Nunge to Xavier

[MarionHawk]

I thought he'd pick somewhere a little closer to home. Anyways, I wish him good luck!

 

[bojihawk44]

Good for him. Great school and strong tradition.

Look forward to catching him in some midweek Big East games on FS1 next year.

 

[squeezebox]

3 hours away from home and probably the best offer he had. I thought maybe Lousiville. Not a fan at all of Xavier, but continue to root for Jack.

 

[fezzador]

Interesting choice. Certainly closer to home than Iowa City, but definitely not what most of us expected. Solid program - hope he gets meaningful minutes. Big East is a de facto Power 5 conference in hoops, so he will be facing healthy (no pun intended) in-conference competition.

Too bad Iowa doesn't host Xavier this winter - Jack would certainly get a massive standing ovation.

 

[Mountain Man Hawk]

I had to read the OP several times before I realized this had nothing to do with us replacing Nunge with a Xavier Foster transfer.

 

[jonesy5960]

Hoping he finally stays healthy and finishes his career on a strong note. Doesn't he still have like 3 years of eligibility left?

 

[Hawksfinal4]

Best of luck from here on out to jack. Hope everything works out for him

 

[iowa surfer]

Interesting choice. Certainly closer to home than Iowa City, but definitely not what most of us expected. Solid program - hope he gets meaningful minutes. Big East is a de facto Power 5 conference in hoops, so he will be facing healthy (no pun intended) in-conference competition.

Too bad Iowa doesn't host Xavier this winter - Jack would certainly get a massive standing ovation.

No Doubt! Strong Person with real Grit.

 

[HawkLogic]

Young man needs to stay healthy. Bright future.

 

[Obviously Oblivious]

I wish him all the best and hope he's successful and happy with his decision. He'll always be a Hawkeye to me.

 

[NevadaHawk]

A bit surprised as I thought Jack would end up in a school in Indiana but best of luck to him going forward. Jack was and still is a really good guy.

 

[squeezebox]

A bit surprised as I thought Jack would end up in a school in Indiana but best of luck to him going forward. Jack was and still is a really good guy.

Cincy is basically Indiana.

 

[The Deplorable Sleeping Dog]

Cincy is basically Indiana.

Spent a lot of time in Cincy and have many acquaintances over there. They would strongly disagree.

 

[RonaldMexico]

Cincy is basically Kentucky.

FIFY

 

[moondog24]

Hoping he finally stays healthy and finishes his career on a strong note. Doesn't he still have like 3 years of eligibility left?

I believe he has two seasons left and as a grad transfer he is immediately eligible.

 

[squeezebox]

FIFY

Not sure about the hate for Cincy, lived there for years. Certainly not like Kentucky, and if you're referring to geographical location, it's literally referred to as the tri-state.

 

[HawkInArk]

He'll always be a Hawkeye to me.

Jack was injured so often he spent very little time actually contributing to Iowa basketball.

A couple years from now: "jack who?" That's how I feel anyway.

You left our program but hey! Best of luck to you I guess...

 

[unoHawkeye]

Jack was injured so often he spent very little time actually contributing to Iowa basketball.

A couple years from now: "jack who?" That's how I feel anyway.

You left our program but hey! Best of luck to you I guess...

You don’t think the countless hours he spent in practice against Garza didn’t make Luka better? He also contributed in multiple Iowa wins. Once a Hawkeye...

 

[BirdistheWord]

Good luck to Jack. He was really coming along nicely this past season. I hope he has success at XU.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Spent a lot of time in Cincy and have many acquaintances over there. They would strongly disagree.

Yup. Should've been Cleveland = Indiana.........

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

I thought he'd pick somewhere a little closer to home. Anyways, I wish him good luck!

Cool.

So can he transfer back to Iowa now so he can help us win a national championship?

 

[HawkInArk]

You don’t think the countless hours he spent in practice against Garza didn’t make Luka better?

Yawwwwwn.

Round of 32 loss.

 

[unoHawkeye]

Yawwwwwn.

Round of 32 loss.

What? That has nothing to do with the point I was making, which is that Jack is just as much of a Hawkeye as anybody else who has been on the team with him the past several years

 

[Ronman]

Yawwwwwn.

Round of 32 loss.

Did you ever consider that perhaps if we had Jack available for the entire year, things might have been different?

 

[33hawkfan]

Did you ever consider that perhaps if we had Jack available for the entire year, things might have been different?

