**2020-2021 Iowa Basketball Season Thread**

[Brad Wesley]

 

[brantshawks]

Please, Please, Please, Please.

 

[CurdMan]

I will watch the hell out of Iowa vs Southern. Black Friday has become one of the best sporting days on the year with Iowa basketball and then football kicking Nebrantska’s ass every year.

I do wonder if tv is going to be all screwed up with these early season games. I guess BTN doesn’t have anything better to show though and Iowa being top 5 will really help, hopefully

 

[BBK]

That schedule is fuckin beautiful.

 

[BBK]

Top 50: 2 games (#2 and #23)
50-100: 1 (#67)
100-200: 0
200-300: 3 (#215, #263, #297)
300-357: 1 (#347)

 

[Hawk&Balls]

@26.2 I'm going to chat text you every play in the Southern game

 

[The Incredible Hawk]

University of Indianapolis Division II team also has a really nice arena called Skillman Court that is right in the downtown area as well.

That arena sucks. That picture makes it look way nicer than it actually is.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

That arena sucks. That picture makes it look way nicer than it actually is.

must be the tinder picture

 

[Dr. Zaius]

Looks like a high school gym

 

[Herbie2]

I thought the Gonzaga game was Saturday the 19th.....weird that it would be moved to a Friday night.

 

[6deuce]

I thought the Gonzaga game was Saturday the 19th.....weird that it would be moved to a Friday night.

They obviously want Iowa fans to have an extra day to recover after the blowout victory.

 

[Jim]

They obviously want Iowa fans to have an extra day to recover after the blowout victory.

It was appreciated last weekend.

 

[douglasbader]

Where the FUCK is the schedule??

 

[Shpadoinkle]

Where the FUCK is the schedule??

According to my sources it will be released today.

 

[The Incredible Hawk]

Looks like a high school gym

It’s old. I used to work in that conference. Drury and Southern Indiana are the schools that have awesome venues.

 

[KitKatApples]

Do they sell pretzels?

 

[BillyBob]

The games will be played when they are played.

 

[Bonner]

Do they sell pretzels?

Soft serve cones is the bigger question

 

[26.2]

Where the FUCK is the schedule??

 

[L. Wade Childress]

There will be no schedule. Teams just have to show up in the bubble and call next.

 

[Fletch]

There will be no schedule. Teams just have to show up in the bubble and call next.

Our guys are going to be exhausted.

 

[C-3PO]

According to my sources it will be released today.

I have a feeling this is your source.

 

[Wanderer]

Did this happen?

 

[Fletch]

Did this happen?

No. December 19th.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

@douglasbader you can calm the fuck down now

 

[bigazzturkeylegs]

Did this happen?

No. I was logged in ready to try then saw this.

 

[Wanderer]

No. I was logged in ready to try then saw this.

Ok. Thanks.

 

[douglasbader]

@douglasbader you can calm the fuck down now

Wrong year DAWG!!!!

 

[Brad Wesley]

No. I was logged in ready to try then saw this.

Open to the public?

 

[The Tin Man]

 

[BBK]

Bring it in, boyz.

 

[Revolver]

Not to go full *Valp0, but ol Revo will be at the Sanford Pentagon for that tilt.

Spoiler

I went full Valp0.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

Not to go full *Valp0, but ol Revo will be at the Sanford Pentagon for that tilt.

Spoiler

I went full Valp0.

Never do that

 

[BBK]

Bring it in, boyz.

 

[26.2]

Not to go full *Valp0, but ol Revo will be at the Sanford Pentagon for that tilt.

Spoiler

I went full Valp0.

If you post on chat during the game I will send you anthrax

 

[Hawk&Balls]

If you post on chat during the game I will send you anthrax

Then you might want to stay away on black friday

 

[Revolver]

If you post on chat during the game I will send you anthrax

125 S Dubuque St #4000, Iowa City, IA 52240

 

[The Incredible Hawk]

125 S Dubuque St #4000, Iowa City, IA 52240

Google maps caught you moving your things.

 

[Stu Beagle]

So what are the thoughts on the lack of fans affecting officiating and how that impacts Iowa?

 

[Talkin' Goat]

So what are the thoughts on the lack of fans affecting officiating and how that impacts Iowa?

Probably neutral. Now is Izzo still a midget bitch that has his team mostly get away with beating the shit out of you? TBD but probably yes.

Luka and Connor bring an extra toughness to the team that helps with that. Especially in late game situations. Much less raping and pants shitting last year.

 

[BBK]

So what are the thoughts on the lack of fans affecting officiating and how that impacts Iowa?

I think more fouls will be called and it will be a little less physical, which is to our advantage. It is natural of humans to be impacted by crowd noise and the momentum of a game. To not see everything with all the noise around them.

Fouls will be heard as well as seen moreso than before.

Speaking specifically of Izzo, if I'm a normal unbiased person and all I am hearing for 40 minutes is Tom Izzo screaming with his cry face, I imagine that would get rather annoying.

 

[Revolver]

Google maps caught you moving your things.
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It has been so long since I’ve been in the PedMall. Is the Sheraton called The Graduate now?!?!

 

[brantshawks]

It has been so long since I’ve been in the PedMall. Is the Sheraton called The Graduate now?!?!

Not sure but I think most college towns have one of those anymore.

 

[KitKatApples]

What are you the fucking hotels.com guy now?

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

What are you fucking the hotels.com guy now?

I am sure he is.

 

[Jim]

It has been so long since I’ve been in the PedMall. Is the Sheraton called The Graduate now?!?!

Yes

 

[MikeyJoe]

I think more fouls will be called and it will be a little less physical, which is to our advantage. It is natural of humans to be impacted by crowd noise and the momentum of a game. To not see everything with all the noise around them.

Fouls will be heard as well as seen moreso than before.

Speaking specifically of Izzo, if I'm a normal unbiased person and all I am hearing for 40 minutes is Tom Izzo screaming with his cry face, I imagine that would get rather annoying.

The book Scorecasting talks about this.

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Essentially, the theory is that the majority of "home field advantage" in sports is driven by referees being unconsciously biased by crowd noise.

 

[Squat Cobbler]

That's what made the NBA bubble so enjoyable. Very little referee bias. Just two teams going against each other straight up. I'm too lazy to calculate the final results, but I think away teams were winning at about a 10% clip over the historical average. Something like 43% of the time.

 

[The Incredible Hawk]

The book Scorecasting talks about this.

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Essentially, the theory is that the majority of "home field advantage" in sports is driven by referees being unconsciously biased by crowd noise.

No, it’s magic. ISU fans tell me so.

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

No, it’s magic. ISU fans tell me so.

They have a lot of bad calls go against them in Hilton.