The Iowa Hawkeyes (22-11, 10-10) will be taking on the Cincinnati Bearcats (28-6, 14-4) for the first time in 14 years this Friday. These teams have had very different paths since then, with the Bearcats moving to the Big East for eight years before settling into the American Athletic Conference after the insane conference realignment. Their NCAA tournament streak stretches across the change and Mick Cronin has been the constant.
Phil Neuffer, site manager of Down the Drive, joined us to answer some of our questions about this iteration of the Bearcats, what we might expect, and who would be the Ron Harper, Jr.