Another thriller in Iowa City

[PantherFan]

Re: Another thriller in Iowa City

Yeah, KU won't play Iowa after going 0-2 last time.

Kansas is 7-3 against Iowa all time and they haven't played since 2000.

[PantherHawk]

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Wow amazing what happens when your away from the computer for a few days.

UNI needs to get out of the Big 4 classic. It doesn't benefit them in any way and they will be able to get a BCS power into Cedar Falls. It will make it better for UNI and the BCS team they get in there.

Scheduling for the BCS big boys has all come down to these pre-season tourney's. Basically some of these tournaments are loaded with good teams and coaches feel that those tournaments are great competition boosts and toughen up the schedule. Before these tournaments you had teams traveling to other arena's to play one another. Now its all done in the south or out west or in NYC at pre-season tournaments. Iowa played in the Battle 4 Atlantis this year and all though it was "bad" for Iowa (playing Xaiver, UTEP, and Nova) instead of playing (Xavier, Tennesee, and Kansas).

Iowa did have a "tough" schedule outside of the home games, which as Iowa improves the pre-season schedule will get tougher. The gauntlet of the Big Ten also plays a factor into scheduling. You want to get the W's while you can, because in the Big Ten nothing is guaranteed.

Like I said UNI needs to get out of the Big 4 and schedule at least 2-3 BCS teams to come to Cedar Falls. I'm sure they can pull it off, I bet there are teams knocking at TD's door wanting to come to Cedar Falls. Should be easy.

[ubuntuCAT]

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Wow amazing what happens when your away from the computer for a few days.

UNI needs to get out of the Big 4 classic. It doesn't benefit them in any way and they will be able to get a BCS power into Cedar Falls. It will make it better for UNI and the BCS team they get in there.

Scheduling for the BCS big boys has all come down to these pre-season tourney's. Basically some of these tournaments are loaded with good teams and coaches feel that those tournaments are great competition boosts and toughen up the schedule. Before these tournaments you had teams traveling to other arena's to play one another. Now its all done in the south or out west or in NYC at pre-season tournaments. Iowa played in the Battle 4 Atlantis this year and all though it was "bad" for Iowa (playing Xaiver, UTEP, and Nova) instead of playing (Xavier, Tennesee, and Kansas).

Iowa did have a "tough" schedule outside of the home games, which as Iowa improves the pre-season schedule will get tougher. The gauntlet of the Big Ten also plays a factor into scheduling. You want to get the W's while you can, because in the Big Ten nothing is guaranteed.

Like I said UNI needs to get out of the Big 4 and schedule at least 2-3 BCS teams to come to Cedar Falls. I'm sure they can pull it off, I bet there are teams knocking at TD's door wanting to come to Cedar Falls. Should be easy.

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[9YRPLAN]

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No power team will come to CF. Not even in a 2 for 1 scenario. This is why I don't get the hate for Iowa's decision.

[UNIpanther99]

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No power team will come to CF. Not even in a 2 for 1 scenario. This is why I don't get the hate for Iowa's decision.

You "don't get" that most of us don't like Iowa and ISU changing what most neutral observers thought was a good thing about college basketball in this state?

[panther-state]

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Iowa did have a "tough" schedule outside of the home games

They had a road schedule? Iowa State is the only game on an opponents court. The Battle 4 Atlantis are the only games outside of Iowa.

While other Big Ten teams do something similar with only a couple true road games there is a very distinct difference between Iowa's home schedule and the Michigan State's and Wisconsin's of the world: all of Iowa's games are against patsies. The other two are playing ranked teams and good mid majors. #4 Wisconsin plays Marquette, Milwaukee and played GB on the road...hmmm...amazing that they still have the "flexibility" to play in neutral tournaments and schedule teams like Florida, Virginia, etc.

I can't believe Bo Ryan and the Badgers have the gall to play 3 in-state rivals and then go out and not bring in Maryland Eastern Shore and Fairleigh-Dickinson to fill out their home slate. I'd be pissed if I were badger fan who had to watch Wisconsin try their hand at quality opponents at home.

[panther2317]

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Because UNI fans thought Iowa and ISU playing home and home series with UNI and Drake made the Hawks ans Clones somehow "better" than other power teams. They did it for years...and it was great for fans in all 4 fan bases.

I guarantee that if Iowa drops the series after they had hammered UNI for ten straight years...that no one has any angst about the decision.

But Iowa dropped the series after UNI thumped them...so it makes UNI fans feel that the Hawks have a little "take my ball and go home" mentality.

Iowa does hold the power until UNI shows they don't need Iowa. I wish UNI would pull out of the Big 4 altogether and schedule some road or neutral court games with other BCS conference schools. We don't need Iowa on our schedule at all.

Of course I like in-state rivalry games...but if they only want it their way...then just don't play them at all. They can find another Arkansas Pine Bluff.

[Luckycat]

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"Of course I like in-state rivalry games...but if they only want it their way...then just don't play them at all. They can find another Arkansas Pine" Bluff.

ABSOLUTLEY!!!!

[9YRPLAN]

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All of those mid major games you mentioned were part of 2 or 3 for 1 setups with regional interest.

UNI won't do that with Iowa or isu

[hoopfan]

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Three pages of bull****. Congrats guys!

Amazing isn't it?

What could have been less than 1 page has turned into 3 pages because 3 people on this board refuse to acknowledge there is a very distinct difference in what was said by Fran and what has been done. They asked for links and quotes and the quote made by Fran has been posted time and again. Once it was posted, they argue that "of course Duke, KU and UNC aren't going to come to Carver to play." So if that is the case, why ask for the quote?

