Fran McCaffery and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Transfer Portal
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I laughed when Herkyfan kept using football in his argument about basketball. He can't even get his sports correct.
Essentially Iowa fans saying if Iowa State continues to play basketball the way we are, we're going to lose fans. Which is hilarious to say considering their football program plays a similar style but in a different sport.
The Iowa State fan over there even said he wouldn't watch it if it wasn't Iowa State. Then there were arguments about who has been more successful (which is just asinine) considering they were going 30-50 years back, and then of course they brought up 2-22 Prohm because why not right? He's certainly our head coach right now.
Either way, it was just awful.
They think bringing up our football history is such a big "gotcha" as if we don't realize how awful our football program has been historically haha
My other favorite is how they've started bringing up Total Sweet 16 appearances, since Iowa has 8 and ISU "only" has 6.
Ignore the fact that Iowa's last S16 was 1999, while ISU has been there 4 times since then (2000, 2014, 2016, 2022)
Lol - the mental gymnastics are entertaining to watch
That was me and I meant it 100%. No way I'd watch the ISU team last year if it didn't have Cyclones on the jersey.
So basically they are butthurt af and grabbing at straws.
I think the problem that they run into with him being a mediocre to average is with all of his antics and tantrums. There is a law of diminishing returns there
I mean how many other schools would put up with a guy that has won as little as he really has, chasing refs down the hallway?
But it’s Iowa, they will let their coaches do anything
Yep 100%. The news of not even being an option for the Kentucky transfer while also not landing a single transfer and then the possibility of Kris not coming back is starting to weigh on them.
Iowa State making the sweet 16 after they were media darlings post big ten tournament is what’s broken them.
"Good luck making the Sweet 16 next year" and "Iowa got a bad tournament draw" are certainly a couple TAKES to pack into one message board post lol
I don't disagree with this, but couldn't you say this applies to something like 90% of college sports fans?
Most fans are largely only watching their team, regardless of style play.
If style of play is so important, then why aren't Grinnell basketball games sold out and broadcast on ESPN?
I will disagree that if TJ continues to run a defense heavy style, and ISU wins, goes to Sweet 16s, etc, that ISU fans will suddenly stop watching. Hilton will still be sold out. Fans will travel in waves to KC, NCAA sites, etc.
Winning is biggest (maybe only?) factor for fans.
Richmond was one of the worst rated tournament teams. They had a great first round draw lol
And Providence was historically one of the worst 4 seeds analytically
Let's face it, until Iowa can get a couple of byes directly to the Sweet Sixteen they will be 'getting a bad draw'.
