Nearly 7 hrs later and this loss still hurts. This one cuts deeper than the early exit last seasons. Maybe it is the 16 years, but it also feels worse than 06. Only the loss to UNLV may be harder to swallow. This really felt like the team that would get to the Sweet 16 and further.
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This one was the worst. Those other losses were to good teams. Very disappointing.
Losing to a 12 seed isn’t a flop?
Was just about to post “it still hurts”
Yup! The first tournament “choke” in the Fran era… it hurts
Feels like the loss to NW State, when we were a 3 seed. I had high hopes for both that team and this.
This year we seemed to be peaking at the right time, but they weren’t able to find s rhythm in the game tonight. Crappy loss, that’s for sure
This year we seemed to be peaking at the right time, but they weren’t able to find s rhythm in the game tonight. Crappy loss, that’s for sure
What hurts is the team was on a stride with so much momentum coming into the tournament. You see it so often in sports, where a team hits that 3/4 mark of the season and they start to look like a high-speed train riding the rails. That was Iowa. It just felt like something special was going to happen with how cohesive and confident they had been playing. Then to have it all go away in the first game of the tournament.
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Hurts because this team didn't seem to have any flaws down the stretch. Richmond was not very good but they were better than us today.
It does feel eerily similar. I literally lost my mind after that loss. Today it almost felt unexpectedly expected. Such high hopes only to see this come crashing down.
Im still kind of in shock at how poorly this team shot today.
I didn't think that was possible.
I didn't think that was possible.
We peaked a week too soon.
Also, went from the team that nobody respected to the team that everybody loved. Might have lost the edge.
Also, went from the team that nobody respected to the team that everybody loved. Might have lost the edge.
Still feel pretty devastated at this point. The 06 loss to NW State for me was still worse as I was a student then, saw the team around campus, and went to all the home games, so I felt more connected to that team.
I had season tickets this year for the first time since being a student and went to most of the Big Ten games, so felt pretty connected with this team. I think they still overachieved given expectations going into the season by winning the Big Ten Tournament, but that win feels pretty hollow now given the sudden NCAA exit.
I had season tickets this year for the first time since being a student and went to most of the Big Ten games, so felt pretty connected with this team. I think they still overachieved given expectations going into the season by winning the Big Ten Tournament, but that win feels pretty hollow now given the sudden NCAA exit.
No thirst for watching college basketball right now, and here I am sitting in Buffalo until Sunday with second round tournament tickets. Yep, it hurts. My pity party aside, I am sure there are 15 young men who are feeling much worse. Damn Spiders!
This one cuts deeper than 2006 loss as a fan because this team felt like it had everything you could ever hope for in an Iowa team, and in a field where there was no insurmountable team.
Iowa wasn’t outplayed (necessarily) and didn’t lose in heartbreaking fashion. They just lost to an inferior team in a way that felt nothing like anything we’d seen all season.
This will go down as the biggest disappointment in my Iowa fandom. Love the Hawks but this is the one that will always feel like… just sad.
Iowa wasn’t outplayed (necessarily) and didn’t lose in heartbreaking fashion. They just lost to an inferior team in a way that felt nothing like anything we’d seen all season.
This will go down as the biggest disappointment in my Iowa fandom. Love the Hawks but this is the one that will always feel like… just sad.
Not me. Found 2 dollars on the ground and my luck has changed
Huh? How can you say they weren’t outplayed and in the same breath say they lost to an inferior team? Of course they were outplayed and out coached. Richmond knew Murray was the focal point and knew he’d force shots. There is nothing more than that
Lotta recency bias in this thread IMO. To me 2006 NW St is still a much worse loss.
Hawks had won a tougher BTT that year IMO
3 seed vs 5 seed loss
National hype was just as hot if not more
More senior-laden/long career Hawks with Horner, Brunner, Haluska
Pissed away what shoulda been a big enough late - up by 8ish with just 3 mins or so left IIRC
Beat on a fluky loose ball corner 3
Haluska’s heave at buzzer damn near went in (lotta people forget this part because they’d understandably given up and the vivid memory of that corner 3)
Fun to compare these crushing L’s either way!
