LSU might have been better than us today, but we'll never know.

[LetsGoHawks83]

And I'll never say that LSU was better today.

Too bad for Iowa.
Too bad for LSU.
Too bad for women's basketball.

Biggest day in WBB history and it will be RIGHTFULLY be remembered as a SHAM

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

That shooting in the first half was a miracle for LSU, 9-12, 75%.

They even banked in two 3 pointers in the game.

But I think it's fair to say that the foul calls on Iowa changed the dynamics of that game.

 

[LetsGoHawks83]

That shooting in the first half was a miracle for LSU, 9-12, 75%.

They even banked in two 3 pointers in the game.

But I think it's fair to say that the foul calls on Iowa changed the dynamics of that game.

Which is why it MIGHT have been their day. Shots falling like that.

But the whole thing is tanted

 

[DirtyJohns97]

We got boatraced and you're blaming it on the refs, you're nothing if not consistent.

 

[MilleGinja]

The refs were ass but they were pretty balanced ass. LSU had two starters on the bench while they were raining threes in the first half. We got outplayed and that’s perfectly fine to admit. This is still an amazing season for Iowa WBB.

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

We got boatraced and you're blaming it on the refs, you're nothing if not consistent.

What's this "we" shit? You've been trolling...

 

[LetsGoHawks83]

We got boatraced and you're blaming it on the refs, you're nothing if not consistent.

Zero chance of a boatrace, if there are average officials.

The way LSU shot, they very well MAY have won. We'll never know.

 

[DirtyJohns97]

Zero chance of a boatrace, if there are average officials.

The way LSU shot, they very well MAY have won. We'll never know.

Rational people know, you and the turd in your pocket may not.

 

[Mohawkeye]

They shot light out, they were way better. But not letting the players play is an abomination. Just stupid, especially at this level. Put me in the “we need to give players 6 personal fouls” camp. That’s the only way to fix this crap.

 

[Row55]

The first 6 or 7 minutes of the game, everything was a foul on Iowa, nothing was a foul on LSU. That affected the rest of the game, regardless of how many shitty calls LSU had against them later on.

 

[bulletproof90]

At the crucial time we could've made a run, if we were going to, it got derailed by the sequence of horrible calls that ended in the Clark technical.

Who knows what might've happened if it wasn't called?

Who knows what might've happened if the refs didn't insert themselves into the game starting in the 1st quarter?

As it stands, LSU was better on the day, overall, but more competent refereeing changes everything. Everything about the game transpires differently.

 

[Legs94]

LSU is everything that is wrong with college sports. Low class thugs, And the coach is all about her, the kind of coach e drunken loves to hate. There was talk during the SC game that the refs were white and we got the calls. Well the refs crushed any hopes Iowa had of making a run. With that said, LSU played very well and won the game. But they are classless *****.

 

[Herky T Hawk]

LSU had an amazing first half shooting the ball. We played most of an amazing 3rd quarter to get us back into the game. Then it was over when the refs decided that they had seen enough of our attempt at a comeback. I’m pretty sure LSU was in the bonus before the first foul was called against them to start the game. Completely forced us to change the way we played early in the game.

This was the worst possible outcome for NCAA women’s basketball. The public discourse on the game isn’t about LSU’s amazing shooting performance. It is about the refs. Some people are calling them incompetent, others are calling them cheats. Either way that can’t be what you want if you’re trying to build this up. If it was just a couple bad calls it would be one thing, but the narrative was set early in the game and continued consistently throughout to the end where they refused to call outright blatant and sustained taunting of one player directed specifically at another.

 

[Chuck C]

LSU had an amazing first half shooting the ball. We played most of an amazing 3rd quarter to get us back into the game. Then it was over when the refs decided that they had seen enough of our attempt at a comeback. I’m pretty sure LSU was in the bonus before the first foul was called against them to start the game. Completely forced us to change the way we played early in the game.

This was the worst possible outcome for NCAA women’s basketball. The public discourse on the game isn’t about LSU’s amazing shooting performance. It is about the refs. Some people are calling them incompetent, others are calling them cheats. Either way that can’t be what you want if you’re trying to build this up. If it was just a couple bad calls it would be one thing, but the narrative was set early in the game and continued consistently throughout to the end where they refused to call outright blatant and sustained taunting of one player directed specifically at another.

Even going into halftime, one of the promotions for the halftime show said, “officiating in the 1st quarter”.

 

[LetsGoHawks83]

Lisa REALLY had to restrain herself in the post game....

She said the refs wouldn't even talk to her during the game... Awful fishy...

Great job of the entire team representing the state of Iowa and most importantly representing YOURSELVES. Kept their mouths shut, Let the replays do the talking.

Anyone with eyes and a brain can watch the numerous replays of the garbage in this game and the sh*tty sportsmanship at the end.

 

[ICWestfan]

It was a tale of 2 quarters- the 2nd when blondie couldn't miss, and the 4th when trash PG took over the game with midrange jumpers. No D due to poor reffing.

Hats off to the trash LSU program. They deserved to win.

 

[kceasthawk]

The refs were ass but they were pretty balanced ass. LSU had two starters on the bench while they were raining threes in the first half. We got outplayed and that’s perfectly fine to admit. This is still an amazing season for Iowa WBB.

Without question they are deeper then us, no one is denying that. Take Clark and MC off the floor and we have zero chance in a game like this. And thats just what the refs did......

 

[dekhawk]

Caitlin Clark got the weakest technical foul in a disgraceful sequence from the title game refs

Officiating doesn’t get much worse.

ftw.usatoday.com

 

[NewVicHawkeye]

WE WAS ROBBED!

Shame on the lot of you for thinking that. Nobody who loses a basketball game by 17 points was robbed.

BS technical foul took away momentum sure. Champions play through it and Iowa didn’t.

17 points way too many to blame refs. Think.

 

[nelly02]

They shot light out, they were way better. But not letting the players play is an abomination. Just stupid, especially at this level. Put me in the “we need to give players 6 personal fouls” camp. That’s the only way to fix this crap.

Honestly I've always thought fouling out as a thing was really stupid. My idea has always been to give 3 free throws if someone fouls having 5 or more fouls.

 

[nelly02]

All this game proved was LSU was deeper. We knew that going in. There is something to say for that but the refs made their depth a lot bigger factor than it should have been and we will never know if Iowa could have hung with them if the refs would have been competent.

It also sucks that LSU shot 30% overall against Miami and then shot 23% from three against va tech and then couldn't miss to save their lives against us. Part of that is our defense was lacking a little but they were also banking in off balance shots as well. It just wasn't meant to be as far as that goes and I wish we knew for sure that was why we lost rather than the refs being a factor but we won't ever get to know that.

 

[Hawksbyamillion]

Lisa REALLY had to restrain herself in the post game....

She said the refs wouldn't even talk to her during the game... Awful fishy...

Great job of the entire team representing the state of Iowa and most importantly representing YOURSELVES. Kept their mouths shut, Let the replays do the talking.

Anyone with eyes and a brain can watch the numerous replays of the garbage in this game and the sh*tty sportsmanship at the end.

If the coaches can’t talk to the officials and aren’t allowed to call them out afterwards, can we at least do an officials post game presser and ask them ourselves?