USA Today thinks Iowa needs to win the conference tourney to get in

[H8IAST8]

Its one person not the entire newspaper.

 

[HawksMN]

More fuel to the fire.....just win baby.

 

[Klondike53226]

No kidding. Stevens says bad losses, losses away from home, and schedule strength are the red flags for Iowa's resume; look at Virginia's resume, they are worse than Iowa in all three of those categories (7 losses against the RPI 115+, to Iowa's one). Yet they are ahead of us on the bubble. Apparently Stanford has at-large hopes but we don't, even though Stanford is 0-9 against the RPI top 47 (Iowa is 4-8). At least one of those statistics is important (probably both, as they should be), thus Iowa can't be put behind both of those teams.

All the "experts" seem quick to poke holes in Iowa's resume, yet neglect the same holes if they are in someone else's resume.

Proverbially speaking, winning cures all ills. Extrapolating this axiom, the more significant the win, the more minuscule the ills.

 

[volhawk50]

Proverbially speaking, winning cures all ills. Extrapolating this axiom, the more significant the win, the more minuscule the ills.

Are you so audacious to contend that four somewhat honorable wins wholly recompense seven contemptible losses?

 

[hawkeyebob62]

Iowa could win the BTT and some would still say Iowa should be sweating when the selection show starts

"Some"? Just say his name: Seth Davis.

 

[Klondike53226]

Are you so audacious to contend that four somewhat honorable wins wholly recompense seven contemptible losses?

I am ambiguous of to whom you refer.

 

[HawkeyeWalker]

How great is it that we can even have a chance again, to make the tourney. love it.

Win Tonight, hope lives.

 

[HawkeyeWalker]

btw, we do not need to win the tourney, but we likely need to win at least 2, with a strong showing in the 3rd.

win tonight.

 

[Clowns]

Anyone who thinks Iowa has to win the BTT to make it knows nothing about Iowa and their current position. I'm not convinced beating the Izzo's would be a guarantee but a victory 11-9 would be tough to deny.