Feels like this could be trap game with Northwestern getting doors blown off by the machine Illinois is becoming and Iowa coming off west coast road trip. Hope we can get off to good start and not come out flat like the Rutgers game. Take care of business next two and sets up huge game next Saturday
It might well be for a lot of teams. But Iowa under Ben McCollom ain't gonna get trapped by anything. Did you see what Ben said about the late start @ Washington: "I told them (his team) that I wish it started later. Let's make it harder." That's just one of many reasons Ben ain't just another basketball coach. He's driven. I firmly believe he really would coach just for the challenge of it. Money? Okay, but it's not necessary . . .
No excuses. Never. For anything. Just go out and impose your will. Do every little thing you can to win. As long as you're on the court, nothing else in the world matters. When you're off the court, everything else is more important than basketball.
Let's not forget that Ben has Iowa on the verge of being 19-5, 9-4 in the BIG with a core of players from Drake.
Ben looks to me like he could be the most successful Iowa coach since Bucky O'Connor (two Final Fours in the late 1950s), Ralph Miller (14-0 BIG champs in 1970), and Lute Olson (Final Four in 1980). I love everything about his philosophy, his background, and his leadership. You can't give Beth Goetz too much credit for making the perfect hire.