Pre-season Predictions

[STILLBUSTER]

9-2 Non-con ( lose vs ISU and nuetral vs Utah )
9-11 to 11-9 in conf
- Losses= at Mich, USC, UCLA, Indy, OSU, Rutgers, Maryland, Illannoy + home vs Indy and / or Purdue.
- Toss-up: home vs Purdue, Indy and at Wisconsin, Nebby

I'm gonna settle on 19-12 / 10-10. Lose to Maryland in 1st round of BTT
Weak schedule with minimal road W's = NIT, 1-1 beating Va Tech and losing to St Louis or Missouri.

Let's revisit ...
Correct non-con record at 9-2 (Only diff was Utah / Utah St flip flop)
So far in the Big10-ish, spot on (except typo L "at Indy" which they don't play there).
-- Hawks are 1-1 in what I saw as toss-ups before season: W vs Indy; L at Wisc.

Going forward from 12-6 / 3-4 ...
Wins= Home vs Minny, PSU, Wash
Losses (from toss-up)= home vs Purdue and at Neb (Sun morning tip is bad for Hawks)
More Losses= home vs Oregon, Mich St, at NwU (geek crowd on a Friday night), Illannoy(predicted).
That brings them to 15-12 / 6-10

Toss-Ups: at Ohio St, Rutgers, Maryland, home vs Wisc.
-- Hawks can't go winless on the road, can they? I think Rutgers is the 1 for the year.
-- A noon Saturday tip with Black - Gold (and lots of gray for empty seats) gets them over Wisc.

They end up 17-14 / 8-12. Lose to PennSt 1st round BTT. IF they can host NIT, they beat Colorado and lose to LSU.

 

[STILLBUSTER]

Oh, No! Hawks pulled an Iowa and snatched an inexcusable loss from the jaws of victory.

Reveals Frans perpetually bad strategy of zero defense and an offense based on launching 3-bombs when he never has any reliable shooters.

Outlook takes a hit.
Hawks drop to 16-15 / 7-11.