NCAA Denies Iowa’s Request to Honor Street
Just when you thought the NCAA couldn’t get any more jacked up, we learn they denied Iowa’s request to honor Chris Street I will admit to being sensitive over this one. Then again, so may a few...
View ArticleHawkeyes Fight to Bitter End in Columbus
Iowa trailed by 22 midway through the second half in Columbus, but rallied back to trail by four before falling made it a game before falling 72-63 to Ohio State Midway through the second half, Iowa’s...
View ArticleMidweek B1G Power Poll
More games have been played since Sunday, which gives me an excuse to take a look at my Big Ten Power Index. Northwestern beats Minnesota in Evanston? Really? Yeah, that’s reason enough to shuffle...
View ArticleNo Margin For Error?
The Iowa basketball team is off to a 2-4 start in Big Ten play, which was not unexpected. However, the time draws near where they will be expected to win. We all knew the first seven games of this...
View ArticleHawks Fall in OT at Purdue
Iowa made 5 of their first 36 shots in their game against Purdue, but still took the lead late and had a last second shot in regulation to win it but lost 65-62. For 30 minutes, this was one of Iowa’s...
View ArticleB1G Power Poll; Iowa Heading South
We reshuffle the deck of our Big Ten Power Poll again this week and unfortunately, the Hawkeyes are heading south. Here is a link to our most recent Power Poll, from Thursday. Now, the reshuffle,...
View Article11 To Go: Can Iowa Make The Dance?
The Iowa basketball team is off to a 2-5 start on the Big Ten season with 11 games to play. Have they dug a hole too deep to climb out of? For the Iowa men’s basketball team, now is the time to go....
View ArticleHawks Hold Off PSU
Another ugly first half for the Iowa basketball team, but this time they had the worst team in the league as their opponent and won 76-67. Thank goodness Iowa’s opponent was Penn State. That’s what I...
View ArticleHawkeyes Burned in the Barn
It was going to be tough to beat Minnesota in The Barn this year but Iowa missed out on a huge opportunity. I didn’t give Iowa much of a chance at Minnesota before today’s game, which makes the one...
View ArticleOnce Again Hawkeyes Can’t Close, Lose to the Gophers
By Justin VanLaere While Groundhog Day was yesterday, Hawkeye fans have been living this sort of game over and over and over again this season. Another victory within reach, another loss when it was...
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