Of all you complaining about Fran, how many are season ticket holders? it's easy to pay $9 a month to rag here but do you pay a contribution to the athletic department and buy season tickets? Obviously you have the right to complain but hawkeye expectations were way to high including myself. I posted earlier this month that Ken Pomeroy had picked Iowa for 9th in the conference and i was expecting 5th at the worst. That was my first reality check. In addition, Pomeroy picked our conference for fifth best behind BE, ACC, SEC, andBig 12. Pomeroy and Sagarin are the best in the industry and i have used Pomeroy in picking teams in the NCAA tourney . Remember that 8 of our rotation players are either freshmen or sophomores. We have 1 senior and 3 juniors as our upper classmen and our best of the bunch, Nicholas Baer, and he hasnt played yet. With what he does for this team, i would say he is worth at least 10 points with his scoring, rebounding, and loose balls. We probably wouldn't have lost either game. Also, remember that Fran had Tyler Ulis wrapped up until Kentucky threw their hat in the ring. I've sat through the Lickliter and Alford years at Carver. Connor is a player and Westkamp is legit and both are definite upgrades so have some patience. I was also at Kinnick last saturday and frose my ass off and watched this year's version of Jeckyl & Hyde but that's another story . It's never been easy being an Iowa fan but fans we remain. At least you get your nine bucks worth so enjoy. I'll be in the stands enjoying the growth of this team.