I think the issue a lot of people on this board have is with what was said and what was done. It's fine if you can't schedule Duke, KU or UNC to come to Carver. However, there is a very large group of teams (approx. 200 or more) between the 3 Fran listed and Nebraska Omaha, Farleigh Dickinson, Maryland Eastern Shore, Penn, UNC-Wilmington & Arkansas Pine Bluff.

[9YRPLAN]

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I know reading is hard, but it helps to actually read an entire quote sometimes.

[hoopfan]

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I know reading is hard, but it helps to actually read an entire quote sometimes.

Here is the whole article for you. Not sure what else there is I need to read. I'm sure you'll throw the "are you ****ing retarded" line back as a rebuttal since the article speaks for itself.

http://thegazette.com/2011/10/17/fran-mccaffery-plans-to-upgrade-iowas-non-conference-basketball-schedule/

IOWA CITY — Iowa basketball’s non-conference schedule once again lacks marquee appeal to a national audience. But that could change in the future.

Iowa Coach Fran McCaffery said he’s willing to filter major opponents into his annual schedule once the program reaches a sustainable level of success. Iowa’s non-conference opponents this year were a combined 192-225 last year and only one — Clemson — qualified for the NCAA Tournament. The Hawkeyes don’t leave the state until Dec. 31, a road Big Ten game at Wisconsin.

“I’ve always tried to schedule based on what I thought our team’s capabilities were that year,” said McCaffery, who enters his second year as coach. “For example, one year at Siena we thought we were going to be good. We had the No. 1-ranked non-conference schedule in the country. We took them all on.

“Once our program continues to improve, then you want to take them all on. You want to play, if you can get a home-and-home with Kansas or a Duke or a Carolina or a UCLA, Kentucky, anybody like that, get TV games, you’ve got to do that. You’ve got to see what your team is capable of doing and test them during the year and get your program exposure on national television.”

Iowa’s non-conference slate features a handful of constants each year. Since 1988, the Hawkeyes have played the other three instate programs. The Hawkeyes are locked into the annual ACC-Big Ten Challenge and compete in an exempt tournament each year.

But Iowa recently has hesitated to schedule major non-conference opponents for single games. Iowa’s last major opponent outside of league, tournament, in-state or challenge play was at Arizona State in 2006, the last season Iowa posted a winning record. That likely will change under McCaffery.

“Do you always look for, ‘How can we get the most wins?’” McCaffery asked. ”Well, a lot of teams have done that over the years, and it’s hurt them at the end of the year. Their RPI is what it should be. You’ve got to have your eye on RPI.”
- See more at: http://thegazette.com/2011/10/17/fra....4lhKcnlK.dpuf

[GonzoCat]

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Wow amazing what happens when your away from the computer for a few days.

UNI needs to get out of the Big 4 classic. It doesn't benefit them in any way and they will be able to get a BCS power into Cedar Falls. It will make it better for UNI and the BCS team they get in there.

Scheduling for the BCS big boys has all come down to these pre-season tourney's. Basically some of these tournaments are loaded with good teams and coaches feel that those tournaments are great competition boosts and toughen up the schedule. Before these tournaments you had teams traveling to other arena's to play one another. Now its all done in the south or out west or in NYC at pre-season tournaments. Iowa played in the Battle 4 Atlantis this year and all though it was "bad" for Iowa (playing Xaiver, UTEP, and Nova) instead of playing (Xavier, Tennesee, and Kansas).

Iowa did have a "tough" schedule outside of the home games, which as Iowa improves the pre-season schedule will get tougher. The gauntlet of the Big Ten also plays a factor into scheduling. You want to get the W's while you can, because in the Big Ten nothing is guaranteed.

Like I said UNI needs to get out of the Big 4 and schedule at least 2-3 BCS teams to come to Cedar Falls. I'm sure they can pull it off, I bet there are teams knocking at TD's door wanting to come to Cedar Falls. Should be easy.

I can't tell which parts of this are supposed to be serious and which parts are sarcasm. If I had to guess I would say only the third paragraph was serious. Am I right? Do I get a prize?

[Hawkstrat]

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Yes lets all bow to the mighty Hawks LOL are you freaking kidding me UNI is lucky to get to play Iowa ?? normally playing Iowa is a knock on UNI's RPI !

Take your praise the chockeyes crap to their board because some of us dont give a crap about Iowa never have never will I grew up a Panther fan and will be till i die and I will take about any team in the damn world before i will cheer for the almighty squakeyes

Its people like a few on here that defend the Hawks no matter what and act like everyone is supposed to be a Hwk fan first and a UNI/ISU/Drake fan second that makes me hate the Hawks even more and their all - mightier then everyone else fans

A lot of butthurt for someone that doesn't 'give a crap about Iowa.' For many years Iowa and Iowa State did something stupid, they traveled to Drake and UNI as if they were equals, but they aren't, and Fran rectified the situation.

Also, I'm not trying to convert you, I don't care that you are a Panther fan. I don't get the point of telling me how loyal you are to UNI.

P.S.- You are an idiot and an embarrassment to any Panther fan with a little common sense or knowledge of their native language.

[Panther-Sheik]

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...they traveled to Drake and UNI as if they were equals, but they aren't...

This is absolutely correct. UNI was superior in a good number of the recent years.