Graham Couch: Iowa Basketball is a mid-major roster

[Sigmapolis]

Waiting a year on a redshirt did not hurt Wesley Johnson.



Being good is more valuable than just being young.

Nobody cares how young you are if you are not good.

Johnson has had a mediocre NBA career, but the transfer never hurt his draft stock.

 

[ForbinsAscynt]

Waiting a year on a redshirt did not hurt Wesley Johnson.

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Being good is more valuable than just being young.

Nobody cares how young you are if you are not good.

Johnson has had a mediocre NBA career, but the transfer never hurt his draft stock.

When Wesley transferred it felt, to me, like the beginning of the end for McDermott. If and when Cook leaves it's obvious that Fran follows. You can't overcome losing your best players to transfer.

 

[Cyclonepride]

When Wesley transferred it felt, to me, like the beginning of the end for McDermott. If and when Cook leaves it's obvious that Fran follows. You can't overcome losing your best players to transfer.

Honestly, Iowa will have to find their own Creighton (with an AD that is certifiably insane).

 

[Chapanye]

Honestly, Iowa will have to find their own Creighton (with an AD that is certifiably insane).

Hard to argue with the results at Creighton, though. And though I fully agree with your point, McCaffery has been far more successful at UI than McDermott ever was here.

 

[Cyclonepride]

Hard to argue with the results at Creighton, though. And though I fully agree with your point, McCaffery has been far more successful at UI than McDermott ever was here.

I agree. The certifiably insane comment didn’t apply to Creighton. That was somehow a win/win.

 

[CyTwins]

Nebraska is dancing at 13-5 or 14-4. Lunardi is an idiot, he thinks he's some big shot because he does what 95% of posters on this board could predict.

You still stand by this?

 

[NoCreativity]

You still stand by this?

50/50 at this point, depends on how some other bubble teams do. Didnt think they would lose to Illinois either. Im going to go dig up hundreds of things youve been wrong about if they dont make it.

 

[CyCrazy]

50/50 at this point, depends on how some other bubble teams do. Didnt think they would lose to Illinois either. Im going to go dig up hundreds of things youve been wrong about if they dont make it.

Nebby is not making it.

 

[MartinCy]

50/50 at this point, depends on how some other bubble teams do. Didnt think they would lose to Illinois either. Im going to go dig up hundreds of things youve been wrong about if they dont make it.

You can start digging now. They're out.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

50/50 at this point, depends on how some other bubble teams do. Didnt think they would lose to Illinois either. Im going to go dig up hundreds of things youve been wrong about if they dont make it.

50/50? Lunardi has Nebby as the 8th team out and Palm doesn't even have them on the bubble... The B1G is a 4 bid league this year which is pretty sad.

 

[IASTATE07]

50/50? Lunardi has Nebby as the 8th team out and Palm doesn't even have them on the bubble... The B1G is a 4 bid league this year which is pretty sad.

Lunardi and Palm aren't the bracketologists jereseib is.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

Lunardi and Palm aren't the bracketologists jereseib is.

LOL, my bad. So are the firmly in or does Nebby have a date in Dayton?

 

[Cyclonepride]

50/50? Lunardi has Nebby as the 8th team out and Palm doesn't even have them on the bubble... The B1G is a 4 bid league this year which is pretty sad.

If Palm has them out, they're out. He usually slants in the Big Ten's favor.

 

[BCClone]

Honestly, Iowa will have to find their own Creighton (with an AD that is certifiably insane).

Problem for Iowa fans is, Barta will get in a bidding war with the other crazy AD and end up with a Ferentz annual salary and term.

 

[CyTwins]

50/50 at this point, depends on how some other bubble teams do. Didnt think they would lose to Illinois either. Im going to go dig up hundreds of things youve been wrong about if they dont make it.

50/50? Seriously?

 

[NoCreativity]

50/50? Seriously?

Dead serious, committee always throws a curveball that these so called experts dont see. Tulsa got in 2016 after going 12-6 in a scrub conference, 20-12 overall, lost to some scrub team in the first round of the conference tournament.

It honestly depends on what these other bubble teams like Louisville, Texas, Syracuse do.

 

[NoCreativity]

LOL, my bad. So are the firmly in or does Nebby have a date in Dayton?

If they get in they will be in Dayton for sure.

 

[CyTwins]

If they get in they will be in Dayton for sure.

Well then they still have to win to get in. I don't think they have a shot in the play in game either

 

[NoCreativity]

Well then they still have to win to get in. I don't think they have a shot in the play in game either

Their season is done, they are sweating it out at this point hoping other bubble teams choke and there arent any bid stealers. Dayton is definitely their ceiling but I could see them getting in still, the committee has done far crazier things in the past few years.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

Dead serious, committee always throws a curveball that these so called experts dont see. Tulsa got in 2016 after going 12-6 in a scrub conference, 20-12 overall, lost to some scrub team in the first round of the conference tournament.

It honestly depends on what these other bubble teams like Louisville, Texas, Syracuse do.

There are roughly 16 teams on the bubble and 14 of them have a better RPI than Nebraska. It isn't going to happen. Unfortunately for NU, the bubble is the strongest it's been in quite sometime.