Tenacious E's stages of grief watching Iowa's disaster today

[Tenacious E]

When the game started out and we were missing shots I was like:

Then we kept missing but stayed in the game and I was like:

Then with every missed 3 I was like:

Then as the second half unfolded I was like:

Then with a couple of minutes left I was like:

and a little bit of this:

Then I was like:

Now I am like:

 

[IACub]

 

[joelbc1]

My father once told me, “Joel, why be an Iowa fan? At best they will only break your heart!”

My dad was a very smart man.

 

[IACub]

My father once told me, “Joel, why be an Iowa fan? At best they will only break your heart!”

My dad was a very smart man.

I've always wondered what it would be like to be like a Duke fan, or Alabama in football. You think they get desensitized to winning championships? The Cubs winning the World Series was one of the high points of my life, but a Yankees fan seems like they'd get bored after a while. I suppose I can look at Iowa Wrestling, I still get pumped about that, and they've won like 387 NCAAs in my 47 years.

 

[LuciousBDragon]

When the game started out and we were missing shots I was like:

Then we kept missing but stayed in the game and I was like:

Then as the second half unfolded I was like:

Then with a couple of minutes left I was like:

Then I was like:

Now I am like:

I liked the part in the second half where the strategy seemed to be just keep attempting 3’s because eventually one will go in.

 

[desihawk]

time to come full circle: be happy that you don’t have to worry about losing a solid coach

 

[ClarindaA's]

I lost my shit for about two minutes, I’m going to go smash legs for a couple of hours and juice up….kidding….kind of

 

[Tenacious E]

I liked the part in the second half where the strategy seemed to be just keep attempting 3’s because eventually one will go in.

As noted above, with every missed 3 I was like:

 

[Tenacious E]

time to come full circle: be happy that you don’t have to worry about losing a solid coach

what is actually making this not feel so bad is the Putin thread, and all that Ukraine is suffering. Very trivial first-world problems. But, they are my first-world problems...

 

[95Hawk]

Iowa trying to take out the Spiders today:

 

[golfinghawkeye]

I was going to recommend reading some of the threads in the Lounge, especially posts from one regular who lost it. The threads got nuked however.

 

[tumorboy]

That game is why weed should be legalized everywhere.

 

[Tenacious E]

That game is why weed should be legalized everywhere.

 

[joelbc1]

I was going to recommend reading some of the threads in the Lounge, especially posts from one regular who lost it. The threads got nuked however.

HRs handle stress and disappointment so well! It’s just in our DNA. An “HR value” if you wish…..

 

[RushProbst]

I liked the part in the second half where the strategy seemed to be just keep attempting 3’s because eventually one will go in.

The Antoine Walker method.

 

[BelemNole]

I've always wondered what it would be like to be like a Duke fan, or Alabama in football. You think they get desensitized to winning championships? The Cubs winning the World Series was one of the high points of my life, but a Yankees fan seems like they'd get bored after a while. I suppose I can look at Iowa Wrestling, I still get pumped about that, and they've won like 387 NCAAs in my 47 years.

In the 90s as a FSU fan we expected to win every game. Expected. With the exception of UF and UM which were devastating if we lost. I mean literal depression for weeks. If a team other than one of those two beat us it was national news and people immediately started talking about what was wrong with the program.
It was an awesome and awful time to be a fan at the same time.

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

I promised myself if Iowa lost today, I'd have a forcefield over my heart and it wouldn't bother me. But, I think somebody stole my forcefield and placed it over the rim at Iowa's ends of the court today.

 

[win4jj]

what is actually making this not feel so bad is the Putin thread, and all that Ukraine is suffering. Very trivial first-world problems. But, they are my first-world problems...

Exactly. It sux that the Hawks lost. But at least we aren’t worried that our hospital is going to be blown up by some Russian POS. And the Hawkeye women better win tomorrow or I’ll effin lose it.

 

[3boysmom]

I probably need to read the Putin thread because I’m still mad at the world and ready to blow it all up.

 

[Gonolz]

In the 90s as a FSU fan we expected to win every game. Expected. With the exception of UF and UM which were devastating if we lost. I mean literal depression for weeks. If a team other than one of those two beat us it was national news and people immediately started talking about what was wrong with the program.
It was an awesome and awful time to be a fan at the same time.

This is true.

Now, as to Iowa ... dammitt, I have adopted our new home's teams. I picked Iowa to the Elite Eight. 🤢 Well, at least I didn't bet on the Noles to win it all. Last time I was going to do that, COVID cancelled it all.

 

[ConvenientParking]

Best I can manage is periodic visits to the Lounge where I can go "at least I'm not that poor bastard holding out hope Keegan Murray will come back to fix this."

