As much of an improvement the 8 seed is over the projections, I actually liked some of the 6 and 3 seed combos Iowa could have been paired with more than Rutgers and Stanford in the first two rounds. I think Iowa is one of the more dangerous teams in the tournament, but Stanford is a tough draw.
Oh, and they get Stanford in the second round if they win. The ESPN bracketology guy had them as an 11, so I guess this is a good draw (although I thought that guy was crazy). The rest of Iowa's bracket doesn't look terribly difficult. Stanford would be a huge challenge though.
People do realize that is not actually Brent Metcalf, right? I keep seeing that Twitter account quoted, and it seems a lot of people don't get that it's a joke. Which is why it's usually funny, of course . . .
Well, I'm heading over to BHGP for the men's game, where gratuitous swearing is encouraged. I don't think I can comment on the women's game anymore without breaking the rules here.