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IN NOVEMBER. NOW BACK TO THE BIG NEWS OUT OF IOWA CITY. BEN MCCULLUM WAS OFFICIALLY INTRODUCED AS IOWA’S NEW MEN’S BASKETBALL COACH. A BIG DAY FOR HAWKEYE FANS. ����vlog BEAU BOWMAN HAS BEEN HANGING OUT WITH THE HAWKEYE FANS ALL DAY AND BO THEY ARE PUMPED FOR WHAT IS TO COME. OH YEAH. LAURA A LOT OF THEM LINING UP OUTSIDE OF CARVER-HAWKEYE ARENA WEARING THEIR NEW FAN UNIFORM. YEAH, AND TO WELCOME IN THEIR NEW COACH TO CARVER. IOWA STUDENTS TOOK PART IN A NEW CLASS ON CAMPUS. ONE UNDER. THEN YOU CREATE THIS LITTLE GAP TYING A TIE ONE ON ONE. I LEARNED TO TIE A TIE ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AGO. MINE’S A LITTLE BIT SHORT, BUT I GOT THE DIMPLE PRETTY GOOD. SO I’M PROUD OF MY TIE. IT’S A WARM WELCOME FOR THEIR NEW HEAD MEN’S BASKETBALL COACH, BEN MCCULLUM. HE’S ALREADY WON MORE TOURNAMENT GAMES THAN NEBRASKA EVER HAS, SO THAT’S ALREADY A GOOD START AND I’M EXCITED FOR HIM TO WIN A LOT MORE HERE, HOPEFULLY. MCCULLUM WAS BORN IN IOWA CITY IN 1981. HIS MOTHER RECEIVED HER BACHELOR’S, MASTER’S AND LAW DEGREE, ALL FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA. YOU NEEDED TO TAKE A JOB THAT YOU CAN WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS AND COMPETE FOR THEM ON A CONSISTENT LEVEL. BETH GOETZ HAS GIVEN ME THAT OPPORTUNITY AND GIVEN RESOURCES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN DO JUST THAT. SOMETHING THAT MAKES THIS HOMECOMING SO SPECIAL. AFTER TWO DISAPPOINTING SEASONS OF THE HAWKEYES MISSING OUT ON THE BIG DANCE, FANS ARE EXCITED FOR SOME NEW LIFE AND SOME NEW ENERGY IN THE PROGRAM. ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10, I’M PROBABLY AT ABOUT A 20 TO 25. WE BOTH WATCHED SOME DRAKE GAMES IN THE PAST. MY FAMILY’S BIG DRAKE FANS, AND WE’RE BOTH IOWA FANS FIRST, AND IT’S SUPER EXCITING TO SEE HIM HERE. AND DON’T WORRY ABOUT THE TIES. THEY PROMISE ME THEY’LL GET BETTER. THAT’S ALL I WANT TO DO OUT HERE IS JUST MAKE COACH MCCULLUM PROUD. I HOPE HE IS PROUD OF MY TIE TYING TECHNIQUES AND I AM GLAD I DID IT UNDER PRESSURE. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY EMBARRASSING. I’M NOT GONNA LIE. COACH MCCULLUM SAYS THE SHIRT AND TIE THING STARTED OUT AS A WAY TO JUST LOOK PROFESSIONAL OUT ON THE BASKETBALL COURT, BUT NOW IT’S KIND OF TURNED IN TO MORE OF A SUPERSTITION, MAYBE EVEN CALL IT A TRADITION. THERE’S NO DOUBT YOU’RE GOING TO SEE A LOT OF THAT HERE AT CARVER-HAWKEYE ARENA THIS UPCOMING SEASON. WE’RE LIVE IN IOWA CITY.