*****Official IOWA vs. Oregon Game Thread*****

[Harbinger273]

Round 2 of the tourney for Us. This is gonna be tough. In one of the wildest years of the tournament I've seen (in just 2 rounds), nothing taken for granted. Hawks need to run and gun today, right past the Ducks! Let's go Hawks! Continue this already special for Hawkeye sports.

 

[mstp1992]

Round 2 of the tourney for Us. This is gonna be tough. In one of the wildest years of the tournament I've seen (in just 2 rounds), nothing taken for granted. Hawks need to run and gun today, right past the Ducks! Let's go Hawks! Continue this already special for Hawkeye sports.

I liked the minutes distribution between Keegan (25) and Connor (13) in the last game. Keegan’s our X-factor. Just wish I could see the game today.

 

[Franisdaman]

There will be at least 4 double-digit seeds in the Sweet 16 for the third time, according to ESPN Stats & Information:

(15) Oral Roberts
(12) Oregon State
(11) Syracuse
(11) UCLA or (14) Abilene Christian (play today)

There were 5 double-digit seeds in the 1999 Sweet 16 and 4 in the 2011 Sweet 16.

 

[HawkeyeInCentralIowa]

I don’t care about the double digit seeds making it into the Sweet 16. I only care about a certain 2 making it.

 

[JerseyCityHawki]

KICK OREGON’S ARSE

 

[Franisdaman]

I don’t care about the double digit seeds making it into the Sweet 16. I only care about a certain 2 making it.

Well, guess what? Upsets are happening everywhere. 1 and 2 seeds have already gone down. And that's the point.

The Hawks have to be mentally focused from the start. Oregon is quick, athletic, long, and underseeded, according to the experts. The PAC 12 has yet lose in the Tournament.

And Iowa has to come out strong in the 2nd half as well. How many first half leads have we given up because of a bad start to a 2nd half? One was too many.

 

[Bank of Hawk]

It’s time

 

[Hawkman34]

I get to see the game today, but I am still pissed about the 11:15am start. I had really hoped for the last game of the day slot....oh well.

LETS GO HAWKS!!!!!!

 

[IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life]

 

[IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life]

 

[EpenesaEpenesa]

My 8 year old and I left at 515 this morning. About an hour from Indy. Go Hawks!

 

[JerseyCityHawki]

My 8 year old and I left at 515 this morning. About an hour from Indy. Go Hawks!

Have a TON OF FUN AND CHEER YOUR LUNGS OUT! I hope you and your son have a blast and bring home an Iowa VICTORY!

 

[jhawkinaz]

not playing Saturday is going to hurt the Ducks......Iowa needs to get up early while they are still shaking off their rust and nerves........then just endure runs and keep them at arms length.

Hope that most of your jobs allow you guys to watch.

Let's go Hawks!!

 

[Franisdaman]

 

[HawkInArk]

Sweet 16-bound. Get it done, Let's Go!

Winning this one and having more eyes on the program could be a game-changer for future recruiting. Gotta have it HAWKS

 

[David1979]

I think Iowa has a little bit of an edge having already played but I think this is going to be a close one. Just win any way you can. I think Iowa wins by 4.

 

[HawkeyeInCentralIowa]

 

[Franisdaman]

Luka Garza was just under three months old when Iowa last played in the NCAA Sweet 16.

It's time to end this god awful streak

 

[ajdl]

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Pretty good troll by them.

 

[IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life]

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Marcus Fizer even responds to it.

 

[HawkBall23]

Cheer our boys on to victory for me today, boys & girls!!

I want to watch a victorious Hawks on the DVR later!

 

[Franisdaman]

Pretty good troll by them.

I just hope Oregon has been scouting the Cyclones!

 

[Franisdaman]

Luka Garza said yesterday in the press conference that the thing he remembers from two years ago vs Tennessee is that they started off slow and they didn't get it done.

"The biggest thing for us is to come out with energy and be ready from the opening tip."

 

[squeezebox]

Round 2 of the tourney for Us. This is gonna be tough. In one of the wildest years of the tournament I've seen (in just 2 rounds), nothing taken for granted. Hawks need to run and gun today, right past the Ducks! Let's go Hawks! Continue this already special for Hawkeye sports.

2:30 in the AM, you must be pumped for this game 😂

 

[Franisdaman]

I'll say it again: The significance of getting a #1 seed? Nothing.

Oh, and this, from 8 days ago:

 

[ANYCHawk]

Garza drops 38

 

[Franisdaman]

 

[Franisdaman]

line has moved from Hawkeyes -3.5 to -5.5

 

[SoonerBeAHawk]

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The Dean Oliver pass, straight out of Hawkeye Heaven.

I thought for sure it would make "One Shining Moment." But inexplicably - to this Hawkeye anyway - it didn't!

 

[luvmyhawks]

Weird having a game on Monday morning. Feels like Sunday for sure as I ain’t getting shit done for work right now. Feeling a little nervous fellas.

 

[IllQChawk]

Wasn't the Dean Oliver pass made with under a minute left in the game and Iowa comfortably in control? Jess as a 6th year Senior and with a bad back went up and made a two handed lay in if my memory is correct.

 

[unoHawkeye]

I’ll be damned if I’m not taking two and a half lunch breaks today. Go Hawks!

 

[jellyfish10]

My 8 year old and I left at 515 this morning. About an hour from Indy. Go Hawks!

Wearing matching BAU shirts I presume?

 

[mthawkeyes]

Iowa has been better than Oregon on both ends of the floor, they don't have anyone to match up with Garza, and the defense has been very good for more than a month. But a lifetime as a Hawkeye fan has me feeling like Charlie Brown going to kick the football.

 

[Moral]

I’ll be damned if I’m not taking two and a half lunch breaks today. Go Hawks!

I called off sick between 11 and 1. Just a 2 hour cold.

 

[RLMHAWK]

suprisingly, I'm not to worried about this game.
The Hawkeyes run 60 % of offense thru Garza, 20% thru 3 point shooting, and most importantly 20% thru Joe T, PMac and Murray, doing to the Ducks what the Ducks want to try and do to IOwa
Iowa wins by playing their game and weathering then countering Duck runs

 

[HawkRugged17]

 

[TritonHawkeye]

I am hoping 20+ years is punishment enough for Iowa casting in the trash a great coach and even better person. Go Hawks! It is time

 

[longliveCS40]

Let's go boyzzzzz! Already hype for this game. I believe in this team.

 

[IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life]

I hope it’s a boring game in Iowa’s favor, but I’m not expecting that to be the case.