When IOWA was 16-5, 72% Predicted 5-5 OR WORSE Reg Season Finish

[LaQuintaHawkeye]

I though 6-4 and I would be VERY happy to be VERY wrong.

You thought it, but just couldn't bring yourself to pull the trigger and vote?

 

[Franisdaman]

Feeling pretty good about my 22-9 prediction right now ...and pretty confident they'll surpass it.

Need to keep momentum going and take down a suddenly dangerous Scarlet Knights squad today.

Garza and Cook will abuse them inside. I guarantee it.

 

[Franisdaman]

Feeling pretty good about my 22-9 prediction right now ...and pretty confident they'll surpass it.

Need to keep momentum going and take down a suddenly dangerous Scarlet Knights squad today.

take them down they did!

4-0 & 6 to go!

 

[Franisdaman]

 

[mazda1]

A great run, but if those last second shots had been missed last night and against Indiana half the posters would be calling for Fran’s head. The narrow opening between success and failure in this league is amazing.

I’m just glad to be on the right side of these amazing wins.

 

[LaQuintaHawkeye]

Garza and Cook will abuse them inside. I guarantee it.

 

[Hawksfor3]

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Should help with the committee. The last two games have been won on last second shots, but you have to place yourself in the position to get those. And they did. Scary thought: What if Baker waited a couple more seconds to make that three?

 

[Franisdaman]

Should help with the committee. The last two games have been won on last second shots, but you have to place yourself in the position to get those. And they did. Scary thought: What if Baker waited a couple more seconds to make that three?

yeah; we would have been screwed! and my RELB would have been in jeopardy!

 

[Franisdaman]

Nice interview.

Watch here:

 

[Hawksfor3]

Will we be on "pins and needles" when Selection Sunday comes around?

 

[Franisdaman]

Will we be on "pins and needles" when Selection Sunday comes around?

i think we finish 4-1 over our last 5!! or 8-2 over our last 10!!!

that puts us at 24-7


Keep in mind that 97.4% of voters thought we would finish the regular season 23-8 or worse

 

[Franisdaman]

When IOWA was 16-5:

* 72% Predicted a 5-5 OR WORSE Reg Season Finish
* We are, however, 5-1 since then with 4 games to go.


The 4 games left on the schedule:

Quadrant 1 (3 games): Home vs a 1-30 team, Neutral site vs 1-50, Away vs 1-75

#36 on Jan 17 Ohio State (A)
#22 on Jan 17 Wisconsin (A)
#11 on Jan 17 Nebraska (A)

.
Quadrant 2 (0 games): Home vs a 31-75, Neutral site vs 51-100, Away vs 76-135.

NONE LEFT ON THE SCHEDULE


Quadrant 3 (1 game): Home vs a 76-160, Neutral site vs 101-200, Away vs 135-240.

#136 on Jan 17 Rutgers (H)


Quadrant 4 (0 games): Home vs a 161-353, Neutral vs 201-353, Away vs 241-353

NONE LEFT ON THE SCHEDULE

 

[Hawksfor3]

They have beaten my prediction for wins already. Keep proving me wrong!!

 

[Franisdaman]

They have beaten my prediction for wins already. Keep proving me wrong!!

I think we win 3 of our last 4 games;

24-7, 13-7 in the B1G?

10 win improvement from last year?

I will take it.

 

[LaQuintaHawkeye]

* 72% Predicted a 5-5 OR WORSE Reg Season Finish

Happy that I’m one of the “real” 28% fans.

 

[Franisdaman]

One guy's take on your Iowa Hawkeyes:

 

[Franisdaman]

When looking at the last 10 game stretch of the Regular Season:

* Iowa has started impressively at 5-1. We suddenly went from 16-5 to to 21-6.

* 3 of the 4 remaining games are Quad 1 games, so there is still room to improve its resume.

* 3 tough road games, all Quad 1, remain.

--Can we get a season sweep of Ohio State & Debbie? Both will be fighting for their postseason lives & it will be Senior Day for both programs.

