2/1 Bracketology

[gocubs2118]

Be careful...they may be right.

Nah, they've already been proven wrong.

[SplitIdentity]

Really? a Texas team that is 7th in this conference lost by only 9 to MSu in east Lansing.
No way their top 6 are that superior to ksu, ou, osu, Baylor and isu.

Didn't MSU hand KU their only loss of the year so far?

[ribsnwhiskey]

Along with today's Bracketology update, I believe today's Power Rankings assessment is one of the most truthful and fair statements made by an ESPN writer about ISU men's basketball in quite a long time.

6. Iowa State. I never thought I'd rank the Cyclones this low, but their inconsistency has been maddening. How do you go from coming within 1 second of beating KU in Lawrence to losing at Texas Tech? Five days after beating K-State at home, Iowa State lost at Oklahoma State. Fred Hoiberg's squad won't get an NCAA tournament bid if it can't win a few road games."


...and despite the road woes madness, somehow I still remain extremely confident in our tourney chances. I know it's cliché, but the Big12 Tourney and the Big Dance are all about who can catch fire at the right time. We have a hell of a lot more firepower than most...if we can only now find a match.

So, we beat KSU at home, lose a 2 point game at OSU and that makes us inconsistent? That guy had us at #2 after we lost to KU. He needs to get back on his bi-polar meds, like a lot of our fans.

[cyclones500]

Isu can lose 1 though they'd need to beat okie or Ksu on the road.

Iowas rpi is in the 90s. Gonna need 22 wins to get in.

I want to get K-State on the road as at least one step -- would mean a sweep against the team with second-best numbers in conference and gets at least one road win out of the way asap.

[hawkadoodledoo]

Didn't MSU hand KU their only loss of the year so far?

NW beat Baylor, Iowa beat ISU.

[awd4cy]

NW beat Baylor, Iowa beat ISU.

It's a shame Iowa hasn't done **** since.

[CycloneErik]

NW beat Baylor, Iowa beat ISU.

Enjoy the tourney on TV.

[jdoggivjc]

Along with today's Bracketology update, I believe today's Power Rankings assessment is one of the most truthful and fair statements made by an ESPN writer about ISU men's basketball in quite a long time.

6. Iowa State. I never thought I'd rank the Cyclones this low, but their inconsistency has been maddening. How do you go from coming within 1 second of beating KU in Lawrence to losing at Texas Tech? Five days after beating K-State at home, Iowa State lost at Oklahoma State. Fred Hoiberg's squad won't get an NCAA tournament bid if it can't win a few road games."


...and despite the road woes madness, somehow I still remain extremely confident in our tourney chances. I know it's cliché, but the Big12 Tourney and the Big Dance are all about who can catch fire at the right time. We have a hell of a lot more firepower than most...if we can only now find a match.

So it's unfair when ESPN says it, but it's perfectly okay when us fans are even harder on this team than ESPN is?

[Wesley]

I don't think that there will be 7 big 10 teams in. I just don't see it.

Hawks are 14-7 with a signature win against ISU.

[hawkadoodledoo]

It's a shame Iowa hasn't done **** since.

That's what happens when you play real teams.

[CycloneErik]

That's what happens when you play real teams.

Get a comfortable couch.

[jdoggivjc]

That's what happens when you play real teams.

Enjoy losing to "real" teams. We'll enjoy playing in the Tournament.

[hawkadoodledoo]

Get a comfortable couch.

Your wife coming over? The season's not over yet, the second half of Iowa's schedule is similar to playing in the big 12.

[nickcyv]

That's what happens when you play real teams.

Who is playing fake teams?

[VeloClone]

Guys, take the ******* match to the rivals board.