Thanks for joining us for the jock to jock podcast where we get a unique look at Iowa men's basketball from a player's perspective.
We'll be joined by Patrick McCaffrey after this from I'm on communications experience the I'm on difference.
Welcome back to the jock to jock podcast.
I'm Brian Martian new year after some time off number 22 Patrick McCaffrey joining us.
Welcome back.
Thank you.
Good to be back.
I have to imagine.
That taking some time away, not having to worry about school work, focusing on the game, feels pretty good, doesn't it?
Yeah, no, it's definitely nice.
No class, no kind of other obligations.
You know, we go do some work in the morning, come back home, chill for a little bit, then we'll go practice later in the afternoon.
Today we have an off day though, so that's nice.
On the itinerary at all, did like Mike come up at all?
No, but that's actually a really good, yeah, that's a good suggestion.
Last couple of games, got a win, got a loss in the last two games.
What are some of the takeaways that you had from those particular contests?
Realistically, it just needs to be better, man.
That's really all it comes down to.
We just need to be better.
There's improvements that we need to make.
We still have a lot of league games left, but it's kind of getting to the point now where we need to start rattling some wins off, and I'm confident that we will.
I'm looking forward to that, those on the horizon.
Easy to play at the Cole Center in Madison or is it a little bit tougher of an environment?
It's really cold because they have the ice under.
It's like really, really cold.
They're obviously a tough team to play against just because of their style of pace and all that kind of stuff.
Very, very incredibly disciplined, well-coached, all that kind of stuff.
It gets loud in there, but like it's not like crazy hostile or anything like that.
I would say, you know, I would say it's a pretty normal crowd.
I would say just the hardest part is how cold it is.
And then obviously the game, but it's freezing in there.
Big 10 play continues on Saturday against Rutgers.
What are some things that you look for against the Scarlet Knights?
Well, Saturday home games, first and foremost, are always fun.
Those will have a good crowd, hopefully.
Rutgers is always an incredibly physical team.
They really play defense.
They're really strong, incredibly physical.
Kind of a slower pace as well.
But they really look to be physical and get you to turn the ball over.
We're going to need to be ready.
We're going to come and prepare it.
And I think our coaches will get us prepared.
And I think we're going to be ready.
On the team, you're self-included.
Who's been a standout on the team so far this season?
I'd say Ben Cricky.
I would say probably he's leading us in scoring.
He's just a good player, man.
He's a really good player, really good at it.
Makes that mid-range jump shot.
I'm excited to continue playing with him throughout this year.
We talked about freshman in the previous episodes now.
I want to kind of shift gears a little bit and I want to play a little game called pregame meal All right when you're at home like you will be on Saturday.
What's a typical pregame meal for the team look like?
Yeah, so pregame meal is the exact same Homer away.
We get the exact same thing So it'll be like pasta grilled chicken steak soup
Some vegetables like corn or like you know green beans stuff like that pancakes Interesting just kind of a really rare random assortment of stuff, but I typically I get the some soup.
I'll have a pasta with meat sauce Then some chicken and if they have salad, I'll probably get some salad too.
I like this.
I don't like like the
I like the Caesar salad, but if I'm gonna make my own salad, it's gonna be like the, you know, with the tomatoes and the real greens and then just like some ranch.
Does pasta hang heavy before a game?
Um, kind of, but we eat pregame meals four hours before.
So you kind of, you know, or you're better off by then.
When you have a pregame meal that's on the road, it's provided by an organization in the area that you're in at the time?
It'll be the hotel.
So this game, the pregame meal, I want you to let me know your feelings on signature dishes from states around the Big Ten.
I've got three ways that you can rate it.
If you think you like it, you dunk it.
If you think it's okay or you don't know much about it, you pass it.
If it sucks, you block it.
I know it's not on the menu, but with Rutgers upcoming, out of Clifton, New Jersey, have you heard of a ripper?
Can't say I have, no.
A ripper, after being deep-fried in hot oil, these classic hot dogs rip open on the ends, hence the name, and at the very least blister to provide a slightly crunchy, firm texture.
You have to top the ripper with their famous relish, made with a top-secret blend of mustard and spices.
This one sounds like it could hang heavy as a pre-game meal, but what do you think on this?
Yeah, so this is only what I can eat before the game, correct?
Yes, this would be a pre-game meal.
Yeah, no, I'm gonna have to block that one out.
I would try that, but not before the game.
No, that sounds like it's gonna wreak havoc on my stomach.
All right, I got one other one, because it's another team that you got upcoming.
From Lincoln, Nebraska, a Runza, a bread pocket filled with ground beef, cabbage, sauce, and seasonings.
First Runza was opened in 1949 in the capital of Lincoln, has been a Nebraska staple for over 70 years,
has been expanded to 85 locations in Colorado, Kansas, and even in Iowa.
