Nathan Trainer

@PapaDragon331 @mebreton Thats what all the tiny details are forming for me. Fill the roster with cheap d2 seniors and start fresh with a new head coach.

@mebreton Isn't the story that Pollard refused to force Fennelly to retire and created a lame duck season so all the players left?

I’m sorry I don’t buy for 1 second that all but 2 members of the WBB team left for better opportunities. There is more to the story. In the NIL era there has to be transparency if you want to keep your fans.

@sharpshootin24 @ChrisMWilliams I think Bill retires after the next season... ISU will fill their roster with cheap D2 seniors this year and start fresh with a new head coach. I have no inside information, but it feels like Audi left for a payday that ISU couldn't match. Other players left the sinking ship

@ChrisMWilliams How do you reconcile having the money having an established coach yet everyone is leaving? There’s kind of an ocean between those two That probably needs an explanation of some sort?

Here are some notable quotes from Pollard specifically on the women's basketball front. Note, these are not all of the quotes. Just ones I pulled on topics of fan interest. Watch the whole video for complete recap. “Our coaches will have more than enough revenue share dollars to be able to attract some of the best student athletes possible” “One of the many traits I appreciate about Coach Fennelly is his resiliency.’ “Coach Fennelly wants to be able to finish what he started and to finish it the right way. He has been loyal to our program for the last 31 years. He could have entered the transfer portal at any time during that time period and he chose to stay at Iowa State.” “We have chosen to support Coach Fennelly’s desire to finish what he started the right way. His loyalty and his success has earned him the opportunity to finish his career the right way.” "I encourage our fans - despite any disappointment that any of us have about the transfer portal - to continue to support our women’s basketball program, our coaching staff, for any student athletes that continue to wear the cardinal and gold in the future.”

@humads @JeffLansink @beardedhawkeye Not paying stirtz, hausen, or maybe even banks. That will get us a 1/2 half way.. just need a few mil more and get a 7fter.

@JeffLansink @beardedhawkeye We will have NIL. This run will open up a lot of donors.

So, barring any unexpected portal departures, Iowa has for next year: Cooper Koch Tate Sage Alvaro Folgueiras Isaiah Howard Cam Manyawu Trevon Jirak showed some promise. Trey Thompson is there. Ethan Harris incoming. Get a PG and a big in the portal. Can’t wait!

@ChadLeistikow Solid run.. thanks!

One last time (this season): 3-word headlines?

@Jcuse1 @ChadLeistikow He couldnt play d against their center.

@ChadLeistikow I don't remember him making mistakes. I was very surprised to not see him get more minutes. Unless moment was just too big for him today I felt it was odd not seeing him more

Alvaro Folgueiras had 0 points in 9 minutes tonight. “I feel bad. I never got in the game. Those early mistakes, my coach thinks I wasn’t ready to go. In the Elite Eight, I would never let that happen. This March was great. I had some great moments. It just wasn’t there (today) … as a team and as a player. I feel bad.” hawkcentral.com/videos/sports/…

@hawkeyenick @ChadLeistikow The match up with Ivisic wasn't in our favor.. we couldn't fight them hard enough in the trenches. Bummer

@ChadLeistikow I feel like him not playing in the 2nd half will be one of the biggest question marks on the game. He was averaging more than double that.

@DavidEickholt Congrats to Illinois. This run was sooo more than I could have asked for.. thanks for the fun!!! Next season starts tomorrow.

Hell of a run for Iowa. A team nobody thought would make it this far in year one under Ben McCollum. Not enough rebounding and the supporting cast that has been terrific this tournament didn’t have the same caliber of game. A+ first season for Ben.

Congrats, Illinois. You have a great team and coach. Iowa, this is going to hurt tonight. But tomorrow, this tournament run will start helping us in the long term. Lets go!

@Holtster555 @RayJOrtega

@RayJOrtega And just think, this punk was a missed punch away from being ejected round 2.

Iowa can beat Illinois. They hung with them when half the team had the flu. Regardless of the outcome, this has been the most enjoyable Iowa basketball season I can remember. But since we have the chance tomorrow night, just win the damn thing. Go Hawks!!! 🖤💛

@Qwertywtul @JakeJake6659 @MarchMadnessMBB @NaismithTrophy What's that say about a team that lost to Iowa twice then?

@JakeJake6659 @MarchMadnessMBB @NaismithTrophy You lost to Maryland and Minnesota. Winning the national title still wouldn’t put him in this list.

Finalists for @NaismithTrophy Coach of the Year 🤩 👉 Jon Scheyer 👉 Dusty May 👉 Tommy Lloyd 👉 Fred Hoiberg

On the real tho, Congrats Iowa. You got a hell of a team and just made the plays when they mattered. Your coach is the real deal too. Sucks losing to ya’ll, especially under these circumstances, but it was a fun ride! GG’s Hawks 🤝🌽 Gonna whoop your ass in baseball tho

@jdfisch6 @huskersjames

@huskersjames Refs sucked (as usual) and let Iowa play the thug ball they play when they don’t have to worry about whistles, but if we kept our shooting and rebounding from the start we easily win that game.

@NotWhoYouDream They had an extra day to buy tickets.

Just drove through downtown Houston. The breakdown seems to be: 40% Nebraska fans 4% Iowa fans 5% Illinois fans 51% Houston fans Is Nebraska the only Big Ten fanbase that actually travels?

@HuskGuys Good game.

Just glad we didn’t lose to the most insufferable fan base in the world and one that will gracefully handle this victory

@Tyler_T15 Soooo gooood!

The celebration in Houston.

@goiowa Thank you for the journey this year!

Want to take a moment to say thx to our fans for their support.💛Overall, a heck of a year...This type of ending is definitely disappointing, but we'll surely use it as motivation goin' forward. Thx for being with us.❤️ God Bless & Go Hawks!

Ben McCollum on how he thinks high school recruits will view Iowa following their win over Florida: If you’re a tough dude, this is a good spot for you. If you’re soft and like yourself way too much, this probably isn’t the spot for you.

@EJayArrow Someone is gonna take a shot on Audi Crooks from ISU...

USA Today has unveiled their latest 2026 WNBA mock draft 3.0 (1st Rd): 1. Awa Fam | Dallas 2. Olivia Miles | Minnesota 3. Azzi Fudd | Seattle 4. Lauren Betts | Washington 5. KiKi Rice | Chicago 6. Ta’Niya Latson | Toronto/Portland 7. Flau’Jae Johnson | Portland/Toronto 8. Gabriela Jaquez | Golden State 9. Gianna Kneepkens | Washington 10. Raven Johnson | Indiana 11. Nell Angloma | Washington 12. Cotie McMahon | Connecticut 13. Ashlon Jackson | Atlanta 14. Marta Suarez | Seattle 15. Tonie Morgan | Connecticut

@UCLAWBB @UCLAAthletics Congrats UCLA.. I dont know many teams that could have beaten you on this day. You dominated on all ends all game. Good luck on the rest of your season. I should have money on you winning the whole damn thing! Go Hawks!!!

Back-2️⃣-back CHAMPS! 🏆 #GoBruins

@Bubblesvicious2 @isocksp @iMiaSanMia

@isocksp @iMiaSanMia Dont worry mate, Lewa is Barca legend, he will never love Bayern like he love Barca

Robert Lewandowski on Harry Kane possibly breaking his Bundesliga 41-goal record this season: "Harry Kane is always scoring so many goals and he's playing really good and he's doing a great job. And then I saw I did this in 29 games… if I played 34 games, I can only imagine I could even score more! Because of him, I can be more proud of my record now" [@SkySports]