Search results

So you are counting the first round BTT game too? Let's forget that one for a minute. Neutral court, shouldn't be a killer game based on the scenario I lay out. Don't you think going 3-2 down the stretch here would put them right on the bubble? Penn State is doable, too. And Illinois in...

I think you are a little off on some of this. Yeah, Davis would have to deal with NIL and Twitter today, but I'd argue that probably doesn't compare to dealing with the all-time cheater regimes at Michigan and Minnesota, which potentially robbed him of Big Ten titles and more Coach of the Year...

Anyone heard if he's even thrown his hat in the ring anywhere?

It was partly tongue in cheek. The point is some of it can't be explained. What, like 95 teams have made the Sweet 16 since '99? Iowa has had plenty of squads better than some of those 95 teams.

I try to think of what scenario would compel her to come back. Most of the core players from the last two years (her best friends and closest teammates) will be gone. The only scenario I can come up with is a bitter end to this season. Although for a competitor like her, anything short of the...

What if Iowa was 69-38 in close games but only 8th in conference wins (instead of 4th)?

It's an interesting stat, for sure. But 4th in conference wins since 2020 would seem to trump that. At the end of the day, it's a win or a loss. Maybe Fran had them playing up in games that shouldn't have been as close as they were?

Iowa has been one of the most consistently good teams in the Big Ten in recent years under Fran. The best I can tell, the only legitimate complaints are the inability to make a Sweet 16. I have no way to explain all the tourney appearances since '99 without a trip to the second weekend...

It feels like such a missed opportunity. Why couldn't Budmayr stay in his special assistant role and Iowa replace Copeland with a proper WR coach? It appears it was a net loss of a position, on the side of the ball that needs as much help as possible, including new voices.

How can you have proper pho without tripe?

Anyone know if alternative arena sites have been assessed for feasibility at any point in the past decade? If so, I wonder if that was still based on a 12-15k capacity and tons of adjacent parking?

On the meat itself, after you pull it from the broth. But I don't even recall if it was salt, probably a hot sauce. The point was he was outlining different cuts and flavor variations, try this on the tendon, this on the tripe, etc.

I'm a broken record on this, but there needs to be a paradigm shift. Iowa needs a basketball game experience that is student centric. At this point, I wouldn't spend a single dime on renovating Carver. They could drop a $100M on that place and it would only be playing at the margins (i.e. easier...

My wife doesn't love it so haven't made it a staple. But 10-12 years ago a Vietnamese friend who worked in the Portland bar/restaurant industry took us on a tour of the best pho places. He was like try this cut with extra salt on it, try this one with fresh lime, etc. It was all damn good - even...

I'm amazed at how level-headed, focused and cohesive this team has been. Every game is a circus. The media requests must be unreal, the expectations hard to imagine. Yet they are 22-3 and still seem to be having fun and enjoying each other for the most part. For Hawkeye fans, this team is a...

From what I know, UCLA is way behind on any kind of payroll funding/roster management infrastructure. You are absolutely screwed as a coach short term at any school like that right now. And in related news, Bill O'Brien to BC as head coach. Our guy Bri land in Boston as the OL coach?

Yep, my buddy is a big Huskies fan and he thinks 7-5 is on the optimistic end.

I know Braithwaite is black - and that's why I called out that the position has been far diminished in power since Doyle was fired. Probably for the best. Doyle was Kirk's right hand man and by all accounts, the most influential and powerful person on the staff. Braithwaite's role isn't anything...

My comeback to that is I think $1M as an assistant D coordinator was enough to keep Wallace at Iowa. At that point, if he wanted to be a head DC somewhere I think he'd do it, regardless of the assistant HC title. And from afar, it has seemed like Woods has been ready and wanting more for...

But he wasn't just a linebackers coach. He had already been elevated to assistant D coordinator, and now is also making $1M. That showed how much value he had to the program. The money shows the priority for Kirk, which is all good. Is he better head coaching material at this stage than Woods...