Iowa v Indiana game thread **OFFICIAL**

Can someone with a better basketball IQ than me tell me how the heck Indiana is still ranked? Don't they have about the same conf record as the Hawks? I know they started out hot in the non-con, but have stalled in conf play. I don't get it. They are a lock for the tourney and we aren't even sniffing the bubble?

Indiana is 8-7, 20-7 overall, and was coming off of a 3-game winning streak, with a MUCH harder SOS and wayyy higher RPI than us.
 
Can someone with a better basketball IQ than me tell me how the heck Indiana is still ranked? Don't they have about the same conf record as the Hawks? I know they started out hot in the non-con, but have stalled in conf play. I don't get it. They are a lock for the tourney and we aren't even sniffing the bubble?

They are 20-7.
We are 14-13.

They have a really good RPI.
We don't.

They beat Ohio State and Kentucky, who are National Title contenders.
We haven't.

Those are some big reasons why. Conference record isn't everything.
 
Indiana went undefeated in the OOC with a win over Kentucky who was #1 at the time, had Iowa gone 13-0 in OOC play they would be 19-8 and a lock for the tourney
 
Best of all, we STILL have a winning record! Oh how sweet would it be to put another L on Bucky...GO HAWKS!
This will happen, Lads know they can beat the Badgers, almost did it last year at Carver, did it this year at Kohl. They have the confidence to know they can do it. Pressure is on the Badgers, who aren't quite as good as recent years, and can be had.....

Lot of heart, character and toughness on this team. If they can only sustain it for a few games, things will be almost perfect.....

All things considered.....

:D
 
Shame someone stole the thread a game ago, Mn.....

We would certainly have another victory to brag about....

Excellent work, once again....

Well you known there was that one time it didn't work but let's not talk about that. :eek: We had driven down to Des Moines this morning for a family function and left shortly before the game started. Technology is AWESOME. I was able to download the Big ten 2go app and then stream it over 3G. Good thing I have unlimited data! My son ended up with the phone and I found it on the radio. Wish I could have gone. Sounded like a great crowd!
 
oh to have held home field advantage with Nebraska and Purdue, oh well it is different time and different attitude, 14-13 with 4 conference games to go, all they have is to do put this effort forth on the road
 
We did win today.....

Right....

We beat Indiana by 12 at Carver, they won in Bloomington by 14. We swept them the last two years, seriously belittling the storied Indiana Hoosier program. This game was a vicious blow to the prestige of the Hoosiers, who also lost at Nebraska. This is a more meaningful Slap in the face to them, then it was to the Hawks losing at Indiana......

How sweet it is.....
 
Well you known there was that one time it didn't work but let's not talk about that. :eek: We had driven down to Des Moines this morning for a family function and left shortly before the game started. Technology is AWESOME. I was able to download the Big ten 2go app and then stream it over 3G. Good thing I have unlimited data! My son ended up with the phone and I found it on the radio. Wish I could have gone. Sounded like a great crowd!
We should confine the conversation to your hard-fought victories, Mn.....

This would have been one of the better game to attend. Had a feeling we would play well enough to win.....

:D
 
I spent a lot of time b!tching at the officials and telling the Hawks to keep the tempo but relax instead of rushing some of their shots and by the end of it, I was as giddy as a school girl...I have a perma-smile going on...holy crap, that was AWESOME! Way to go Hawkeyes!
 
This will happen, Lads know they can beat the Badgers, almost did it last year at Carver, did it this year at Kohl. They have the confidence to know they can do it. Pressure is on the Badgers, who aren't quite as good as recent years, and can be had.....

Lot of heart, character and toughness on this team. If they can only sustain it for a few games, things will be almost perfect.....

All things considered.....

:D

just gotta have wild bull pumfus:D
 
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