Losing to Drake is NOT a bad loss

**cyclone22** · 01-31-2012, 02:28 PM

They are a top 25 team afterall.

MID-MAJOR TOP 25 - (from Purgatorio Press) updated 1/31

1. Creighton
2. Saint Mary's
3. Harvard
4. Murray St.
5. Wichita St.
6. Gonzaga
7. Long Beach St.
8. Cleveland St.
9. Nevada
10. BYU
11. VCU
12. Oral Roberts
13. Ohio
14. Middle-Tennessee
15. Kent St.
16. Davidson
17. Akron
18. Iona
19. Drexel
20. Wagner
21. George Mason
22. Illinois St.
23. South Dakota St.
24. Bucknell
25. Drake

**cyclone101** · 01-31-2012, 02:29 PM

This top 25 is dumb no matter how you spin it, but how can Murray State not be number one?

**DMICyclone** · 01-31-2012, 02:29 PM

Yes, it is. Losing to the 25th Best mid major is a bad loss.

**NickTheGreat** · 01-31-2012, 02:31 PM

Should I start the "Best Losses" thread?

**MartyFine** · 01-31-2012, 02:32 PM

They are also RPI top 100. So not a bad loss at this point. Need them and UNI to finish strong if we are a bubble team.

**cyclone22** · 01-31-2012, 02:33 PM

Originally Posted by cyclone101

This top 25 is dumb no matter how you spin it, but how can Murray State not be number one?

they have played a bunch of rec-league teams?

**Clonegrad07** · 01-31-2012, 02:33 PM

Drake is a TERRIBLE Loss... we play in the Big 12... we should ALWAYS beat Drake... ALWAYS.

**SC Cy** · 01-31-2012, 02:34 PM

Boy, that is the who's-who of college basketball

**aeroclone** · 01-31-2012, 02:37 PM

Originally Posted by Clonegrad07

Drake is a TERRIBLE Loss... we play in the Big 12... we should ALWAYS beat Drake... ALWAYS.

This. Even if Drake is having a good year and we are a mediocre team and we play them on the road, we should still win that game. Hopefully Fred can get this program back to the point where losing to Drake and UNI doesn't happen anymore.

**SvrWxCy** · 01-31-2012, 02:37 PM

Whether or not this is a bad loss is all in the eyes of each individual. To most of us fans it is a bad loss, Iowa State should not lose to Drake regardless of where the game is played. On the other hand, with Drake still a top 100 RPI team in the eyes of most selection committee members you would not likely consider this a 'bad loss' for the team. If Drake can play well to finish the year in the top 100 RPI then this loss will not likely hurt us as much as some may believe by just simply thinking that its' Drake.

**Knownothing** · 01-31-2012, 02:42 PM

Turns out that Maybe the UNI loss was a worse loss though.

**alarson** · 01-31-2012, 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by aeroclone

This. Even if Drake is having a good year and we are a mediocre team and we play them on the road, we should still win that game. Hopefully Fred can get this program back to the point where losing to Drake and UNI doesn't happen anymore.

We should always expect to win that game, but RPI-wise its not a horrible loss. Committee will see early season loss to a top-100 team (assuming they stay there) on the road.

**clones26** · 01-31-2012, 02:49 PM

Originally Posted by Clonegrad07

Drake is a TERRIBLE Loss... we play in the Big 12... we should ALWAYS beat Drake... ALWAYS.

I think the word you are looking for it Turrible, but hey they upset the #5 team as well on Saturday I see

**CycloneErik** · 01-31-2012, 02:54 PM

Drake was not a bad loss.UNI was. Hopefully, UNI will pull some magical turnaround here to help us out on that.

Drake is really putting together a nice season compared to expectations.