OPEN THREAD: IOWA BEGINS THEIR MARCH ON SAN ANTONIO
I wasn't kidding - Iowa's going to win the Big 10 Tournament and their march on San Antonio begins today with a win against Michigan. I could preach about how this is going to happen, but I won't do that. Only 1 fact is relevant here - Iowa has the best tournament record of any Big 10 team at Conseco Fieldhouse. Anything else is superfluous (and totally damaging to my theory) and I refuse to discuss it.
Join us today for commentary on the game, the first signs of March daytime drunkenness, and a special appearance by J Leman [seriously?--ed.] [probably not, but teasers always lie.--JHC.].
Go Hawkeyes!!!!!
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We may be down 15-7 in reality,
...but in my mind, we're already up 65-3. Also, The Virus has 45 points.
Woooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!! GO HAWKS!!!!
by Bucketochicken on Mar 13, 2008 11:22 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
20-7
All hell is breaking loose. Again.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 11:22 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Good gravy
Iowa can't stop giving the ball away. This might be over by the half.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 11:25 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
This is not good
Not the start we wanted, to be sure.
by jebushchrist on Mar 13, 2008 11:26 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
New and interesting ways to turn the ball over
Tony Freeman dribbles the ball so long, Cy Tate falls asleep in the paint and is called for a 3 second violation.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 11:27 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
22-9 now
But we will lead at the half. I can feel it.
by jebushchrist on Mar 13, 2008 11:27 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Are you a masochist?
Listen to the game at KSCJ.com.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 11:27 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
"Cyrus 'mezmerized' by Tony's dribbling..."
Gotta be the first mezmerization by TF's dribbling, ever.
by Bucketochicken on Mar 13, 2008 11:27 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Iowa's CLAWING back!
Always good to hear Dolph say things like, "After being down 13, the Hawkeyes are within 11."
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 11:28 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
For some reason
I sort of like listening to these games when Iowa's getting blown out. I enjoy hearing Gary Dolphin give up on the inside.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 11:31 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
For some reason
I hate Freeman.
by jebushchrist on Mar 13, 2008 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Listen, pal
He's a third team all-Big 10 player. You can't go around hating the most celebrated member of the team.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 11:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
25-11
Michigan's fifth three of the game, and they're on pace for 15.
Meanwhile, Iowa has somehow just committed back-to-back charges. I'm not sure I've ever seen that before.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 11:32 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Every time Freeman dribbles
an angel dies.
by jebushchrist on Mar 13, 2008 11:33 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
We got Michigan playing our game now
They're trying to "out turnover" the Hawkeyes?
Bitch, please.
by jebushchrist on Mar 13, 2008 11:35 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I like how Hansen
thinks Tate will make this free throw.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 11:35 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Cyrus the Virus
Is playing like it's the second half. He's throwing around some D too. This is good to see (in the final game of his career)!
by jebushchrist on Mar 13, 2008 11:36 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He's a junior!
I'll not have you impugn my son's integrity, Jebus.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I assumed
you'd pressure him to declare for the draft.
by jebushchrist on Mar 13, 2008 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My son
should do whatever he feels is best. I'm not an overbearing dad.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
BTN announcer guy-
"Wolverines up by 10, at the moment..."
as if Iowa can score 11 points and take the lead in a moment's time.
by jebushchrist on Mar 13, 2008 11:37 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Packed house at Conseco today!
packed house = empty seats
by jebushchrist on Mar 13, 2008 11:40 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It's early
Indianapolis is a city that sleeps late.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Indianapolis is a city?
I always just assumed the "-opolis" was you know, just for looks.
by Bucketochicken on Mar 13, 2008 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
27-18 now
Tate has hit 3 straight free throws, which for him is like Cal Murphy hitting 50 in a row.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 11:41 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
In related news
Calvin Murphy just impregnated 4 more women.
by jebushchrist on Mar 13, 2008 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
get it?
"related news"...
forget it
by jebushchrist on Mar 13, 2008 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Single parenthood isn't funny
and neither is AIDS.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They have a cure for AIDS now, didn't you hear?
by Bucketochicken on Mar 13, 2008 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
um...
