Comments on: Hawks Go Cold Against Illini http://www.hawkeyenation.com/basketball/hawks-go-cold-against-illini Iowa Hawkeyes Football | Basketball | Recruiting | Wrestling Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: frydays http://www.hawkeyenation.com/basketball/hawks-go-cold-against-illini/comment-page-1#comment-552 frydays Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:24:50 +0000 http://www.hawkeyenation.com/?p=1739#comment-552 I agree that the attendance issue is 50% lack of success, and 50% undesirable to watch basketball. In the 80’s and 90’s I would plan my week around watching the Hawks on TV, now there are games I miss, and it doesn’t really affect me. Consider this. Bowlsby keeps Dr. Tom, he coaches Iowa another 5-6 years, included in that time frame would have been 2 years of Dean Oliver, 3 years of Joey Range and 4 years of Nick Collison. Probably would have finished upper big ten, made NCAA tourney most years. Possibly another sweet 16 run. We then could have transitioned to maybe Bruce Pearl, or at the worse, Keno Davis. Keno would have kept his fathers pressing style. Keno would currently be in about his 5th or 6th year at Iowa. Alford buried this program in many different fronts. I agree that the attendance issue is 50% lack of success, and 50% undesirable to watch basketball. In the 80’s and 90’s I would plan my week around watching the Hawks on TV, now there are games I miss, and it doesn’t really affect me. Consider this. Bowlsby keeps Dr. Tom, he coaches Iowa another 5-6 years, included in that time frame would have been 2 years of Dean Oliver, 3 years of Joey Range and 4 years of Nick Collison. Probably would have finished upper big ten, made NCAA tourney most years. Possibly another sweet 16 run. We then could have transitioned to maybe Bruce Pearl, or at the worse, Keno Davis. Keno would have kept his fathers pressing style. Keno would currently be in about his 5th or 6th year at Iowa. Alford buried this program in many different fronts.

]]> By: Lionhawk http://www.hawkeyenation.com/basketball/hawks-go-cold-against-illini/comment-page-1#comment-532 Lionhawk Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:40:27 +0000 http://www.hawkeyenation.com/?p=1739#comment-532 I don't think Jon has a problem with the ticket office selling the seats to Illannoy fans, I think the real question is why the seats right behind the home basket for the second half. Sell them the seats in the upper reachs but right behind the basket is really questionable. I don’t think Jon has a problem with the ticket office selling the seats to Illannoy fans, I think the real question is why the seats right behind the home basket for the second half.

Sell them the seats in the upper reachs but right behind the basket is really questionable.

]]> By: Edgiscript http://www.hawkeyenation.com/basketball/hawks-go-cold-against-illini/comment-page-1#comment-531 Edgiscript Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:36:27 +0000 http://www.hawkeyenation.com/?p=1739#comment-531 "Another question that probably deserves an answer is why would the Iowa ticket office sell a block of tickets that large to an out of state group?" Come on. Really? Is this honestly a question that's still being asked in college athletics today? The answer is simple. Because it's a business. If anybody has problems with this, at least limit your rantings to the fan base not buying tickets. I fail to see any problem with any university selling tickets to anybody. If Illinois sold out Carver Hawkeye, I would in no way be upset with the University of Iowa for allowing it to happen. And if you do rant that the U of I should not be selling tickets to opposing fans, then don't gripe when Minnesota takes measures to keep Iowa fans out of its stadium. “Another question that probably deserves an answer is why would the Iowa ticket office sell a block of tickets that large to an out of state group?”

Come on. Really? Is this honestly a question that’s still being asked in college athletics today? The answer is simple. Because it’s a business. If anybody has problems with this, at least limit your rantings to the fan base not buying tickets. I fail to see any problem with any university selling tickets to anybody. If Illinois sold out Carver Hawkeye, I would in no way be upset with the University of Iowa for allowing it to happen. And if you do rant that the U of I should not be selling tickets to opposing fans, then don’t gripe when Minnesota takes measures to keep Iowa fans out of its stadium.

]]> By: Hooper http://www.hawkeyenation.com/basketball/hawks-go-cold-against-illini/comment-page-1#comment-530 Hooper Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:59:18 +0000 http://www.hawkeyenation.com/?p=1739#comment-530 It was revealed after the game that Cully was ill. Not that anyone cares. We still lost, I guess. We played well enough to win but didn't shoot well enough to win. It was revealed after the game that Cully was ill. Not that anyone cares. We still lost, I guess. We played well enough to win but didn’t shoot well enough to win.

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