Bubble

ibahawkeye said:
Serious question.... Give me an example of a team that was ranked in the top 15 halfway through the season and ended up on the bubble??

That's a long way to fall and 2 losses including one on the road and one to a top 10 team doesn't put you on the bubble.

That's my point... Your wrong even if we would have lost which you prematurely assumed.
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Well, Alford's 2000-01 and 2001-02 teams come to mind, actually. Not sure the 2001-02 team was ranked anymore by this point, but I know they were still ranked into January. That team I don't think was even on the bubble come March... The 2000-01 team was 17-4 (6-2) at one point, and crumbled after Recker went down. They needed at least a couple BTT wins to get a bid (IMO) although they made it moot point by getting the automatic bid.

I don't sense a meltdown of that magnitude coming from this year's team, though, barring a sudden rash of injuries. This year's team has NO bad losses though, and I don't expect that to change.
 
ibahawkeye said:
Serious question.... Give me an example of a team that was ranked in the top 15 halfway through the season and ended up on the bubble??

That's a long way to fall and 2 losses including one on the road and one to a top 10 team doesn't put you on the bubble.

That's my point... Your wrong even if we would have lost which you prematurely assumed.
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You are right. I am wrong. Feel better?
 
ibahawkeye said:
Serious question.... Give me an example of a team that was ranked in the top 15 halfway through the season and ended up on the bubble??

That's a long way to fall and 2 losses including one on the road and one to a top 10 team doesn't put you on the bubble.

That's my point... Your wrong even if we would have lost which you prematurely assumed.
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While I believe the OP's post was way too premature because Iowa was firmly "in" prior to tonight's game, a loss tonight to the probable last place team in the B1G would have knocked Iowa down in the rankings to the mid 20s at best, possibly out of the top 25 with an 0-2 week and would have ranked as a "bad loss" on the resume. While it would not have put Iowa on the bubble, it would have been a big first step toward it.

And the OP did make a solid point, if Iowa can't be ILL on the road with a 21 point lead, that's just a bad sign for the rest of the year regarding future road games.

Thankfully Iowa escaped and we can have fun with this thread.
 
Xerxes said:
While I believe the OP's post was way too premature because Iowa was firmly "in" prior to tonight's game, a loss tonight to the probable last place team in the B1G would have knocked Iowa down in the rankings to the mid 20s at best, possibly out of the top 25 with an 0-2 week and would have ranked as a "bad loss" on the resume. While it would not have put Iowa on the bubble, it would have been a big first step toward it.

And the OP did make a solid point, if Iowa can't be ILL on the road with a 21 point lead, that's just a bad sign for the rest of the year regarding future road games.

Thankfully Iowa escaped and we can have fun with this thread.
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I agree, even at 17-5 I cannot call Iowa a lock. We have seen these calapses before at Iowa.
 
Xerxes said:
While I believe the OP's post was way too premature because Iowa was firmly "in" prior to tonight's game, a loss tonight to the probable last place team in the B1G would have knocked Iowa down in the rankings to the mid 20s at best, possibly out of the top 25 with an 0-2 week and would have ranked as a "bad loss" on the resume. While it would not have put Iowa on the bubble, it would have been a big first step toward it.

And the OP did make a solid point, if Iowa can't be ILL on the road with a 21 point lead, that's just a bad sign for the rest of the year regarding future road games.

Thankfully Iowa escaped and we can have fun with this thread.
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Teams have bad losses and even have we lost this game, there is no reason to believe we would lose all the other road games.

And I should have said an example barring injuries.

Look, were not a final 4 team and were not a bubble team. Were probably a round of 32 team and maybe a sweet 16 team depending on the matchup we have in the 2nd round.
 
ssckelley said:
I agree, even at 17-5 I cannot call Iowa a lock. We have seen these calapses before at Iowa.
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I agree, but that was when Steve Alford was our coach. :p Still, there are a lot of tough games left on our schedule, and I don't want to take anything for granted. I'll feel better if/when Iowa hits that 20 win mark. The sooner they get there, the better.

Let's start with #18 over OSU on Tuesday. I, for one, am not overlooking that game, either. They got a big win today in Madison, and will probably be looking for a little payback. I think our guys will stay focused, though.
 
meaning said:
I always love the premature meltdown threads.

Thanks for making this.
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The ***official Iowa vs. _______ Game*** thread is a premature meltdown thread.

I ventured into it today for the first time...more whining than Izzo and Bo combined.
 
We have 2 chances at wins over ranked opponents - only one on the road. This weekend with Michigan in the house we've got a shot at a win over top 15 team. Then, assuming MSU stays ranked (why wouldn't they) we have a chance at a road win over ranked opponent. Other than that, our resume sucks. Need this win at home or the OP is absolutely right and we may be sweating selection Sunday. I still think we'll be in, but at a dreaded 8/9 seed and we all know how that will most likely end.
 
ibahawkeye said:
I'll be honest... You're an idiot if you jump think a team ranked #12 halfway through the season will be on the bubble after 2 losses, one on the road to a middle of the pack team and one to a top 10 team in the country.
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No wins over a currently ranked team is very telling.
 
I have a feeling OSU may have turned the corner last night. NOt saying we played well by any means, but if OSU plays like that every night they're going to win alot more games this year. Craft carried that team last night.
 
SonofaSailor said:
We're not a bubble team but it doesn't much matter when we will lose in the first round.
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1977Hawkeye said:
I can see it now: 8 seed in the East, and get manhandled by Syracuse in the second round, assuming Iowa gets out of the first round.
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You guys honestly think Iowa is going to slip all the way to being one of the last 4 at large teams in the tourney? I see this team much closer to a 3-6 seed than I do an 11 or 12 seed.
 
HawkIPA said:
You guys honestly think Iowa is going to slip all the way to being one of the last 4 at large teams in the tourney? I see this team much closer to a 3-6 seed than I do an 11 or 12 seed.
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I'm not sure an 8 seed is one of the last 4 in.. But if Iowa doesn't beat Michigan, and (heaven forbid) gets beat @PSU, it could start to get interesting, and not in a good way.
 
1977Hawkeye said:
I'm not sure an 8 seed is one of the last 4 in.. But if Iowa doesn't beat Michigan, and (heaven forbid) gets beat @PSU, it could start to get interesting, and not in a good way.
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@ Indiana isn't going to be a walk in the park either.

lose the next 3 and Iowa is very much on the bubble.
 
1977Hawkeye said:
I'm not sure an 8 seed is one of the last 4 in.. But if Iowa doesn't beat Michigan, and (heaven forbid) gets beat @PSU, it could start to get interesting, and not in a good way.
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Well your post before this said "assuming Iowa gets out of the first round". Only way Iowa plays in the first round is by being one of the last at large teams in the tourney.
 
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