BT Tournament

[justwinbaby]

I’m not a big fan of a player dominating a basketball game who’s biggest skill is that he’s bigger than everyone else. Yes Edey has some decent skills but he dominates because he’s mammoth.

 

[HaydenHawk56]

No, that's ridiculous

Though, what are you going to remember more.....that first round NCAA loss.....or that wonderful NIT Championship run?

Being honest, without cheating, most first round losses are a blur (remember Northwestern St quite well though).....but I remember the NIT run Fran's team had like yesterday.

 

[HaydenHawk56]

I’m not a big fan of a player dominating a basketball game who’s biggest skill is that he’s bigger than everyone else. Yes Edey has some decent skills but he dominates because he’s mammoth.

Edey is college basketball's version of a cheat code.

 

[Fryowa]

I understand that the NIT is not where you want to be but y’all would really rather have a first round NCAA loss than a NIT championship run?

Yes

 

[thedukeofearl]

People would love to see Iowa get denied a bid because it supports their premise that Fran can't coach and plays his kids too much.

They aren't real fans, and any of them who try to post when Iowa makes the NCAA'S should be riduculed.

Perhaps they are fans who Groove on Negativity

But still fans nonetheless

 

[HaydenHawk56]

Ohio St finished.

 

[thedukeofearl]

Fran runs are few and far between. Can't dis the NIT cause if you take away his NIT run you only have last years final 10 games and BTT. Several wins, some possibly over better teams than that NCAA first round team, is better. You can label it but some of the NIT teams just gel too late but they would be as good as many of the NCAA teams. Xavier won the NIT as they were becoming the team they are now that is in the NCAA and going for the conference championship today. Would love for Fran to have built off the BTT win last year but no such luck. Nice if he built off that NIT run. Hey, Marble got hurt and they lose to Baylor but that same team comes back and the kids Uthoff, White, and Woody a year older and they win 5 less games.

If we win the first game in The Dance

That alone will make this a successful season

Whee

 

[HaydenHawk56]

If we win the first game in The Dance

That alone will make this a successful season

Whee

But, if it is another first round loss..........

 

[thedukeofearl]

But, if it is another first round loss..........

They can never take that away from us

Let then Try

 

[ajdwhs87]

But, if it is another first round loss..........

.....in the 8/9 game........to Iowa State

 

[thedukeofearl]

Birmingham, Ala.
No. 1 Alabama (SEC)
No. 16 Southeast Missouri State (OVC)/Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Southland)
No. 8 Memphis
No. 9 Iowa

This is one projection in the South Region

Alabama is, more than likely, a Final Four team

Memphis, last season, in one of the best games of The Dance, came within a whisker
of upsetting Gonzaga

Playing Alabama in Birmingham is going to be a rather difficult game for any opponent

The Dance seems to want to punish The Hawks, year after year

If this is how it turns out, we are certainly doomed

 

[thedukeofearl]

Then we have the projection for Des Moines

No. 11 Mississippi State
No. 6 Duke
No. 14 UC Santa Barbara (Big West)
No. 3 Kansas State
Des Moines, Iowa

 

[trj]

Rutgers and Penn St. are on the right side of the bubble now.

 

[HaydenHawk56]

.....in the 8/9 game........to Iowa State

That would be terrible. That would be the ultimate horror show.

 

[HaydenHawk56]

I didn't know Kenan Thompson coaches both Penn St and Indiana

 

[ajdwhs87]

I didn't know Kenan Thompson coaches both Penn St and Indiana

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Kenan Thompson coaches Penn State. Tone loc coaches Indiana.

 

[Seth53]

If we win the first game in The Dance

That alone will make this a successful season

Whee

And folks, that is where the bar is currently set regarding a successful season or not.

Regular season champ. Nice. Good body of work.
BTT champ. Nice. Got hot at the right time.

But....lose 1st or 2nd round in NCAA, even with the above resume, underachieving...per many pundits.

 

[HawkGold]

Seems like according to some of you we should hand out participation ribbons and ban anyone that has Fran concerns. Hawkeye Nation Peoples Republic.

 

[HawkGold]

I’m not a big fan of a player dominating a basketball game who’s biggest skill is that he’s bigger than everyone else. Yes Edey has some decent skills but he dominates because he’s mammoth.

Josh O doesn't play because it would be unfair?

 

[dahlhawk]

No. 9 Iowa
No. 8 Memphis
No. 16 Southeast Missouri State (OVC)/Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Southland)
No. 1 Alabama (SEC)
Birmingham, Ala.

This is one projection in the South Region

Alabama is, more than likely, a Final Four team

Memphis, last season, in one of the best games of The Dance, came within a whisker
of upsetting Gonzaga

Playing Alabama in Birmingham is going to be a rather difficult game for any opponent

The Dance seems to want to punish The Hawks, year after year

If this is how it turns out, we are certainly doomed

After last year, Iowa hasn't earned any favors. They had as good as it gets last year. Just be happy they have a chance to redeem themselves. Can't care who they play.