**2026-2027 Iowa Basketball Season Thread**

[gohawkeyes811]

How long did we just go without a ranked win?

That's not what you said.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Goalposts

 

[gohawkeyes811]

Yeah that's basically many people in the social media age.

Says one thing, someone refutes the point. Oh yeah, well what about this? Ok.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Jfc whatever

 

[DonnyDonovan]

I don’t hate Ferentz. I am bored with Ferentz and our complete lack of competitiveness against top teams.

Yeah, we were super non-competitive against Oregon and Indiana last year. JFC.

 

[gohawkeyes811]

In his strange worldview, words only mean things to him, and it doesn't matter what they actually mean.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Jfc whatever

If McCollum plays, I’m going to trust it’s because he’s good enough to play.

 

[CamelTones]

This is how I visualize Wade at the end of every one of these arguments:

 

[CleteyColgate]

all this nonsense and not one peep about the women's scrimmage

 

[Lee Beevers]

all this nonsense and not one peep about the women's scrimmage

Probably not going to be much in the men’s basketball thread, you stupid asshole. God dammit, Clete!!!!

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

all this nonsense and not one peep about the women's scrimmage

I don’t find this troll to be funny, clete

 

[StinkyMcFadden]

Supposedly, we beat STL!!!

At the same time, they're supposedly really good.

Also, at the same time, they may have had a player who didn't play...maybe even one of their best players.

Also, supposedly, who cares?

 

[StinkyMcFadden]

If McCollum plays, I’m going to trust it’s because he’s good enough to play.

Spoken like a fella who coached his shitty son.

(I have no idea if you coached your son or if he's shitty)

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Spoken like a fella who coached his shitty son.

(I have no idea if you coached your son or if he's shitty)

I did. He wasnt but missed his junior and senior years to knee injuries.

The only reason this is even a thing (well a couple reasons) Kirk’s son, Brian Ferentz, the McCaffrey boys, and the Culdesac Crew.

 

[rodg12]

This is how I visualize Wade at the end of every one of these arguments:

Then he goes and gets kicked out of another one of his kids’ events.

 

[LifelongHawk]

I did. He wasnt but missed his junior and senior years to knee injuries.

The only reason this is even a thing (well a couple reasons) Kirk’s son, Kirk’s son, Brian Ferentz, the McCaffrey boys, and the Culdesac Crew.

Lil Lick scarred me forever.

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

Lil Lick scarred me forever.

PMac was’t much better

 

[Lil Scamp]

PMac was’t much better

In a way he was worse

Lil Lick didn't have an all American sitting in the bench behind him

 

[Lee Beevers]

This remains so retarded. Frans kids were actually D1 basketball players. They ended up not being all that good, but Ol’ Francis was not wrong in having them on the roster. Ben’s kid hasn’t played at all and nobody aside from LWaderetardress thinks he is going to. If Ben’s kid takes minutes from a better player and we lose because of it then it’s fair game.

 

[Lil Scamp]

I don't think the issue is with having them on the roster

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

This remains so retarded. Frans kids were actually D1 basketball players. They ended up not being all that good, but Ol’ Francis was not wrong in having them on the roster. Ben’s kid hasn’t played at all and nobody aside from LWaderetardress thinks he is going to. If Ben’s kid takes minutes from a better player and we lose because of it then it’s fair game.

Pat sucked. He wasn’t lick bad but he wasn’t a douche level player

 

[Lil Scamp]

Let me put it this way


Frans nepotism cost us more games than Licks

Come at me

 

[Lee Beevers]

Pat sucked. He wasn’t lick bad but he wasn’t a douche level player

Wut? Yes he was.

 

[Lee Beevers]

He scored over 1000 points at Iowa. That’s a whole lot of privilege if he wasn’t a Douche level player. I think it can easily be argued he didn’t deserve the opportunity to score 1000 points at Iowa given who else was on the roster.

 

[Lil Scamp]

He was not a douche level player with that skill set: no defense, no rebounding shoot first wing who couldn't pass or create his own shit

You hit the nail on the head

It was an awful lot of privilege for a guy you can't win with

 

[StinkyMcFadden]

Don't talk about the Big 10's all time leader in fewest fouls per minute like that.

 

[Lil Scamp]

One last note and I'll shut up

Folgers was a very similar player to Patrick but his numbers were better across the board

I think we all agree that big ten was not for him

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

Folgers was far superior to Pat.

 

[Fletch]

And it’s not even close.

 

[Lil Scamp]

Exactly

 

[CleteyColgate]

Let me put it this way


Frans nepotism cost us more games than Licks

Come at me

That's because Lick's roster was bad top to bottom

 

[Talkin' Goat]

That's because Lick's roster was bad top to bottom

Great work there, Detective.

 

[hawkstud44]

Patrick is playing professional basketball and they don't care who his dad is.

 

[Lee Beevers]

Patrick is playing professional basketball and they don't care who his dad is.

Basketball is the sport the casual sports fan is just stunningly retarded about. Patrick was and is a big gay retarded fag. He was also a douche level (high major) player.

 

[The Dad]

Basketball is the sport the casual sports fan is just stunningly retarded about. Patrick was and is a big gay retarded fag. He was also a douche level (high major) player.

Are you more than a casual sports fan, Leebert?

 

[Lee Beevers]

Are you more than a casual sports fan, Leebert?

I’m hardcore!!!!

 

[The Dad]

Attaboy.

 

[Mitchandrsn]

More preseason talk but we play both teams.

 

[Monster]

I haven't read the past few pages, and won't, but are we flipping out over Peyton McCollum here?

 

[Hawk_Kegmasters]

I haven't read the past few pages, and won't, but are we flipping out over Peyton McCollum here?

Just the one person that says everyone is saying that McCollum will be in the rotation. I’ll let you guess who that is.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

Oh and it’s already affecting our recruiting at the PG position.

 

[Shawneemicks]

I know if I were a top 5 pg I’d be very leery of Peyton

 

[Monster]

Just the one person that says everyone is saying that McCollum will be in the rotation. I’ll let you guess who that is.

Lol gotcha. Well, I have no idea if he will be or not, but would it be groundbreaking if a kid who was 1st team all state in HS and the son of a coach (smart) walked on to a team and actually became a contributor? Probably. Never happens.

 

[rodg12]

Lol gotcha. Well, I have no idea if he will be or not, but would it be groundbreaking if a kid who was 1st team all state in HS and the son of a coach (smart) walked on to a team and actually became a contributor? Probably. Never happens.

The Cul-de-sac vehemently disagrees.

 

[Thomas Wolsey]

Patrick is playing professional basketball and they don't care who his dad is.

oh come on

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Both Kakert and Hawk Central- the people paid to cover the beat- have reported this. Seems like an odd thing to make up when it’s easy for anyone to verify it.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

Then it shouldn't be hard to post it here.

 

[AZmessDAWG]

If he plays, he must be good enough.

 

[Shawneemicks]

Here’s the thing, if Peyton plays & he sucks and continues to play more than less shitty players everyone’s gonna be upset. Ben has shown zero inclination to this point that he cares about anything but playing the best players so most of us see that and give the benefit of doubt.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Then it shouldn't be hard to post it here.

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