***Official 2026 NCAA Tournament Thread***

Dear Clemson
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I watched about 5 minutes of that game and would be really annoyed if I were a Clemson fan.
 
Do you remember when Tim Floyd coached at ISU? And if they have no talent they must have one hell of a coach. Stop sounding like butthurt central. Its ******* pathetic
You're not f*cking serious right? Tim Floyd coached talented teams in a style that fit well in the mid-90s era. He finished 2nd in the Big 8, won a conference tourney title, had his 3rd squad ranked in the Top 5, was 1 stupid play away from the Elite 8, and brought in several legit recruiting classes - before getting snagged by the biggest coaching opportunities in sports. To put his name anywhere NEAR this year's suckeye team or program - in literally any way - is one of the most stupid BS things I've read on CF for years. Goddamn, my blood is boiling thinking how stupid that is.

I'll give iowa leadership credit; they exist in a bloated conference where half of the teams absolutely suck at basketball and have shown absolutely no ability to improve their standing nationally. Year in and year out. They had a program that could win 20-25 games nearly every season and somehow be perpetually mediocre and unimportant in the grand scheme of college basketball. So they fire that guy, hire a coach that would immediately bring the most experience in the country, generate a tiny turd splatter of excitement for their fanbase for like 17 seconds, proceed to do exactly what their prior coach did, and cement themselves as a - you guessed it - a perpetually mediocre program still. And magically somehow remain just as douchy and unlikeable!

They do not have talent. And they certainly do not have a "hell of a coach". I cannot believe I even have to type that out. They have proven literally nothing this season. Tonight's result was the bare minimum expectation. They do have leadership that understands how easy it is to get into the NCAA tourney just by being halfway competent. Literally just don't "suck" in the Big 10 and you're in! And oh then get matched up against a truly incompetent and injured team - perfect! Contraction extension baby.