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There is a lot to this story, and I'm fairly certain that we don't have all the information. Of the women's coaches who were let go, there are 2 that stand out. Obviously Griesbaum, and there is ongoing litigation there. The University apparently felt some concern about the treatment of...

I also found that statement of 7-5 being unacceptable by Barta interesting. If it really is unacceptable, why didn't he relieve KF of his duties? Otherwise, the record is acceptable, in the context of allowing the coach to continue in his job. People throw around that term (unacceptable) and...

Too early to make blanket assertions as of yet. Team is competing well so far. The second half against Texas was a replay of the end of last year. Was that an aberration, or what will happen against good teams? The ISU game will answer that to some extent. ISU doesn't have the inside game of...

I thought UNI's schedule was a bit better. But on looking at it, not that impressive to date. Winning on the road against Stephen F. Austin is a very good win. Virginia Tech and Northwestern are not very good. Still very good wins not just beating those teams, but hammering them. Both Richmond...

I didn't really see any difference in "finishing at the rim" other than he made much better decisions about when to go all the way to the basket and when to pull up or pass. Obviously when he is out ahead of everyone he has a chance to dunk. Which he did. And he had the awesome 3-point play at...

I didn't see a ton of holding and hand-checking in last night's game. The refs called a lot of fouls and Iowa had only 12 turnovers, with UNC having 10. It was just bad shooting in most instances, and good defense when teams went near the rim. The larger issue is that the most skilled...

The SOS is going to be improved and it will help Iowa. The 5 teams you mention are all likely to semi-likely NCAA teams. A SOS is fine and all, but you need to also beat some of the good teams. If Iowa drops all 5 games against Cuse/Texas/UNC/Iowa State/UNI they aren't getting in the tournament...

On the perimeter, yes, Butler is that much better than Iowa. Butler has wins already over UNC and Georgetown. Like the optimism, but Iowa is going to need to prove it at some point against a good team.

There is a difference between getting halfway around a guy and throwing up an off-balance, prayer of a shot off the backboard and actually getting by the guy defending you for either an open layup or cause the defense to rotate and pass to an open man. Iowa is very lacking in quickness and first...

I would agree. My guess is the Iowa defense is able to put up a fight, at least for a half. But the offense and special teams will need to do something as well. Not sure Iowa is capable of doing that.

At this point we have no idea now good/bad Iowa is. Iowa was clearly better than its first two opponents, and did a good job of putting them away by halftime. Starting Thursday, we start seeing opponents with the physical wherewithal to fight back. The last month of the season last year, this...

Yeah not sure how KF can be criticized for this situation right now. How is he supposed to comment on a guy rejoining the team without the guy even talking to him yet. Hopefully there is a process whereby Willies joins the team in time for a bowl game/spring ball. You don't just say you're...

How do you spy on Gordon? Literally all 11 defensive guys will know where he is every snap. The issue is stopping him. I've seen lots of suggestions to "stack the box" and crowd the LOS. Iowa will certainly do some of that, but if Iowa is going to win they are going to have to win the battle...

If the comparison is to Snyder then literally every coach not at a historical power (Alabama, OSU, Michigan, USC, etc.) will look as a failure in comparison. If you take away the Snyder years, K-State is arguably the worst-ever program in a power conference. Snyder is the greatest football coach...

By my reading, if Iowa beats Minnesota, Wisconsin and Nebraska the Hawkeyes would be the West division champs. That would make Iowa 6-2. At best, Minnesota could be 6-2, but they also have games with Ohio State and roadies at Nebraska and Wisconsin. Highly unlikely Gophers get to 6-2. Wisconsin...

Hilyer does play in those sets a lot. It's good that you mix up personnel in those packages so teams can't zero in on specific tendencies. On both the flea-flicker and the 26-yard pass from Iowa's own 3-yard line, Vandeberg was the receiver in the 2 TE, 2RB set. Vandeberg has a bit more top-end...

I believe you can watch online via btn2go.com (if you have a TV subscription with BTN on it). It's how I'm planning on watching. http://www.btn2go.com/iowa/home

Yes we will see how these hold up over the final 4 weeks. Conference-only ranks are a bit more weighty. Nebraska and Wisconsin are 1-2 in defensive points allowed in conference play, so Iowa has some tough work ahead. Nebraska has played some pretty "meh" offenses in conference other than...

Good grief, college sports at some of these schools is a sham. A complete fraud. If UNC had any integrity, they'd shut down their football and men's basketball programs for a year or two. At least pretend like you give a crap about the academic side of things. Control-freak coaches suddenly...

LTP is going to "flash" more due to his greater mobility, so he's going to get more sacks, TFL, that type of thing. Davis is never going to have huge stats, but read the assessment of why the NFL scouts like him. He's very difficult to move out of the way. That has huge value in the NFL (and...