***Official 2026 NCAA Tournament Thread***

[deadeyededric]

I want to try to like McCollum because apparently Williams likes him but from what I’ve seen I can’t stand him. I think he’s a total douche.

He's really not though. My sister had to deal with him a lot at Northwest and said he was a super good guy. And she's one tough *****. She can't stand the football coaches there. She works in admissions dealing with transfer students. And I'm guessing Williams being a Clarinda and SW Iowa guy like me is going to pull for a Northwest grad.

 

[GoSTATE71]

Banks travels a lot on post-ups and rarely gets called.

He is kind of a dog tho to be honest unless he’s just playing out of his mind tonight I didn’t watch much of their games this year

 

[fsanford]

Hawks biggest problem this year is they tire down in the 2nd half. If they can keep their legs think they can hang around

 

[BryceC]

I don’t get that vibe. He’s a competitor. Hes not Fran douchey. He’s definitely a no excuse guy.

Are you kidding me? I think he’s worse than Fran. He’s bitched about refs after the game more than any coach I’ve ever seen.

“Just playing ball then everybody got sensitive.” The guy threw a punch what do you think the reaction is going to be.

 

[madguy30]

I don’t get that vibe. He’s a competitor. Hes not Fran douchey. He’s definitely a no excuse guy.

Haha no he's a Hok coach so he's definitely douchey. It's what they do.

 

[CycloneErik]

Ejiofor on SJU is a demon, I don't want any part of him.

I think he's my favorite non-Cyclone.

 

[Cyched]

Haha no he's a Hok coach so he's definitely douchey. It's what they do.

It's one of Newton's Laws

 

[isufbcurt]

I want to try to like McCollum because apparently Williams likes him but from what I’ve seen I can’t stand him. I think he’s a total douche.

Yeah but he just panders so he can push his product.

 

[rosshm16]

Iowas whole team is a bunch of foul merchants.

It's wild how often they get a foul with ~3 seconds to go on the shot clock while the other four players stand around watching.

 

[CycloneErik]

Are you kidding me? I think he’s worse than Fran. He’s bitched about refs after the game more than any coach I’ve ever seen.

“Just playing ball then everybody got sensitive.” The guy threw a punch what do you think the reaction is going to be.

And his guy's aim is so bad he can't hit someone he's on top of.
I'm surprised it wasn't just an automatic ejection once the punch attempt flew.

 

[clonedude]

Bucky fans said he's a total lunatic on the sideline and should have gotten T'd up.

he definitely is a lunatic on the sidelines.... worse than Fran honestly as far as Fran didn't constantly complain ALL THE TIME like McCollum... but when Fran did lose it... he turned psycho.

I hate that I think McCollum is a much better coach though than Fran... but McCollum acts like a d-bag.

 

[BCClone]

Not to defend Iowa too much but I think that was an attempt to punch the ball out not a punch at the player.

Punch it out after the whistle?

 

[CYedUp]

for how tall these Florida bigs are... I am not impressed with their ability to finish

 

[ISU_Guy]

Tennessee is big down low. I could see us struggling a bit containing them but that’s also what I thought about Kentucky

 

[awd4cy]

Yeah but he just panders so he can push his product.

And hassel does the same bit. Doesn’t work on me.

 

[Clonehomer]

Ejiofor on SJU is a demon, I don't want any part of him.

Disagree. I would be ecstatic if ISU were to play against him this year.

 

[ISU_Guy]

Banks for Iowa may be the best player on the court this half..lol

 

[deadeyededric]

Yeah but he just panders so he can push his product.

Williams has Northwest ties. All of us from SW Iowa do. You either go to ISU or Northwest. If you didn't go there your parents probably did.

 

[Cyched]

Florida's crowd is begging for something to go crazy over.

If/when they grab the lead, it's gloves off.

 

[ClonesTwenty1]

Florida should put in their 7’9 guy and just stick him under the hoop