And damn near beat them! The 90's seemed like the Hawks faced Kentucky, UConn, or Duke every Tournament.
And damn you Rodney Rogers!
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And damn you Rodney Rogers!
Darn it, I was interested in getting one someday but noticed the dealership was closed last year. Didn't know I would have had a chance to interact with a former hawkeye.
I feel as time passes the Iowa fan base will continue to grow to appreciate Jordan B and his many contributions to the Iowa basketball program/story.
I guess I am one of the few that don't like what Bohannon did.
Yes, it was a selfless and touching thing to do. But if Chris were alive I would bet any amount of money that not only would he disapprove of what he did, he would actually be cheering for Jordan to break his record.
But he isn’t alive and under the circumstances, I think he did the right thing.
Terrible seed that year. Then the next year got passed over by Indiana for a spot in NCAA tournament. Iowa beat Indiana twice by double digits and had same conference record.
I think what makes it special is that it was an “active” streak when Chris was killed. Who knows where it would have ended.
If I’m JBo, it would mean more to me being on the same line, tied with Chris, than above him.
Either way, you could easily see how appreciative the Street’s were for JBo missing that FT. That’s all that matters.
1991,92, and 99 Iowa lost to eventual National champions in 2nd round. 1997 lost to NCAA runner-up kentucky. Actually 1999 loss was in sweet 16.
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The weak OOC schedule in the 1997-98 year was to blame for missing the dance. That was Ricky’s one and done year and Deano’s FR year. They went on to get beat by UGa at home in the opening round of the NIT. The beginning of the end of the Dr Tom era.
The weak schedule is always brought up. Wasn't good but wasn't that much worse than Indiana's and iowa beat Indiana twice. I always felt it was more of the Knight factor.
This is probably a ticky-tack thing, but if JBo really wanted to honor Street, he could have missed the previous shot, and let Chris keep the record by himself.
Very ticky-tack and the game was probably much more in the balance on last attempt.
If it wasn't for bad luck, the bball program would have no luck at all. Someday it'll turn...
I have been following Iowa basketball since late 60's. Definitely lots of bad luck in NCAA tournament.
1970 loss to Jacksonville was just start of NCAA heartbreaking losses for me.
I have one less decade of heartbreak in me. Here's to hoping we'll meet up at the Final Four someday.
I lived in Canada and didn't get a lot of US sports. Did see the Duke game, it was on TV. Got a call from my Dad the night of his death. We both were shocked and saddened by the news.
I think this is wrong. At the time there were no signals at the frontage road that goes to the Highlander, only a stop sign. Street would have been turning left onto 1, looking to his right, past the girlfriend. Pence was southbound on 1, likely getting close to turning west on I80 towards his home in the Oxford area. My recollection is the plow hit her side of the Street car and drove it into the path of a third vehicle, causing Chris's fatal injuries. The Pence kid should never have been sued, it just compounded the tragedy...
Do you care to add to this? I know a manager from that team and he has never mentioned anything like this.
That could be, I am not sure of my memory on that. Thanks. But even if he was hit on the passenger side, he may not seen or correctly recognized the oncoming plow due to the "high headlights".
Gary Close talking about waking up with a pain then remembering why and how it never goes away sticks with me the most in the documentary.
Supposedly the accident did in fact force some change or law about where the lights are placed on these trucks, SO someone must have thought they were a factor in the crash.....
Wonderful documentary. Very well done. I heard the news from a friend of mine in 8th grade. I was walking to my first period class and he grabbed me and asked if I’d heard. It was just a sad, sad time. It’s wild to imagine how much of a monster he probably would have been as a senior.
Wow. Nice to get your personal stamp on this Wade with you being a friend of CMS on that team....
Sorry to derail here, but the Mickey’s Conglo is an epic f’en sandwich.
I was a sports obsessed 9 year old. I knew something was up because every morning before school I would sit in front of the TV, eat breakfast and watch sportscenter and get caught up on the action I missed while I was asleep. My parents stopped me before I could and I could tell they were having a hard time telling me something. When they told me I instantly felt complete shock and then started crying. I couldn't believe it and it is to this day the worst I've felt hearing about someone passing who I never met.
A) 100% agree
B) he was 29 at the time of the incident
C) the Street family needs to swallow their pride and forgive the man. It's not like he killed Chris on purpose.
I remember being at a pool hall in Melbourne, FL with my brother and a hometown friend of his. Playing pool, slugging down beers, almost laughing at how pathetic the game was going. And then, somehow, the Hawks cut into the lead. And then, somehow, Hawks were within single digits.
We figured they gave everything to get it to OT. When the Hawks kept it going in OT, it was absolute euphoria. Three guys, amongst a bunch of Floridians, going crazy over an Iowa game in a pool hall in Melbourne, FL!
