Start eating now and I hope you gag on it. Seems like a pet peeve of mine when you people predict a loss and then gladly eat crow. Either way you are correct when saying this. It needs to be one way or the other!!
For all of you eat Crow haters.....
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Correct. The origin of the expression was during the middle ages. Crow was not the bird, but the horrible bits of animal carcasses tossed out after anything that could be eaten, worn, or used in any manner was removed. And those people ate a lot of stuff out of animals. Stuff that we wouldn't touch today!
The expression came about from stories about braggarts making incredible boasts and how, if wrong, they would eat the crow. In these stories, inevitably the all too certain persons would end up entirely wrong. Then upon this most foul of experiences of eating crow they would learn the lesson of humility.
Sometime in the 1800's the story was changed to a farmer bragging and promising to eat crow (the bird) if he was wrong. But the result was the same.
Today, when someone states that they will gladly eat crow they might as well say, "I haven't learned a dang thing!" Unfortunately it seems to be all to common these days that people do NOT learn a dang thing.
There's also a neat Poe story, "Never Bet the Devil Your Head!'. But I suppose it is not popular today for the same reason. No one cares how often they end up wrong.
All the people that hate on the team and predict losses every game don't show up to the message boards after games we won. Thought you knew that? You only see them after losses making our fan base look like a bunch of babies.
Why do we get these idiotic posts after every win?
OP....does it make you feel superior somehow, or that you are a better fan than anyone who dares predict the Hawks to lose a game?
Psssst....I'll let you in on a little secret....not thinking the Hawks will win every game doesn't make that person a "hater", just like predicting them to win every game doesn't make a person a better fan.
OP....does it make you feel superior somehow, or that you are a better fan than anyone who dares predict the Hawks to lose a game?
Psssst....I'll let you in on a little secret....not thinking the Hawks will win every game doesn't make that person a "hater", just like predicting them to win every game doesn't make a person a better fan.
OP I missed all the signs and should have seen 16 3s coming on the road after going something like 16-66 from 3 in the previous couple of games along with having won 1 road game all year and Maryland losing at home the game before. Go Hawks!
So is this message as up and down as the Hawks or are the Hawks as up and down as this board?
Do we really need one of theses threads after a great game? Can't we just enjoy it without ripping on some fans? Guess not, carry on...... sadly.
It is but there are also posters posting what he/she thinks is realistic. Sometimes that's predicting a win, sometimes a loss. When it's a predicting a loss and it's a win that's still reason to celebrate an Iowa victory. I do not buy into the vantage point that a fan cannot make what he/she thinks are realistic predictions based on numbers, trends, match-ups and gut feels. Glad to be wrong whenever we win bottom line.
Agreed! With that said, the key with this team is how well they can duplicate the good things from yesterday and minimize the defensive lapses and rebounding and keep energy level high. I don't like the
Wisconsin matchup but if we can keep their guards from finding their shooting touch we have enough bodies to neutralize Happ and Hayes. Thinking we get PSU at home and then win one in tourney. Will be enough for NIT. Would be nice to host that first NIT and have an awesome home crowd like we did a couple years ago
I said before the season this team would be up and down....they would surprise a couple of the "big boys" and also have some bad losses.
And crows feet have known medicinal purposes keeping away bad spirits!
Do you come back after losses and say you were wrong about predicting Iowa to win every game?
Whether you predict a win or a loss- you have a 50% chance of being correct. I certainly do not want to see the Hawkeyes lose, but when I predicted they would lose @ Maryland it was because they had not played well on the road, except against Minny and Nebby. Sorry, but I am certainly not offering up an apology because I was wrong about the outcome of a college basketball game. Zuma do you come here and apologize or eat crow for predicting a win and then the team losses?
That is the danger when the "Big Boys" play a .500 club. Maryland played like they did not believe the Hawkeyes could give them a game. This team continues to surprise me on a game-by-game basis. Loved the win and shows this team has not packed it in.
predicting anything...is basically meaningless.
You are either right or wrong...who cares.
