*** 2026-2027 Iowa Women’s Basketball Season Thread ***

[Hawk24]

Hays just continues to be a total nothing when on the floor. She doesn’t need to be all-BT, just hold her own when Heiden is on the bench. She can’t do that…even against lesser competition. I think that is going to be the one glaring weakness on this team.

 

[CamelTones]

Well that and their defense appears to be bad.

 

[CleteyColgate]

Hays just continues to be a total nothing when on the floor. She doesn’t need to be all-BT, just hold her own when Heiden is on the bench. She can’t do that…even against lesser competition. I think that is going to be the one glaring weakness on this team.

We're getting killed anyway, I'd like to see Jan play Hays a bunch of minutes here and force her to speed up.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

Hays just continues to be a total nothing when on the floor. She doesn’t need to be all-BT, just hold her own when Heiden is on the bench. She can’t do that…even against lesser competition. I think that is going to be the one glaring weakness on this team.

I was optimistic for her, but that just might be what she is. Either way you have to bring in a portal big next year.

 

[Debit One]

have to bring in a portal big next year.

Sounds like something that @Soda Popinski would say.

 

[Hawk24]

Made it respectable at least.

 

[Lil Scamp]

Not a terrible game for a team who is still coming together

I'm still very optimistic

 

[Creed]

How do you know where and when they come?

 

[CleteyColgate]

Not a terrible game for a team who is still coming together

I'm still very optimistic

Ok, I'm coming around to your point of view. North Carolina looking way worse against South Carolina than Iowa did against UCONN

 

[BBK]

Not a terrible game for a team who is still coming together

I'm still very optimistic

Would you like to see them come together

 

[rodg12]

Hays just continues to be a total nothing when on the floor. She doesn’t need to be all-BT, just hold her own when Heiden is on the bench. She can’t do that…even against lesser competition. I think that is going to be the one glaring weakness on this team.

They need to just play small with Woliczko at the 5 in those minutes. The Hays minutes have been brutal.

 

[Stomper15]

What a name.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Travis’ kid hopefully

 

[CleteyColgate]

Let's get back into the W column

Where is the chat?

 

[douglasbader]

Journey Houston got in great shape.

 

[douglasbader]

Did I miss something on the Callie Levin thing? She's crying in the post-game conference and saying how she lost all her confidence and now has it all back.

Then I look and she was terrible with 6 points on 2-8 shooting and 3 turnovers in a 38 point blowout.

 

[Hawk_Kegmasters]

Did I miss something on the Callie Levin thing? She's crying in the post-game conference and saying how she lost all her confidence and now has it all back.

Then I look and she was terrible with 6 points on 2-8 shooting and 3 turnovers in a 38 point blowout.

She probably lost confidence because she was practicing against better players every day, and never saw the court because she wasn’t good enough. She’s more confident playing with crappy players, but games like this proves she’s at the level she belongs.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

I mean, she committed as a freshman, they weren’t going to pull an offer from a local kid that dreamed of playing there. So she had to get to college to figure out what level she actually belongs at. She was an excellent high school player. But iowa currently has one iowa kid on the roster, if that tells you anything.

She barely played the first half due to foul trouble which was her own fault.

 

[douglasbader]

She probably lost confidence because she was practicing against better players every day, and never saw the court because she wasn’t good enough. She’s more confident playing with crappy players, but games like this proves she’s at the level she belongs.

Yeah, not that any of it matters, but just was odd seeing this tweet and video below and overall comments as if the implication was the Iowa staff screwed up with her or ruined her confidence. I think there was something from her parents that also indicated they were upset with her playing time last year.

She seems like a great kid and nice 2-3 minutes at the end of blowouts piece on a good team, likely will be fine where she is at with UNI as a starter and will put up numbers against competition more at her level.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

Kind of shows where uni is at right now

 

[L. Wade Childress]

I’m getting to the age where I am empathetic towards these young ladies who have spent their whole life playing sports. I am dealing with it with my freshman. She never wanted to specialize or put in a ton of outside work but still had quite a bit of success in every sport.

But you get to HS, at a big school and you are now competing against kids who have made one sport their focus for years or else they are simply D1 caliber athletes that have the size and speed everyone is looking for.

Mix that girls in this age range are emotional train wrecks, I feel for them. It’s tough to put in a shit load of work at something only to realize that God simply didn’t give you enough talent.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Kind of shows where uni is at right now

They have always been in Cedar Falls, although they were once known as the Iowa teachers college.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

I have never met the guy, but her dad seems to be super into hoops. He runs a basketball club and has several daughters. He comes off as really be into the branding and marketing stuff which adds a publicity element onto the girls shoulders.

