I'm in the same boat. I think they have a couple guys get hot and take it by 2-3 points. We need to rebound and keep them off the FT line.I will admit that that performance is all I can think about. The Maryland game as well. I tend to vividly remember bad things.
When did Arkansas get back in the game? I must have missed the part where they got the margin below 11 points at any point after about the first 8 minutes.
We are about as good as we were last year, and Iowa is better than several of the teams we lost to on the road. That's why I'd have to favor Iowa in this game. Teams just don't shoot as well away from home, and the Clones are no exception.
I think ISU will need a double-digit lead late in the second half, because I just know Iowa will outscore us during the final two minutes. That's what has happened in nearly every road game we've played the past two years. Think of all the road games we were in last year until the closing minutes: Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Kansas State and Baylor.
People always seem to forget how difficult road wins are to get in cbb and forget that we struggle at Carver. Then when you pick a close loss at the beginning of the year, on the road, in Carver, it is being pessimistic.Iowa just won at UNC and some people on here act like this game at Carver is an easy win. This will be a very hard game to win.
Iowa just won at UNC and some people on here act like this game at Carver is an easy win. This will be a very hard game to win.
I don't feel this year's Iowa team is better than any of those teams (assuming I'm correct in that you are comparing this year's Iowa team to last year's Big 12 teams we lost on the road to). I also feel that we are overall a more talented team than last year. Talent-wise I don't feel it's a contest at all. I think the big question is mental toughness, which last year's teams had in spades. If Iowa comes out and hits them in the mouth, do they respond as they did last year? Or do they fold like the Maryland game. After the KC disappointment, I doubt they fold like that again.
I think this year's Iowa team is better than K-State, Baylor and maybe even Texas were last year. I worry about us being able to stop Aaron White. I don't think Hogue or BDJ are big enough to do the job, and I'm not sure Edozie is quick enough.
I think this year's Iowa team is better than K-State, Baylor and maybe even Texas were last year. I worry about us being able to stop Aaron White. I don't think Hogue or BDJ are big enough to do the job, and I'm not sure Edozie is quick enough.
People always seem to forget how difficult road wins are to get in cbb and forget that we struggle at Carver. Then when you pick a close loss at the beginning of the year, on the road, in Carver, it is being pessimistic.
People always seem to forget how difficult road wins are to get in cbb and forget that we struggle at Carver. Then when you pick a close loss at the beginning of the year, on the road, in Carver, it is being pessimistic.
Derp, I have picked them to win in every bb game so far and picked against us in every fb game except Toledo, NDSU, and KU. I seem to have a pretty good track record wouldn't you say?I think it's more of people always seem NOT to forget that you pick against the Clones in almost every single close game. THAT is being pessimistic.
I wouldn't say it is. I'm just pointing to the fans giving me a hard time for picking us to fall short in this one.In general, win on the road is always difficult no matter the circumstances, but fans picking the 13th ranked Cyclones to beat a team I feel they more talented and looking better than at this point in the in the season is shouldn't be considered being overly optomistic either, just realistic.