The Hyball is a weekly Iowa men's basketball column
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NEW! Go see Caitlin Clark. Go witness greatness in real time. Go and be amazed, just like our @bobbystompy was at Iowa-Michigan yesterday. Go Caitlin Clark Awesome. https://t.co/ahgjNzKlzZ
— Go Iowa Awesome (@IowaAwesome) February 28, 2022
Read that from earlier this week. I am continuously reliving the in-person experience of Iowa's Big Ten regular season title -- and basically nothing else -- until the conference tournaments start.
Proceed.
The Hyball
"Doesn’t everything seem to point back to the fact that we were only supposed to live until we’re 30?"
Last Week
2/25 - No. 25 Iowa 88, Nebraska 78: Did you know Tony Perkins (20) was the leading scorer in this one? Shot 80%; he's the man.
Losing the game against Iowa and the game against grammar pic.twitter.com/3E39ZADE2L
— Nathan Munley (@NathanMunley) February 26, 2022
2/28 - No. 24 Iowa 82, Northwestern 61: 1) My absolute favorite tweet from this game
Yes, getting ran off the court by Connor McCaffery is rock bottom.
— Inside NU (@insidenu) March 1, 2022
2) I will miss and want this forever the second he leaves. One dribble!
Not sure if many people know how insane it is to take 1 dribble from half court before flying in for the dunk. Very LeBron-esque. pic.twitter.com/DnuodmqfFV
— Ray Ortega (@RayJOrtega) March 1, 2022
3) Limitless range appears to be infecting everyone on campus:
.@IowaHoops Student Manager Jack Devlin hit the half-court shot and his team went WILD
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 1, 2022
(via @IowaOnBTN)
pic.twitter.com/ajqxX6js6E
This Week
3/3 - Iowa (24) at Michigan: Am I bold enough to predict an Iowa upset so everyone gets the hell off my back? You know it!
3/6 - Iowa (24) at Illinois (20): Was gonna 'meh' this game -- but it's a pretty solid season finale. Good mo' going into the BTT, or a fuggetaboutit with a quick ass turnaround.
Caitlin Corner
Sports are powerful https://t.co/3VUvPVTC2c
— Iowa Women's Basketball (@IowaWBB) March 2, 2022
Really powerful:
AUSTIN ASH FROM THE LOGO!!!
— Cody Hills (@ByCodyHills) March 1, 2022
OH MY GOODNESS!!! #Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/ldJ2YrcWIg
Thats 100% in homage of @CaitlinClark22 https://t.co/XA2eQnWKSb
— juhwoddy (@juhwoddy) March 1, 2022
Incredible to see what she's inspiring these kids to do.
(This will be the first and only time in human history Austin Ash is compared to Ja Morant.)
Caitlin Clark on Big Ten Network: I'm excited that I have another two years in Iowa City, possibly three.
— David Eickholt (@DavidEickholt) March 1, 2022
for real though holy shit
Brad Davison Is Definitively A Senior.
Brad Davison walking on the court to flop pic.twitter.com/xZ8iguT2Kp
— Barstool Boilers (@BarstoolPU) March 2, 2022
haha
This is why you come to Wisconsin.
— Big Ten Champs (@BadgerMBB) March 2, 2022
This is the standard.#OnWisconsin pic.twitter.com/8M8Eha9HSU
gross
#Badgers fans chanting to Brad Davison:
— Evan Flood (@Evan_Flood) March 2, 2022
"One more year."
they seriously are the worst people
Obligatory Michigan Section
I use this opportunity not to troll but to genuinely compliment Izzo's hair. It seemed fuller and darker than usual:
— Big Ten Champs Barstool Blue (@BarstoolUofM) March 2, 2022
OK, now we troll:
"I'm that dude! I'm that dude!" @H_Dickinson24
— Blue By 90 (@bluebyninety) March 2, 2022
The villain. pic.twitter.com/pELIRwpfa3
He really might be that dude.
Will someone tell these cops that great teams taunt?
— Championship Serena (@sgeorgetter) March 2, 2022
They tend to, yeah. And though Michigan is definitively not great -- let alone ranked -- they sure felt like that for the Sparty game.
Also god damn, Phil Martelli is so likable. Credited every player and coach (but himself) following the MSU beatdown. Can't find his Big Ten interview, but you can get a taste from the presser:
In no phony way, I just think that Howard Eisley called a flawless offensive game. And, again, the calls were his. The only call that I did was the one that I completely screwed up at the end of the half. I will not sleep real long tonight thinking I forgot to tell Eli you do not take that shot. The only possible thing that could happen was for the half to end. Don’t shoot the ball until the half ends, and I didn’t tell him that. And it almost cost us with a momentum basket at the half.
Saddi Washington’s scout, flawless, and Howard Eisley’s offensive game calling was — if there was a quarterback rating and the highest rating ever was Brady — I’m supposed to say that, right? Because at Michigan, he probably has the highest rating. But Howard Eisley — he pitched a perfect game. He pitched a perfect game.
The Mini-Hybrid
Ohio States No Hoodies PowerPoint is mostly football coachspeak hogwash: https://t.co/miVtzLCw1T pic.twitter.com/lfSLTHdmqc
— Defector (@DefectorMedia) February 24, 2022
Just... such loser dork asses.
Source: Iowas hire of Abdul Hodge as TE coach marks a change in responsibility of Iowa OC Brian Ferentz, who switches from TE coach to QB coach. Longtime QB coach Ken OKeefe stepped down in February.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) March 1, 2022
<3 <3 <3
Bill Walton's Western Civilization
— No Context College Basketball (@ContextFreeCBB) February 25, 2022
I mean, I'm good with it. Go Cougs.
No Context College Basketball
— No Context College Basketball (@ContextFreeCBB) March 2, 2022
Wrapping It Up...
It truly was the perfect
— Iowa Women's Basketball (@IowaWBB) March 2, 2022
Relive Sunday's win #Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/Ly8Hd1BfJz
Never let this go.
Bobby Loesch is a weekly contributor to Go Iowa Awesome. Follow him on Twitter @bobbystompy or email to bobbyloesch [at] gmail.com.
