Iowa sucks

[Section_316]

Lol love the collapse, hope somehow they get left out again.....

[TomEadesSucks]

I would love to see Iowa getting left out of the tournament, just to see all the egg on the bracketologists faces who had them as a lock for the last month.

[BugeaterZ]

They should be out. Losing record in conference counting today and an rpi in the 50s, plus they are as cold as can be. Common sense should prevail.

[Omaha Nebrasketballer]

Yeah, I sure don't get the "lock" status that teams like Iowa and Kansas State seem to have no matter what they do.

[kleitus]

I don't see how they make it unless it's the play-in game.  RPI 54.  Absolute collapse down the stretch.

 

Next to zero noteable wins.  If Illinois wins tomorrow they'll have a better RPI and pretty much the same record... and illinois pretty much has to win the thing to be in.

[ajb5856]

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Next to zero noteable wins.

Whoa whoa whoa...they do have a quality win against Nebraska.

[Noah121]

And to lose to "little old Northwestern..." well, I think that Chris Collins is working some magic here in Evanston.

 

How great that tomorrow, I have TWO teams to cheer for!

[TomEadesSucks]

Iowa is a lock, NU and Minny are bubble teams, yet somehow NU and Minny would be considered "good wins" by the committee and Iowa wouldn't. Something's wrong here.

[kleitus]

First.. i said next to zero.  Second, the game was at home fairly early in the year.  I'd play them again in a heartbeat and anyone watching the two teams the last 4 weeks would agree on who would win that game.

 

key words being AT HOME.  They beat Michigan and ohio state and minnesota at home as well (all teams currently in the top 50 RPI).

 

The road record was beyond pathetic... and they weren't even that great at home.

[ajb5856]

First.. i said next to zero. Second, the game was at home fairly early in the year. I'd play them again in a heartbeat and anyone watching the two teams the last 4 weeks would agree on who would win that game.

key words being AT HOME. They beat Michigan and ohio state and minnesota at home as well (all teams currently in the top 50 RPI).

The road record was beyond pathetic... and they weren't even that great at home.

And you can add to this that their non-conference SOS was 181.

[Section_316]

Their only saving grace is 1) only 1 loss outside RPI top 100 &. 2) a nice BPI (mid to low 20s)....

BPI takes into account t margin of victory/defeat and according to the announcers tonight, Iowa is strong at only losing by a little....

[AuroranHusker]

My, how fortunes have changed since that fateful Dec. 31st meeting between Iowa & Nebraska.... Nebraska would be in the midst of a 5-gm losing streak, and Iowa was surging to start the new year.  Look now, two-and-a-half months later, the Huskers have won 8 of 9 while the Hawkeyes have lost 6 of 7.

[a0t0w0]

My, how fortunes have changed since that fateful Dec. 31st meeting between Iowa & Nebraska.... Nebraska would be in the midst of a 5-gm losing streak, and Iowa was surging to start the new year.  Look now, two-and-a-half months later, the Huskers have won 8 of 9 while the Hawkeyes have lost 6 of 7.

 

Facts are fun.

[Shuttlesworth]

Their only saving grace is 1) only 1 loss outside RPI top 100 &. 2) a nice BPI (mid to low 20s)....

BPI takes into account t margin of victory/defeat and according to the announcers tonight, Iowa is strong at only losing by a little....

1.) Yes.

2.) No. The committee has nothing to do with BPI. That's an ESPN thing.

[Blindcheck]

They also have a slew of wins in Non conference against teams with RPI above 150

 

and I think one of their wins doesn't even count in calculations (might be UNO since they are transitional school)

[a0t0w0]

Things that have more composure than Iowa MBB

 

1)  Piece of paper in tornado

2) Doug McDermott's hair after a 40 pt game.

3) Bo Pelini in a press conference

[Nighthawk]

lol..you guys think Iowa sucks...um...hello Lets all welcome Rutgers to the Big 10.  92 to 31 loss to Louisville.  At least we know it's going to be a long time before we are at the bottom of the Big 10 again.

[Husker4theSpurs]

Their fans continue to prove they're deserving of "most obnoxious fans in the league" title here in Indy again.

[Norm Peterson]

I do believe Iowa now holds the Big Ten record for highest seed to lose in the first round of the conference tournament.

[royalfan]

Tremendous coaching by Collins to feed off of Iowa complete lack of patience on defense.

[49r]

I cringed every time Dakich said that Iowa has "Final Four talent" on their roster.

 

Uhhh...no, Dan.  Nope.

[Handy Johnson]

Last year 6th in the Conference and..... an NIT bid. Congratulations.

This year, picked to win the Conference by many, fawned over all December, and..... sh***y again. Nice work fellas.

[hhcmatt]

I cringed every time Dakich said that Iowa has "Final Four talent" on their roster.

 

Uhhh...no, Dan.  Nope.

 

Kentucky had final 4 talent on their roster last year.  

[AuroranHusker]

 

I cringed every time Dakich said that Iowa has "Final Four talent" on their roster.

 

Uhhh...no, Dan.  Nope.

 

Kentucky had final 4 talent on their roster last year.  

 

 

And the Calipari 'Cats lost in their 1st game in the N.I.T.

 

Whoops! 

[doc1394]

Just barely in. Good stuff