Wasting all the CC momentum

[IowaMuse]

Understand. However, please understand that these “higher expectations” are often based on convenient memories of the past. Fans owe it to themselves be honest and reasonable with themselves first and foremost.
This very same team with Caitlin playing for them could well have 1or2 losses…she was that good. Folks here just forget how good #22 was. They need to remember, they will never see another as good as her in an Iowa uniform again.

I actually don’t agree with this. In terms of the expectations and what fans expect.

Fans do understand how special and generational CC was. Her running mates Kate and Gabby were actually underrated. Fans perfectly understand Iowa wasn’t going to replicate that type of success and attention. Certainly not this year. The expectation (which was reasonable) would be that Iowa use the CC momentum and maintain some level of national prominence this year. Top 25, make the tourney. And build from there. That should have been perfectly reasonable. The danger isn’t just wasting momentum but losing it altogether. Good start tonight in stabilizing the ship.