Gohawks123
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Right?
No way we lose to Northwestern....
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HawkPrdatr40
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I honestly thought no way we lose tonight. This loss showed me that this Iowa Jekyll and Hyde team can lose to any team on it's remaining schedule. Iowa is SOFT..
83Hawk
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Iowa better not lose to Northwestern.
Last night's loss was bad. Very bad. Pretty much negates the "good" that came from beating Michigan and Maryland. Unfortunately, except for the Indiana game and maybe Nebraska, any more losses will all be "bad". The Hawk's margin for error is very, very small now.
They cannot lose to Northwestern, Penn State, or Rutgers. They just can't. If they lose even one, they can pretty much kiss the NCAA tournament good bye.
Last night's loss was bad. Very bad. Pretty much negates the "good" that came from beating Michigan and Maryland. Unfortunately, except for the Indiana game and maybe Nebraska, any more losses will all be "bad". The Hawk's margin for error is very, very small now.
They cannot lose to Northwestern, Penn State, or Rutgers. They just can't. If they lose even one, they can pretty much kiss the NCAA tournament good bye.
HawkeyeMike23
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I can easily see it, Northwestern is one of 12 B10 schools with a better pg than us and college basketball often comes down to guard play.
STILLBUSTER
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Wrong.
Here are 2 very sad revelations, which I thought only applied to football ...
1) All those perennial sub-.500 B14 teams, all those teams that struggle with some facet of their game or season that's been holding them back (shooting slump, no road wins, or just unlucky), even the bottom feeders just looking for a scrap ...
... they ALL look at Iowa as a great chance to get a win.
2) Every time the Hawks bang on the door of opportunity enough to open it a crack, and the only thing between them kicking it in and storming through to the next level of success is themselves, Iowa slips and falls on the f-ing doormat. It's as sure as the morning sun in the east.
The Hawks frequently find themselves -- usually having worked their way into -- situations where they are in complete control of their own success. And it's not like they have to, or are expected to, beat the top tier teams to take the next step. They just have to stay focused, play to their ability and beat teams that almost everybody from expert analyst to novice fans would say Iowa is better than.
Can someone tell me the last time they actually seized the wheel and steered themselves home?
Crickets!
F it! Expect nothing, get nothing, expectations met. That's the recipe to being a sane Iowa Hawkeye fan.
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DDThompson
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I was more worried about at NW than Minnie.
They just gave back a win from the unexpected 6-4 start. Might give back the other one.
They just gave back a win from the unexpected 6-4 start. Might give back the other one.
Ha! Good one Fairfax. I've been wondering what you looked like in person. Thanks for finally posting a pic.
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DDThompson
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Wrong.
Here are 2 very sad revelations, which I thought only applied to football ...
1) All those perennial sub-.500 B14 teams, all those teams that struggle with some facet of their game or season that's been holding them back (shooting slump, no road wins, or just unlucky), even the bottom feeders just looking for a scrap ...
... they ALL look at Iowa as a great chance to get a win.
2) Every time the Hawks bang on the door of opportunity enough to open it a crack, and the only thing between them kicking it in and storming through to the next level of success is themselves, Iowa slips and falls on the f-ing doormat. It's as sure as the morning sun in the east.
The Hawks frequently find themselves -- usually having worked their way into -- situations where they are in complete control of their own success. And it's not like they have to, or are expected to, beat the top tier teams to take the next step. They just have to stay focused, play to their ability and beat teams that almost everybody from expert analyst to novice fans would say Iowa is better than.
Can someone tell me the last time they actually seized the wheel and steered themselves home?
Crickets!
F it! Expect nothing, get nothing, expectations met. That's the recipe to being a sane Iowa Hawkeye fan.
Good post. That's where I'm at, too.
I also noted that I gave you 'thumbs up' when you originally posted this last fall in the football forum.
Kidding. But it still fits to a T.
TheIowaHawkGuy
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Wrong.
Here are 2 very sad revelations, which I thought only applied to football ...
1) All those perennial sub-.500 B14 teams, all those teams that struggle with some facet of their game or season that's been holding them back (shooting slump, no road wins, or just unlucky), even the bottom feeders just looking for a scrap ...
... they ALL look at Iowa as a great chance to get a win.
2) Every time the Hawks bang on the door of opportunity enough to open it a crack, and the only thing between them kicking it in and storming through to the next level of success is themselves, Iowa slips and falls on the f-ing doormat. It's as sure as the morning sun in the east.
The Hawks frequently find themselves -- usually having worked their way into -- situations where they are in complete control of their own success. And it's not like they have to, or are expected to, beat the top tier teams to take the next step. They just have to stay focused, play to their ability and beat teams that almost everybody from expert analyst to novice fans would say Iowa is better than.
Can someone tell me the last time they actually seized the wheel and steered themselves home?
Crickets!
F it! Expect nothing, get nothing, expectations met. That's the recipe to being a sane Iowa Hawkeye fan.
AMEN!!!
TheIowaHawkGuy
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Just like last year in the BTT too after beating NW 2x prior by 20+ points? When will people learn that nothing comes easy for Iowa athletics. Nothing! We don't have that luxury. Every game is a toss-up for Iowa. Have we not learned this yet?
The positive is the game will be at NW. Iowa appears, save for Wisconsin, to play better in the road.
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DDThompson
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Wait.... I thought it was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO hard to win on the road in the Big Ten.
But two middling teams have won at CHA. And Iowa is what, 3-2, on the road?
But two middling teams have won at CHA. And Iowa is what, 3-2, on the road?
WindsorHawk
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Iowa will win at NW and then beat Rutgers...not even going to qualify this comment as an opinion. All of our losses have been to top 100 teams. NW and Rutgers are not top 100 teams.
We will then be where we were yesterday. Can this team win 3 in a row...getting the win at Nebraska? Nebraska plays @ Purdue then @ Maryland then hosts Iowa then @ Ohio State and @ Illinois. They have lost 4 of their last 5 and will likely have lost 6 of their last 7 when we play them.
Lose to us and they probably will play their home finale against Maryland having lost 9 out of 10. We are arguably their best chance at a win in their last 11 games of the season. But they may have quit on their coach by then. Who knows.
We will then be where we were yesterday. Can this team win 3 in a row...getting the win at Nebraska? Nebraska plays @ Purdue then @ Maryland then hosts Iowa then @ Ohio State and @ Illinois. They have lost 4 of their last 5 and will likely have lost 6 of their last 7 when we play them.
Lose to us and they probably will play their home finale against Maryland having lost 9 out of 10. We are arguably their best chance at a win in their last 11 games of the season. But they may have quit on their coach by then. Who knows.
Or they may be just hungry as hell for a win as it sounds like we get to play them on their senior night?
glidinghawk
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Iowa won by 20 at Northwestern two years ago -- right after a tough loss.
Iowa won by 26 at Northwestern a year ago -- right after a tough loss.
I expect similar results this Sunday.
