Which state school will win a conference game first this season?

[Blue42]

I was talking to a Hawkeye friend of mine, who two years ago was on the "We're going to be national title contenders in four years" train. I asked him about where they stand now, and he told me "Frankly, I just hope we're contending for a tournament spot in two years." He's exaggerating, of course, but not by that much.

Title contenders?!?!?

Gotta be a Hawk fan to think that way.

For a reality check...that's a P5 program that's seen one Sweet 16 since 1989.

[sevelev711]

Title contenders?!?!?

Gotta be a Hawk fan to think that way.

For a reality check...that's a P5 program that's seen one Sweet 16 since 1989.

The hype was real. As horribly misplaced as it was, it was there. He wasn't the only one saying that, there were people all over saying that Iowa had a real shot in a few years, pundits and what not. Obviously, no one's saying that now.

[PantherAlum 2008]

Title contenders?!?!?

Gotta be a Hawk fan to think that way.

For a reality check...that's a P5 program that's seen one Sweet 16 since 1989.

Got a big smile on my face when I read that.

[Gboom23]

Iowa is trying to keep it close against Purdue today.

[Blue42]

The hype was real. As horribly misplaced as it was, it was there. He wasn't the only one saying that, there were people all over saying that Iowa had a real shot in a few years, pundits and what not. Obviously, no one's saying that now.

Hmmmm...I must have been listening to the wrong pundits.

Cuz I didn't ever hear anyone mention Iowa and national title in the same paragraph.

[Blue42]

Iowa is trying to keep it close against Purdue today.

Down 30 in the 1st half on Chris Street day.

Fielding a team that bears no resemblance to the attitude CS played with.

[UNIdad]

Down 30 in the 1st half on Chris Street day.

Fielding a team that bears no resemblance to the attitude CS played with.

They were trying to lose by 40 in order to honor #40! And couldn't even do that right!

[sevelev711]

Down 30 in the 1st half on Chris Street day.

Fielding a team that bears no resemblance to the attitude CS played with.

Fran trying to honor Chris Street's memory by making Hawkeye fans all over the state want to crash into a snow plow.

...Too soon?

[95UNIGRAD]

Fran trying to honor Chris Street's memory by making Hawkeye fans all over the state want to crash into a snow plow.

...Too soon?

Not a Hawk fan whatsoever, but yeah....not really something to joke about in that way.

[Trapped in California]

25 years is too soon? Really?

[JD720]

I don't think the timing is the issue. It's just not that funny or appropriate in the first place.

[Trapped in California]

If people can (and do) make jokes about Bill Cosby possibly raping how many women, September 11th events, or the Kennedy assassination (to pick three high profile events), then this is fair game.

I understand I may have a different point of view on this.

[vbfan19]

If people can (and do) make jokes about Bill Cosby possibly raping how many women, September 11th events, or the Kennedy assassination (to pick three high profile events), then this is fair game.

I understand I may have a different point of view on this.

I don't find jokes about any of those events funny or appropriate either

[Trapped in California]

I don't particularly enjoy puns. But they still persist. To each, their own.

[GonzoCat]

I don't find jokes about any well regarded persons untimely death particularly funny, regardless of time passage. If you want to joke about Hitler's death or Charlie Manson's (very recent), I'm okay with that. Of course the joke would have to be funny, which is hard to do about death anyway. That's just me though, I'm old and my path has been different from everyone else's. One of the things I'm working on hard is trying not to judge other people.