So after some investigative reporting, I just found that of the women 14 Murphy impregnated illegitimately, 5 were his own illegitimate daughters, so... that was probably in poor taste.
by jebushchrist on Mar 13, 2008 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
this is awesome
Iowa is making their comeback by having Cyrus the Virus at the free throw line. This is hilarious.
by jebushchrist on Mar 13, 2008 11:42 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON
Justin Johnson drives to the hoop?!?!?!
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 11:42 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Good god
Tony Freeman might foul out with 5 charges.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 11:43 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I was gonna say the same
by Bucketochicken on Mar 13, 2008 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seth!!!!
I love Seth Gorney.
Why do we suck so bad? I mean, I understand I should already know this but, by golly, Michigan is horrible!
by Boobie Miles on Mar 13, 2008 11:44 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
thank you
last thing we need is a third foul in the final minute of the half.
by jebushchrist on Mar 13, 2008 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I...
hate listening on the radio.
I will now go to the bar and get bombwasted so my coworkers smell booze on my breathe when I get back. Then I'll get fired. Then I'll find JR Angle....
by Boobie Miles on Mar 13, 2008 11:46 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey, it's Justin Johnson!
Remember him????
Good to see Iowa not even trying on the defensive glass. It has cost them, what, 7 points?
34-25 Michigan at the break.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 11:49 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
SETH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
way to block out, kid...
Iowa down 34-25 at the half
by jebushchrist on Mar 13, 2008 11:49 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
that BTN "reporter"
was stiffer than a wedding prick. It was like a sequel to Mannequin.
by jebushchrist on Mar 13, 2008 11:50 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Andrew McCarthy's ears perk up
quickly realizing it's a false alarm, he goes back to rifling through my garbage for scraps.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sterling A/T ratio, Hawkeyes
.375/1 is outstanding work. Cocksuckers.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 11:57 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The polls are still open!
OPS is making a comeback on Pat Harty, he's now down just 22-18.
dmbmeg continues to dominate (RAWRRRRRRR!!!) J Leman, 46-28.
If you haven't voted, do so now.
by jebushchrist on Mar 13, 2008 11:58 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
VOTE OPS
I guarantee you I will never subject you to an OopsPowvalanche. Isn't that enough?
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 12:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And by work
I mean look at the internet all day like me.
by dmbmeg on Mar 13, 2008 12:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
In that case,
by Bucketochicken on Mar 13, 2008 12:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is just the beginning
We will do our part to destroy our nation's workplace productivity throughout March.
by jebushchrist on Mar 13, 2008 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dolphisms, vol. 3149
Hearing him struggle with the word "telltale" is a sublime pleasure.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 12:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
again, the BTN reporter
So wooden she makes Erin Andrews look like Robin Williams.
by jebushchrist on Mar 13, 2008 12:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
40 seconds into the 2nd half
Michigan has already scored five points and forced an Iowa timeout. Attaboy, Hawks.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 12:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And a turnover
Don't forget the turnover!!
by Bucketochicken on Mar 13, 2008 12:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Friendly Neighborhood ISU fan here
I miss Brody Boyd.
by CrossCyed on Mar 13, 2008 12:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Likewise
we miss Jake Sullivan.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 12:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
GORNOGRAPHY
The jump hook is devastating. It can't be stopped.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 12:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Holy shit!
Gorney with the floater? Nice.
by jebushchrist on Mar 13, 2008 12:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
MORE SHIT THAT'S HOLY
JJ just got a steal!
by jebushchrist on Mar 13, 2008 12:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Thank God we have Alex Thompson
I actually partied with him in December.
Do you remember him having the qualities of a used bag of douche?
by CrossCyed on Mar 13, 2008 12:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
A-Thomp
I do remember being stunned at how bad he was at basketball. That probably has to do with the fact that [name redacted] was coaching him.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crazy thing is
He's decent on defense at least, and people have wanted him to start at times.
I can't watch the game, so let's just go back to dreaming about Brody.
