Iowa picked as dark horse for NCAA championship

[ChiHawk1985]

Just got an update on my phone of a CBS Sports video clip of Matt Norlander (didn’t know who he was until I googled him) but 51,000 followers on Twitter for what it’s worth being asked about a team that is long shot odds to win the NCAA tournament.

He said the only team not in his most recent power 5 with a chance to win it all is Iowa and then talked about why for a bit. Said if not a dark horse to win it all can be a Final Four type team due to, mainly, Garza and the high powered offense. I’ll see if I can get a clip.

 

[IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life]

Let’s just make the tournament, look at matchups, and go from there.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Let’s just make the tournament, look at matchups, and go from there.

Yeah we need to know who we have to ask to lose to us, first.

 

[mtdew_fever]

Every team has long shot odds. It's not even a prediction, so if he's wrong it makes no difference.

QUOTE="ChiHawk1985, post: 7319899, member: 11472"]Just got an update on my phone of a CBS Sports video clip of Matt Norlander (didn’t know who he was until I googled him) but 51,000 followers on Twitter for what it’s worth being asked about a team that is long shot odds to win the NCAA tournament.

He said the only team not in his most recent power 5 with a chance to win it all is Iowa and then talked about why for a bit. Said if not a dark horse to win it all can be a Final Four type team due to, mainly, Garza and the high powered offense. I’ll see if I can get a clip.[/QUOTE]

 

[Hawksfor3]

Does this mean we are the Cleveland State of the Power 5's?

 

[Ballhawk1221]

EDIT: Updated link
https://www.cbssports.com/college-b...opes-despite-not-being-in-his-power-rankings/

 

[GunnerHawk]

Just got an update on my phone of a CBS Sports video clip of Matt Norlander (didn’t know who he was until I googled him) but 51,000 followers on Twitter for what it’s worth being asked about a team that is long shot odds to win the NCAA tournament.

He said the only team not in his most recent power 5 with a chance to win it all is Iowa and then talked about why for a bit. Said if not a dark horse to win it all can be a Final Four type team due to, mainly, Garza and the high powered offense. I’ll see if I can get a clip.

Whoa Nellie, still a lot of basketball left in a very difficult conference. These close wins can turn in to close losses very quickly. The team has a fragile balance, if Fredricks goes down again we are in trouble. I think we could have won against Penn State if he played the second half and also at Nebraska if he had played. Need his outside shooting with Wieskamp to keep the middle open for Garza.

I'm only concerned with Wisconsin, they always seem to have our number.

 

[ChiHawk1985]

I would like to clarify that I am a realist when it comes to Iowa basketball. This season has been fun to watch and I don’t get too high or too low. I posted the thread because it is crazy to even hear those two sentences put together with as much time left in the season as there is currently.

With that said, I imagine we still drop a few more games we should win and maybe steal a few that we shouldn’t. We’ll finish somewhere in the middle to upper portion of the crazy Big Ten and I hope wind up solidly in the tournament as a 6 seed or so. But even if none of that happens I am having lots of fun watching these boys play!

 

[RoundRock620]

If JT can limit tornovers to 2 per game and score 12 points, this team can beat anybody. I love that kid.

 

[paladinhawk]

Let’s just make the tournament, look at matchups, and go from there.

This coming from the guy who obsessed over how opposing football teams were doing during practice.

Is that baby steps towards rationality?

 

[fivecardstud14]

Let’s just make the tournament, look at matchups, and go from there.

You're right, us fans can't get ahead of ourselves! As fans, we need to focus on Wisconsin only, and not even think for a second about any other games.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

not even think for a second about any other games.

Such as the national championship?














Or can we talk about the national championship?!

 

[paladinhawk]

You're right, us fans can't get ahead of ourselves! As fans, we need to focus on Wisconsin only, and not even think for a second about any other games.

Look what happened when we the fans overlooked Nebraska. Case closed IMO!

 

[IowaNiceHawk]

Let’s just make the tournament, look at matchups, and go from there.

Oh no.........based on this expert on Twitter, who's probably not a college Grad yet, my bracket has IOWA going to the Final 2

 

[TKingpin]

Kiss of death

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Just keep us off the SI cover- it’s a caucus year again

 

[QChawks]

Kiss of death

thanks a lot Matt

 

[HawkRugged17]

Just keep us off the SI cover- it’s a caucus year again

 

[silasstarr]

If Iowa can beat Maryland on the road like they did at Carver, I'll be a believer.

 

[IllQChawk]

If Iowa can beat Maryland on the road like they did at Carver, I'll be a believer.

And don't forget at Michigan State and at Illinois....

 

[H4wkfan4life]

You're right, us fans can't get ahead of ourselves! As fans, we need to focus on Wisconsin only, and not even think for a second about any other games.

it might not have an influence on the game, but it will most likely make the season a lot more enjoyable.....