You watched the Oregon game and came away thinking, you know what this team really needs, another big slow white guy.

 

[HawkInArk]

Did you ever consider that perhaps if we had Jack available for the entire year, things might have been different?

If you watched Iowa and what other teams excelled at against Iowa,

It should only take you a millisecond to answer your own question.



I answer with supreme confidence in saying a healthy Jack Nunge would NOT have changed how Iowa's season ended.

 

[HawkInArk]

What? That has nothing to do with the point I was making, which is that Jack is just as much of a Hawkeye as anybody else who has been on the team with him the past several years

I'm simply not on board with "Once a Hawkeye..."

especially if a player chooses to leave before a) he's graduated, or b) he's exhausted all of his eligibility.

In situations like this, I hope Iowa somehow plays Xavier next season and former Hawkeye Jack Nunge gets embarrassed by his former teammates and coaches.

Just being honest.

 

[unoHawkeye]

I'm simply not on board with "Once a Hawkeye..."

especially if a player chooses to leave before a) he's graduated, or b) he's exhausted all of his eligibility.

In situations like this, I hope Iowa somehow plays Xavier next season and former Hawkeye Jack Nunge gets embarrassed by his former teammates and coaches.

Just being honest.

Weird mentality, especially given Jack’s circumstances

 

[kelzer]

I'm simply not on board with "Once a Hawkeye..."

especially if a player chooses to leave before a) he's graduated, or b) he's exhausted all of his eligibility.

In situations like this, I hope Iowa somehow plays Xavier next season and former Hawkeye Jack Nunge gets embarrassed by his former teammates and coaches.

Just being honest.

You know his dad died,right?

 

[myteamcanbeatupyourteam]

I'm simply not on board with "Once a Hawkeye..."

especially if a player chooses to leave before a) he's graduated, or b) he's exhausted all of his eligibility.

In situations like this, I hope Iowa somehow plays Xavier next season and former Hawkeye Jack Nunge gets embarrassed by his former teammates and coaches.

Just being honest.

Listen here you slack jawed hick. He tore up his knee twice and more importantly recently lost his father. I don't blame the kid one bit and I'm sure as hell not going to criticize his decision.

 

[Hawkeyes4Life32]

I'm simply not on board with "Once a Hawkeye..."

especially if a player chooses to leave before a) he's graduated, or b) he's exhausted all of his eligibility.

In situations like this, I hope Iowa somehow plays Xavier next season and former Hawkeye Jack Nunge gets embarrassed by his former teammates and coaches.

Just being honest.

That may be a tad extreme

 

[2432Hawk]

I'm simply not on board with "Once a Hawkeye..."

especially if a player chooses to leave before a) he's graduated, or b) he's exhausted all of his eligibility.

In situations like this, I hope Iowa somehow plays Xavier next season and former Hawkeye Jack Nunge gets embarrassed by his former teammates and coaches.

Just being honest.

perhaps if you had any sense you'd also realize Jack will graduate this month from Iowa.

So there.

 

[bojihawk44]

Weird mentality, especially given Jack’s circumstances

He consistently has some of the worst takes in the football board, so this is hardly surprising. Luckily, most fans are smarter than this.

 

[Hawksfor3]

I thought he'd pick somewhere a little closer to home. Anyways, I wish him good luck!

I wish him good luck also, and he'll enjoy the Cincinnati chili!

 

[Hawksfor3]

Not sure about the hate for Cincy, lived there for years. Certainly not like Kentucky, and if you're referring to geographical location, it's literally referred to as the tri-state.

Goldstar or Skyline? 😍

 

[unoHawkeye]

He consistently has some of the worst takes in the football board, so this is hardly surprising. Luckily, most fans are smarter than this.

I’m on the football board enough in/around football season to agree with you

 

[SoFla-Hawkeye]

I'm simply not on board with "Once a Hawkeye..."

especially if a player chooses to leave before a) he's graduated, or b) he's exhausted all of his eligibility.

In situations like this, I hope Iowa somehow plays Xavier next season and former Hawkeye Jack Nunge gets embarrassed by his former teammates and coaches.

Just being honest.

You are a dick.

Just being honest.

 

[HawkInArk]

That may be a tad extreme

Yeah, maybe a tad.

 

[HawkInArk]

Listen here you slack jawed hick.

What's a slack jawed hick?

 

[HawkInArk]

You are a dick.

Just being honest.

Yeah that was a dick'ish comment.

"Hope he gets embarrassed" is a bit over the top.