Oh I am pi**ed. We should never lose to a school named Bradley for crying out loud. Oh how far we have fallen.
I wouldn't say we've fallen that far - we've actually improved. Bradley is an NCAA-tournament caliber team with more experience than us, possibly more talented than us, and plays in a conference (MVC) that is always competitive with if not better than some BCS conferences. They were ranked ahead of the Big 10 last year. While no loss is great, we could have lost to D-II teams like Michigan State and others, or lost our opening games to teams we REALLY shouldn't be losing to.
Plus, if I remember correctly, our 1999-2000 team, which was expected to finish dead last in the Big XII, lost to Drake early in the year. I think we all remember how that year ended, as it's probably the most memorable season in ISU basketball history. And that Drake team was much worse than this Bradley team.
It is FAR too early to throw this team under the bus, like some of you seem to want to, especially since this is the first REAL competition a lot of our guys have ever faced. I see this as a good learning experience.