The 4 likeliest scenarios for the Hawks in the BTT

STILLBUSTER

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Hawks = 2-0, fOSU beats MSU, Becky beats Husker:
#3 IA 11-7 (tie breaker over MSU by head-head split and split with Michigan)
#4 MSU 11-7 (split with Iowa but 0-2 against Michigan)
#5 fOSU 10-8 (split with Husker but 1-0 vs Becky)
#6 Nebby 10-8 (split with fOSU but 0-1 vs Becky)

Hawks = 1-1, fOSU wins or loses vs MSU, Becky beats Husker:
#3 MSU 12-6 (outright) / 13-5 (tied w/Becky but 0-1 against her)
#4 IA 10-8 (2-1 vs fOSU and Husker)
#5 fOSU 10-8 (2-2 vs IA and Husker)
#6 Nebby 10-8 (1-2 vs IA and fOSU)

Hawks = 2-0, fOSU beats MSU, Husker beats Becky:
#3 IA 11-7 (2-1 vs MSU and Husker)
#4 Nebby 11-7 (1-1 vs IA and MSU)
#5 MSU 11-7 (1-2 vs IA and Husker)
#6 fOSU 10-8

Hawks = 1-1, fOSU wins or loses vs MSU, Husker beats Becky:
#3 MSU = 12-6 / 13-5 (see 2nd scenario, above)
#4 Nebby = 11-7 (outright)
#5 IA 10-8 (outright or tiebreaker over fOSU via head-head split and split with Michigan)
#6 fOSU 9-9 / 10-8

No matter how you slice it**, Iowa is playing either Nebby or fOSU on Friday. I don't like either one but if pressed to choose, give me fOSU. I don't think they will get as hot as they were in Carver but I still think Iowa can score on them.

**The scenarios of the Hawks losing to Illannoy, in Carver, on senior day, nor losing to a bottom-feeder on Thursday in the BTT were not even considered. IF a combo of either occurs, the Hawks are playing a week late and should have to wear skirts.
 
Nebraska is a team nobody wants to play right now. They're hot.

We can beat tOSU. Maybe the refs will finally call some of the rake, strafe and hack stuff on Craft.
 
#2 looks most likely to me, but I wouldn't put out of the realm of possiblity #4 happening.

Seems like everything has just broken wrong for Iowa this season. Maybe we can score a stroke of luck down the stretch....
 
#2 looks most likely to me, but I wouldn't put out of the realm of possiblity #4 happening.

Seems like everything has just broken wrong for Iowa this season. Maybe we can score a stroke of luck down the stretch....

The good news is we don't need any help from anyone if we handle our business. Win our last 2 games and we get a bye on Thursday. Other teams can help us be we have no one to blame but ourselves if we're playing next Thursday. I hope we can do it on our own.
 
Nebraska is a team nobody wants to play right now. They're hot.

We can beat tOSU. Maybe the refs will finally call some of the rake, strafe and hack stuff on Craft.

Regardless of whether or not anyone wants to play Nebby right now, the fact is if we plan on making a run in either tournament we better shake this mentality as the majority of the field will be as good or better. I'd rather play teams like Nebby that are "hot" at the right time then play perennial powerhouses that advance deep into the tourny year in and year out.
 
Iowa players and coaching staff are not afraid of playing any team, any where, any time. This is March!!
 
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