No rule against
If the committee went by Lunardi they might as well quit their job!Lunardi has moved Iowa to Birmingham against USC.
No rule against
If the committee went by Lunardi they might as well quit their job!Lunardi has moved Iowa to Birmingham against USC.
I bet LSU was thrilled about playing us in Milwaukee last year. Same with Wisconsin not having absolute home court advantage against us, either - and yet it still happened.
Just because the tournament committee places the top 16 seeds as close to their home as is logistically possible doesn't mean they won't put a lower seed in a near home court situation if it balances the brackets. Just the way it works.
OK, there, appreciated.Just building upon this initial post, can we all just take a step back before tomorrow's show, and truly appreciate the great coaching job and players working their a**es off these past 2 seasons. The fact we made the tourney 2 years in a row out of absolute nowhere is incredible. These were truly bonus years in my opinion. Sweet 16 last year and a good shot for another one this year. Before the madness starts up tomorrow night, just take a chance to enjoy this pleasant surprise.
Especially if it is ANY NC team. They will be in whatever situation has them in whatever regional is ALWAYS in NC. Just a rule.I bet LSU was thrilled about playing us in Milwaukee last year. Same with Wisconsin not having absolute home court advantage against us, either - and yet it still happened.
Just because the tournament committee places the top 16 seeds as close to their home as is logistically possible doesn't mean they won't put a lower seed in a near home court situation if it balances the brackets. Just the way it works.
All you guys have Rose colored glasses because they beat us twice.If OK State doesn't get in that's bull ****
A.K.A. "The Carolina Invitational"Especially if it is ANY NC team. They will be in whatever situation has them in whatever regional is ALWAYS in NC. Just a rule.
The committee put Cincinnati in Columbus the year they played Iowa as a 10 seed. So then they would have had a home court advantage in the 2nd round against Tennessee who was the 2 seed.Don't see it happening for 2 reasons:
1. Why would you reward a team that had a mediocre season who lost a ton of bad games with an essential home game?
2. Why would you punish the likely overall #1 seed Kansas with having to play a team it's back yard in round 2?
Good one.
Sign me up for that bracket.
Sign me up for that bracket.
My favorite day of the year until my favorite two days of the year
I was thinking more about Houston and UCLA both being banged up and K-State doesn’t scare me. Top 3 seeds are vulnerable and the 4 is meh.Anyone with Iowa's trends in stats (feast/famine offense, bad defense) but not them specifically.
I don't want another one off situation in the off chance they meet in the Sweet 16.
Haven’t read this threat yet but shall we all throw some no guts no glory predix.
Iowa state vs VCU as a 4/13
Or
Iowa state vs oral Roberts as 5/12
Iowa vs wvu
Or
Iowa vs Arkansas
Okie state makes it
FAU gets a 7
I actually also think there are so many big ten teams in the 8/9 range Iowa could slip to 10