--Can we get revenge & manage a season split with Connie? It's Senior Day there, too.

* Our 1 remaining home game will not be a cake walk, even though it's a "just" a Quad 3 game. Rutgers is giving everyone fits. We say good bye to Baer so hopefully Carver is packed.


A 3-1 record over these last 4 games would be great. That would put us at 8-2 over our last 10 and 24-7 overall.

But I think most of us would settle for a 2-2 record to put us at 7-3 over our last 10 and 23-8 overall.



The 4 games left on the schedule:

Quadrant 1 (3 games): Home vs a 1-30 team, Neutral site vs 1-50, Away vs 1-75

#36 on Jan 17 Ohio State (A)
#22 on Jan 17 Wisconsin (A)
#46 on Feb 23; #11 on Jan 17 Nebraska (A)

.
Quadrant 2 (0 games): Home vs a 31-75, Neutral site vs 51-100, Away vs 76-135.

NONE LEFT ON THE SCHEDULE


Quadrant 3 (1 game): Home vs a 76-160, Neutral site vs 101-200, Away vs 135-240.

#109 on Feb 23; #136 on Jan 17 Rutgers (H)


Quadrant 4 (0 games): Home vs a 161-353, Neutral vs 201-353, Away vs 241-353

NONE LEFT ON THE SCHEDULE

 

[Hawkeye_Pride06]

I would definitely be ok with 2-2 over the next 4. Beat Rutgers at home and win one of the road games. Would absolutely love to get revenge on Wisconsin after letting that game slip away at Carver. All 3 of those road games are going to be so damn tough, and Rutgers will not be easy either. I have a feeling we are in for some dog fights folks. Can’t wait till Tuesday!!

 

[Franisdaman]

I would definitely be ok with 2-2 over the next 4. Beat Rutgers at home and win one of the road games. Would absolutely love to get revenge on Wisconsin after letting that game slip away at Carver. All 3 of those road games are going to be so damn tough, and Rutgers will not be easy either. I have a feeling we are in for some dog fights folks. Can’t wait till Tuesday!!

Rank our 4 remaining games from toughest to easiest .

I would say:
Wisconsin
Ohio State
Nebraska
Rutgers

 

[perryhawk]

I would definitely be ok with 2-2 over the next 4. Beat Rutgers at home and win one of the road games. Would absolutely love to get revenge on Wisconsin after letting that game slip away at Carver. All 3 of those road games are going to be so damn tough, and Rutgers will not be easy either. I have a feeling we are in for some dog fights folks. Can’t wait till Tuesday!!

Rank our 4 remaining games from toughest to easiest .

I would say:
Wisconsin
Ohio State
Nebraska
Rutgers

I think you’re exactly correct.

 

[LaQuintaHawkeye]

Feeling pretty good about my 22-9 prediction right now ...and pretty confident they'll surpass it.

Need to keep momentum going and take down a suddenly dangerous Scarlet Knights squad ...

 

[Franisdaman]

I will stick with my 23-8 prediction. I think we steal a win at either Wisky or Debbie & beat Rutgers at home.

This means we would enter the NCAA Tournament with 9 or fewer losses, which is pretty good imho.

 

[Franisdaman]

hopefully we finish 6-4 and not 5-5!

 

[Franisdaman]

Hey,

• Cydkar
• Cyanide
• HemiHawk
• alford12
• Diehard1
• BBHawk
• Hammer93
• cookins
• Hawkfan7
• Clagg
• HeRKeYHoPeFuL
• slapchop
• HaydenHawk8
• LaoHawk
• Chicityhawkfan
• jimcox6
• LetsGoHawks83
• Melrose_Place31
• tonedawg42
• LaQuintaHawkeye
• TheTruthTheWholeTruth
• hawkeyeguy44

How you feeling about your 22-9 prediction?

 

[Hawksfor3]

Oregon beat Washington tonight. FWIW.

