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*****Iowa vs Michigan St Game Thread****^

QChawks

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6pm Peacock
MSU -6.5
O/U 135.5

Here we go!
Iowa (7-0) travels to East Lansing to battle with the Spartans (7-0) in the big ten tipoff.

Sparty isn’t a great shooting team but they make up for it by owning the glass, ranked 21st in offensive rebounds. They are also top 10 in assists.

I originally liked the hawks to pull the upset and then late yesterday news broke that Izzo was walking away at the end of the season. Ugh. Hawks lose a tough battle, 73-67
 
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Izzo would be pissed if their effort was affected by this rumor.
He wants them to play 100,% all the time.
They are #7 in the country at home.
Monumental upset if hawks win.
Cam and banks need to avoid foul trouble,if possible, and still match physicality.
Combs and stirtz need to score.
Go Hawks!
 
QChawks

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Bulldogs1974 said:
any game links?
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it's 10 hours before tip

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eyesofhawk said:
HUGE GAME!!!!
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It's just the first of twenty games. If Iowa loses to Michigan St, Illinois, Purdue twice, Michigan, and Iowa St, that's only 6 loses, all the other teams in the Big Ten are all winnable. If Iowa had any other head coach than Ben, I'd worry more, but since he's won 82% of his games in his 16 years as a head coach, I think he knows what he's doing. So no it's not that HUGE of a game. Hopefully, we'll have a chance to win it in the end.
 
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QChawks said:
6pm Peacock
MSU -6.5
O/U 135.5

Here we go!
Iowa (7-0) travels to East Lansing to battle with the Spartans (7-0) in the big ten tipoff.

Sparty isn’t a great shooting team but they make up for it by owning the glass, ranked 21st in offensive rebounds. They are also top 10 in assists.

I originally liked the hawks to pull the upset and then late yesterday news broke that Izzo was walking away at the end of the season. Ugh. Hawks lose a tough battle, 73-67
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HawkInDenver

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QChawks said:
6pm Peacock
MSU -6.5
O/U 135.5

Here we go!
Iowa (7-0) travels to East Lansing to battle with the Spartans (7-0) in the big ten tipoff.

Sparty isn’t a great shooting team but they make up for it by owning the glass, ranked 21st in offensive rebounds. They are also top 10 in assists.

I originally liked the hawks to pull the upset and then late yesterday news broke that Izzo was walking away at the end of the season. Ugh. Hawks lose a tough battle, 73-67
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Sucks that this game is on Peacock!
 
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IllQChawk said:
It's just the first of twenty games. If Iowa loses to Michigan St, Illinois, Purdue twice, Michigan, and Iowa St, that's only 6 loses, all the other teams in the Big Ten are all winnable. If Iowa had any other head coach than Ben, I'd worry more, but since he's won 82% of his games in his 16 years as a head coach, I think he knows what he's doing. So no it's not that HUGE of a game. Hopefully, we'll have a chance to win it in the end.
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I'd be more concerned if this was a Fran coached team. We'd have to match blows with Sparty and score 110 points in order to win. At least Ben will demand defense and that alone is a whole different facet of this team. Slowing down the pace and being deliberate on offense and going deep into the shot clock may keep Sparty's time of possession down.
 
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HawkInDenver said:
Sucks that this game is on Peacock!
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agreed, a lot less eyes around the country will be watching

I can't imagine that Peacock has a huge market share yet, I don't even think they are part of the TV ratings system
 
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Todd-Mar.... said:
I'd be more concerned if this was a Fran coached team. We'd have to match blows with Sparty and score 110 points in order to win. At least Ben will demand defense and that alone is a whole different facet of this team. Slowing down the pace and being deliberate on offense and going deep into the shot clock may keep Sparty's time of possession down.
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To be fair, Frans style of ball did give MSU issues.
Izzos team are tough,physical all that but Frans team did outscore offensively challenged MSU teams at times.
Not sure hawks can beat MSU at the grind them out type games which is MSUs game....we will see.
Contrasting styles makes for good matchups...same styles can become rock fights
 
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QChawks said:
6pm Peacock
MSU -6.5
O/U 135.5

Here we go!
Iowa (7-0) travels to East Lansing to battle with the Spartans (7-0) in the big ten tipoff.

Sparty isn’t a great shooting team but they make up for it by owning the glass, ranked 21st in offensive rebounds. They are also top 10 in assists.

I originally liked the hawks to pull the upset and then late yesterday news broke that Izzo was walking away at the end of the season. Ugh. Hawks lose a tough battle, 73-67
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Remember when Iowa football had to play Wisconsin in Madison after Barry Alvarez announced his retirement? Iowa had NO chance, right? And yet, Iowa beat the Badgers that day. So Izzo retiring or not ain't likely to have an impact on the outcome tonight. I'm FAR more worried about the refs. History shows that winning in East Lansing usually means doing so despite MSU playing 8 on 5. Sure as hello is a lot easier to build a dynasty when that's the case.
 
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I doubt Iowa can win this game. At least, I’m not going to lose my mind if we lose. I just hope we show up well and put up a good fight, or I have to drink a lot more scotch than I planned! Go Hawks! 🥃🥃
 
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McLovin32

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Hawklove said:
I doubt Iowa can win this game. At least, I’m not going to lose my mind if we lose. I just hope we show up well and put up a good fight, or I have to drink a lot more scotch than I planned! Go Hawks! 🥃🥃
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This is where I'm at. Friggin excited for the game, but won't be upset at all if we lose.

With that said, if we end up winning, I will be much more excited for the rest of the season.
 
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Fully expect 8-on-5 tonight, so will be a full uphill battle all night long.

Need to hit 3s, hit the boards, and limit ball-handling/passng & poor shot selection mistakes.
 
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Fook moral victories.. it's a new world. Hawks 75, Sparty 73
 
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HawkBall23 said:
Good to see McLovin is bringing refreshment in the form of ice cold Pepsi tonight!





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Hey, in case you didn't know, the Iowa Hawkeyes basketball team plays Michigan State tonight. You can watch on either Peacock or even YoutubeTV!
 
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I expect a big game from Stirtz -great players show up in big games. I think winning or losing will depend on whether Banks and Howard have an impact. Vegas is good at point spreads and they see a close game so I'm hopeful. Iowa 57, MSU 54. (yes, I'm an optimist)
 
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Gonna try syncing dolph / yt feed, to the Peacock broadcast. I’m assuming the video part will have a massive delay because of all the Peacock **** processing.
 
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