Worst part about tonight

[GoUIowa]

A game like that can very well be the difference between making the tourney and not. Many people (fans) think we’re in, but there’s a LOT of work to be done.

To lose it that way at the end of both halves….that’s hard to accept.

 

[Hawkfan_08]

I think the worst part of the game was that all of us, as die hard fans, watch a horrendous game of basketball which Iowa lost. Rutgers at least gets the W.

I don't think most Iowa fans think we are in, though. This is a bubble team that has to keep winning. Cannot drop one of our only weekend home games on Saturday.

 

[JerseyCityHawki]

A game like that can very well be the difference between making the tourney and not. Many people (fans) think we’re in, but there’s a LOT of work to be done.

To lose it that way at the end of both halves….that’s hard to accept.

Well said and very very true

 

[HawknBadgerLand]

A game like that can very well be the difference between making the tourney and not. Many people (fans) think we’re in, but there’s a LOT of work to be done.

To lose it that way at the end of both halves….that’s hard to accept.

I was thinking the same thing. Nice to steal one from Minnesota on the road, but this would have been nice in March.

 

[nbanflfactory]

A game like that can very well be the difference between making the tourney and not. Many people (fans) think we’re in, but there’s a LOT of work to be done.

To lose it that way at the end of both halves….that’s hard to accept.

I won't be too sad about going to nit honestly

 

[SDHawkDoc]

Whoever thinks Iowa is in the tourney needs to pay more attention.
They can make it into the tourney but hardly a done deal. 7 regular season conference wins to go.

 

[Chishawk1425]

A game like that can very well be the difference between making the tourney and not. Many people (fans) think we’re in, but there’s a LOT of work to be done.

To lose it that way at the end of both halves….that’s hard to accept.

This

 

[Chishawk1425]

I won't be too sad about going to nit honestly

Wut

 

[skydog0784]

I've been thinking NIT all year and am sticking with that. This would have been a big W but we have a lot work yet to do. I just don't see it.

Too bad the W buy RU wasn't legitimate; but of course will be forgotten come NCAA Tournament selection time.

 

[Chishawk1425]

I've been thinking NIT all year and am sticking with that. This would have been a big W but we have a lot work yet to do. I just don't see it.

Too bad the W buy RU wasn't legitimate; but of course will be forgotten come NCAA Tournament selection time.

Lol we are firmly in and get the W on Saturday continues to cement that. This was a seeding loss. And a bullshit one at that.

 

[NI hawk]

A game like that can very well be the difference between making the tourney and not. Many people (fans) think we’re in, but there’s a LOT of work to be done.

To lose it that way at the end of both halves….that’s hard to accept.

The crap call in 2017 against Minnesota cost Iowa a tourney bid.

 

[nbanflfactory]

Wut

You'd rather watch us lose our 1st ncaa tourney game?

 

[Chishawk1425]

The crap call in 2017 against Minnesota cost Iowa a tourney bid.

Ugh why did you bring that up. While we are at it the refs in general vs Sparty in BIG tourney 2013..

 

[Chishawk1425]

You'd rather watch us lose our 1st ncaa tourney game?

Yes. Wtf

 

[nbanflfactory]

Yes. Wtf

I'm fine with a shot at winning the nit.
Losing round 1 means nothing to me.

 

[Chishawk1425]

I'm fine with a shot at winning the nit.
Losing round 1 means nothing to me.

The NCAA tourney is everything. Full stop. This isn't the 2012 Iowa team building momentum. This is a mix of young and old and making the tourney considering all we lost is huge for the program.

 

[hawkifann]

You'd rather watch us lose our 1st ncaa tourney game?

That’s the easiest question. Yes. Yes everyday.

 

[Chishawk1425]

That’s the easiest question. Yes. Yes everyday.

Agree

 

[nbanflfactory]

That’s the easiest question. Yes. Yes everyday.

Rather watch us win...

 

[nbanflfactory]

The NCAA tourney is everything. Full stop. This isn't the 2012 Iowa team building momentum. This is a mix of young and old and making the tourney considering all we lost is huge for the program.

Losing a round 1 game isn't gonna make or break anything lmao

 

[relishingwinning18]

I'm fine with a shot at winning the nit.
Losing round 1 means nothing to me.

So a team that would lose round one in the tourney, would have a shot to win the NIT? Your stupidity is relentless.

 

[Chishawk1425]

Losing a round 1 game isn't gonna make or break anything lmao

......