Hawks had won a tougher BTT that year IMO
3 seed vs 5 seed loss
National hype was just as hot if not more
More senior-laden/long career Hawks with Horner, Brunner, Haluska
Pissed away what shoulda been a big enough late - up by 8ish with just 3 mins or so left IIRC
Beat on a fluky loose ball corner 3
Haluska’s heave at buzzer damn near went in (lotta people forget this part because they’d understandably given up and the vivid memory of that corner 3)
Fun to compare these crushing L’s either way!
Umm, inferior team? A team is a product of its players and coaching. Richmond held serve on the player side and won in spades on the coaching side.
Because they weren’t outplayed. The Iowa team simply didn’t hit shots. There’s a reason why the Iowa players said afterwards it was the worst game they played all season, and when it mattered most. And it wasn’t because Richmond did anything special. Iowa simply laid a colossal egg. Murray didn’t force shots. The fact he didn’t force shots is another contributing factor. Had he tried that maybe things turn out differently.
I'm just as bitter about this today as I was yesterday. Time isn't healing this wound. The only thing that will fix it is for an Iowa team to make a RUN in the GD mf'ing tournament for once in my life. This is a broken record.
The last two years, Fran had a 2 seed, and a 5 seed that was playing like a 2 seed. Last 3 years, 1st team all Americans, B10 POY, a probable lottery pick, etc. etc. etc. Out of all that, he could only manage 1 tournament win. Talk about doing less with more.
Dr. Tom's teams ran into teams in the dance that were simply better (Duke, Arizona, etc.) and ended our season, but seems like his teams at least showed up and played with heart. I remember Woolridge and company pushing #1 Kentucky to the brink in 1997. I remember them hanging tough with top seed Uconn before ultimately falling to them by 10 points in the Sweet 16 in '99. Since then, our coaches have been an abject failure in March. There's been a lot of 1st round losses/2nd round blowouts.
It's not just a "this year's team" issue with me. I'm fed up with this program's failures the better part of the last quarter century.
One Sweet 16 since 1988. None since 1999.
The last two years, Fran had a 2 seed, and a 5 seed that was playing like a 2 seed. Last 3 years, 1st team all Americans, B10 POY, a probable lottery pick, etc. etc. etc. Out of all that, he could only manage 1 tournament win. Talk about doing less with more.
Dr. Tom's teams ran into teams in the dance that were simply better (Duke, Arizona, etc.) and ended our season, but seems like his teams at least showed up and played with heart. I remember Woolridge and company pushing #1 Kentucky to the brink in 1997. I remember them hanging tough with top seed Uconn before ultimately falling to them by 10 points in the Sweet 16 in '99. Since then, our coaches have been an abject failure in March. There's been a lot of 1st round losses/2nd round blowouts.
It's not just a "this year's team" issue with me. I'm fed up with this program's failures the better part of the last quarter century.
One Sweet 16 since 1988. None since 1999.
And I believe that team was up 16-17 with 8 or 9 minutes left. Epic collapse. Alford's teams excelled at that.
06 was way worse then this one. The team and coaching this year was a rollercoaster most of the season except for the last month. I did not see them losing yesterday so that sucked but this team still lacked leadership and good guard play which is needed in the tournament.
plus I’m getting pretty numb to being an iowa fan by now.
plus I’m getting pretty numb to being an iowa fan by now.
Still the UNLV loss for me, nothing since has stung as bad as that but that's mainly because I was a 13 yr old kid back then. Too old and jaded now to let something like this ruin my day for long. Over it by the time the evening games started. On to the women's game today. Going to be a crappy walk in the cold rain from wherever I find parking but looking forward to it.
Correct.
Many fans have forgotten that Iowa blew 17 point leads TWICE in that game. The Hawks raced out to an early 17 point lead, seemingly on the way to an easy blowout……only to have NW State come back.
