The Dr. Tom curse, IS IT REAL?

[karras]

We all know the curse. Dr. Tom, after getting past the first round 9/13 years got fired. We've never recovered. Is it supernatural or something else?

 

[tksirius]

Is Bob Bowlsby really a virgin?

 

[HaydenHawk56]

Until we have a real point guard and a more sure handed big guy to go with our shooters, ya.

 

[ssckelley]

I’m up for the virgin thing

 

[PCHawk]

Until we have a real point guard and a more sure handed big guy to go with our shooters, ya.

Or until we can make one more free throw in regulation.

 

[trj]

This has been Iowa basketball for the last 30 years. Middle-of-pack in the conference, done by the first week of the tournament, nothing really supernatural about it. About as routine as you getting up and going to work everyday.

 

[karras]

This has been Iowa basketball for the last 30 years. Middle-of-pack in the conference, done by the first week of the tournament, nothing really supernatural about it. About as routine as you getting up and going to work everyday.

Not true.
Remember the sweet 16 ??

stats:
FG - 39%
3PT - 33.3%
FT - 75%

FG - 46.7
3PT - 40
FT - 82.6

25 guesses as to which are Iowa's, and the first 24 don't count

 

[mrolympia]

to be safe we'd better toss a bunch in a bunch of incels

 

[1977Hawkeye]

Sacrifice Gary Barta. That'll take care of it.

I don't believe in curses though. Just bad basketball (resulting from bad hires)

 

[revkev73]

I think a lack of talent and coaching trump (no pun intended) any curse.

But since bad things always happen in threes...let's include pathetically poor starts to big games.

 

[revkev73]

And bad calls.

 

[oldhawk12]

We all know the curse. Dr. Tom, after getting past the first round 9/13 years got fired. We've never recovered. Is it supernatural or something else?

He also rarely got past the second unless he was lame duck or coaching raveling’s 13 professional recruits laid on his lap that he managed to get only third in the b10 with

 

[tweeterhawk]

I was gonna pick the virgin thing but then realized how hard it would be to find one in Iowa City. That and a volcano.

 

[hawkdrummer1]

Sacrifice Gary Barta. That'll take care of it.

Now you're talkin'