I'm still relatively young, I don't remember much before the Alford days. I can say definitively that yesterday was one of the single worst day of my life to be an iowa basketball fan. The Iowa legacy choosing an in-state rival, having to watch that gremlin Randy Peterson run up to him after the announcement with a huge grin on his face, XF making public comments intentionally or unintentionally roasting the program, then we get absolutely railroaded by DePaul at home. It was both embarrassing and destroyed all hope I had in the current and future prospects of this program. The day was fraught with symbolism of a dying program.
Legitimate question for the older fans out there, have there been worse days to be a hawk basketball fan?
Legitimate question for the older fans out there, have there been worse days to be a hawk basketball fan?
- I know the day Chris Street died had to have been unimaginable for reasons bigger than basketball. I won't even compare yesterday to that.
- The loss to Northwestern State in the tourney is also a nominee. That image is seared into my brain for life.