I guess Iowa's collapse will start in March this year...
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We didn't bring our injured guys (Wiggi and Young) in for just that game, and Lard and Talley were just playing in their 2nd game of the season I believe.
This isn't that hard. And the Iowa players definitely get up a lot more for this game than the ISU players do. Many of them are from Iowa and have built up a hatred of ISU.
I don't know what Prohm's preparation for playing in Iowa City is, but he better figure that **** out. As I predicted, Iowa would be red hot from beyond the arc, and we wouldn't be able to buy a long range bucket. We really could have used Wigginton's ability to get to the rim.
Every Iowa fan knew that Dolph was right about Dailey, but Franny sure didn't like it.
I couldn't care less about Wiggi and Young being out. Take one look at our roster that we had available for that game. You can't tell me with a straight face that that roster isn't far more talented than what Iowa trots out there every night. Bad loss. Always was. Always will be.
I don't know what Prohm's preparation for playing in Iowa City is, but he better figure that **** out. As I predicted, Iowa would be red hot from beyond the arc, and we wouldn't be able to buy a long range bucket. We really could have used Wigginton's ability to get to the rim.
Don't let that game bother you so much. In the scheme of things it doesn't really matter that much. We weren't even close to having a full roster out there for that game either. We will still go on to have a better season, as usual. That's all that matters.
I wouldn't worry about it too much. Two years ago the Rag's headline was "Behold the Buzzsaw" with a photo of Naz.I don't know what Prohm's preparation for playing in Iowa City is, but he better figure that **** out. As I predicted, Iowa would be red hot from beyond the arc, and we wouldn't be able to buy a long range bucket. We really could have used Wigginton's ability to get to the rim.
I'm more worried about some of the games we play against Baylor and WV.
Best quote I've heard about the wisdom of having Connor playing for dad:
"don't worry, he will be at least as good as Little Lick"
The only way I could see them righting the ship is to win 3 out of their next 4. That would mean they would have either 2 Top 25 wins at home, or a couple road wins which would get them back in the mix.
After last night I don't see any indication that is happening. A more likely scenario is Garza comes back and at least gives them some resistance in the paint and they beat Nebraska. Then go on the road and get embarrassed twice followed by another loss to Ohio State at home.
After last night I don't see any indication that is happening. A more likely scenario is Garza comes back and at least gives them some resistance in the paint and they beat Nebraska. Then go on the road and get embarrassed twice followed by another loss to Ohio State at home.
Well, Pemsl is NOT a D1 player - so he shouldn't even be playing D1 basketball. But even low skill players can have a "decent" game now and then. For Pemsl, his role in our game was simple - shove, push, talk trash and flop; Push the boundaries of what is legal play (& even cross the line) to disrupt ISU's game. To his, and Fran's credit, they accomplished it to a "T" and our guys let that bush league stuff affect them and their play. Away from CHA, the refs ain't giving them those same breaks and calls, and Pemsl can't pump himself up enough against other teams to play very well - so he is pretty much useless in all other scenarios.
The game two years ago was actually worse, Monte essentially admitted they didn't take them seriously.
That's a bad deal when they hate your guts and Super Bowl.
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I see Cook has provided a kinder, gentler "Suck a fat one" to the Iowa fans:
They will beat Nebraska. Every year people say "Nebraska is good this year" and they aren't. Same thing this year.
I agree. I predict that it will be a close one, but Iowa will get many favorable calls, shoot 32-38 FTs, and that will be the difference in the game.
I will spend the next year breaking into spontaneous, WTF expressions, as I ponder how we gave up 98-points to them ?#$???
Conner has taken on some of Fran's load for working the refs. Seems like he is talking to a ref after every play. Other than that his stat line was Nate Stanleyesque - completed 5/10 passes.
Iowa has 14 more games against the top 51 teams in Kenpom (Northwestern is 51st). That is a really, really hard road to a bid for a team with no home court advantage.
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