Kids start training so early these days that when you recruit you have to pay attention how much upside they have left. You can work hard to become a good shooter or ball handler but, again, genetics are undefeated.

 

[Hawk_Kegmasters]

Her dad is an Oelwein guy. Tall dude. Dated my sister.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

In that case, she may just be having meth withdrawal.

 

[2HawkFans]

I have never met the guy, but her dad seems to be super into hoops. He runs a basketball club and has several daughters. He comes off as really be into the branding and marketing stuff which adds a publicity element onto the girls shoulders.

Is this guy Brian Joens #2

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Is this guy Brian Joens #2

no, he seems normal. I believe he’s an attorney so he probably posts here.

Some good players have left big clubs to play for his.

 

[BBK]

They have always been in Cedar Falls, although they were once known as the Iowa teachers college.

 

[Lee Beevers]

I’m getting to the age where I am empathetic towards these young ladies who have spent their whole life playing sports. I am dealing with it with my freshman. She never wanted to specialize or put in a ton of outside work but still had quite a bit of success in every sport.

But you get to HS, at a big school and you are now competing against kids who have made one sport their focus for years or else they are simply D1 caliber athletes that have the size and speed everyone is looking for.

Mix that girls in this age range are emotional train wrecks, I feel for them. It’s tough to put in a shit load of work at something only to realize that God simply didn’t give you enough talent.

Ts and Ps in regards to your daughter sucking at sports.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Ts and Ps in regards to your daughter sucking at sports.

She’s injured. It’s been magical for me.

 

[Maury Povich]

I’m getting to the age where I am empathetic towards these young ladies who have spent their whole life playing sports. I am dealing with it with my freshman. She never wanted to specialize or put in a ton of outside work but still had quite a bit of success in every sport.

But you get to HS, at a big school and you are now competing against kids who have made one sport their focus for years or else they are simply D1 caliber athletes that have the size and speed everyone is looking for.

Mix that girls in this age range are emotional train wrecks, I feel for them. It’s tough to put in a shit load of work at something only to realize that God simply didn’t give you enough talent.

do you have to do this in every thread? we get it, you have a kid you think is good at sports. congrats. we are all very very happy for you.

 

[Herbie2]

Is this guy Brian Joens #2

Not even close.

 

[Herbie2]

Yeah, not that any of it matters, but just was odd seeing this tweet and video below and overall comments as if the implication was the Iowa staff screwed up with her or ruined her confidence. I think there was something from her parents that also indicated they were upset with her playing time last year.

She knew she wasn't ready last year and wanted to redshirt, but Jan told her no, and that is what upset the family.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

She wanted to redshirt her sophomore year?

 

[Hawk&Balls]

The ol riley mulvey

 

[Lil Scamp]

I feel for Callie

She so badly wants to be a great ball player

 

[douglasbader]

She knew she wasn't ready last year and wanted to redshirt, but Jan told her no, and that is what upset the family.

Jan trying to get rid of her.

 

[Herbie2]

She wanted to redshirt her sophomore year?

Yes, she wanted to try and get better so she could be a contributor later in her career but Jan pretty much told her she didn't think that would happen, so things were rough right from the start of the season.

 

[Lil Scamp]

I feel for Callie

She so badly wants to be a great ball player

 

[Mysterio]

sounds like shes going pro in something other than sports

 

[Hawk&Balls]

Yes, she wanted to try and get better so she could be a contributor later in her career but Jan pretty much told her she didn't think that would happen, so things were rough right from the start of the season.

Sounds like jan was probably right

 

[Herbie2]

Sounds like jan was probably right

Oh, she definitely was. But I was a little surprised just because they rarely use all of their scholarship allotment anyway.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

do you have to do this in every thread? we get it, you have a kid you think is good at sports. congrats. we are all very very happy for you.

My kids are mediocre in sports. I’m sorry that upsets you.

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Yes, she wanted to try and get better so she could be a contributor later in her career but Jan pretty much told her she didn't think that would happen, so things were rough right from the start of the season.

That’s odd given the roster space we have.

 

[HerkyHopeful]

That’s odd given the roster space we have.

Maybe not so much anymore with NIL. One less mouth to feed

 

[CleteyColgate]

Callie was an asset to Iowa and really wanted to be a great Hawkeye. Makes me sad, but Jan ain't running a charity.

Also, does Jan have a daughter who will play for her someday?

 

[L. Wade Childress]

That’s probably up to the Director of Basketball Operations, who is the daughter of her old boss.

 

[Hawk&Balls]

That’s probably up to the Director of Basketball Operations, who is the daughter of her old boss.

Show your work

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Show your work

I don’t really work much

 

[Thanksgiving Dinner]

My kids are mediocre in sports. I’m sorry that upsets you.

Gambling brings out the worst in people