ND is good - I don't expect a win.... in fact - I would say Iowa should be on "upset alert" this weekend when they host Omaha, which is a salty team
Omaha is #177 in KenPom and is 2-4 on the year. That shouldn't be a game we have to sweat about
Omaha is #177 in KenPom and is 2-4 on the year. That shouldn't be a game we have to sweat about
In fact - YOU told me last season we wouldn't lose to Augustana - haha. Good times
Was Iowa worse off than you thought after Augustana last year? I'm telling you now - UNO is a good program that has recently made the jump to D1 and is a headache for every power 5 team they play. In fact they gave us a game a couple seasons ago - I don't think we'll lose, but they will give us a game because we're young, still getting it together and establishing rolls and have a long ways to go.... and win or lose - I won't think "we're worse off than I thought" because this team needs time and games and UNO is salty.
They've beaten Buena Vista and UCSB. They are the very definition of a low major that travels around for butt kickings to fund their athletic department. If you expect anything but to smoke them I think you have a low bar.
I bet a high 70th some ranked Ken Pom team has never lost to 170th some ranked Ken Pom...ever - it's impossible in fact I bet. They won at Marquette a couple of years ago - and again - took IOWA down to the last minute a year before that on our court the year we won a game in the NCAA tourney and they are routinely ranked sub 150 by Ken Pom - keep telling yourself that these types of teams can't beat a young Iowa team.