[sigh]
by CrossCyed on Mar 13, 2008 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
jesus christ
Seth actually blocked out that time and the fucker went right over his back.
by jebushchrist on Mar 13, 2008 12:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sims 3 = I am wearing snow pants.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 12:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
For clarification's sake
I am referring to a 3-point bucket by Michigan Wolverine DeShawn Sims, not the third iteration of the popular "The Sims" computer game franchise.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Banging head slowly against the wall
it is the only thing that makes the pain go away
by three and out the kok story on Mar 13, 2008 12:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I wonder where Jess Settles is right now?
Probably doing coke off of some hooker.
or watching the game.
Or both.
by CrossCyed on Mar 13, 2008 12:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
our guards
are fucking atrocious. Just atrocious.
by jebushchrist on Mar 13, 2008 12:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Apple turnovers for everybody!
Ball tipped off of Gorney, TO #11 for Iowa. Michigan leads 44-29. I want to start drinking right now.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 12:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It's like I tell my wife every night
it will all be over soon enough.
by three and out the kok story on Mar 13, 2008 12:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yep
Only with this, we're all crying.
by Bucketochicken on Mar 13, 2008 12:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, it more of a hysterical laughter
the tears tried up long, long ago
by three and out the kok story on Mar 13, 2008 12:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dear Iowa
You know how when you're down by 13 with two minutes to go and scrap the offense and start jacking shots up and you actually do better? Do that now while you're not completely out of contention.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 12:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
unfortunately
Freeman and Peterson are like Jon Beutjer and Zack Mills
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 12:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Seth Gorney
HawkeyeSports only lists weight, no height.
Is he an amorphous shape changer?
by CrossCyed on Mar 13, 2008 12:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Seth's height is immeasurable
It's kinda like trying to weigh light.
by Bucketochicken on Mar 13, 2008 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's part of his Zen training
The Lotus Blossom plays like he's 6'2" on a regular basis.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd cry too
if I looked that much like Herb Tarlek.
by Bucketochicken on Mar 13, 2008 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
In two years
we will be laughing with the guys BB team all the way to the final four [of the ladies NIT].
by three and out the kok story on Mar 13, 2008 12:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Capital idea, Iowa
Let's go 8 minutes without hitting a field goal.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 12:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It has been 44-30 for the last four hours
It's like neither team wants to win.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 12:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Can't really blame them -
by Bucketochicken on Mar 13, 2008 12:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dolph is excited
because Iowa is already in the 1&1 bonus with 9 minutes and change to go. Dolph has apparently never watched the Hawkeyes shoot free throws.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 12:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
my god
Tate got fucking hammered there and they missed the call. Good thing they whistled the second one.
by jebushchrist on Mar 13, 2008 12:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
So, what's having the Big Ten Network like?
Or, for that matter, herpes?
by CrossCyed on Mar 13, 2008 12:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Jesus
There hasn't been a single field goal in the last 7 minutes, for either team.
I'm going to set my brain on fire.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 12:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
HACK-A-VIRUS
This is ridiculous. Tate shoots free throws as well as, like, me.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 12:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Cyrus Tate IS the Iowa offense
And the Iowa offense is apparently all about making half their free throws
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 12:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey
I may be coming to IC for the game in fall.
I'll remember to stay away from Jebus.
My goal is to track down the Gornstar and get a picture with him.
by CrossCyed on Mar 13, 2008 12:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I was there in 2004 and 2002.
I've been to two games at Kinnick and one at CHA.
I've been trying really hard to fit a Jake Christensen joke into today's conversation, but I'm waiting for that opportunity to arise.
by CrossCyed on Mar 13, 2008 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Time for the ultimate pepperpot
Ladies and gentlemen, it's Bohall Time.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 12:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
This is literally all Iowa does
Cyrus Tate, shooting free throws.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 12:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Virus's Bricks
Are so bricky they're audible over radio. Nice.
by Bucketochicken on Mar 13, 2008 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well I guess it's time...