I thing most would agree defeating Maryland at Mary's place wasn't going to be easy. The only thing that matters is we have the talent to play well & compete (even in tough environments) and a coach who gets his guys ready,,,doesn't always work out...that's why you play the games & what makes college BB a lot of fun to watch.
A lot more fun when you win.
You are either right or wrong...who cares.
I thing most would agree defeating Maryland at Mary's place wasn't going to be easy. The only thing that matters is we have the talent to play well & compete (even in tough environments) and a coach who gets his guys ready,,,doesn't always work out...that's why you play the games & what makes college BB a lot of fun to watch.
A lot more fun when you win.
Evidently I struck a few nerves. I also understand where some of you are coming from with the predictions case. Win or lose yes there is a 50 50 chance. My point was so many enjoy bashing our Hawks by saying we aren't good enough or we can't do this or that and then turn around and can say "so happy we got a win " after the all the remarks. I've been a Hawks fan for over 50 years and no I'm not perfect. Just have never understood the love to eat crow comments.
well the Big Boys as you describe them found out we got some big boys also. I don't think we won this game because Mary didn't think we could give them game...we won this game because we were the better team.
Cook is more talented than any big man Mary had.
JBo is as talented at hitting open 3's as anyone else Mary has...and even a few guarded ones.
Baer is as talented at doing the little things as anyone.
Now can we do it again vs Wisconsin? wont be easy but we have the talent to give em a run for it.
I was quoting someone else and used their "Big Boy" comment in my post. As far as my comment on Maryland's lack of belief in Iowa winning, it was merely the perception I had watching the game. I am sure Iowa's effort in the game contributed to my perception of Maryland.
OH I understand ...I don't think Mary liked the talent Iowa brought... I'm sure of that.
I'm no genius, but I got what you meant. You were very specific that it was a pet peeve. It's one of mine as well.
There is a difference between concern at facing a tough opponent and expressing the thought that the team will lose. There is a difference between talking about how Iowa suffers on the defensive side of the court all too often.
OR.
Constantly pointing out worst case scenarios and picking apart everything and anything right up to the level of approaching or even exceeding exaggerations.
And THEN coming back with, "I'll gladly eat crow...hooray, we won!"
By the very next game the same thing happens....no crow was eaten, no lesson learned. That is why I'm reinventing the eating machine, serving only middle ages crow.
Wisconsin is 14-1 at home so the odds are against us, but I'll be happy to eat crow if we win.
So the natives have always been the best at eating crow? I think I'm doing a good job being a steward of the earth if I remember to use the sharpest pork rib as a tooth pick.
If you truly believe this, it would behoove you to stay away from the bookies.
Did I miss the discussion about point spreads in this thread? I thought the discussion centered around the posters who said Iowa was going to lose eating crow. How did we end up talking about betting with bookies?
There's nothing wrong with predicting the Hawks to lose, sometimes they are thoroughly outmatched. It's the manner in which the prediction is made. IE "our team sucks and will lose by 30 to Wisconsin." That type of prediction would warrant some crow eating IMO
If you are factoring in the odds then you are correct, I was merely offering up a simple probability with my 50% comment.
I guess I'm not sure where that 50% comment was even necessary and I agree with the rest of your post - Iowa had not played well on the road and a loss was much more likely than a win given the circumstances. No crow eating needed!
Crow isn't bad if you if you have the patience to pluck it. Cook well in oven, season with baking soda, and have a drink handy when served to get the taste out of your mouth.
Bon Appetit.
I think those pathetic pessimistic fans should be pointed out mark and labeled for what they are.
predicting (rooting) for your team to lose shows weakness... but its what cowards do...
they were WRONG about their team losing...
now...they want to say you're wrong for pointing out their pessimism.
predicting (rooting) for your team to lose shows weakness... but its what cowards do...
they were WRONG about their team losing...
now...they want to say you're wrong for pointing out their pessimism.
I agree. The bashing that has been dished out is a little extreme. We ALL knew that this was a re-build year. In spite of having Pete, we knew that the road would be rough.
Some posters have slammed the players, coaches, and program very hard. I get that they are frustrated, but it is what it is. And, the season isn't over yet.
I see improvement with our team, and the future looks bright.
