***Official Iowa at Michigan State Game Thread***

[Franisdaman]

Game Information:
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Iowa (14-11, 6-6) at Michigan State (14-10, 6-5)
.....6th in B1G...................5th in B1G
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Date: Saturday February 11, 2017
Tip Off: 5:00 PM CT
TV: BTN / BTN2GO
Radio Pregame show: ONE HOUR BEFORE TIP OFF
Radio Post game show: Immediately following the game
Favorite: Michigan State is a 6.5 point favorite
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[Franisdaman]

Saturday's Iowa-Michigan State game BTN announce crew: Kevin Kugler and Jon Crispin

 

[markfromj]

How the hell could that be a foul on Jok. He was just standing there. Izzo is ten feet on the court, and nothing. Fran stands up and gets a leer from the ref. I'm so sick of this crap. Ten minutes in and we can already see the fix is in.

 

[CanadaHawk]

How the hell could that be a foul on Jok. He was just standing there. Izzo is ten feet on the court, and nothing. Fran stands up and gets a leer from the ref. I'm so sick of this crap. Ten minutes in and we can already see the fix is in.

Thus saith the seer from j.

 

[nychawkeyes]

Reduced to watching Rodents v Rutgers, trying to kill hours til the Hawks play. Beat Sparty!

Sedge

 

[thirteenandtwo]

I am thinking we are going to see a doubling down on crooked officiating today...
for as bad as the officiating was last game..
I think the Big Ten is going to double down and send Iowa a message that they are indeed fixing games... and there is not a dam* thing you can do about it.

 

[DanL53]

Will defend Jok.

 

[Eburghawk]

Time to start getting ready for tipoff.

 

[Goldteam]

Reduced to watching Rodents v Rutgers, trying to kill hours til the Hawks play. Beat Sparty!

Sedge

Up here in Minnesota, we want this game to start. The whining from Wednesday is still blowing into our state. It's an incredible whine. After today, it will be pouring toward Michigan!

 

[hawkeye54545]

Up here in Minnesota, we want this game to start. The whining from Wednesday is still blowing into our state. It's an incredible whine. After today, it will be pouring toward Michigan!

Better than the smell blowing from your state.

 

[nychawkeyes]

Up here in Minnesota, we want this game to start. The whining from Wednesday is still blowing into our state. It's an incredible whine. After today, it will be pouring toward Michigan!

I'm actually in Waconia myself - was at the game Wednesday (but above the student section, could not really see the botched play with 20 seconds left). Taking some time with family here, back to NYC this summer.

Sedge

 

[icwesthawk]

Rebounding and defense, 2 things we struggled with in Minne. Get those things done and we have a chance, without them we are lost, I'm afraid.

 

[anon_i8nzeu2gbf0ba]

I would suggest the two things Iowa struggled with the most were getting the refs to acknowledge time out and getting the refs to recognize that a player standing out of bounds is ineligible to create a held ball. IMHO, of course.

 

[Franisdaman]

Reduced to watching Rodents v Rutgers, trying to kill hours til the Hawks play. Beat Sparty!

Sedge

 

[Franisdaman]

 

[nychawkeyes]

Yup, on to OSU Terps now. Final appetizer. Go Hawks!!!

Sedge

 

[DavenportHawk8]

Not feeling good about this one. IZZO will have his team ready to play.

Iowa 67
MSU 79

I think it's a blowout and Iowa comes back and saves face in the 2nd half.

 

[IAGuy]

Better than the smell blowing from your state.

 

[thirteenandtwo]

Gary Dolphin is on the air.

 

[thirteenandtwo]

Bobby Hansen says there is not a dam* thing anybody can do about officials fixing games.

^not a direct quote

 

[thirteenandtwo]

Bobby Hansen says Jordan Bohannon and Lanzi Baal are the 2 best Freshman in the nation.

 

[thirteenandtwo]

Gary Dolpin says Michigan State has a roster full of McDonalds players...

shouldn't they beat Iowa by 50 points every year?

 

[Franisdaman]

Over/Under is 148.5
MSU is now a 7 pt favorite

Looks like Vegas is looking at this as the final score:
71 Iowa
78 Mich State

Thoughts?

 

[nychawkeyes]

Seems about everyone thinks the Hawks have no chance. They should be as determined in this one as Sparty is from their Big Brother beat down. If the Hawks can shoot well to start, I like out puncher's chances. And as has been noted, we got 15 fouls to give down low. Bring it Izzo!

Sedge

 

[anon_i8nzeu2gbf0ba]

With all those McDonald's players, I don't know about beating Iowa by 50 every year, but MSU certainly should find it easy to get fries with that.

 

[thirteenandtwo]

Over/Under is 148.5
MSU is now a 7 pt favorite

Looks live Vegas is looking at this as the final score:
71 Iowa
78 Mich State

Thoughts?

my thoughts are:
I am thinking we are going to see a doubling down on crooked officiating today...
for as bad as the officiating was last game..
I think the Big Ten is going to double down and send Iowa a message that they are indeed fixing games... and there is not a dam* thing you can do about it.

 

[Franisdaman]

With all those McDonald's players, I don't know about beating Iowa by 50 every year, but MSU certainly should find it easy to get fries with that.

mmmm.....McDonald's!!!

 

[Franisdaman]

my thoughts are:
I am thinking we are going to see a doubling down on crooked officiating today...
for as bad as the officiating was last game..
I think the Big Ten is going to double down and send Iowa a message that they are indeed fixing games... and there is not a dam* thing you can do about it.

agreed.

 

[thirteenandtwo]

Michigan State's coach admits Peter Jok is the best player in the league.

 

[thirteenandtwo]

Bobby Hansen says Dumb Dumb Hair is going to pressure Hawkeye Guards at Half Court

 

[2432Hawk]

Up here in Minnesota, we want this game to start. The whining from Wednesday is still blowing into our state. It's an incredible whine. After today, it will be pouring toward Michigan!

It always blows north, because Minnesota sucks!

 

[Franisdaman]

Fran says MSU players will push Iowa players to knock them around in order to get a rebounding advantage

Will the officials call the foul? Or will they call Iowa for the foul instead? LOL

 

[Franisdaman]

Michigan State's coach admits Peter Jok is the best player in the league.

he also said Todd Lickliter was a great coach!

 

[Ronman]

Borowski, Carstensen and M. Eades officiating.

 

[Ronman]

he also said Todd Lickliter was a great coach!

Well, he was bound to get one right eventually.

 

[Franisdaman]

Fran has just received a technical for test slamming a chair against the court.

Fran had to be restrained from the refs; Izzo stood nearby, his arms crossed, with a satisfied smirk on his face.

 

[thirteenandtwo]

^ that's a foul on Bibby

 

[Franisdaman]

^ that's a foul on Bibby

agreed.

 

[Franisdaman]

Iowa starters:
JoBo
Moss
Jok
Wagner
Cook

 

[thirteenandtwo]

agreed.

no .... yah... that was actually called a foul on Bibby