Willie's 2027 Crystal Ball - Final PreSeason Edition

2ndBurnerAccount

Freshman
Oct 14, 2025
17
54
13
I want Iowa to finish below #10 sooooo bad.
I'd like them to finish 4-7, so they never get rid of TNT and think have a chance if they just tweak training, get a recruit, spend more slum lord money, get the right upper weight coach... or whatever.
mainly cause they will never win a championship with TNT again, and seeing the twins lose their **** every season is just a joy to watch
 

APSPSUwrestlingfan

Sophomore
Jun 13, 2021
101
136
33
I'd like them to finish 4-7, so they never get rid of TNT and think have a chance if they just tweak training, get a recruit, spend more slum lord money, get the right upper weight coach... or whatever.
mainly cause they will never win a championship with TNT again, and seeing the twins lose their **** every season is just a joy to watch
I prefer to see them finish 5-7 and never win a trophy. Am I asking too much?
 

rainierelbert

Sophomore
Oct 6, 2025
31
105
33
If Iowa finishes below 5th, I would not be surprised to see a coaching change. Yeah sure its not below 10 but this reminds me a little of the end of the Fran McCaffery era for Iowa MBB. They were never bad as a whole (average at best). But this is the least enthusiastic the fanbase for Iowa has been in a long time. Last year it appeared ticket sales and attendance were down at home meets. There is a lot of apathy from the fanbase which is creating a divide of those who want Brands gone and those who want Brands to stay. And the Brands do not make it easier on themselves with heavy reliance on the transfer portal, lack of development, bad relationships with former Iowa wrestlers, roster mismanagement, you name it.
 
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2ndBurnerAccount

Freshman
Oct 14, 2025
17
54
13
I prefer to see them finish 5-7 and never win a trophy. Am I asking too much?

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Nitlion1986

All-American
Apr 13, 2024
2,033
5,905
113
If Iowa finishes below 5th, I would not be surprised to see a coaching change. Yeah sure its not below 10 but this reminds me a little of the end of the Fran McCaffery era for Iowa MBB. They were never bad as a whole (average at best). But this is the least enthusiastic the fanbase for Iowa has been in a long time. Last year it appeared ticket sales and attendance were down at home meets. There is a lot of apathy from the fanbase which is creating a divide of those who want Brands gone and those who want Brands to stay. And the Brands do not make it easier on themselves with heavy reliance on the transfer portal, lack of development, bad relationships with former Iowa wrestlers, roster mismanagement, you name it.
Asking for a friend here. Is there any way we can get PSU basketball to average on a regular basis?
 
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NoVaLion

Sophomore
May 29, 2001
105
187
43
I recall when we joined the Big10, the biggest argument on, “why” that I recall was that now we could get good basketball recruits and would have teams like Indiana and Michigan. Holy cow, that was a lie.
That may have been the fans take but for PSU it was about the money they would get from the BIG from the NCAA which was a LOT more than the zero we were earning on our own.
 

El_Jefe

Heisman
Oct 11, 2021
3,892
16,066
113
I recall when we joined the Big10, the biggest argument on, “why” that I recall was that now we could get good basketball recruits and would have teams like Indiana and Michigan. Holy cow, that was a lie.
That was how PSU sold the public to give Harrisburg cover for funding BJC.

Remember that a new basketball arena was a conference entry requirement.
 
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manatree

All-American
Oct 6, 2021
3,555
6,409
113
Remember that a new basketball arena was a conference entry requirement.

I still say that was just a load of hor$e$hit that Jim Tarman used in his final pitch for the Trustees to approve it. I’ve never seen a single credible source, just Tarman‘s claim that teams told him they would not come to Rec Hall.
 

lionlover

All-American
Jul 8, 2001
3,685
7,243
113
Like a Yoko Ono-esque songbird? Just kidding! I'm actually a fan of your statistical prowess. Of course, I'm a little Rain Man-ish myself.
I'm more impressed with Wilt Chamberlain's statistical prowess. I know what I said wasn't germane to this board, but the devil compelled me. Carry on.
 

lionlover

All-American
Jul 8, 2001
3,685
7,243
113
Asymptotes? I'm not sure, but I think I may have arrested a few of them during my police career.
Thank you for your service.

My father was a policeman. My friends all said, I was so lucky in case I got arrested.

I said, "Are you out of your f***ing mind!? Any punshment I get from the law would be in addition to one of the worst *** whippings of my life!"
 
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Psalm 1 guy

All-American
Nov 3, 2019
1,445
5,578
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Thank you for your service.

My father was a policeman. My friends all said, I was so lucky in case I got arrested.

I said, "Are you out of your f***ing mind!? Any punshment I get from the law would be in addition to one of the worst *** whippings of my life!"
Thanks. Same for me in that if I ever got in trouble with the police, the legal end would be the least of my worries.
 
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