Worst part about tonight

[SotaHawk87]

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

Schedule gets easier but thanks for the insight

 

[83Hawk]

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

Let’s revisit this in mid-March. I am man enough to admit when I’m wrong.

 

[83Hawk]

Schedule gets easier but thanks for the insight

I disagree.

Maybe not a lot tougher but Iowa still has OSU, Purdue, MSU, Michigan twice, Illinois…..

And remember, Iowa under Fran fades down the stretch more often than not. But…..let’s see what happens. Nothing would please me more than for the Hawks to make the NCAA tournament.

 

[walleye hunter16]

Loser mentality.

So players don't benefit from playing more games?

 

[NI hawk]

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.

Only because Tennessee went to sleep. Iowa trailed by 21 at halftime. Iowa has yet to be within single digits at halftime of a second round game under Fran. 17, 25, 21, and 10 point deficits at halftime.
2015 was very disappointing. As was last year.

 

[Ihawkhoops]

Are we still rebuilding from Lickliter? I didn't realize Evansville retained him as coach until I saw him the other night against Loyola-Chicago.

 

[skydog0784]

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.

^^^ This ^^^

 

[nbanflfactory]

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.

You really comparing the cfp to a 64 team tourney?
C'mon now

 

[hawkifann]

You really comparing the cfp to a 64 team tourney?
C'mon now

It’s the same basic concept.

 

[nbanflfactory]

It’s the same basic concept.

We might never make a cfp...not really the same thing

 

[hawkifann]

We might never make a cfp...not really the same thing

Sure, but I’ve read comments from people on this board saying they wouldn’t want to go to the CFP just to be pounded by Bama, which is why I made the comparison in the first place.

 

[nbanflfactory]

Sure, but I’ve read comments from people on this board saying they wouldn’t want to go to the CFP just to be pounded by Bama, which is why I made the comparison in the first place.

I see. Well I'd take that cfp loss, at least it's new. But I'd rather see Iowa possibly win the nit and finish their season on a win vs a first round loss in the Ncaat....which is probably a very high probability.

If we were to play our way to a decent seed, that'd be a different story...not sure that's gonna happen though.