Hawkeyes plan to honor Stringer

[sammybb]

https://qctimes.com/sports/basketba...cle_c4e67e83-4871-562b-ae9c-0e0ba89b18c0.html


Before tipping off its game against league-leading Rutgers on Wednesday, the Iowa women’s basketball program will honor the coach of the opposing team.

 

[fbc1866]

I hope the team is not distracted by the ceremony. These events can be emotionally draining. Go RU

 

[rudad02]

Hope it isn't a distraction as well.

 

[ScarletteK80]

Smart move by their admins. Pack the place to see CVS being honored, and then have them cheer LOUDLY against us.

 

[Knight Time Fan_rivals]

As ScarletteK says - that's the plan. And yes, it will be disrupting to RU, I don't think CViv handles being in Iowa too happily to begin with.

 

[FELONIOUSMONK]

Keep the players in the locker room.

 

[ecojew]

Keep the players in the locker room.

I disagree. It's history. Let them participate in it. Hopefully it will be Iowa who will be distracted.

 

[ScarletDave]

Keep the players in the locker room.

My thoughts exactly. It’s a “nice” gesture but there’s no way they didn’t think about the head games side of it. We had our happy celebration. They can honor her when she retires and have her back for a game, pregame halftime whatever they want. This is just a bit fishy

 

[MADHAT1]

My thoughts run towards the team being more up to the challenge of facing Iowa at home , in an effort to make sure Stringer's day is a winning one.
Iowa's tough at home and this honor might work in RU's favor.

Seeing most of the opinions about Iowa honoring CVS, it seems most feel:

I just feel it is a nice gesture for the Iowa WBB Program to honor C.Vivian Stringer for her accomplishments when she was Iowa's HC.

 

[Knight Time Fan_rivals]

Yes - before this thread gets out of hand. Vivian is both well liked and respected in Iowa. We have seen that in person. Iowa is doubtless sincere.

Most of you were not there, but years ago during that bunch of upsets we pulled off we beat UT at Austin. We were there - they also honored Vivian before the game and Jody (who was still coaching, might have been near the end of her career) gave her a cowboy hat, IIRC. We still won.

 

[RUTrack94]

Good luck, Ladies!!!

Will not be an easy game. Ranked team on the road. Win it and major pressure on the rest of the conference!!!! Play hard and if you lose, make Iowa earn it.

 

[RUgrad]

This is all part of Iowa's sinister master plan. Disarm our players early, then pounce before we wake up.

 

[kaiaamt]

I don't have any proof one way or the other, but would think that someone from the Iowa athletic dept. would have run this by CVS before honoring her with a ceremony.

 

[anon_ivydyf0amkzay]

League-leading Rutgers...that has a nice ring