***Official 2026 NCAA Tournament Thread***

Holy crap, just watched Iowa last play. When sturtz caught the ball they had 3 Florida guys behind him. wtf was that?

9 seconds left and they treated it like there was 2 secs left

All they had to do is stick 4 dudes on the Iowa side and have one guy pick up sturtz.

why were they guarding the inbound pass there?
Golden is a dumb **** coach. He’s no Chizik but he is definitely going to end up in the biggest dumbasses to win a college national title hall of fame.
 
The one seeds have all looked vulnerable. I have no idea who the favorite is now.

Arizona doesn't seem to know how to break a press.
 
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Holy crap, just watched Iowa last play. When sturtz caught the ball they had 3 Florida guys behind him. wtf was that?

9 seconds left and they treated it like there was 2 secs left

All they had to do is stick 4 dudes on the Iowa side and have one guy pick up sturtz.

why were they guarding the inbound pass there?
This!!!!!!! That was like a 3rd grade play defensively- make them catch 80 feet up the floor, IN FRONT OF YOU, and keep them in front- if it’s Stirtz, run someone else at him as the clock gets under 4 seconds. What a terribly defended play.
 
To be fair I’m self employed and don’t have to deal with a bad Iowa fans at work. The Iowa fans in my life are all just fine. We flip each other some **** but it’s all good natured. But I can imagine it’s a little different scenario being forced to be around some of the obnoxious ones.
 
Who said he's god? He's a top 25 coach. He was before he even took the Iowa job. I hope he takes an NBA job because he's that highly regarded in the coaching world.
I want to see him actually recruit to Iowa without his past players following. He has a lot of chemistry from his last two stops. That trumps talent somwtimes
 
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Just get annoyed by our fans that act like we are a blue blood program. Its hilarious. We havent won a ******* thing. Even Tech and Kstate have made it further than us recently. If you want to talk **** at least accomplish something other than a few

I have enjoyed talking Iowa State athletics over here with a lot of people and you in particular. You seem like you’re probably the kind of guy that fights some of the same battles I do. Back before the Iowa message board did get absorbed into I think ON3, I pissed off plenty of Iowa fans just for the exact same thing, you’re doing now. Questioning their stupid logic and vitriol towards their “hated rival” like they were somehow better or superior. And I had honestly forgotten there appears to be even more of those in the Iowa State fan base. I honestly don’t get it. Apparently people are just too damn dumb to realize they don’t have unique thoughts or perspectives or a monopoly on awesome fandom….

Those fans are in every fan base & literally act just the same. I don’t care if they’re BAMA fans, or PSU fans, on Nebbie fans or Iowa State fans, etc. etc. etc. at 55 years of age it just doesn’t make any sense to me…. and let me tell you, Iowa fans don’t like being told they’re just like Iowa State fans anymore than it appears Iowa State fans do lol but they are.

I mean it’s OK not to like a team, but to pretend like somehow, Coach X is wildly different than my Coach or this team does “B” and of course our team has never done that…

It offends my sensibilities…

Good night… And here’s to Iowa State making it all the way to the final four. I don’t think they would’ve had any trouble with Virginia either but they’ll blow Tennessee out of the water.
 
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I always root against Iowa but games like that are what make the tournament so fun. Iowa came to play today, Florida did not. If both teams brought their A games Florida wins in a blowout, but March Madness prevails. Iowa-Neb is a juicy matchup.
 
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That's why any true Cyclone fan that was rooting for Iowa tonight... or was happy they won... can just go away and become a Hawkeye for all I care.

Trust me... you'll be regretting this Iowa win next weekend if Iowa goes to the Elite Eight and we don't. Iowa will end up finishing the year better than us.... :puke:.... and we'll have to hear it from all the Hawk lovers everywhere all offseason. At work, on the radio, on Iowa Everywhere, etc, etc. "Iowa had the better year!!".

You NEVER cheer for Iowa... or are happy for them when they win.... NEVER!!
Clonedude … my friend you are a god !!
This exactly my feelings, all of these asshats here on CF who talk up the suckeyes can all go eat **** !! You are nothing but a suckeye troll…. The worst kind of human !!
 
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**** him and Downs with a chainsaw. (Offered pre-emptively for the horsepuckey they will no doubt unleash).
Jesus. You guys take it so personal. Why can’t they be happy too. They’ve had to talk professionally about ISU sweet 16s half a dozen times. Iowa has never gone in their entire careers.
 
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