Eli chooses, Fran loses
- Thread starter CyTwins
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I would say Iowa fans are falsely optimistic if they think Fran can beat out TJ for him
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So you would surely label lots of Iowa players as thugs over the past few years, correct?
Shoving, pulling, eye poking repeatedly in the same game, screaming at refs (not just the coach) after a basic foul call (you can't hold onto the person dribbling or getting open), and body slamming make the game dangerous.
Thug U was absolutely a catch phrase from Iowa fans when Hoiberg was having success. It was intentional. I remember after a brawl from iirc Cinci-Xavier one year, there were several posts on social media from Hok fans expecting the same thing from Iowa State with absolutely no basis to come to that conclusion.
What was Fran referencing when he said he didn't recruit thugs? Especially with the way his players consistently behave?
Take race out of the equation, look at the reason for some if not all of those initial transfers. Regardless of race, what would you say about those players initially if they played for or went to another team? With that type of baggage?
And I absolutely disliked the way some Iowa players have carried themselves over the years. I am not blind to that at all. I also do not like someone like Wegher from the football team, or McCabe from the basketball team with how they represented Iowa. I also think those guys are "thugs". There are plenty more. I would also categorize Pierce as scum of the earth. Does that make me racist?
What baggage? How does that translate to predicting them getting into a brawl in the game?
OK, I will admit that you are ultra sensative to this situation by how some Iowa fans categorized Freds teams a few years ago. That was wrong and I am sorry my post brought back those memories for you. It was wrong of me to use the word Thug.
I do not know what you are talking about with the brawl. I am talking about why the initial transfers were dismissed from their teams. The VERY first few guys.
And what about those situations translates to the way they behaved while at ISU or on the court?
OK, are you happy now? Your roster is still starting to resemble the Iowa roster. Or the Iowa roster is now resembling the ISU roster.
Like what? Royce White had stuff. Still has stuff.
Still didn't justify labeling a school Thug U or expecting them to get into a brawl in a game while being the fan of a team that has players that get by by being violent and cheap.
You think those MSU guys did not? have you seen what cover ups have happened there recently?
My point is, your actions follow you in life and unfortunately labels are given when you do something that is not good in society.
