**2025-2026 Iowa Basketball Season Thread**

[gohawkeyes811]

Basketball is a Jimmies and Joes deal, yet we continue to ignore our recruiting deficiencies. Needed a new hire to change that culture, and don’t think we got it.

Ok, you do understand this is a challenging thing to do, correct? Who do you think was willing to come to Iowa who was better than McCollum? It's just a weird angle to take. I think everyone is pretty measured on this team's potential.

 

[KitKatApples]

You’re being a faggot.

I know and his basketball argument is way off too

 

[The Dad]

Ok, you do understand this is a challenging thing to do, correct? Who do you think was willing to come to Iowa who was better than McCollum? It's just a weird angle to take. I think everyone is pretty measured on this team's potential.

Better at X and O’s? No one.

Better equipped to change the culture from a recruiting standpoint….I’m sure there are some.

Continuing to hire slightly different flavors of the same white nerd who wants to have their son on the team isn’t changing shit.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Better at X and O’s? No one.

Better equipped to change the culture from a recruiting standpoint….I’m sure there are some.

Continuing to hire slightly different flavors of the same white nerd who wants to have their son on the team isn’t changing shit.

And if it does well then…..RATT!!

 

[Shawneemicks]

I think the most likely reality is almost NO coach is going to fix those recruiting deficiencies.
Iowa isn’t exactly a place that lends itself to that.
Goes for football too as we often see

 

[The Dad]

And if it does well then…..RATT!!

I’ll be the first to hold my hand up and admit I was a faggot. I’ll be thrilled for Iowa to be fucking relevant again.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

George Raveling did it!!!!

 

[AZmessDAWG]

I’ll be the first to hold my hand up and admit I was a faggot. I’ll be thrilled for Iowa to be fucking relevant again.

Prove me wrong, Hawks!!!

 

[The Dad]

I think the most likely reality is almost NO coach is going to fix those recruiting deficiencies.
Iowa isn’t exactly a place that lends itself to that.
Goes for football too as we often see

Iowa St can but Iowa can’t? I’ll never buy that.

Raveling did it.

 

[The Dad]

Jinx!!

 

[Hawkstrat]

Aren't bits supposed to be funny?

I mean, we've embraced Jogger and Shawnee, so not really.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

If McCollum is as good of a coach as everyone that knows him suggests he is, hell be fine with the quality of players that Iowa can entice

 

[The Dad]

If McCollum is as good of a coach as everyone that knows him suggests he is, hell be fine with the quality of players that Iowa can entice

I bet I can find a nearly identical post from someone when The Criminal was hired.

 

[Shawneemicks]

How many big ten titles did George win?
Tourney wins?

 

[Hawk&Balls]

I bet I can find a nearly identical post from someone when The Criminal was hired.

And?

 

[gohawkeyes811]

I bet I can find a nearly identical post from someone when The Criminal was hired.

Who gives a shit? Do you think all of these hires are sure things? WTF is even going on? Have you actually confused yourself with your own strangeness?

 

[HiawathaHawk]

 

[The Dad]

How many big ten titles did George win?
Tourney wins?

Feels like you’re missing the point.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Feels like you’re missing the point.

George isn’t the best comparison. It was different time and they cheated their ass off with his Nike connection.

But if you can recruit to Ames would one fucking think you could do the same thing at Iowa. That I agree with 1000%z

 

[Hawk&Balls]

Let's not act like Iowa State is full of 5 stars

 

[gohawkeyes811]

George isn’t the best comparison. It was different time and they cheated their ass off with his Nike connection.

But if you can recruit to Ames would one fucking think you could do the same thing at Iowa. That I agree with 1000%z

Don't discount the allure of "Hilton Magic".

 

[Gushawk]

I bet I can find a nearly identical post from someone when The Criminal was hired.

I was excited about The Criminal hire. Even more excited about Steve Alford.

I was not excited about Kirk or Tom Davis.

Fans generally aren’t great at assessing head coach hires.

 

[The Dad]

Who gives a shit? Do you think all of these hires are sure things? WTF is even going on? Have you actually confused yourself with your own strangeness?

Yes that’s the argument I’m making! You figured it out!!!

What are you so fucking confused about? My argument is simple. Iowa, for some fucking reason, has created a culture where good black players, who are willing to commit to similar programs, are not willing to do the same to ours. Hiring a white nerd X and O guy, for the 5th time in a row, isn’t going to change that.