Yeah that's right. I had kind of forgotten about the big early lead. So they blew something like 35 points worth of leads in that game. Ugh. That's impressive (in a bad way).
The 06 loss to NWLS was far worse than the loss to Richmond, primarily because of the big led in the 2nd half and the huge difference in seeding. The loss to UNLV in the Elite 8 stung because of the big halftime lead, but that was a damn good opponent. I've come to accept that Iowa men's basketball is fools gold. However, the women's team is the real deal. Better coached, better late season results with improvement, and deeper post season runs.
Last night I couldn't force myself to watch any more basketball. Watched the wrestling tournament and talked to people on the phone to distract myself from the horrible fate that had befallen our Hawkeye men's team earlier.
Last night I couldn't force myself to watch any more basketball. Watched the wrestling tournament and talked to people on the phone to distract myself from the horrible fate that had befallen our Hawkeye men's team earlier.
Will be interesting to see how Richmond does on Saturday. This loss will sting even more if Providence smacks them down.
Disappointing but at the end of the day it's just college basketball. It's supposed to be entertainment. In the grand scheme of things the game was pretty meaningless to everyone not coaching or playing in the game. People need a little perspective on things and put it in the rear window. Football is less than 6 months away 😉.
This one did indeed cut deep. Well put. I had thought that the Perkins/Toussaint/Ulis infusion added something that previous Fran teams lacked. Fran seemed strangely detached, almost zombie-like. The Murrays' shooting was bad. Those things happen. But I sensed that neither wanted to drive on the basket. They would pass the ball around the top of the key without looking for an opening. The Jacksonville loss in '70 remains by far the most painful. But Jacksonville, unlike Richmond, was a powerful team, with 2 or 3 future NBA players. The NW loss never registered with me. I could not watch the Tom Davis style of offense and it carried over into the Alford era.
TBH, I think that Purdue win masked alot of the underlying true identity of this team. We quickly forgot how few quad 1 wins the team had plus it's not like Iowa steamrolled through the B1G tourney, needing a prayer three pointer to bank in against Indiana.
Completely ruined the experience, and this reverse enjoyment is an even bigger sucker punch. Winning a pretty big tournament, then taking it on the backend & back to square one.
The problem is I used to agonize over losses when we won things - 20 years ago. Now, the wins don't even taste overly great because they don't end up accomplishing much. The losing outweighs the enjoyment of winning. Apathy inches forward.
The problem is I used to agonize over losses when we won things - 20 years ago. Now, the wins don't even taste overly great because they don't end up accomplishing much. The losing outweighs the enjoyment of winning. Apathy inches forward.
Yesterday's game was maybe the most aggravating experience I've had watching Iowa basketball.
But the NW State loss in 06 was worse. Similar potential as this team, but had that game in the bag and choked it away, and the way it finished was the stuff of nightmares.
Yesterday, we would've lost to any team in the tournament with the way we played. A loss just feels like the result we deserved.
Last year's loss was also deserved, but it was worse than this one because of how lame that draw was. A hot Oregon team that won what turned out to be a very underrated conference, that we somehow had to face in the second round as a two seed, and then with the whole aspect of them getting a bye before playing us. Our team was flawed last year but probably would've made at least the Sweet 16 with any other draw. And we didn't have the tourney title to fall back on, either.
But the NW State loss in 06 was worse. Similar potential as this team, but had that game in the bag and choked it away, and the way it finished was the stuff of nightmares.
Yesterday, we would've lost to any team in the tournament with the way we played. A loss just feels like the result we deserved.
Last year's loss was also deserved, but it was worse than this one because of how lame that draw was. A hot Oregon team that won what turned out to be a very underrated conference, that we somehow had to face in the second round as a two seed, and then with the whole aspect of them getting a bye before playing us. Our team was flawed last year but probably would've made at least the Sweet 16 with any other draw. And we didn't have the tourney title to fall back on, either.
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