Why? Just why?
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It's also lame that head football coaches rely on offensive and defensive coordinators, I suppose...
And although only one round, High Point. Overall, yeah, it was highly chalky, but more than just a couple of outliers.
Think this was supposed to be Williams
For real….very glad Iowa lost. I don’t think I could stand a week of hearing about Iowa in the final 4
It does appear he's intended to fit that general niche.
I checked his stats, hadn't realize this: He is 84% FT shooter over two seasons. Only 2.3 attempts per game, but even so, if you have a player whose role is getting points, 80+ is a definite "double-bonus."
Hoping he can contribute next season, there's uncertainty of being injury-prone, hopefully the worst of that is behind him. But considering the rough luck we've had with that ...
You were already there. That might have just put you on suicide watch. I mean you are spending your Sunday basically thanking God Iowa didn't win because it would ruin your life. Put that into perspective. If it didn't dominate your mind you wouldn't be posting about it
Life just isn't fair. Sports is a great teacher of this fact.
You're reaching hard if you are trying to say that the dynamic of basketball coaching staffs and football staffs are the same. They aren't even close. Coaches generally do the play calling and coaching in basketball. Assistants typically help with practice,scouting reports, and recruiting.
Lol I am not depressed. I am very sad that Tamin, Joshua, Nate, and Dominick's career had to end the way it did. I am a bit irritated that Iowa made the run they did, but ultimately another week of having to hear it all over the media I consume sans CF podcasts and seeing all these brand new Iowa men's basketball fans crawling out of the woodwork suddenly would have been really bad for own personal morale.
Yes, I was in Minneapolis before that. I guess I’m looking at the final four and I think now more than ever it is achievable. I firmly believe President Cook can be the impetus to find ways for our athletic programs to be more successful through funding.
You're sitting here talking about how the Iowa basketball fans are annoying you on a Sunday morning. Yes it bothers you.
To me, it was actutally the first time I have not been super bummed after ISU was knocked out of the NCAA Tournament. I have seen three knockouts in person (2013 vs. Ohio State @ Dayton, 2015 vs. UAB @ Louisville and 2016 vs. Virginia @ Chicago). Those are the three worst, because I was there. UAB was just so disappointing, Ohio State just broke my heart, and UVA just sucked all around.
As for this year, after Jefferson went down, I was just happy Iowa State looked great against Tennessee State and Kentucky and made the Sweet 16. From that point, they were playing with house money as long as Jefferson was out (and I did not expect him to play vs. the Vols). I thought Iowa State being favored over Tennessee was odd, so I didn't look at it as an Upset.
For me, the worst ISU NCAA Tournament loss was getting punked by Pittsburgh in the 2023 Tournament. I knew they could lose, but that was just totally embarrassing and sucked all the joy out of the NCAA Tournament for me that year.
On to 2026-7!
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Get what you're saying, but I do think it's different. Blum just said on a recent pod that the new coaching trend in the sport will put an emphasis on coaches who are good X's and O's guys and bring a good GM with them for the other stuff
Whats the difference anymore. They're all just days. Nice catch though!
I agree I have been more bummed other years (although it's disappointing when you feel you do have a roster capable of winning the national title and injuries / unfavorable matchups get in the way).
It's probably related to NIL, but it feels like this year had a ton of stacked teams. Circumstances, seeding, and luck have a lot to do with winning it all. You just have to keep making the tournament each year with top-tier rosters/teams/coaching to increase the probability.
I'm trying to think of the most disappointing NCAA exits in our history, and it's kind of hard.
Obviously 2000 is the top. That team was probably the best team in the country and should have been national champions.
There was something special about the Kane team, and I thought they had a good chance to make it just because of how explosive they could be offensively.
Ultimately Kentucky was an impossible team to beat, but there was a moment in the early second half where Royce White was going off, and I thought we had a shot.
The Ohio State loss just made me mad.
Then it goes without saying the first round exits were extremely disappointing.
Obviously 2000 is the top. That team was probably the best team in the country and should have been national champions.
There was something special about the Kane team, and I thought they had a good chance to make it just because of how explosive they could be offensively.
Ultimately Kentucky was an impossible team to beat, but there was a moment in the early second half where Royce White was going off, and I thought we had a shot.
The Ohio State loss just made me mad.
Then it goes without saying the first round exits were extremely disappointing.