Even if he’s a lesser coach, Iowa needed to hire a black dude so he can start the process of changing that culture.

Is that simple enough for you to understand? Too DEI perhaps?

 

[gohawkeyes811]

That is, perhaps, the dumbest thing I have ever heard.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Let's not act like Iowa State is full of 5 stars

Who’s doing that? They’re better than Iowa and that’s not a debate.

 

[The Dad]

That is, perhaps, the dumbest thing I have ever heard.

Neat.

 

[gohawkeyes811]

You were just talking about Iowa State recruiting versus Iowa recruiting. It's all because of ISU's black head coach!

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Can’t wait for the season to get started. Be nice to take it out on an opponent after going toe to toe against each other every day!

 

[The Dad]

You were just talking about Iowa State recruiting versus Iowa recruiting. It's all because of ISU's black head coach!

Well, dipshit, they seem to already have a culture where those black players feel welcome and at home.

Are you seriously not able to understand my simple argument?

 

[gohawkeyes811]

Well, dipshit, they seem to already have a culture where those black players feel welcome and at home.

Are you seriously not able to understand my simple argument?

Your simple argument is Iowa needs to hire a black head coach to change the culture to be able to recruit highly skilled, black players.

It's not hard to understand. It's just so dumb I thought it was a joke.

 

[douglasbader]

Yes that’s the argument I’m making! You figured it out!!!

What are you so fucking confused about? My argument is simple. Iowa, for some fucking reason, has created a culture where good black players, who are willing to commit to similar programs, are not willing to do the same to ours. Hiring a white nerd X and O guy, for the 5th time in a row, isn’t going to change that.

Even if he’s a lesser coach, Iowa needed to hire a black dude so he can start the process of changing that culture.

Is that simple enough for you to understand? Too DEI perhaps?

What a loser.

 

[The Dad]

Your simple argument is Iowa needs to hire a black head coach to change the culture to be able to recruit highly skilled, black players.

It's not hard to understand. It's just so dumb I thought it was a joke.

Or keep hiring the same white nerd over and over, get his scrappy lunch pail son in the mix, and hope it works out this time.

 

[douglasbader]

Has a single black player ever complained about Iowa's basketball culture?? Where is this coming from?

 

[The Dad]

Has a single black player ever complained about Iowa's basketball culture?? Where is this coming from?

You’re right. Totally made up. It’s just me.

 

[gohawkeyes811]

This is just fucking weird.

 

[BBK]

At least when I do the basketball racist thing it's actually funny

 

[douglasbader]

Provide one single shred of evidence that black players have an issue at Iowa. Just one.

 

[The Dad]

Provide one single shred of evidence that black players have an issue at Iowa. Just one.

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

Can we give this coach 1 or 2 recruiting cycles before getting our undies knotted up?

 

[CleteyColgate]

Yeah, the Dean Oliver comment kind of ruins the gag.

I like the last Iowa point guard who took his team to a Sweet 16

 

[eclone]

Why did you put that in quotes?

Partly because lost 4 games, but mostly because I was emphasizing that phrase in relation to their strength of schedule.

 

[CleteyColgate]

Always neat to see a bunch of white people with no fucking black friends blather about Iowa needing more blacks on the team.

 

[douglasbader]

@MikeyJoe time to ban Senior Clit from this thread.

 

[Mysterio]

feels like this should be all the dad needs to read

 

[douglasbader]

Partly because lost 4 games, but mostly because I was emphasizing that phrase in relation to their strength of schedule.

Did you really think I didn't know or realize that? And you know I was referring to the regular season.

 

[kenos]

Always neat to see a bunch of white people with no fucking black friends blather about Iowa needing more blacks on the team.

do you count the black guy doing your mom as a friend?

 

[The Dad]

Always neat to see a bunch of white people with no fucking black friends blather about Iowa needing more blacks on the team.

 

[eclone]

Did you really think I didn't know or realize that? And you know I was referring to the regular season.

You? Yes.

 

[douglasbader]

You? Yes.

It's not my fault your cousin is a dipshit. Also, don't be salty about all the Iowa State football injuries, big guy. Not my fault either.

 

[The Dad]

feels like this should be all the dad needs to read

Like when Izzo was raving about Todd and saying we should keep him forever?