Twitter Updates for 2010-03-16
Posted March 16th, 2010 by Jeff ZellCategories: Uncategorized
- Reports say Todd lickliter us out as coach at Iowa. I heard Iowa will have to pay him 2.4 million to buy out contract. Presser at 230 #
- Iowa ad Gary barta announces firing of mens basketball coach Todd lickliter. Says records, revenue is a factual reason #
- Quote under the current circumstances we can't climb the current hill #
- Barta naming players. Making plea for everyone to not transfer. #
- The search begins today. Looking for a proven winner, leader committed to student athletesShares values of state and university. No timeline #
- Will not be responding to rumors #
- Termination without cause and will honor 800 thousand a year for the next 3 years. The money comes from athletic dept funds #
- Todd is a terrific coach, people are making progress He felt like all the pieces weren't there so barta feels like he has to make change. #
- Doesn't judge program on 1 or 2 games. Certainly as a fan and someone who loves program everthing is considered part of program #
- Hawkeye fans have proven they will fill carver Hawkeye arena. Basically barta says success can be had at Iowa. #
- Calls the decision a pain staking decision. Says he doesn't have a quick trigger. He would love to never have to hire anothe coach again #
- Internet is full of rumors. He did the best to get to the bottom with facts. Made the recommendation today to sally mason. #
- Rumors last week were absolutely false #
- @awelsch make sure to get an etsu tournament angle about how ghetto their players looked on selection show #
- Just happy to be there. Very tough draw.. Rt @KCRG_Sports UNI women get the #16 seed, will face Nebraska on Sunday in Minneapolis. #
I only got to interview former Iowa Men’s Basketball coach Todd Lickliter a few times. I got to watch his program from a far for all three years. One thing I noticed, a lack of team chemistry between a coach and his players.