Pat Forde had a best case and worst case scenarios for for each team in the south regions. Here is Iowa's. Attached is rest of teams
No. 7 IOWA[/B]
Best Case:[/B] Senior Aaron White continues his late-season drive to go out with some glory, racking up three straight 20-10 games. Jarrod Uthoff lights up the 3-point arc. Adam Woodbury eye-gouges nobody and does not cheat to win the opening tip. Coach Fran McCaffery stays calm for an entire week. Add it up and the Hawkeyes have their best NCAA showing since the late 1980s, charging improbably to the Elite Eight. They're too physical for Davidson and do a nice job on Gonzaga's Kyle Wiltjer and Kevin Pangos to spring the big upset. Then they take out impostor UCLA in the Sweet 16. Duke ends the run, but this is the best anyone has felt about Iowa basketball in ages. And it helps take everyone's mind off the state of Iowa football. Iowa State is shocked by UAB and Fred Hoiberg sprints to the NBA.
Worst Case:[/B] Late in a tie game with Davidson, Woodbury's wandering fingers find Tyler Kalinoski's eyes and he's assessed a Flagrant-2 and ejected. McCaffrey throws suit coat into the stands, rips off his shirt and howls bare-chested at the officials. He, too, is ejected. Wildcats make six straight free throws, score off the ensuing possession and pull away to win. With no more basketball to watch, Hawkeyes fans are forced to confront the reality of the football program. Meanwhile, Iowa State wins the whole thing and Hoiberg says he's never leaving Ames.
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No. 7 IOWA[/B]
Best Case:[/B] Senior Aaron White continues his late-season drive to go out with some glory, racking up three straight 20-10 games. Jarrod Uthoff lights up the 3-point arc. Adam Woodbury eye-gouges nobody and does not cheat to win the opening tip. Coach Fran McCaffery stays calm for an entire week. Add it up and the Hawkeyes have their best NCAA showing since the late 1980s, charging improbably to the Elite Eight. They're too physical for Davidson and do a nice job on Gonzaga's Kyle Wiltjer and Kevin Pangos to spring the big upset. Then they take out impostor UCLA in the Sweet 16. Duke ends the run, but this is the best anyone has felt about Iowa basketball in ages. And it helps take everyone's mind off the state of Iowa football. Iowa State is shocked by UAB and Fred Hoiberg sprints to the NBA.
Worst Case:[/B] Late in a tie game with Davidson, Woodbury's wandering fingers find Tyler Kalinoski's eyes and he's assessed a Flagrant-2 and ejected. McCaffrey throws suit coat into the stands, rips off his shirt and howls bare-chested at the officials. He, too, is ejected. Wildcats make six straight free throws, score off the ensuing possession and pull away to win. With no more basketball to watch, Hawkeyes fans are forced to confront the reality of the football program. Meanwhile, Iowa State wins the whole thing and Hoiberg says he's never leaving Ames.
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