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how bad are you hoping he goes and plays for your hawks?

So I'm just curious, have you not learned yet that some of these programs do find under-the-radar guys that find different paths to success? It does happen you know. I listed those programs from his offer list and some having recent success, but yet I'm a hawk troll? I can tag a few cyclone friends I have on here that know my account name and verify how dumb you look. But nice try though.
 

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I don't understand why everyone says the dark years are part of the Morgan years? He was in Ames for 3 years and made it to the round of 32 in the Dance and to the NIT final 4. That being two out of the three years. That's not to bad at all.


Wayne took the job in the worst of circumstances. He kept a recruiting class together. They were fun to watch a lot of the time. He won some games, including Kansas, which should have been twice.
 

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I don't understand why everyone says the dark years are part of the Morgan years? He was in Ames for 3 years and made it to the round of 32 in the Dance and to the NIT final 4. That being two out of the three years. That's not to bad at all.

The fact that you included the NIT is hilarious.
 
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LOL, you serious Clark?? AHHHHHH HAHAHAHAHAH. This has to be the first time ever I've been claimed as a hawk troll. Do your homework son you might learn something.

i got home late. Was tired, meant to quote Jeremy. Sorry.
 

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I don't understand why everyone says the dark years are part of the Morgan years? He was in Ames for 3 years and made it to the round of 32 in the Dance and to the NIT final 4. That being two out of the three years. That's not to bad at all.
Probably has less to do with his actual coaching/recruiting than it does with him rolling blunts with Tasheed Carr and Shawn Taggart
 
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The fact that you included the NIT is hilarious.
I started following ISU sports religiously right around Wayne Morgan’s first year.. considering the era that followed those were good years for me. I do love that fans are so far removed from that dumpster fire that the NIT=failure though..
 

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I started following ISU sports religiously right around Wayne Morgan’s first year.. considering the era that followed those were good years for me. I do love that fans are so far removed from that dumpster fire that the NIT=failure though..
I have fond memories of the NIT run as well, honestly. NIT is pretty meh, and I was young, but even remember thinking it at the time. Nevertheless it was cool that they won a bunch of games and made it to Madison Square Garden (and lost to Rutgers...)
 
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I don't understand why everyone says the dark years are part of the Morgan years? He was in Ames for 3 years and made it to the round of 32 in the Dance and to the NIT final 4. That being two out of the three years. That's not to bad at all.

Morgan was fun but probably not building a program for long-term success.

He just let them go out there and have fun playing street ball.

That can be enjoyable, but for every time somebody threw a pass between an opponent's legs, they threw the ball out of bounds on an in-bounds ten times.
 

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I don't understand why everyone says the dark years are part of the Morgan years? He was in Ames for 3 years and made it to the round of 32 in the Dance and to the NIT final 4. That being two out of the three years. That's not to bad at all.

Plus his luck in year 3 was absolutely awful starting with Taggart getting sick and losing all of the weight he'd put on.
 

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I was at the NIT game, it was fun, but no it was not a big deal or anything to brag about. We all know what it stands for.
 

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I have fond memories of the NIT run as well, honestly. NIT is pretty meh, and I was young, but even remember thinking it at the time. Nevertheless it was cool that they won a bunch of games and made it to Madison Square Garden (and lost to Rutgers...)


The only reason I was glad to make the NIT final 4 was our New York players, Stinson and Blalock was from Mass but still in that area, got to play in Madison Square. Which is a big deal. Other than that it was just OK.
 
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An NIT run is fun and just fine to get excited about when it happens but its not the kind of thing you go bragging about. So in other words, the NIT is like most of the girls I hooked up during my partying days.
 
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I have fond memories of the NIT run as well, honestly. NIT is pretty meh, and I was young, but even remember thinking it at the time. Nevertheless it was cool that they won a bunch of games and made it to Madison Square Garden (and lost to Rutgers...)

Such a weird mush mash of eras on that team. Ask me if Jared, Jake and Curtis were on an ISU team together out of the blue and I’d probably say “No” first instinct.
 
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