Than you’re not being honest if you don’t think some fans would complain how they started the season losing 5 of 6!
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I don’t know how old you are but if you think 18 to 22 year olds are grown men than I assume you’re close to their age.
If they can go to war and make adult decisions then they are grown men. Stop coddling these athletes, if criticism from a fan base that supports a university that gives them a free ride to college is hurting their feelings then they have it pretty well off. #firstworldproblems
You don’t love the hawks or you wouldn’t pound on them like you’re doing. I’m not a kool aid drinker I’m a 40 year Hawkeye fan that has seen many seasons far worse than this one. I remember fans like you driving out Dr. Tom and than putting up with basketball that truly sucked for years. If you can’t be happy with 22 wins you wouldn’t be happy with 25 wins. As you see I don’t have much respect for fair weather fans.
That's why threads like these help me reduce the posters I see with the type of mentally I'm not ever interested in reading.
Believe what you want old timer, I watch every basketball (yes even through the lickliter years) and football game and go to as many as I can. If you like mediocrity than that’s on you but I prefer to win and not have a mindset of “well we did better than what some publication predicted us at so be happy”
It’s only a game. Why do athletic programs pay a coach millions and recruit athletes with full ride scholarships and all the attached benefits.
Crazy to act like athletes have thin skins and fans shouldn’t call out poor performance. That is how you raise a generation of weakness. The play of this team is unacceptable and embarrassing. To say anything less is why we are where we are.
You don’t have a clue how hard it is to win in any sport that the competition wants to win just as much as you and has talent close to yours. I’ll go back to Lute Olsen when he left that he said the fans became too hard to please. He then went to Arizona and created the same monster their. I’ve seen this movie many times.
People shouldn’t say it if they wouldn’t say it to their face. I have a feeling most of the fans posting negative comments don’t have it in them to do that!
Wow! I am so happy with our basketball program. I love being beat by Wisconsin year in and out. I love to watch our defense give up 50% FG percentage. I love watching the Hawks get beat by 20 points. I love watching them not reach the BIG tournament final four under Fran nine consecutive seasons and I love seeing our current youth get participation trophies. I bet you guys that miss the great years of Hawkeye basketball see where I am going with this.
There are much better basketball programs than Iowa’s and always will be. Maybe your life would be happier if you became a fan of one of those. I can recommend a few if you decide to go that route.
Lol, good one. You seem clever to clever for your own good..why posting stupid shit? Probably get your ass beat say that to anyone with a pulse.. Are you one of the players? Lol, enjoy selling insurance.It's not any different than your wife and boss still putting up with you. They have settled for a loser for many years and now there okay with it....
I'm retired AF, and now have another job that helps me do the things in life I want...Proud of it to. Probably done and seen more shit then you ever will....
Go be happy with the status quo...
You must be average...
Nope, you are average...
..and must like the color pink...
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Shit, my great grandma would drop your dad...All I know is my Dad could beat up your dad
Is she busy today because he is really pissing me off right now?
Neither is my Dad but seemed appropriate in this pissing match.
Well, always 2 sides. I just called someone out that happened to bring my wife and boss into it...Neither is my Dad but seemed appropriate in this pissing match.
Some people actually go that low...
AND I REALLY DIDNT EVEN SAY MUCH...
Lol..
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I don’t let a Hawkeye loss get me too down just like I don’t let a win get me too high.
It’s just a game don’t take it so personal.
I'll share with many of you younger than 30 that it gets easier as you get older! When you take 3 steps back and understand the landscape of college basketball, the filth that is the NCAA and cheating etc., the complete lack of purity that most of us believed growing up many years ago, you become a bit more jaded and also resigned to things never being as good as you hope but also never as bad as perceived either. Iowa is a decent middle of the pack Big Ten program and has a history of some success. To think we are Duke, Kansas, UNC and Michigan is a pipe dream. Never have been so and never will be.
But, we can win and have success, at least at the ISU level, the Wisconsin level, etc. It's been done. We need more consistency but we also need fans that understand some history, some reality and truly support the program.
The game is emotional and it creates huge ups/downs. We act like crazy humans over this stuff and vent on a message board for $99! Can you imagine if you were a player or coach that eats and breathes this 24/7 with your livelihood and/or your schooling/career tied up in this? You some how think they don't want it more than a few on the board?
