I'm completely jaded by Iowa basketball right now. By definition: "made dull, apathetic, or cynical by experience or by having or seeing too much of something"
That sums it up about perfectly.
It's not a "this year's team" issue. They're doing about what I thought they'd do given all they lost from a year ago.
The problem is that I grew up with Iowa basketball in the 80s and 90s. I'm too young to remember Lute's teams but that great 1986-87 team made me the fan I am. An Elite 8 and Sweet 16 in back to back years, and the 88-89 team was fun. Sweet 16 in 99 and the 92-93 team was easily a Sweet 16 or better team until we lost Street. The 90s were a little up and down, but I grew up accustomed to quality basketball.
But as I write this - one Sweet 16 since 1988 and nothing in the past 22+ years. Last year (2 seed) looked like the year to finally break the drought, but alas, yet another 2nd Round blowout loss. Ouch. What a kick to the nuts. This year doesn't look promising, either.
So, yeah, I'm in a cynical mood about it all.