life, unless she does something that's really egregious that harms someone.
Are you daft? So Joe cool, and the Murray brothers (all mentioned in his post) wouldn't have played D1? REALLY?
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Really? So now were giving dating/love advice? Good lord, this is a sports website. Maybe she love the guy. I don't know, and I don't care, and frankly I don't see why posters on here think they need to be giving her dating advice.
Fran & Margaret tried to get Gary fired on 2 different occasions:
* In November 2018, Dolphin found himself in hot water after he criticized the program’s recruiting efforts and made comments directed at Iowa guard Maishe Dailey that inadvertently made it to air during a commercial break.
“How do we not get anybody like that?” Dolphin said. “We just don’t -- year after year. Just get one. We get Maishe Dailey. Dribbles into a double team with his head down. God.”
* On Feb 21, 2019, Gary referred to Maryland’s Bruno Fernando as “King Kong” during the closing moments of the game. Hawkeye Sports Properties, the multimedia rights manager for Iowa’s athletic department, then announced that Dolphin would be suspended for the rest of the season.
Longtime Iowa sportscaster Gary Dolphin's comments elicit mixed reactions
Offensive or taken out of context? Iowans weigh in on Gary Dolphin's comments that got him suspended.www.kcci.com
I thought that I saw where the Maryland player considered it a compliment.
Connor called into Barstool Sports during Iowa's run to the Elite 8 and told Dave Portnoy (the founder of BarStool Sports) to stop talking badly about his father.
There are so many examples/red flags when it comes to how the McCafferys behave and treat people.
If Connor & Caitlin get married, Fran & Margaret are part of the deal, too. Maybe Fran & Margaret would be great in laws, but, again, there are a lot of red flags....
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Show me players that ever badmouth the coach they chose to play for in college. Just doesn't happen. Except for MAYBE the guy Bob Knight choked in practice (I forget the player's name).
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Sorry, but whatever she decides I won't be on some website suggesting how she should handle her personal affairs, and I don't see why any fan should think that's their place. For some reason because of her fame as it relates to the U of I people think they have license to suggest what she should say, or do, and who she should associate with. I find that perplexing.
And should that happen I'm sure they'd be removed (for good) and that would solve the problem. If we're talking about Caitlins offspring, she might get tossed before them anyway. She gets pretty hot, and has certainly been known to not hold back on letting officials know her thoughts.
Wow, did not know that happened. Basically, Connor was USING CC as leverage over Portnoy. Without CC, Portnoy never takes that call.
- The Confrontation: Connor McCaffery reportedly called Portnoy to express disappointment over the criticism of his father’s legacy, calling the comparison to the new coach disrespectful.
- Portnoy's Response: Portnoy discussed the call on his show, noting the tension, and stated that a McCaffery (implied to be Connor) was put on the phone to voice complaints.
- Caitlin Clark Involvement: Reports suggest Caitlin Clark blocked Portnoy on social media following the incident, with Portnoy stating on Barstool Live that he was "ghosted" by her after the run-in.
- Context: The friction arose during Iowa's surprising 2026 Elite Eight run under new coach Ben McCollum. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Connor is a fake tough guy. He wouldn't last an hour locked up...
May be time four dumb a$$ @CRazzle to learn how to spell so that he can properly tag people on here.
Oh, and for the record, just because I hate both major political parties and am registerd as an independent does not suddenly make me "MAGA." Me saying that Trump was & is unfit for office since 2015 does not suddenly make me "MAGA." Me saying Tim Walz is an idiot and incompetent does not suddenly make me "MAGA." You thinking that any of it does, however, makes you look like a MEGA dumb a$$.
Why are we still talking about Fran? Let’s move on down the road.
Opinions being expressed on a message board? Never heard of such a thing. Surely a sign the apocalypse is near.
If we get another extreme sign, something like you having a good post that would be two of three signs.
Clark needs to separate herself from those folks asap, but just IMHO
can you not read "sports forum" only
Good luck with that. Some fans never moved on from Alford.
Weird goings on. Fran and wife seemed like they were owed perfect allegiance. They were not to be judged. well not knowing a lot about them but knowing Margaret was kicked out of a high school type game for bad behavior towards ref(s), then it seems pretty bad
Fran & Margaret tried to get Gary fired on 2 different occasions:
* In November 2018, Dolphin found himself in hot water after he criticized the program’s recruiting efforts and made comments directed at Iowa guard Maishe Dailey that inadvertently made it to air during a commercial break.
“How do we not get anybody like that?” Dolphin said. “We just don’t -- year after year. Just get one. We get Maishe Dailey. Dribbles into a double team with his head down. God.”
* On Feb 21, 2019, Gary referred to Maryland’s Bruno Fernando as “King Kong” during the closing moments of the game. Hawkeye Sports Properties, the multimedia rights manager for Iowa’s athletic department, then announced that Dolphin would be suspended for the rest of the season.
Longtime Iowa sportscaster Gary Dolphin's comments elicit mixed reactions
Offensive or taken out of context? Iowans weigh in on Gary Dolphin's comments that got him suspended.
The badmouthing of a player on air probably is a fireable offense tbh. If I were in Fran’s position, I would have the same position. It doesn’t matter that it was unintentional.
Gary F'n Barta was the worst AD ever. He gave outragous contracts. We sure had 2 ******* coaches in Alfraud and Francis. Benisdaman Fran.
Funny you should mention. I’ve posted this before and happened over a decade ago. Fairly early on in Fran era. Playing softball in CR and sometimes a little league game playing on one of the diamonds next to ours. Typical loud mouth Karen arguing pitches. Then everyone started talking and pointed out Fran when he arrived. Eventually sitting down next to the Karen and that’s when we realized it was large Marge. After that all the stories I heard about her never surprised me.
I didn't know anything about this. Never seen the show. Don't know Keith and don't know Andy. Watching that 12 minutes; my read is that Keith didn't want to talk about it, had put it in the past and was trying to be graceful.
Andy, sour grapes, had to scratch that itch and put Keith in a very uncomfortable spot that Keith didn't want to be in. If Andy needed to vent, he should've done it on his own and not with Keith there. Not fair to Keith and not what you do to a friend.
Agree in some respects, but I never heard of it and it should be out in the open. What a sh*tty think for the McCaffrey's to do and Keith handled it like a professional.
So glad Barta and Fran are gone.
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Didn’t know Fran wouldn’t allow Dolph, Bobby & Radio Crew to fly with team or dine in same room as team for Team Meals on the Road.
Didn’t know Fran wouldn’t allow Dolph, Bobby & Radio Crew to fly with team or dine in same room as team for Team Meals on the Road.
She had exceptional basketball talent and a bankable brand. She was getting paid. Whether she could have gotten better deals (made better decisions) is unknown.
Yeah I had forgot about the Dailey hot mic incident. That one Fran had every right to be upset about.
Leave it up to some Karen to be offended on behalf of someone else.