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liljones13

liljones13

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Hey guys, looking ahead I see we have 14 games left in the regular season. Looking at the schedule and how we have played so far, I believe we will go 11-3 down that stretch (losing at OSU, at Baylor home vs KU), leaving us with a 4 loss Big 12 season. I personally would be fine with that, but what say you? Am I being to conservative on my outlook or too aggressive?
 
liljones13 said:
Hey guys, looking ahead I see we have 14 games left in the regular season. Looking at the schedule and how we have played so far, I believe we will go 11-3 down that stretch (losing at OSU, at Baylor home vs KU), leaving us with a 4 loss Big 12 season. I personally would be fine with that, but what say you? Am I being to conservative on my outlook or too aggressive?
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That's pretty aggressive. I'd be overjoyed if we ended the Big 12 season with 4 losses. I don't think we'll do it, though.
 
I think you are being a little to aggressive! If we only lost four big 12 games then Fred would be National Coach of the Year. I think we will lose between 6-8 games
 
I would about agree with that but I think ISU will beat KU at home and loose 3 of the 4 tough road games left at OU, OSU, BU, or KSU. I am not sure which one of those they win but I think they get one.
 
@ Tech W
KSU W
@OSU L
Baylor W
OU W
@KSU L
@Texas L
TCU W
@Baylor L
Tech W
KU W
@OU L
OSU W
@WV W

12-6 Conference
22-9 Overall
 
liljones13 said:
Hey guys, looking ahead I see we have 14 games left in the regular season. Looking at the schedule and how we have played so far, I believe we will go 11-3 down that stretch (losing at OSU, at Baylor home vs KU), leaving us with a 4 loss Big 12 season. I personally would be fine with that, but what say you? Am I being to conservative on my outlook or too aggressive?
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​I say that our crowd will not let us lose to KU @ Hilton but, we may stumble on the road so 4 losses seems okay.
 
My bet:

Split with:
OU
OSU
KSU
Baylor

Lose to KU at home
Lose 1 of WVU or UT on the road

Beat
Tech x2
TCU
Texas or WVU

Puts the Clones at 11-7 by my estimations. Good for 22-11 overall and a 7-10 seed. Win two in KC and you could push a 6.
 
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As much as we make fun of the Big 10 for sucking at football, I'm glad we're not playing our basketball there this year. The Big 12 schedule looks pretty nice this year.
 
I'd be happier than a pig in **** with an 11-3 record henceforth.
 
It's tough to tell. Out of the road games at WVU, Texas, OU, OSU, K-State, and Baylor I assume a couple losses will happen there. We'll probably drop a random home game too but I don't think it will be against KU.

3-5 losses the rest of the way in the regular season sounds right. No more than 5 for sure if the team remains healthy. There's just not enough teams in this league with the talent of ISU to lose many games honestly. I'll put our top 8 rotation against nearly anybody in the Big 12.
 
At this point in time, going into every game, I expect ISU to win. Now, in the long term I don't expect us to run the table, but there are no games I expect ISU to lose.
 
A little too optimistic, IMO. I'm not sold on a loss @Baylor, but I wouldn't be shocked if we drop a game we should win, either. I think opponents see us as a quality team with some exploitable weaknesses, giving the lesser talented teams an added dose of confidence. On the other hand, this team has improved dramatically in the last month, and if that continues, they could surprise even us!

A lot obviously depends on injuries,and we have to start eliminating the second and third chance baskets, that'll come back to bite us.

On the up side, having Bubu to back up KL could prove to be invaluable as the season progresses. If Bubu can handle the pressure d, it'll Korie some added time to rest. Bubu always seems to step up, and doesn't make a lot of mistakes.

4 in-conference losses would probably get us a very decent seed, (IMO, the conference was a little under-rated at the outset), but 5-6 losses seems more plausible.
 
I looked at this today and came up with a best case of 13-5. Win out at home and find 3 more road wins (of 7 remaining.

Worst case I came up with 8-10. Lose to KU and someone else at home, lose out on road. I think the best case is more likely than the worst.

Overall I am thinking 11-7 (8-1 home, 3-6 road). Maybe 12 -8.
 
I'm going with 21-10 overall. 11-7 Big 12 record. Should get us to the dance.

I think we win a few of the tougher games (KU, KSU, OU, OSU) and we may slip a game or two that makes this board go flippin nuts (UT, WVU, BU). Possibly not all of those but i think we will lose a game or two that we absolutely shouldn't lose on a good night.
 
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