Grantland's Mark Titus Weekly Power Rankings

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These are always really funny. Mark Titus is a former bench player who got famous for creating "Club Trillion" where the goal was for him to play one minute in the game and record no statistics during garbage time. His statline would then read: 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

He also gave us this amazing video:

[video=youtube;5V6FCitvRUM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V6FCitvRUM[/video]

And here is the article Mark Titus's Top 12 NCAA Power Rankings - All hail the ugly glory of MSU-OSU - Grantland

Here is the ISU section: [h=3]6. Iowa State[/h]Iowa State is a team of destiny. I'm sure of it. Johnny Orr dying on New Year's Eve so he can pull the strings from the great beyond only strengthens this. The Cyclones are off to the best start in school history, they've beaten a handful of NCAA tournament teams, and right now they're the best team in a strong Big 12. What makes me certain that divine intervention is involved, however, is the way Iowa State has done it. It's like Fred Hoiberg read a book about how college basketball teams are built and took it as a personal challenge to do the exact opposite.
He's like Mother Teresa running a basketball soup kitchen in Ames. I don't care that some of you were barely recruited, that some of you were exiled from your former teams, or that some of you are Canadian. You're safe now. Come, my children. Come to me and I will make you complete. I will give you a place to call home and a green light to shoot from anywhere on the court. I will clothe you, give you shelter, and play you at least 20 minutes a game. The world may look at you and see a dirty lump of coal, but you know what you can do with coal? You can grill some filet mignon wrapped in bacon. Have you ever had bacon-wrapped filet? That **** is delicious. That can be you. Greatness can be yours. Let me show you the way.
Since McDonald's All American teams were established in 1977, the 2002 Maryland Terrapins are the only team to win a national championship with zero McDonald's All Americans on the roster. Iowa State is every bit as good as any team in America and, recent tournament history aside, is a very real threat to join Maryland on that list.
 
Funny stuff. I want ISU in the final four for no other reason than recruiting. If Fred can get more and more exposure it ensures that we will get some of the coveted all Americans, and will make everyone care this much about ISU basketball for years to come... and maybe keep Fred in Ames FOREVER!!!!
 
Funny stuff. I want ISU in the final four for no other reason than recruiting. If Fred can get more and more exposure it ensures that we will get some of the coveted all Americans, and will make everyone care this much about ISU basketball for years to come... and maybe keep Fred in Ames FOREVER!!!!

But.... isn't that the point of recruiting?
 
Recruiting is the only reason you want ISU in the Final Four?

I guess my statement was a bit off. Of course the main reason is to win games.... I guess I stated something that is overly obvious.... exposure is great, final four exposure would create a long term successful program. Again, an obvious point.
 
But.... isn't that the point of recruiting?

Reminds of the anecdote from Nick Saban that he was annoyed with the schedule of last year's national championship game because he will miss a week of recruiting. I guess playing in the national championship isn't the reward for recruiting well?
 
Recruiting is the only reason you want ISU in the Final Four?

But.... isn't that the point of recruiting?

Reminds of the anecdote from Nick Saban that he was annoyed with the schedule of last year's national championship game because he will miss a week of recruiting. I guess playing in the national championship isn't the reward for recruiting well?


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That whole article was pretty funny.

This. If you haven't read the whole article, do yourself a favor & do it. This little bit about Marcus Smart was priceless...

"I would say that Travis Ford needs to grab him by the shirt and slap some sense into him, but Smart would probably just fall to the ground and hold his face before Ford even touched him."
 
He's like Mother Teresa running a basketball soup kitchen in Ames. I don't care that some of you were barely recruited, that some of you were exiled from your former teams, or that some of you are Canadian. You're safe now. Come, my children. Come to me and I will make you complete...

Perhaps the best comparison ever? I think yes.
 
Someone needs to make a sign of Hoiberg wearing a cardinal and gold apron with a spatula in one hand and a plate of bacon-wrapped filet in the other with the words, "Have you ever had bacon-wrapped filet?"
 
Funny stuff. I want ISU in the final four for no other reason than recruiting. If Fred can get more and more exposure it ensures that we will get some of the coveted all Americans, and will make everyone care this much about ISU basketball for years to come... and maybe keep Fred in Ames FOREVER!!!!

Uhhh I want us in the final four because it's the final ******* four. The place we've never been before...? Let's live in the moment.
 
Maybe I'm just out of touch but this stat is absolutely amazing to me...

Since McDonald's All American teams were established in 1977, the 2002 Maryland Terrapins are the only team to win a national championship with zero McDonald's All Americans on the roster.
 

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