Hey Indiana...........

[BigD]

at least our new coach made it to the NCAA tournament. How did yours's do??? So sad to see you struggling with recruiting. We at least got a guard that most are saying is the top player in the portal. Our new coach also has won several national championships.............. what about yours? I feel so bad for you all............NOT!!!

MSN

 

[BigD]

MSN

https://x.com/BleacherReport/status/1902911346951266694?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1902911346951266694%7Ctwgr%5E2a90b91c4a05dba37985e44d349bce3332cc904e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackheartgoldpants.com%2F2025%2F3%2F25%2F24390264%2Fiowa-hawkeye-basketball-drake-transfer-portal-ben-mccollum-bennet-stirtz-tavion-banks-cam-manyawu

 

[BigD]

I don't know if this article had been linked on here already, but I thought it was a nice read so I am sharing the link...........

MSN

 

[JoeyLabasForPresident]

I love reading a good shit post first thing in the morning!

 

[Chickenlounge]

BigD woke up this morning and chose violence.

 

[InGoodCo]

Devries only tourney win was in the first four and against a mid major and he's never made the 2nd round. Not the case with our guy.

 

[Hawkfnntn]

They literally don't have any returning players.. Not a 1 as of a day or 2 ago that I'd heard that. DeVries is starting from scratch. That's pretty wild. I'm thinking Iowa and Indiana will be compared to each other for quite awhile now for the duration of our coaches tenures. It'll be interesting to see how this goes.

 

[NorthKCHawk]

While I enjoy making fun of a rival as much as the next guy, Indiana basketball has substantially more resources and support than Iowa. While I think we got the better of the coaching deal, meaning Ben is the perfect fit for Iowa long term, I wouldn't get too comfortable bashing the Hoosiers. Devries can coach and will get players and I suspect be a success in the long term.

 

[Hawkfnntn]

While I enjoy making fun of a rival as much as the next guy, Indiana basketball has substantially more resources and support than Iowa. While I think we got the better of the coaching deal, meaning Ben is the perfect fit for Iowa long term, I wouldn't get too comfortable bashing the Hoosiers. Devries can coach and will get players and I suspect be a success in the long term.

The pressure is on ole DeVries I'd say. More so then when he was at WVU and what Ben will be under initially for us. I think pressure is an unmeasurable X factor with something like this. Yes he's been a good coach so far. But Indiana is a different job. He's trying to rebuild a program that's behind instate Purdue with their more then established coach in a tough conference.

Throwing $ at recruits and transfers might get him some talent initially but will he be landing the right fits for his system and the pressure of it all not impact him? If say he gets off to a tough start how long of a leash will Indiana have for him? They've shown they'll drop a coach like a bad habit in a few yrs time. Granted he'll get paid regardless. I suppose that'd help me sleep well at night if I'm him. But most coaches don't operate that way. He wants to do well like everybody else. He's just under a different spot light and timeline then Ben and how will that effect him?