In 2000, the RUNZA became an official partner of the University of Nebraska Athletics.
Yeah, I think I'm going to block that one, too.
Is it just because it's
a Nebraska thing?
Oh, yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I'll go with that.
And it just doesn't sound like something I know.
All right.
Yeah, we're two blocks today.
So typically when you get the pasta and you said with the meat sauce That's provided by the hotel.
So you go to the hotel when you're here locally, right?
No, so so we'll go to like on the road.
We'll go to a hotel when we're here locally Sometimes we'll go to a hotel, but most of the time will it'll be like Fred garden the just at Carver.
Gotcha But it depends we have we either go to a hotel or that it depends on the game
I hate to ask this, but is there anything on their particular menus that you'd block?
No, I think it's all pretty basic stuff, right?
Like I would eat it, like if I had to, you know what I mean?
But like for the most part, like I just kinda, you know, just eat the stuff that I'm gonna eat.
I think that there might be an NIL situation and an opportunity for TP Perkins pancakes.
Yeah, you would think, right?
I'm surprised that that hasn't already, you know, kind of happened.
I would think the same thing.
If not TP, get Peyton out there.
Have Peyton's pancakes.
Yeah, that works too.
The double, double dumbass.
Yes.
This one here, I have two stories.
Your schools this week, Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin.
You're five and 14 right now, but it's a new year.
Yeah.
First story, police say a 22-year-old woman accused of shoplifting arrived in style at a mall.
Authorities say a limousine driver who took the woman to the Apache Mall
The alleged woman stole over $300 in merchandise from a sporting goods store, then fought with security officers before running away.
As police searched the area for the suspect, the limo driver stopped and asked officers who they were looking for.
When he heard her description, he told police, it might be the woman who had just called for a ride back to the Kaler Grand Hotel.
Officers followed the limo driver to the pickup spot and arrested that woman.
Good for her.
What are my options again?
Minnesota, Nebraska, and Wisconsin.
We'll go over the second story here.
Couple in Lancaster County had a wedding they won't forget although they probably wish they could.
Beautiful ceremony, family, friends, and then a naked man crashed the nuptials in order to wave lettuce.
Nice.
The intruder had stopped his truck outside of the church and started waving lettuce around telling witnesses that he wanted to feed the animals.
Police said the suspect drove
only 150 feet away in his truck and then came back.
But at that point, that's when he came back stark naked as he exited his truck.
When police arrived, they say that he left the scene by driving the wrong way on the street and was arrested on suspicion of indecent exposure.
Minnesota, Nebraska.
That guy knows how to party.
Wisconsin.
That guy knows how to party.
All right, I'm going to go Nebraska for the first one.
Okay.
Just based off the county, you said that just sounds like something Nebraska.
First one, Nebraska.
With the limousine?
Yep.
And then the second one, be Minnesota with the naked lettuce guy.
Final
answer on both?
Yeah, my grandparents live in Minnesota.
That just sounds like something that would happen up there.
There's a lot of crazy people.
You've got them reversed again.
Lancaster County is where Lincoln is at.
Oh really?
A cornhusker actually was naked and the Apache Mall is in Rochester, Minnesota.
Damn it.
That just hurts.
And I thought maybe Kaler, K-A-H-L-E-R might give it away to you, but... No.
I'm so sorry.
That hurts.
I mean, that's like the fourth time I flipped it.
Yes.
I mean, you've got the schools just having a reversed order.
Yeah.
That just hurts.
I'm so sorry.
And even after the game that you had last night, I should have found a way to try and gift you one of these at least.
That would have been helped.
We've got coming up here on the schedule.
I mentioned Nebraska, there be on the way.
Minnesota a little bit deeper in the schedule.
Big 10 play.
It's going to be tough like you mentioned.
What are you doing personally?
You said you got to get better.
You're getting after it, coaching.
Anything else?
You just have to keep kind of stay with.
what you're doing, you just gotta stay in the gym, keep working at all this different stuff, watch film, and do all that.
It's just kind of, you can't completely steer away from kind of what's gotten you to this point just as a basketball player.
I don't know just because we've lost several games, you just kind of need to keep working, keep your head down and grind and you know what, typically when you grind and when you really work at things, you're gonna get a result that you want.
And that's kind of the way that I've always looked at things.
And that's, I mean, I've been here five years, I'm not going to change now, you know, just kind of keep your head down, keep working, watch film, do all that kind of stuff, see corrections, read scouting reports, do all that kind of stuff and just keep preparing the way you would always prepare.
And the ball energy that you had mentioned in a previous episode, just to try and get that going so that you can have the energy and the ball and that helps to get a win, doesn't
it?
Yeah, that's helpful.
Awesome.
I appreciate you coming on the show again today.
Thanks for having me, Brian.