... and thus began... the greatest comeback that Conseco Fieldhouse had ever seen. The pullout bleachers were fully extended, as was effort of the Iowa Hawkeyes...
by Buddy Light on Mar 13, 2008 12:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
"The frozen tundra...
...of Iowa's shooting touch"
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
people don't need scores
they need VD jokes
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I fucking hate Ed Hightower
This aint Juilliard, mother fucker, just blow the whistle and get out of the goddamn way.
by jebushchrist on Mar 13, 2008 12:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
WAIT
Ed's not in Kansas City?
hallelujah
by CrossCyed on Mar 13, 2008 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nail in the coffin 3 for Michigan
49-37.
Iowa's strategery of coming back from a double-digit deficit without hitting a single field goal seems to be foolish at this point.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he can't fuck Iowa from KC, can he?
by jebushchrist on Mar 13, 2008 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe we'll be lucky enough
to get Steve Welmer tonight.
by CrossCyed on Mar 13, 2008 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
BTN announcer guy namechecks Mama's Family
Vicki Lawrence pick in ...3 ...2 ...
by jebushchrist on Mar 13, 2008 12:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh. My. God.
"This is about as homely a second half as I can remember." -Dolph
Iowa, down big late, commits a shot clock violation. Unreal.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 12:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Unreal? Yes.
Somehow still unsurprising? Also yes.
I can hear the sucking all the way up here in Chicago.
by Bucketochicken on Mar 13, 2008 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and I'm done
Down by 12, 3:30 left, and we let the shot clock expire.
That's it.
Goodbye 2007 Hawkeye athletic season. Go.
by jebushchrist on Mar 13, 2008 12:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Iowa actually went on a 7-0 run
From 44-29 to 44-36.
Trouble is, it took over 9 minutes, so nobody noticed.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 12:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That's not a run
that's a naked quadrapalegic pulling himself along a broken glass-strewn alley by his chin. With a 45 LB plate on his back.
by Bucketochicken on Mar 13, 2008 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
A timeout? Fuck you, Iowa
Don't prolong this. It's 51-41, but it might as well be 500-0.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 12:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I imagine you guys will watch ISU tonight
Cause I doubt you've gotten your fill of shitty basketball yet.
by CrossCyed on Mar 13, 2008 12:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I will
I'm watching basketball non-stop for the next month. We'll have open threads here for most, if not all, of the upcoming tournament days.
by jebushchrist on Mar 13, 2008 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, I've got important women's action tonight
It's hot 3 some action.
In a way.
by CrossCyed on Mar 13, 2008 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No pants, sir?
This seems like the most pantsworthy of any game in recent memory.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
STOP THE PRESSES
Iowa has converted a field goal!
53-43, late late late. Then Jake Kelly fouls the best free thrower Michigan's got. This shit's over.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Mar 13, 2008 12:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm glad I'm not watching this on TV
Listening to it is bad enough to give my ears AIDS. Watching it would probably make my brain melt and my butthole to seal itself shut.
Or something.
by Bucketochicken on Mar 13, 2008 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cut dude some slack -
Pretty tough to put on pants when you're paralyzed from the chin down.
by Bucketochicken on Mar 13, 2008 1:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't know what to do with myself
Does this mean that everything I believe about Marchifornication is a lie? Is it not the most magical time of the year? I just don't know anymore. I had a dream, and that dream was for Iowa to be the first team from a major conference to be a 16 seed in the NCAA tournament. And now that dream is dead. Deader than Don Knotts dead.
by Adam on Mar 13, 2008 1:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It's best this way
We can shed the anchor that was the Hawkeyes and truly enjoy the rest of the season. All pain and disappointment are gone now. Dead.
Marchifornication rolls on.
by jebushchrist on Mar 13, 2008 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
True
But you know what? I really wanted to watch the Hawks slap Jason Bohannon around tomorrow but Noooooooo, we have to miss every shot we took.
Can't wait for Gorney to be the, oh probably, 8th overall pick in the NBA draft.
Goodbye Seth. We had fun.
by Boobie Miles on Mar 13, 2008 2:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

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