***Official 2026 NCAA Tournament Thread***

[BillBrasky4Cy]

I think Iowa did a good job defensively plugging the lane to dare them to shoot.
The reason that worksed is because Iowa made like 15 threes and kept them in the game

Nebraska playing 5 out with zero backdoor action was gross to watch. Iowas interior defense is not good so logically you just chuck threes all game…

 

[cmhawks99]

That’s awesome, but won’t matter if we dont make it to the elite 8.

Iowa State will pound Tennessee… now I’m not sure I buy the SEC is overrated like many in here have said, but if that’s true then Tennessee is in big time trouble

 

[Chizit]

So what if Iowa beats Houston? When do we start to say “hey respect.”

It Depends on if they have 5 guys on the floor or not

 

[cmhawks99]

Nebraska playing 5 out with zero backdoor action was gross to watch. Iowas interior defense is not good so logically you just chuck threes all game…

Seems like that said vs Florida ?

 

[t.m.]

It was like TJs first team against Miami in the Sweet 16 a couple years ago. No way was either team top 8 or even 16

That’s what makes this tournament a great sporting event. It’s not the NBA with best of 7. It’s 1 game, don’t **** it up….

 

[GTO]

Iowa is ruining this tournament for me.

 

[JM4CY]

So what if Iowa beats Houston? When do we start to say “hey respect.”

That Iowa team is not beating Houston.

 

[CySmurf]

 

[12191987]

Nebraska is so ass it's crazy.

McCollum isn't a dope like Tang is, he actually seems somewhat intelligent... so I doubt it. Hopefully UNC gives him a call after they lose Saturday lol.

That would be a fantastic outcome.

Let a highly competent person get paid a mountain of money somewhere far from the Hawkeyes.

 

[AuH2O]

Mashburn trashing Fred’s defensive plan and rotating like that. He said his team of 8th graders could exploit that defense.

 

[ClonerJams]

Nebraska's gameplan

 

[ISUTex]

Iowa is in the Elite Eight for the first time since 1987 and the 5th time overall. They are 3-1 in the Elite Eight. Their last Elite Eight win was in 1980 vs Georgetown. This is Iowa’s first Elite Eight as a #9 seed.

Whoopidie ******* doo.

 

[bluestarcyclone]

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When Iowa wins i definitely feel like I've eaten pieces of **** for breakfast.

 

[cmhawks99]

I’m not throwing a fit? Or acting the fool.

I’m not either, It’s not that serious dude…. I’ll be watching Iowa State tomorrow like I did 15 other times this year, in fact about 15 times more than I watched one whole Iowa game.

And the difference is, I will be rooting hard for them to win and I will be pissed if they don’t.

When you move out of state and get away from all the thick fans on both sides, it’s not that hard to root for both teams

 

[awd4cy]

That Iowa team is not beating Houston.

Don’t be so sure.

 

[CySmurf]

We’ve already beaten 2 of the elite 8 teams.

and if Houston wins, that will be 3.

 

[ISUTex]

Houston needs to win first

No ****. Illinois could very well win this game.

 

[CYCLNST8]

I knew Iowa was going to the Elite 8 as soon as I realized they were playing Nebraska.

 

[cmhawks99]

Depends. Will they get the same ref crew?

Honestly asking, bcuz I might take them to cover if they get this same one that calls nothing. Really favors them to not be in a slogfest. A rock fight would be huge in Houston's favor. (And they could still get Illinois)

Question, when they don’t call very many fouls and they let the teams play… isn’t that theoretically the definition of a rock fight?

A ton of calls means the referees are trying to control the physicality and the flow of the game… That makes it a “slog fest”

slog /slŏg/

intransitive verb​

1. To walk or progress with a slow heavy pace; plod.
   "slog across the swamp; slogged through both volumes."

 

[ISU_Guy]

That Iowa team is not beating Houston.

I remember saying this when Iowa went on to play Florida.