Speaking of fades, how that ISU fade again?
The Fran Fade
- Thread starter Grumpy Old Hawk
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I’m also amused by how the goal posts keep getting moved.
Fran fades in February - that gets debunked.
Fran can’t win in the b10 tournament - Iowa wins it last year
Now we’re on to sweet sixteen - which should be the goal but it depends on other factors as well.
Overall this team is about what I thought they’d be this year, tho I thought the defense would be better.
Yeah. The defense is abysmal everywhere. The offense is better than I thought it would be at home.
I know what you are saying. Last year they faded into the Big Ten tournament championship! Lol
5-3 in February
All losses on the road. 2 of the losses...to the #1 and #2 teams in the B1G.
All losses on the road. 2 of the losses...to the #1 and #2 teams in the B1G.
Best dang Crow i ever ate ! Fran had the kids ready tonight !
So, what did Fran do wrong tonight? I didn't particularly like Sandfort blowing a kiss to the IU fans, even though they probably deserved it. Need to beat the Huskers and get ready for post season.
How about the Hawks getting another big win, while the Clowns keep extending the TJ Tumble?! 🤣🤡
That OP has aged like pig shit in the Pork Barn at the State Fair.
They are 2-6 in February.
2-8 over the last 10 games.
One game left on their regular season AT #7 Baylor. LOL
Nit picking but the line up with Josh O, Bowen and Dix was not great. There was nine minutes left in game at that point?
Both Kris and Rebraca had 3 fouls, Fran was trying to ride the big lead to the under 8 min timeout.
Ok, after watching the last two games I take back about Kris. He maybe taken in the first round. Good thing I didn't wager on this...
- Sep 13, 2002
- 99,820
- 210,383
- 113
That was Fran showing pisspants Woodson that he can beat him with the weirdest lineup possible. He owns that dude.
- Sep 13, 2002
- 99,820
- 210,383
- 113
So does your mom......little b&tch.
Must suck to talk all that smack & then have your Clowns go on the greatest melt-down ever. 😂 😂 🤡
Some Iowa fans remind me of Goldilocks. Fran does a little too much, or a little too little, but his decisions are never quite right. With a 20-pt lead, I am surprised some fans aren't knocking him for not playing the reserves earlier.
Always good to send others to do your bidding........
Woodson was a lot better player than he is a coach.
Yes, the fade seemed to be a thing for a while, but not so much the past several years. I'd say it's time to put this to bed.
Next monkey to get off the back is the Sweet 16 thing. That's not all on Fran, though. Alford, Lickliter, and even Davis (except 1999) have had a hand in all of that.
So your one of THOSE "fans"? When we lose we're terrible, and when we win its only because the other team screwed the pooch, is that it?
You are the one who asked what Fran did wrong and then you piss and moan when I mention something. Robbie Hummel didn't like that line up either fwiw.
Hmm when have we seen a 13 point lead disappear in about 2 minutes? But a 20 point lead with more than 8 minutes.... obviously that could never happen.
I’d argue that part of the reason for the odd lineup was that Iowa was up 20, and both Kris and Rebraca had 3 fouls. Imo he was trying to steal a few minutes.
Even St. Lute managed to get knocked out of the tourny in the first round a couple of times and failed to make the Sweet Sixteen and couple of others. It seems to be an Iowa curse🤬
And….. it didn’t happen in this game. If you want to equate it with the 2nd biggest comeback…. Well, that’s a you thing. Illannoy blew a 23 point lead against Iowa once…. Why do people remember that? Obviously because it happens pretty frequently….. wait, it doesn’t?
Keep banging the drum
Ever hear of a rhetorical question? I was making fun of all of the big Hawkeye fans who have been railing on Fran even after wins. Not sure if you are one of them. Sorry if you're not.
Lute gagged more than one. Bobby Hansen can tell you about Lute ordering them to call a timeout that he knew that Iowa did not have, resulting in a technical at the end of a tournament game to lose.
It is a curse. The 1980 team, other than Ronnie Lester, was not tremendously talented. The Curse will be around until the last person that remembers the FTs that put us in the FF is dead.
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