What's it going to take to dance?

[storminspank]

Not one person said they expected it. Sports are fun. Speculating the NCAA tournament is fun. Whining about other people doing so is not fun.

Totally agree.

 

[bcl20]

One was on the road to a Top 10 RPI team. The other was at home to a Top 10 RPI team. Those losses aren't as bad as losing at home to a Top 150+ RPI team.

MOV isn't nearly as important as who you beat/lose to and if its at home or away.

You're probably right, I factor MOV more than others do I'm sure.

 

[Foval21]

the thing that bugs me a little with the selection committee is they bank too much on earlier games. i know campbell was a huge loss but how you finish is much more important. we just have to cut out the bad losses early with the way we finished last year or better and we will truly be back.

 

[GhostofBTT]

Some of you really need to scale back your expectations. There's NO WAY we get into the dance with our out of conference schedule. A realistic hope would be the NIT.

Blah blah blah we're back comment...

 

[StickUP]

Teams that are young and improve get a little forgiveness for a poof pre conference. If Iowa goes 10 -8, they will have come a long way.

 

[bcl20]

the thing that bugs me a little with the selection committee is they bank too much on earlier games. i know campbell was a huge loss but how you finish is much more important. we just have to cut out the bad losses early with the way we finished last year or better and we will truly be back.

I don't agree, making the tournament should be based on your entire resume.

 

[storminspank]

the thing that bugs me a little with the selection committee is they bank too much on earlier games. i know campbell was a huge loss but how you finish is much more important. we just have to cut out the bad losses early with the way we finished last year or better and we will truly be back.

The committee actually looks a lot at the L10 games. If you've struggled in the last 10, they usually leave you out if you are on the bubble.

 

[GoHawks24]

Some of you really need to scale back your expectations. There's NO WAY we get into the dance with our out of conference schedule. A realistic hope would be the NIT.

Not one person said they expected it. Sports are fun. Speculating the NCAA tournament is fun. Whining about other people doing so is not fun.

I'm just anticipating everybody getting their panties in a bunch when we lose a couple of games that we shouldn't. I just don't think it's realistic to be talking about the big dance right now, because I'm a realistic person.

 

[Foval21]

the thing that bugs me a little with the selection committee is they bank too much on earlier games. i know campbell was a huge loss but how you finish is much more important. we just have to cut out the bad losses early with the way we finished last year or better and we will truly be back.

I don't agree, making the tournament should be based on your entire resume.

how you finish is more important than how you start. ask the packers and giants and almost every ncaa tourney champ. it is when you get hot. you just have to make sure you dont have any bad let down games early and especially late.

 

[H8IAST8]

Right now the Bubble Teams are:

Northwestern
Iowa State
Va Tech
NC State
UNI
Arizona
FSU
Cincinnati
Minnesota
LSU
Pitt

 

[hawkfan33]

I'm just anticipating everybody getting their panties in a bunch when we lose a couple of games that we shouldn't. I just don't think it's realistic to be talking about the big dance right now, because I'm a realistic person.

Is it realistic? No. Is it still possible? Yes. Is it fun to talk about after our second win over a top 15 team in five games? Yes.

 

[Foval21]

the thing that bugs me a little with the selection committee is they bank too much on earlier games. i know campbell was a huge loss but how you finish is much more important. we just have to cut out the bad losses early with the way we finished last year or better and we will truly be back.

The committee actually looks a lot at the L10 games. If you've struggled in the last 10, they usually leave you out if you are on the bubble.

good to know spank. ive never been huge into watching the selection stuff. that makes sense.

 

[bcl20]

I'm just anticipating everybody getting their panties in a bunch when we lose a couple of games that we shouldn't. I just don't think it's realistic to be talking about the big dance right now, because I'm a realistic person.

Ahhh, like you're doing now. I see.

 

[hawkfan33]

The Big Ten is the best conference in the country this year. There's really no debate there. The Big East got 11 teams in last year. The B10 will get probably get seven teams in this year. If we can get to 11-7 in the conference. We will be in. It's a long shot but still possible.

 

[GoHawks24]

I'm just anticipating everybody getting their panties in a bunch when we lose a couple of games that we shouldn't. I just don't think it's realistic to be talking about the big dance right now, because I'm a realistic person.

Ahhh, like you're doing now. I see.

Lol.. wtf!? How do you figure? I'm ecstatic about the win today.

Sorry that I'm not being stupid and talking about a possible tourney bid, brah. I don't think it's fair to this team.

 

[Tmoney12]

The fact we have 3 wins in a b1g season when we all thought we would start 0 and 7 is awesome. Im hoping for a NIT/CBI to get a few extra games

 

[H8IAST8]

Lol.. wtf!? How do you figure? I'm ecstatic about the win today.

Sorry that I'm not being stupid and talking about a possible tourney bid, brah. I don't think it's fair to this team.

We went 3-3 in the hardest part of our schedule. Not holding out hope isn't fair to this team IMO

 

[GoHawks24]

I'm just anticipating everybody getting their panties in a bunch when we lose a couple of games that we shouldn't. I just don't think it's realistic to be talking about the big dance right now, because I'm a realistic person.

Is it realistic? No. Is it still possible? Yes. Is it fun to talk about after our second win over a top 15 team in five games? Yes.

Did I ever say that it wasn't fun to talk about the HUGE win we had today? Please show me where I did. I'm just not gonna get high as a kite like some of you and start talking the tourney. I would be more than thrilled with an NIT bid and I think that's attainable and REALISTIC. Some of you just aren't very bright, obviously.

 

[hawkfan33]

Did I ever say that it wasn't fun to talk about the HUGE win we had today? Please show me where I did. I'm just not gonna get high as a kite like some of you and start talking the tourney. I would be more than thrilled with an NIT bid and I think that's attainable and REALISTIC. Some of you just aren't very bright, obviously.

LOL u mad bro?

What's the harm in talking about going to the NCAA's? The fact that we are even having this discussion is a great sign. No one in this thread has ever said anything close to Iowa is a lock for the NCAA's. All were saying is it is still possible. If this bothers you so much don't post in the thread.

 

[GoHawks24]

Lol.. wtf!? How do you figure? I'm ecstatic about the win today. Sorry that I'm not being stupid and talking about a possible tourney bid, brah. I don't think it's fair to this team.

We went 3-3 in the hardest part of our schedule. Not holding out hope isn't fair to this team IMO

Sure. Holding out hope is fine, but then that leads to certain expectations. I, for one, think that we'll take another step back and then probably knock off another team that we're not supposed. I guess I'm the "keep people in check" police today. Sorry. I'm as excited and pumped about this win as the next guy, but I'm not going to start talking NCAA tourney because that's just silly talk at this point, IMO. NIT? Hell yeah. NCAA? Let's win a couple more first.