[MJSCK]

Originally Posted by 9YRPLAN

neutral site games are a good way to help your RPI

I am just home from the game. We were out-hustled and out-played. CU was a step ahead and more hungry all night. McDermott is a baller. He's far better than Basabe or Gatens or May. Like it or not, it's true. They played strong D all night, too.

Maybe next time.

[Biggusblockus]

Playing the game at Wells Fargo is a good idea, but maybe not again until the program is a little more on solid footing.

There is no buzz about Iowa BB, mostly because the product has been so inferior for so long. Today, unfortunately, proved that. Getting smoked by 30 by a mid-major is not indicative that Iowa will be relevant anytime in the near future.

If Iowa BB was doing well, the place would have been packed. I thought the turnout was pretty good considering the game was televised and it's a lot easier to stay home and you can at least change the channel when things start to get out of hand. That is not how I feel - but I'm afraid a lot of people do feel that way.

I'm not sure what the inside of the new practice facility looks like, but I'll bet you it looks nothing like the inside of Wells Fargo based on the shooting I saw tonight...

[hawkforlife9]

Everybody knows we're a football school.

[JonDMiller]

There are aspects to this thread that either have to be a put on, or its a magnet for the clueless.

I think its a good idea to play a game or so every year or every other year in the largest metro area in the state and a place where Iowa can make good inroads in season ticket sales.

I also think Creighton executed real, real well in this game and they are a better basketball team than Iowa is at this point.

Lastly, there are some that hope to play in post season tournaments again, such as the NCAA tournament. You don't play at home.

[GhostofBTT]

Originally Posted by Biggusblockus

There is no buzz about Iowa BB, mostly because the product has been so inferior for so long. Today, unfortunately, proved that.

False. Have you not heard how good we're going to be in 3 years? Only a bad fan wouldn't cheer for this team considering how good they may be some day.

[jacknicholson]

Originally Posted by CWooD4

How do you come up with this argument?



The students struggle to show up when the game is at Carver, do you really think they would have made a huge difference in showing up since its the beginning of thanksgiving break? You're comment is a dumb one as well.

There it is, by the way there are tens of thousands more Iowa fans than Drake fans in Iowa's largest city....

[GhostofBTT]

Originally Posted by jacknicholson

There it is, by the way there are tens of thousands more Iowa fans than Drake fans in Iowa's largest city....

There are more Iowa fans than Drake fans on Drake's campus.

[jacknicholson]

Originally Posted by GhostofBTT

There are more Iowa fans than Drake fans on Drake's campus.

Hah....

Well put, Ghost.....

This was close to a home game for the Hawks, unfortunately a very good Creighton team showed up with fans. They are certainly more than just a MVC team. In my opinion they are definitely top 25 material. Can't automatically count the Mid-Majors out anymore, Look back at he last two Final Fours and National Championshp games...

Anybody remember when the called the Missouri Valley Conference The Valley of Death, when they had Cincinnati with Oscar Robertson and Louisville with Wes Unseld and Butch Beard, and the Maury John Bulldogs with the belly button defense...

Creighton certainly looked like they belonged in The Valley of Death Sunday sfternoon....

[GoHawks24]

Originally Posted by Hawkfromnorwalk

I was there too. Creighton set the tone very early and the crowd never had a chance to get involved. Iowa fans got loud once when we scored five unanswered but then CU scored right away and killed it. After that the Hawks never really gave anybody the reason to cheer.

This. I was there too and this is a pretty right-on explanation of how it went down.

[jacknicholson]

Originally Posted by Hawkfromnorwalk

I was there too. Creighton set the tone very early and the crowd never had a chance to get involved. Iowa fans got loud once when we scored five unanswered but then CU scored right away and killed it. After that the Hawks never really gave anybody the reason to cheer.

Sounds like the Hawk fans showed up. That is how it should be. This is very close to a home game even if we play Drake @ Wells Fargo. Friends of mine who graduated from Drake, and have season tickets cheer for the Hawks at Drake.

After a while yesterday one would feel like a fool to continue cheering during the game I saw on TV.....

It will get much better.....

[hawkeyescott]

Originally Posted by braytonra

Good point, and well taken. I just feel we would have shot better at Carver. It's supposed to be a home game.

Since you weren't at the game how can you comment on what the atmosphere was like?

There was close to 13,000 there yesterday and Creighton probably made up 1,500 of that so it was a home court advantage.

If Iowa would have given the fans a reason that place would have been rocking and probably would have been louder than Carver.