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While Iowa and others are waiting to be judged worthy, we can rest easy knowing that NCAA wisdom and fairness have struck again. While Iowa and others fret over the naunces of the whole body of work we are repeatedly told is all-important, mighty Liberty has secured a spot in the NCAA tournament...

We keep hearing that what you do in your conference doesn't matter to the selection committee. OK. Then why do winners of conf. tourneys get automatic bids? If it's about the whole body of work, then what logic is it that says winning 3 or 4 games in a conf. tourney trumps the previous 30 games...

It might be an interesting and effective surprise for Iowa, at least part of the time, to use a box-and-one vs. Indiana. May and Clemmons could take turns as the one hounding Oladipo. The two on top could be Marble and Olesani. Try to shoot 3s over that. Under, we'd have White and Woodbury...

Davis wants speed, so Jordan Cotton, one of Iowa's fastest players, doesn't get a single touch against Nebraska. No KO returns. One pass thrown his way, which was incomplete (and should have been pass interference). Thanks for stopping by, Jordan. This is just one more in an almost unending...

When it comes to Iowa football, in the wake of the latest humiliation at Indiana, all I can do is offer these quotes and facts. Do with them as you will: Dan Gable: * “If it doesn't tear your guts out to lose, there's no meaning. And without meaning, where's the incentive to win?" * “I never...

In 1961,Iowa’s last winning season (5-4) until 1981, Iowa’s non-con opponents were Cal,USC, and Notre Dame. In 1962 (4-5): Oregon St., USC, and Notre Dame. It was like that throughout the 60s the 70s and the 80s with the likes of Washington, Washington St., NC State, Miami (FL), Arizona...

1) All four seniors, Gatens, Brommer, Cartwright and Archie, start and play at least 3 minutes before some are subbed out; 2) Iowa pounds Northwestern with great defense, great hustle, great shooting and a crazy crowd; 3) All four seniors play the final few minutes and each one is subbed out...

If Iowa had only managed to beat a weak Nebraska team IN Iowa City, the Hawkeyes, right now, would be all alone in 6th place in the Big Ten with a 6-6 record. That's how close Fran is with the worst defensive basketball team I've seen at Iowa in the last 50 years. And that includes the Dick...

I've seen bad Iowa basketball teams. But I can't recall any that were so totally inept on defense and rebounding, which is to say, I can't recall a softer, less tenacious Iowa basketball team. These Hawkeyes play "defense" and "rebound" like the Washington Generals against the Harlem...

The lack of defensive intensity and poor foot speed is unacceptable. You see shirts and skins games at the Y or on the playground where guys are putting everything they've got into it simply because they have pride -- they hate to get beat by their man and they hate to lose. But then you take...

Wisconsin: RB completes 31-yard pass to QB MSU: 4th and 1 on the Wis 31, throws to the end zone for a TD MSU ad-lib: Nichol falling out of bounds on the 4 after a completion, laterals to teammate who dives in for the TD MSU: Lines up for the tying PAT, fake totally fools Wisconsin, MSU...

How does the Michigan-Illinois game earn the 2:30 ABC slot and MSU-Iowa end up on ESPN2 at 11? How are the fast-falling Illini and the beaten Wolverines a better match-up than MSU at Iowa? Just wondering...

After watching the game and the replay, I decided to go old school and listen to the excitement of the final minutes as described by Gary Dolphin and Ed Podolak. What a disappointment. Dolphin may be a great guy, but he was a weak announcer when he took over the job, and he's only gotten worse...

In the top bracket, Ohio State and Michigan win and meet in the semis. Michigan upsets OSU and goes to the finals. In the lower bracket, Iowa makes it 2 out of 3 over MSU, then does the encore over Purdue. Meanwhile, PSU upsets Wisconsin sending Iowa and PSU to the semis, where Iowa nips PSU to...

It was a wonderful evening in CHA. Gutty game by the Hawkeyes. Gatens finally comes through. May finally makes an impact. Don't dare forget the contributions of the much-maligned Devon Archie. Without his contributions, no Iowa victory tonight. Everybody did what they had to do, despite more...

Fran did qualify his interest in the CBI post-season tournament, and I would hope that after tonight, he is finally convinced his time would be better spent on finding some players. Giving the guys we have another game or two experience would be more like punishment at this stage. If Iowa is...

It's time to take it to the next level. It's time to expand Iowa's recruiting territory. Yes, it's time for Kirk and staff to head to Japan and recruit some sumo wrestlers. Imagine a Hawkeye offensive line of sumos...from 300 to 500 pounds each. You think the Badgers were big last year.. Iowa's...

Wow... No way Iowa wins that game in Assembly Hall. Ever been there? It's intimidating on Thursday afternoon when it's empty. That win has to be one of the most amazing wins I've seen the Hawkeyes come up with...period. Iowa has a bunch of young "nobodies" on the floor, down 10, the place is...

Just saw a report on football injuries, including a comment from Troy Aikman in which he said if he had a 10-year-old son, he wouldn't want him to play football. Teddy Roosevelt threatened to ban football when severe injuries were so common around 1900. The rules were different then, and that...

Just wondering if the former Hawkeye walk-on with the Iowa tatoo should have shown some character and stepped up for his former program. What do you think?