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    76 NCAA Tournament Teams in 2026-27

    Yeah it'll be about like bowl games have become. I guess whatever but it's definitely watered down.
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    IOWA will be spending over $10M on the 2026-27 roster (Portal opens on Tues, April 7)

    Good questions. I'd like him to stay also, but given the needs for PG and C, I wonder if all the stars will be able to align. I'm not convinced they will.
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    IOWA will be spending over $10M on the 2026-27 roster (Portal opens on Tues, April 7)

    If I had to choose, and it were me, I'd go PG - but hopefully Iowa ends up filling both needs. I'm guessing there might be another departure (there would have to be), but time will tell.
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    IOWA will be spending over $10M on the 2026-27 roster (Portal opens on Tues, April 7)

    Absolutely did. Can't confirm since none of this seems to be publicly available, but I thought read that Fran's last team had a paltry NIL budget of something like $1.5M or so. Ben's first team, I've read anywhere from $6.25 to $8-$10M (in this thread). What the accurate number is, who knows...
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    Coon commits!

    Awesome news! Keep it coming! PG and C next, please. :)
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    Here’s a thought….

    Agreed - doesn't necessarily have to be a big scorer (would be nice, though) but just has to be someone that can hold their own defensively and on the glass against a team like Illinois.
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    Can We Please Slow Our Roll on the Curt Cignetti Comparisons or the Immediate Contract Renegotiation?

    This is a year old, so if someone has more up to date info, please share, but Big 10 coaches salaries ranked is listed here: https://www.si.com/college/minnesota/gophers-basketball/where-does-niko-medveds-contract-rank-among-big-ten-coaches McCollum is 14th out of 18 in the league as of the...
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    Caitlin Clark

    That is apparently highly unlikely.
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    Connor McCaffrey is joining Ben McCollum’s staff at Iowa as an assistant.

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    Can We Please Slow Our Roll on the Curt Cignetti Comparisons or the Immediate Contract Renegotiation?

    Steve Alford didn't have the track record Ben does.
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    Jaidyn Coon Storm Lake

    James Winters is another that comes to mind. I concur on Thomas, though.
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    Coaching Carousel

    Fair point - DePaul basketball for example, can't be much of a draw in Chicago these days, I wouldn't think. There can still be NIL collectives and donors, but that's probably a hard go without much of a fan base, either.
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    We currently have 1 Open Roster Spot if Tavion Banks returns in 2026-27

    Yeah I agree... With NIL and players being paid, it's the unfortunate reality that college sports have basically turned into a business, and our coaches also need to think like GMs. I don't like it, either.
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    We currently have 1 Open Roster Spot if Tavion Banks returns in 2026-27

    Agreed on all of that. As big as Al was for us in those couple games in the tournament, there were too many other games where he was a non-factor. I don't necessarily WANT to see him walk out the door, but in this climate, Ben needs to spend wisely.
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    Can We Please Slow Our Roll on the Curt Cignetti Comparisons or the Immediate Contract Renegotiation?

    Stirtz is going to be a big hole to fill, no question, but he did have some help in this tournament. Do you really think Iowa gets past Florida and Nebraska this year without Alvaro, Sage and Koch? I sure don't.
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