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I like the way he probes the defense, then has a strong cross-over dribble to take advantage either direction. Also a strong catch-and-shoot % from 3 when he gets to his spot. Love the detailed breakdown of that film, including his weaknesses: turnovers and shooting off the dribble. Fixable...

Whoops. Messed up on the BTen tourney schedule. I figured Rutgers and Indy would play on Thursday, but they actually play today. No teams from the Hawks' pool play on Thursday. If Rutgers wins today and then Iowa beats Rutgers tomorrow, that would be perfect and guarantee the Hawks make the...

Exactly. Making BF the QB coach -- when Brian acknowledged and stated publicly that he knew basically nothing about the position when it came to coaching it -- is a perfect example of the Peter principle.

Last season the Hawks did travel south and play LSU early in the season -- and beat 'em. This year they didn't play any marquee teams down south, and lost to most of who the played. I guess the perfect scenario heading into the BTen tourney would be to win their 1st game vs Rutgers on Wed, then...

Thanks for all the info -- hadn't seen it yet anywhere else! If the Hawks can make the semis, it will be a good opportunity to play the Bruins, who they didn't face during the regular season. Beat UCLA and they might be able to play their way back into the NCAA discussion.

I think the above optimistic scenario would be more likely prior to the NIL era. While players looking for stability will gravitate more and more to Iowa City, that's not necessarily the BEST players -- those guys are typically looking for the most cash, and most exposure, i.e. conference...

1. Lester's offense, the 'Shanahan system' is extremely complicated. Each play is often 2 sentences long, with a single word change indicating a completely different play. 2. Almost no other college teams run the offense, due to its complexity. 3. This fact will be a huge advantage when facing...

Very rarely would citizens of a country vote to go to war, if given the choice. Because usually it's the citizens who suffer, not government officials who make that decision.

The Waterloo metro is an interesting mix: seems to me the fan breakdown is about 1/3 UNI, 1/3 Iowa, and 1/3 Iowa St.

After suffering two gut-wrenching bottom of the 9th inning walk-off losses -- one by suicide squeeze Friday night, and by HR Saturday night -- the Hawks rebounded nicely today with a no-doubt 8-0 shutout today. Saturday night's game was especially painful, as Heller's boys went 0-11 with...

Dang. Be careful, man, those Bay currents are nasty!

Spent last week in Albany (a small town next to Berkeley) visiting my son and daughter-in-law. This week am in SF, visiting old friends, former lovers, and old haunts. I lived here 5-6 years in my early 20s, working and going to school at SF State. Am staying at a bnb next to Golden Gate Park...

There may be some truth to what you're saying, but after reading the article it appears that almost any type of physical contact could lead to either shoulder going out again. My guess is he was looking to avoid as much contact as possible, and the best way to do that was to stay on the...

Not sure this counts as a 'societal collapse' issue, but perhaps... On vacation in CA and reading a few books. One I highly recommend is "Nuclear War: A Scenario". (Yeah, yeah, I know, kind of crazy book to read on vacation.) The author, Annie Jacobsen, interviewed about 50 people who are...

UCLA is now 16-5, and 3 of their 9 remaining BTen games are vs NWestern, which I consider gimmes given the gap in talent. So in my mind, UCLA is sitting 19-5. Should be a doozie of a finish to the BTen season! Glad to see big crowds the past couple weekends at Banks Field. Go Hawks!

Yesterday at 5:10 a.m. ran into UNI Coach Jacobson and coaches saying goodbye to a portal recruit at the Waterloo airport. After the coaches left we all had a 1.5 hour delay due to storms, so I had a chance to visit with the young man, and later his father. The player said most schools want to...

They are stackin' up those wins, man! Swept Minny on the road, swept Big Blue on the road. Love it! Only 9 more BTen games remain to seal the deal -- 6 of those at home. After underperforming last year, a lot things have fallen their way thusfar during the BTen season. Close the deal, guys!

If so, I think that's unfortunate. If coached up, seemed to me that he has the skill set. Perhaps not the mindset Coach is looking for.

My bad -- Pryce is 6'7".

The more I think about it, this is basically the replacement for Pryce Sandfort. Similar size and stats over the past 12 months. Altho Pryce has two years remaining, Brenden only 1.