After Iowa's 13-19 finish and early exit at the Big Ten tournament Thursday, we're asking if the Hawkeyes have more rebuilding to do than the other four Division I men's teams in the state? Courier sports writers Kelly Beaton and Sean Hylton clash on the subject:

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As Iowa was scuffling Thursday through a horrendous second half (five field goals in the final 20 minutes certainly qualifies as scuffling), a few stark realities may have hit Hawkeyes fans:

- Their team's 19 losses were a school record of the worst kind

- Their team was going to fail to play in the quarterfinals for just the second time in 11 seasons

- Their team was scoring fewer than 50 points for the sixth time in the 2007-08 season.

And Iowa fans' reaction? The sky is falling in Iowa City, a place a guy named Beaton once called home … well, that and the drive-up window at Wendy's.

Yes, it's a been a trying year for the Hawks, but take heart everyone, help is on the way in the form of prized Iowa City High recruit Matt Gatens and the promising Jarryd Cole, a 6-foot-10 center who is recovering from a torn ACL. Both players have at least three years of eligibility, and guards like Jake Kelly and Jeff Peterson are keepers.

Sure, low-scoring games will continue to be the norm under coach Todd Lickliter, but losing likely won't.

I'm willing to bet that Drake and Iowa State will be fine. The Bulldogs, of course, just stormed through the Missouri Valley Conference and have emerging star Josh Young around for two more seasons, while Iowa State can build around Wesley Johnson, Lucas Staiger and Craig Brackins, provided the latter player stays in school.

The biggest rebuilding job, I would argue, is the one facing Northern Iowa and coach Ben Jacobson, who is losing his three most effective starters in Eric Coleman, Jared Josten and Adam Viet from a mostly average 18-14 squad. One year from now, the Panthers will wave goodbye to Travis Brown and Carlton Reed.

Granted, the Panthers still have a couple good years with Jordan Eglseder and Adam Koch left. However, the likes of Kwadzo Ahelegbe, Lucas O'Rear and Jon Montgomery are still underwhelming or unproven - much like Beaton on the hardwood, now that I think about it.