ISU is 15 points down with 3:30 to go in the game. I'm guessing Iowa State won't play like this when they play Iowa.
Iowa State/UNI Game
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McDermott just having one of those nights. 37 points.
I don’t think Iowa State’s guard court is strong enough… I’m not saying they were over ranked. I believe they have a very good team with an above average (not great) coach, that is front court heavy!
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Crooks is even larger than last season.
She's bigger than anyone on the Hawk football team.
Fortunate that ISU plays in the dogshit Big 12.
They're going to win their conference, but they seem like a VERY unathletic team.
She's bigger than anyone on the Hawk football team.
Fortunate that ISU plays in the dogshit Big 12.
They're going to win their conference, but they seem like a VERY unathletic team.
She's not Caitlin Clark, but is loads of fun to watch all the same. Kind of cool that she, Clark and Drake's Dinnebier were all in the Des Moines high school scene at the same time.
I was there. Pure shooter all night —3’s, off balance midrange, lay-ups. 12 3s, annd heated up right when counted. ISU lost it in third, out scored 11-23. Stat-wise, didn’t look horrible for ISU but seemed like lots of turnovers and missed shots. UNI scrappy and tough at home. Both will be “fun” for Iowa…
Yes I believe ISU had 14 & UNI 7. UNI isn’t a fluke, they lost to a salty 4-0 Ball St by 6.
Ball St plays ranked North Carolina on Saturday
I noticed the same thing about her size, and just don’t see how a girl that big’s knees can take the constant up-and-down the court and overall physicalness required in basketball.
hips, ankles and feet take a beating from obesity, too
has she ever been out w/injury before?
It's always a good day when ISU loses at anything.
I saw the early line on that of ISU-10 and was wondering how it was so low. It crept up to like 13 or so before tip, but glad I stayed away from it.
She's done far better than I thought she would, but at some point, that body has to start giving out. Joints just aren't built to handle that.
Drake & UNI both are on various Mid-major top 25 lists. I suspect they both have strong chances of making the tournament. With those 2 guards they’ll be a tough out for anyone.
Check in Saturday to see how 5-0 Ball St plays #16 North Carolina. They beat UNI by 6.
Must not remember the extreme home cooking from the refs in Cedar Falls that happened on the regular. There's a reason that we don't go there anymore. I've never seen Iowa get that kind of home court advantage from the refs in CHA like we saw in the 2011 game.
K-state and Colorado might have something to say about that. Both really good teams.
Colorado is down this year. The top 5 in the Big 12 should be KSU, WVU, TCU, ISU, and Baylor, roughly in that order I predict.
Here's video highlights of Maya McDermott's 37-point night. And Brooks (what do you think she weighs?) does not seem to exert a lot of unnecessary energy. lol
Probably, but he's not wrong. There's a reason Iowa doesn't play them and actually really the entire Missouri Valley. A lot of good teams there and you don't get much credit for beating them. The risk vs. reward is off.
Would Bluder or JJ even day that, tho?
Every major college plays some smaller programs and the risk/reward is the same.
Been this way forever.
Fennelly has become KF with family hires and no one able to change his approach.
Of course they wouldn't say it. But that's completely the reason the men don't play those games anymore. He's just saying the quiet part out loud. The other coaches don't say it because it comes off exactly as you said it did.
The small schools they do play are nothing like UNI or Drake or most teams from the Valley. They are like Rider, which I had never heard of until the other night when Iowa played them.
That was a grand fiasco, for sure, but that was 13 years ago. It's ridiculous that Iowa's men do not play UNI and Drake every single season. It's absolutely embarrassing, IMHO. If the Hawkeyes must go to places like East Lansing and Bloomington, then why refuse to visit Des Moines and Cedar Falls? Beth needs to stop the foolishness and make sure the Iowa men play UNI and Drake every year, starting next season. Those in-state games are great for everyone and should not be ditched forever because of one ridiculous game.
The officials assigned to that game were Bo Borrowski, John Higgins, and Paul Janssen. At least 11 final fours from that crew. If you want to say they had it in for Fran or something -- I guess you can have that opinion, but that says more about Fran than a group that was universally thought of as three of the best available officials at that time. And Iowa lost that game by 20 points. Bad calls could cost a team a close game, but it was a blowout.
And to use this as a reason not to play these games is silly. UNI and Drake would absolutely let the Big Ten and Big XII assign the officials on their home floors if that's what it took to play these games. Clearly that's not the reason, and it's become a convienient excuse for fans who don't want to risk losing to who they see as a little brother (and maybe now little sister).
Borowski is a terrible ref. Absolute joke and should be fired
After working three final fours in a row, he retired in 2022 and now CEO of RefQuest (scheduling software).
If you don't like him, that's fine. But objectively he was one of the best officials in the game when he was working as judged by neutral observers and the coaches (maybe not Fran) who regularly wanted him to work their games.
Yeah good call, UNI has been a real juggernaut recently in MBB. 🤷♂️ and I’ve always been a fan of the panthers and Bulldogs in basketball especially. But seriously it is what it is.
And I’d wager plenty of officials and coaches have “issues” so no, it doesn’t say much about Fran. And I personal think Fran is a douche canoe. But from what I’ve gathered he is very well thought of by his peers. I’d worry about your own team
Never been one to blame officiating in any sport (and man is it awful in the WNBA) but many, many didn’t like Bo
Big name officials are often polarizing. But you don't work three final fours in a row without being an objectively good basketball official.
I've seen him ref multiple games and was the worst official I've seen.
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