I have started to grow up. I was just as crazy in my 20's, 30's, etc. But life experiences, maturity and reality start to make fandom a bit clearer as we age. Does it mean I don't get pissed or frustrated after a loss? Heck no. But, I'll never tweet at a player or flat out demean people if they gave it their best. I make some sarcastic comments in game threads, etc. but it stays there. I agree with some other posters that have said that if you wouldn't say it to someone's face, it probably is not proper to demean elsewhere.
Stay positive peeps and try not to let the bad moments drag you down and also celebrate the successes! Only one team's season ends happily out of 300+ D1 hoops teams. Keep it all in mind!
But, we can win and have success, at least at the ISU level, the Wisconsin level, etc. It's been done. We need more consistency but we also need fans that understand some history, some reality and truly support the program.
The game is emotional and it creates huge ups/downs. We act like crazy humans over this stuff and vent on a message board for $99! Can you imagine if you were a player or coach that eats and breathes this 24/7 with your livelihood and/or your schooling/career tied up in this? You some how think they don't want it more than a few on the board?
I have started to grow up. I was just as crazy in my 20's, 30's, etc. But life experiences, maturity and reality start to make fandom a bit clearer as we age. Does it mean I don't get pissed or frustrated after a loss? Heck no. But, I'll never tweet at a player or flat out demean people if they gave it their best. I make some sarcastic comments in game threads, etc. but it stays there. I agree with some other posters that have said that if you wouldn't say it to someone's face, it probably is not proper to demean elsewhere.
Stay positive peeps and try not to let the bad moments drag you down and also celebrate the successes! Only one team's season ends happily out of 300+ D1 hoops teams. Keep it all in mind!
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They maybe grown men physically, but mentally and emotionally they are still kids. All you have to do is look around the country and see how many mistakes these guys are making. Iowa State's Lard is a perfect example. Kid has made some poor choices which has led to suspensions. Yet, he's still playing for the Clones. Some of these guys simply need to mature. That's where good coaching/mentoring should be coming in to play.
It's not as simple as "these are grown men, get over it". There are a lot of other factors outside of the court that affect these student/athletes.
Uh, when were those exactly? I remember 5 or 6 teams in the last 50 years that were truly special, but mostly I remember a lot of teams that weren't all that different from this one. Some exciting moments and some depressing ones.
I guess thats what trying to be civil gets me...
Getting chastised by posters like you and chuck..
Atleast you didnt call me a bad husband or loser employee....
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So I guess he's saying, "Hey! It could have been a lot worse." Which I guess is true.
Total BS! I was fighting for my country with whole lot of other 19/20 year old soldiers in Viet Nam. We had no choice in some instances and did not cry like a bunch of babies when we were drafted. We trained (4 1/2 whole months) and went to war for our country and some of us would never be able to play sports again when we were released from hospitals. Give me a break these young men are adults!!
Sporting events cater to mentally unbalanced people who do not understand that those contests are for entertainment purposes. It is fans like you who are the embarrassment and nothing that is said by anyone on message broads has any effect on the success of any team. To say so, as you did, is proof that you are ,indeed, out of control.
I am with you Ryan, my thoughts exactly.
I guess when we were at 20-6 people were thinking we were elected status, just keep playing hard, make it happen, go Hawks
Top 40 baby!!
#celebratemedocrity
WOOT WOOT!!!!
As for RK comment-it baffles me why he can't figure out why fans are frustrated. Really confuses me why he isn't even more upset than fans are.....
#celebratemedocrity
WOOT WOOT!!!!
As for RK comment-it baffles me why he can't figure out why fans are frustrated. Really confuses me why he isn't even more upset than fans are.....
Disturbing quote. Basically, everyone thought we would be awful and we are only bad so everyone should be okay with the season.
First I would like to thank you for your service. But like you said these are young men and though technically adults...grown men they’re not. You can’t compare life and death war to sports but I remember how bad our soldiers were treated and talked about negatively and how wrong that was.
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Trust me I know kids are soft today I have grandchildren. But, they are soft because they are not expected to be adults.