 

[TheTruthTheWholeTruth]

Hey,

• Cydkar
• Cyanide
• HemiHawk
• alford12
• Diehard1
• BBHawk
• Hammer93
• cookins
• Hawkfan7
• Clagg
• HeRKeYHoPeFuL
• slapchop
• HaydenHawk8
• LaoHawk
• Chicityhawkfan
• jimcox6
• LetsGoHawks83
• Melrose_Place31
• tonedawg42
• LaQuintaHawkeye
• TheTruthTheWholeTruth
• hawkeyeguy44

How you feeling about your 22-9 prediction?

We got this, Fran

 

[And1Hawk]

I had voted 21-10, 10-10 in the B1G. One of my predictions was 11-9 in the B1G but I had noted somehow I think we go 10-10. Can this team exceed this? Yes, but if there’s anything I know about our program is it’s consistently inconsistent. Good win streaks, bad losing streaks, great games and absolute dumpster fires. We see it all.

This is a good year going, with a chance to do much better than what I think. If the kids want to make a run though, good seeding makes a world of difference. End up in the 8-9 seed and you are facing Duke in North Carolina round 2 type of deal. Thanks for playing and we have some wonderful parting gifts.

Going into this current 4 game stretch I was thinking 1-3 or 0-4 .... with the lone win possibly being Michigan. We seem to play them well most years and I think it’s because they are not a physical, hack/grab team. We are a finesse team so their style matches up well for us. We are 1-2 now in this stretch so a road win at Indiana would be big to get to 2-2, 1 game better than I thought.

@Franisdaman —- how is this for calling an accurate shot.

 

[Franisdaman]

@Franisdaman —- how is this for calling an accurate shot.

but we are gonna win today!

 

[Suterman]

Yeah I picked 21-10. I sure hope I am off by one.

 

[BBHawk]

Yeah I picked 21-10. I sure hope I am off by one.

I picked 22 - 9, hoping for a win today!

 

[Franisdaman]

Congrats to these posters. They all knew something the rest of us didn't.

• JVHawkfan
• Quadhawk
• Vbeachawk
• SIRHAWKALOT
• lad2
• Pepperman
• hawk halen
• TriCityHawk
• Suterman
• HocDawk
• BUCKSNDUCKS
• SMOKIE JOE
• TampaHawkfan
• syracuse_hawk
• LAhawkeye
• icwesthawk
• Buzzie61
• Jonnymungo
• IAHawk2011
• cclarsen1
• Hawkeye_311
• mstp1992
• hawkfan1963
• warriors dad
• DaHawk56
• H4wkfan4life
• ajdl
• Hawk94Mn
• gocubs76
• flyfishstout_CO
• HawkInArk
• iowahawkeyes69

 

[Suterman]

Do we get a participation ribbon?

 

[Franisdaman]

Do we get a participation ribbon?

No, but you are considered Expert Analysts of the Iowa mens basketball program!

 

[TampaHawkfan]

No, but you are considered Expert Analysts of the Iowa mens basketball program!

Hardly. I can't remember exactly what I picked but I was just being a realist. I've seen enough Iowa hoops to know how things go. I was hoping to be proven wrong.

 

[Franisdaman]

Hardly. I can't remember exactly what I picked but I was just being a realist. I've seen enough Iowa hoops to know how things go. I was hoping to be proven wrong.

it bleeping sucks

i had them at 7-3 and lets face it, we should have been 7-3!!!

 

[Rudolph]

it bleeping sucks

i had them at 7-3 and lets face it, we should have been 7-3!!!

No. They should be exactly as they are, maybe worse. At the very least the win at Rutgers was on a fluke shot, even as I was proud of how they never let go of the rope in that game.

 

[Franisdaman]

No. They should be exactly as they are, maybe worse. At the very least the win at Rutgers was on a fluke shot, even as I was proud of how they never let go of the rope in that game.

Listen here, Mr Rudolph....

 

[Hawksfor3]

@Franisdaman get your martial arts kicking "finish them" GIF ready for the ladie's game thread.

 

[HawkRugged17]

it bleeping sucks

i had them at 7-3 and lets face it, we should have been 7-3!!!

 

[Franisdaman]

YOU BASTARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

j/k