 

[nbanflfactory]

So a team that would lose round one in the tourney, would have a shot to win the NIT? Your stupidity is relentless.

An nit team would likely lose to a top 20 team...yes.

You're too slow to realize that and I'm dumb?

Ok maroon

 

[Hans81]

I'm fine with a shot at winning the nit.
Losing round 1 means nothing to me.

Loser mentality.

 

[skydog0784]

Lol we are firmly in and get the W on Saturday continues to cement that. This was a seeding loss. And a bullshit one at that.

I hope you're right. We're sitting one game below .500 with an irrelevant non-conference schedule at this point. Just saying...

 

[Chishawk1425]

I hope you're right. We're sitting one game below .500 with an irrelevant non-conference schedule at this point. Just saying...

#20 in the NET

 

[hawkifann]

Rather watch us win...

I’d rather compete at the higher level than win at a lower level. I’d rather get stomped in the B1G than come in 2nd to Wisconsin in the West. I’d rather make the playoffs and get crushed by Georgia than win a lesser bowl. Nobody really fixates on the outcome - you were just a tournament team or a division champ or a team that made the playoffs.

 

[blhawk]

Lol we are firmly in and get the W on Saturday continues to cement that. This was a seeding loss. And a bullshit one at that.

You have officially gone of the deep end if you think we are "firmly in'. I hope booze is your excuse, pathetic statement. They don't do WPOTY on the bball board, champ

 

[Chishawk1425]

You have officially gone of the deep end if you think we are "firmly in'. I hope booze is your excuse, pathetic statement. They don't do WPOTY on the bball board, champ

Lolololol. We are firmly in, especially if they win on Saturday barring a crazy collapse.

 

[skydog0784]

You have officially gone of the deep end if you think we are "firmly in'. I hope booze is your excuse, pathetic statement. They don't do WPOTY on the bball board, champ

Exactly.

We have a lot of work to do to get to the big dance and tonight's screw job (not that IA played that well and really deserved it either) didn't make things easier.

 

[NI hawk]

I won't be too sad about going to nit honestly

No Way!

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Whoever thinks Iowa is in the tourney needs to pay more attention.
They can make it into the tourney but hardly a done deal. 7 regular season conference wins to go.

5

 

[Ihawkhoops]

Fran did a nice job at doing nothing last night. Just keep rolling the same tired crap out there and expecting different results. Jbo is not a guy we should be relying on to deliver much more than tweets at this point. I guess Fran needs the excuse for Sandfort next year that he has not played a lot.

 

[HawkeyeGenius]

A game like that can very well be the difference between making the tourney and not. Many people (fans) think we’re in, but there’s a LOT of work to be done.

To lose it that way at the end of both halves….that’s hard to accept.

As long as the "blue bloods" make the tournament nobody cares.

 

[brownd7949hawks]

Fran did a nice job at doing nothing last night. Just keep rolling the same tired crap out there and expecting different results. Jbo is not a guy we should be relying on to deliver much more than tweets at this point. I guess Fran needs the excuse for Sandfort next year that he has not played a lot.

Wtf do you want him to do?

 

[Suterman]

We need 7 more wins. We are not firmly in without those 7 more. As of today we have 0 Quad 1 wins. 0. We have to win some games and we lost a great chance last night.

 

[Ihawkhoops]

Wtf do you want him to do?

Coach for starters. Jamming the ball into guys double and triple teamed didn't work the first 10 times, but we kept after it. Put Sandfort, Ash, Josh, Mulvey or anyone else that could have done something / anything when the team hadn't scored a FG in what was it 8+ minutes?

Does Fran think Keegan is going to bail his ass out every game? I guess Plan B is to have JBo shoot us out of games. I am glad we didn't bring any portal guys in to disrupt the awesome chemistry Fran says this team has. With the exception of Keegan, Rebraca and Joe, the team looked disinterested in playing last night.

 

[83Hawk]

At this point, NIT is probably the ceiling. Coaching is holding the team back. Schedule only gets tougher, starting with Purdue.

 

[HawkLogic]

You'd rather watch us lose our 1st ncaa tourney game?

Fran usually wins 1st game in ncaa, it is the 2nd game that Iowa usually gets blown out. The game
vs Tennessee was the only one that was competitive.

 

[jonesy5960]

At this point, NIT is probably the ceiling. Coaching is holding the team back. Schedule only gets tougher, starting with Purdue.

Silly statement. Rutgers seldom loses at the RAC and the NIT would be the floor.