Will Hawks come out flat vs ND?

[1hawkeye1]

I'm concerned that Iowa is going to be fatigued because:
-Just played three games in three consecutive days
-2 of which went to OT
-flew home late Saturday night and arrived early Sunday AM, throwing off their sleep schedule
-assume they couldn't practice sunday, giving them only 1 day to prepare. (could be wrong about this)

Do you agree/disagree?

 

[legelsegel]

Agree--more food for thought, read these tweets by Marble....

 

[WindsorHawk]

I think Iowa is going to be upset they let that game get away. Notre Dame pays the price IMO. I think we come out fired up and ready to play. It could really suck to be Notre Dame tomorrow night...sure hope it does.

 

[jacknicholson]

I'm concerned that Iowa is going to be fatigued because:
-Just played three games in three consecutive days
-2 of which went to OT
-flew home late Saturday night and arrived early Sunday AM, throwing off their sleep schedule
-assume they couldn't practice sunday, giving them only 1 day to prepare. (could be wrong about this)

Do you agree/disagree?

You would think they would be dog tired and filled with disappointment, but I agree with Windsor that they will be fired up and ready to crush Notre Dame. College kids are resilient.......

Or it could go the other way, but I think Fran will have them ready, and I think they want revenge......

 

[1hawkeye1]

Yeah, hope so. Kids got more stamina than me. If it was me I'd still be sleeping.

 

[NEIChawk]

Hawks by 7......These kids are resilient, and will come out like game busters......protect the home court....that is all...

 

[zhawk21]

Depth and playing at home are big in this one. If this game was played anywhere but Carver I would have a hard time not putting money on ND. Thank God it's not and the Hawks can feed off the energy of the crowd.

 

[STILLBUSTER]

I get the tweets from Dev -- he played a ton of minutes and basically, single-handedly got the W over Xavier. Not to mention the cramps.

I'm sure they will all come out a little lethargic.
Key #1: If they can still hit their first couple shots, game on and energy returns.
Key #2: If flat shooting, they need to contain ND from 3 and not let a hot team beat them from there, again.

I expect this to be a break-out game for Uthoff and for Mel to set the tone. Uthoff's done well but mostly against lesser comp. He should have a chip over how soft he played against Nova. Mel was out of sorts vs Nova, too, and being back in Carver will set him right.

 

[DowsHawk1]

Let's remember the situation after the game as well as going into it. This one has the potential to be ugly for the Hawks. We're going to need some help - most likely from the bench with someone getting hot and taking on a larger role.

 

[MBHHawk]

The crowd is going to be great and that will get them going for sure!

 

[DaBears]

I'm concerned that Iowa is going to be fatigued because:
-Just played three games in three consecutive days
-2 of which went to OT
-flew home late Saturday night and arrived early Sunday AM, throwing off their sleep schedule
-assume they couldn't practice sunday, giving them only 1 day to prepare. (could be wrong about this)

Do you agree/disagree?

Lot of excuses being made.... wow.

 

[hawkeyescott]

They should be fine by tonight. Getting tired from the travel will catch up to a person the following day. If this game would have been last night then I would have been worried but they have had the chance to get 2 nights of good sleep now and should be fine.

 

[bcl20]

Maybe they will, maybe they won't

 

[HawkeyeHypnosis]

Wouldn't be surprising if they do. I do feel like being back in front of a home crowd will help give them a boost.