I have a dilemma.

[Thawki]

I am a huge Iowa fan. No one that knows me knows a bigger Iowa fan than me.

I live in Kansas City. Normally I watch every Iowa football and basketball game. I don't have a lot of time to watch a lot of other college basketball after Iowa. But I am a fan of great basketball and if I had the time I could watch a lot of KU, KSU and Mizzou.

I am tempted after today to simply tape all Iowa games and watch them after the fact. That might allow me to watch more good college basketball, as I am sure there might be games I just wouldn't watch altogether after seeing a final score.

I am not a band wagon fan, but after watching the game today I can honestly see why fans are not showing up at Carver-Hawkeye. They don't even look like they are hustling when they turn the ball over so often and can't stop guys on defense. Honestly, sometimes they may feel so beaten down that they aren't hustling. Then again, some of our players might be so out classed in terms of athleticism that they just appear to not be hustling next to a different class of player.

The team is so overmatched and they really don't execute any part of the game well or with any consistency, when they also don't look like they hustle and they play a boring brand of basketball (it's not boring if they win, though, to me anyway) then it is hard to watch. It is extremely hard to watch. And they don't look like they are having any fun, either. All those things make it hard to pay for what is being rolled out there, especially in times like these.

Thanks for letting me vent. I know I would enjoy the sport of baseball more if I hadn't been watching the Royals for the last 20 years but instead had been watching a better team. I am a huge baseball fan and having been overexposed to a perennial loser has hurt some of my enthusiasm there as well. I don't want to lose that for college basketball too, but in the past few years I simply have not watched much college basketball outside of Iowa until the tournament.

 

[GodGodGodBathia]

What's the dilemma? Just watch the games that entertain you the most. I would never watch Iowa/Some Big 10 team over Duke/North Carolina, especially if the games don't even mean anything. If it makes you feel guilty to not watch them then watch.

 

[iahawk20]

Sad to say but the Cotton Bowl was much more exciting today.

 

[spliff45]

Hell, the Clones are more entertaining to watch than this crap. If there's good basketball to watch, it's not going to involve Iowa.

 

[hawkeye12345]

I haven't watched the game yet. I've got it on my DVR but since I know the outcome I'm half tempted to not even bother watching the game. I've seen the box score and I noticed we went nine deep tonight including Brommer so rest assured once I do watch it I'm sure that will be something that I'd like to discuss.....

Another blowout loss at home, down by 25 in the first half, down 24 with under 4:00 in the game and we breeze to a 12 point loss after we cry uncle. Fantastic.

 

[NewMexHawk]

These guys don't look like they are having fun. Minnesota had a great deal of fun today AT Iowa's expense. The Minnesota players were laughing and high fiving and doing whatever they wanted with Iowa today. That CAN'T be much fun when you are just getting your a$$ kicked and the other team is having a great time on your home court and there isn't anything you can do about it...nothing at all, because Minnesota is so much better.

And it is going to get worse as Iowa loses game after game after game. Some games will be closer, in that they will play better. It is doubtfull Iowa will take many if any teams down to the wire. Iowa will end up losing most games by 10 to 15 points and most games will be decided by the 7 or 8 minute mark. Iowa just is not going to be in many games, especially once they go on these losing streaks. It will be very difficult for these guys not to lose enthusiasm, why shouldn't they?