JG10Hawk
Well-Known Member
The Hawks are bumped down to #23 for the week 7 AP poll.
https://collegebasketball.ap.org/poll/2019/7
https://collegebasketball.ap.org/poll/2019/7
JUST WAIT TILL THE COMMITTEE SEES WHAT WE DO AGAINST WESTERN CAROLINA AND SAVANNAH STATE. THEYLL HAVE TO RESPECT US THEN
I worry about the Western Carolina game being a trap game with Savannah state on the horizon.Definitely don't want to look past them. And Bryant lurking around the corner...How we finish the year should tell us a lot about this team.
All jokes aside, I really wish we'd beef our schedule up. I know its just non-conference, but cupcakes are still cupcakes.
I kind of understand it....to an extent. Although Iowa hasn't played in the Gavitt games (Big Ten vs Big East) the past 2 years...if you add that game, plus the ACC/B1G challenge game, plus Iowa State, plus the exempt tournament's 2-4 quality opponents...that's quite a bit of bite to a non conference schedule. You're talking 5-7 out of 11 non conference games being against quality opponents. It makes sense that Fran would want some cupcakes mixed in to work on things and build confidence before the B1G schedule.
However, before the B1G went to 20 games, there was zero excuse for Iowa's soft and terrible nonconference schedule.