 

[JupiterHawk]

Then why didn't you tell me so I would not have:

1. Taken a half day
2. Picked Iowa to WIN the whole f'ing thing in my work pool
3. Proudly changed the avatar to the tiger hawk in my work pool for everyone to see.
4. Wore new shoes that arrived today. I wouldn't have dared tried that on a football day
5. Lit an expensive candle at halftime because...yes
6. Ignored wife's phone calls. That made her happy

 

[ConvenientParking]

I saved the new Batman movie for after Iowa lost in the tourney but I'm kind of inert. Man now I might never see that movie because of what I associate it with.

 

[thewop]

When the game started out and we were missing shots I was like:

Then we kept missing but stayed in the game and I was like:

Then with every missed 3 I was like:

Then as the second half unfolded I was like:

Then with a couple of minutes left I was like:

Then I was like:

Now I am like:

Perfection. Absolute perfection. Well done sir.

 

[Bulldogs1974]

Was there any doubt this would happen. Fran put his eggs in the jbo basket.

 

[Chewback]

I went maximum grief when I saw Keegan roll both ankles early in the 1st half. I haven't played basketball in almost 60 years but my ankles hurt watching. At first I thought it might be OK but obviously not. The halftime sitdown destroyed him and he just wasn't Keegan anymore.

 

[IACub]

I liked the part in the second half where the strategy seemed to be just keep attempting 3’s because eventually one will go in.

That's coaching right there.

 

[IACub]

what is actually making this not feel so bad is the Putin thread, and all that Ukraine is suffering. Very trivial first-world problems. But, they are my first-world problems...

I'm capable of multitasking.

 

[Tenacious E]

Perfection. Absolute preflection. Well done sir.

The only other gif I wish have worked in somewhere is:

 

[IACub]

Then why didn't you tell me so I would not have:

1. Taken a half day
2. Picked Iowa to WIN the whole f'ing thing in my work pool
3. Proudly changed the avatar to the tiger hawk in my work pool for everyone to see.
4. Wore new shoes that arrived today. I wouldn't have dared tried that on a football day
5. Lit an expensive candle at halftime because...yes
6. Ignored wife's phone calls. That made her happy

 

[Tenacious E]

Then why didn't you tell me so I would not have:

1. Taken a half day
2. Picked Iowa to WIN the whole f'ing thing in my work pool
3. Proudly changed the avatar to the tiger hawk in my work pool for everyone to see.
4. Wore new shoes that arrived today. I wouldn't have dared tried that on a football day
5. Lit an expensive candle at halftime because...yes
6. Ignored wife's phone calls. That made her happy

I ticked more than one of those boxes.

 

[JupiterHawk]

I went maximum grief when I saw Keegan roll both ankles early in the 1st half. I haven't played basketball in almost 60 years but my ankles hurt watching. At first I thought it might be OK but obviously not. The halftime sitdown destroyed him and he just wasn't Keegan anymore.

Because fvcking Buffalo of all Midwestern cities

 

[birthhawk]

I went maximum grief when I saw Keegan roll both ankles early in the 1st half. I haven't played basketball in almost 60 years but my ankles hurt watching. At first I thought it might be OK but obviously not. The halftime sitdown destroyed him and he just wasn't Keegan anymore.

It was like watching a different team. Lazy passes, no movement on o, weak drives.

 

[MuscoHawk]

Working from home, I have a huge TV right above my computer monitors. I could be watching basketball all day.

F*ck that. I won’t watch another stupid game in this stupid tournament.

 

[HawkOptimist]

Me when it was over…

 

[WadeLookingbill]

The Iowa fan hopes meme is as true as it gets. Hey Iowa, congrats on your win over Penn State and #2 ranking! Now go get beat by Purdue the following week as a double digit favorite. Hey Iowa, congrats on your Big Ten championship and national love! Now go get upset as an 11 point favorite in the Dance. We don't even get a week to be happy! Repeat, recycle. And now I'm depressed again...

 

[blhawk]

I've always wondered what it would be like to be like a Duke fan, or Alabama in football. You think they get desensitized to winning championships? The Cubs winning the World Series was one of the high points of my life, but a Yankees fan seems like they'd get bored after a while. I suppose I can look at Iowa Wrestling, I still get pumped about that, and they've won like 387 NCAAs in my 47 years.

The Yankees have 1 title in the last 21 seasons and no pennants in the last decade. They might be bored but it isn't from the winning

 

[JupiterHawk]

You can probably build a whole new series of gifs after catching scores and glimpses of today‘s games. Salt and way overpriced US vodka on the wound.

 

[ConvenientParking]

Oh Michigan to the sweet 16 again. How lovely for them

 

[JupiterHawk]

Oh Michigan to the sweet 16 again. How lovely for them

And Richmond is as shitty as i thought. They didn’t play ”out of their minds“ on Thursday, Iowa was just that terrible.