I guess Iowa's collapse will start in March this year...

[awd4cy]

Iowa fans sit around constantly bragging that the Hawks beat Iowa State at Carver since it doesn’t always happen.

Iowa State fans are quiet the rest of the year after Iowa State beats Iowa in Hilton because everyone expects it since Iowa never wins in Hilton.

Difference between the 2 fan bases.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

Iowa fans sit around constantly bragging that the Hawks beat Iowa State at Carver since it doesn’t always happen.

Iowa State fans are quiet the rest of the year after Iowa State beats Iowa in Hilton because everyone expects it since Iowa never wins in Hilton.

Difference between the 2 fan bases.

I mean I get it. Since Iowa's big wins this year have been pretty minimal it makes total sense why they would relish that Iowa State win.

 

[Cydkar]

I mean, Iowa has won 20 games and beaten some good teams. Its not like they are going to be a true road team in any NCAA tourney game.

I said I would be impressed if Iowa beat a good team on the road. Beating good teams at home doesn't impress me...I've seen it in person for decades. It's also keeping Iowa below ISU, and others, on the metrics, so it matters. The committee likes to evaluate how teams do away from home. Iowa is unfortunate that UCONN and Oregon aren't what we thought they might be.

I'm not saying Iowa is a bad team. Hell, I've not watched them. However, they've done nothing that impresses me.

 

[Cydkar]

Cytwins posted the Maryland stat for one reason...seemed odd considering ISU had just lost to a team that hadn’t beaten a ranked opponent on the road for a couple decades

ISU deserves every criticism that you can come up with for that loss. At least we've beaten some god teams on the road to balance it out. What has Iowa done to balance out getting trounced at home by MSU?

 

[dexterhawk]

ISU deserves every criticism that you can come up with for that loss. At least we've beaten some god teams on the road to balance it out. What has Iowa done to balance out getting trounced at home by MSU?

Blew out Michigan and ISU at home

 

[awd4cy]

Blew out Michigan and ISU at home

Home wins are nice and all, but they never carry you that far. The really good teams win away from home as well. Anyone can snag a big game at home, but doing it on the road is a much bigger deal. Even bad teams like Penn State and West Virginia have snagged big wins at home against ranked teams.

 

[IASTATE07]

ISU deserves every criticism that you can come up with for that loss. At least we've beaten some god teams on the road to balance it out. What has Iowa done to balance out getting trounced at home by MSU?

Getting blown out at Purdue.

 

[awd4cy]

Home wins are nice and all, but they never carry you that far. The really good teams win away from home as well. Anyone can snag a big game at home, but doing it on the road is a much bigger deal. Even bad teams like Penn State and West Virginia have snagged big wins at home against ranked teams.

By the way I mean by winning away from home being wins against other tourney teams. I do realize Iowa has beaten Indiana, Northwestern, Penn State, Rutgers, Illinois away from home, but those are all not tourney teams and they are all pretty bad teams. The tourney road games Iowa has faced Minnesota, Purdue, Michigan State, they were not competitive in most of those.

 

[madguy30]

Iowa fans sit around constantly bragging that the Hawks beat Iowa State at Carver since it doesn’t always happen.

Iowa State fans are quiet the rest of the year after Iowa State beats Iowa in Hilton because everyone expects it since Iowa never wins in Hilton.

Difference between the 2 fan bases.

Not to mention that wins like at Tech and KSU are what we as fans look most for when it comes down to what impacts a season.

The Iowa game is annoying whether ISU wins or not but either way an early December game will never have a big impact.

 

[Cydkar]

Blew out Michigan and ISU at home

Home wins don't balance out home losses. Home wins are expected.

 

[SplitIdentity]

Young was absolutely a huge factor in the equation when we played Iowa back in December. Since then Iowa State has figured out how to play without him but don't kid yourself, we were still trying to put the pieces together and we weren't playing with a full deck,

Don't be salty that Iowa is clearly better

 

[Cydkar]

Don't be salty that Iowa is clearly better

That day, on it's home court...yay.

https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d1/ncaa-mens-basketball-net-rankings

 

[CloneGuy8]

That day, on it's home court...yay.

https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d1/ncaa-mens-basketball-net-rankings

When you haven't made the sweet 16 since the Clinton presidency, you'll cling on to anything you can.

 

[SplitIdentity]

When you haven't made the sweet 16 since the Clinton presidency, you'll cling on to anything you can.

Stop living in the past

 

[CloneGuy8]

Stop living in the past

Like, for real, that's a really long time.

 

[awd4cy]

Don't be salty that Iowa is clearly better

Based on what? Let me guess, head to head, cause that’s everything.

 

[madguy30]

Stop living in the past

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

Don't be salty that Iowa is clearly better

Lol hold onto that big dub there uncle Rico!

 

[SplitIdentity]

Like, for real, that's a really long time.

Exactly.

Based on what? Let me guess, head to head, cause that’s everything.

Exactly.

 

[CloneGuy8]

Exactly.



Exactly.

Hey man, I get it. I'm on your side. With a drought like that, I would also probably try to cling on to a game in early December for as long as I could too.