*** Official IOWA STATE Vs #14 Wisconsin Game(Day) Thread ***

[OWLCITYCYFAN]

Tyrese will be going up against a freshman point guard from Nebraska that Wisconsin chose to recruit instead of him, so Tyrese might be a little extra motivated tonight.

OK, this thread already has me laughing, with the Weasel Stomping song and a Dead Milkman video - "I Want to Make Friends with the Badger". A buddy & I once encountered a wayward badger in rural central Iowa - unbeknownst to us, he had a den in a pile of deadfall we'd been directed to clear in timber during a dry summer - let's just say he was not amused and did not want to be our friend. Nor was he the least bit concerned about the tractor with hayforks we were atop - he was a nasty little monster.

Does anybody know why Greg Gard had no interest in Tyrese Hunter? I spent about five minutes looking at old ESPN recruiting profiles yesterday, for Hunter and the two freshman PG(s) on the Wisconsin roster:

Tyrese Hunter (Racine, WI) - **** - ESPN #39
Lorne Bowman (Detroit, MI) - **** - ESPN #94
Chucky Hepburn (Bellvue, NE) - **** - Not Rated in ESPN Top 100

Everybody acknowledges Gard did not recruit Hunter, though he's the highest rated of the trio, was local and had a compelling backstory. Does anybody know why? If not, I'm really hoping Tyrese has another great game and makes Gard rue his evaluation process / decision! Go State!

 

[Marcelason78]

Story-lines:
Brockington vs. Davis
TH in Wisconsin
TJ in Wisconsin
Can our bigs stop Wahl
Davison's tricks
Both teams get loose balls - today?

Love to see us show Wisconsin and the B1G up.

Don't worry about the Davison 'tricks'. IZB and Gabe have already warned the rest of the team-- "When you're around him, protect your jewels."

 

[CyNews]

I hope he’s salty

“Serious Face”

 

[RezClone]

It never ends. The guys win tonight it will be:

....they didn't just play 4 games in 4 days
....only traveled a couple hundred miles instead of cross country, thanks JP
....played with familiar balls
....Wisconsin played their worst game of the season
....Davis was only at 10%
....and on and on and on

It never ends.

Went out last night. Had a group of Iowa fans try to claim we are +10.5 underdogs today with a straight face.

Anybody with the slightest basketball knowledge would reject that on his face. It's absolutely ridiculous, but they heard that and repeated it to each other thinking, "oh yeah, that makes sense."

 

[RezClone]

The guys better be ready to chuck it up from 3 again. You know they will sag off of George/Robert and now Gabe. That is going to really pack the lane and prevent any motion. This might be another game with 35-40 attempts from 3 point land.

Nice weather today...

 

[67CY]

Not expecting to win, but to totally flip what the in-state narrative was supposed to be according to the local media would be absolutely hilarious. If we could somehow pull this off, I’ll just stay awake until the local shows start up on KXNO tomorrow.

Game will only discussed if it’s a loss

 

[RezClone]

Conversely WI will try to get Ty and Brock in foul trouble early with drives.

Davison is quite the actor for getting charge calls.

Hate to say it, but Davison gives me Aaron Craft vibes...

 

[2122]

Hate to say it, but Davison gives me Aaron Craft vibes...

They always say Davison is Crafty.

 

[SportsMan9000]

Hope we win today, we are playing with house money but we can win this. Seems like even a lot of iowa fans would rather see us pummel wisconsin than have them win, which is odd but great at the same time.

 

[scyclonekid]

Confidence, hit more shots, don’t turn it over when they press, bench points, rebound.

 

[RezClone]

Hope we win today, we are playing with house money but we can win this. Seems like even a lot of iowa fans would rather see us pummel wisconsin than have them win, which is odd but great at the same time.

The big 10 is just overrated. Every team has struggled significantly in every NCAA game, even their wins.

 

[HFCS]

Heard on CF podcast that wisc player family section threw a bear on court and then their badger mascot slipped and fell on it?

Classy.

 

[cycloneG]

Heard on CF podcast that wisc player family section threw a bear on court and then their badger mascot slipped and fell on it?

Classy.

 

[2122]

The big 10 is just overrated. Every team has struggled significantly in every NCAA game, even their wins.

Be interesting to see how B1G does over next 10 hours - 5 games.

 

[67CY]

Same announcers ****

I assume Deb will be a Wiscousin fan today

 

[dahliaclone]

I had a dream last night we saw a Memphis-level game from Gabe.

 

[CloneGuy8]

I had a dream last night we saw a Memphis-level game from Gabe.

 

[Jkclone15]

Gabe Kalscheur last season @Wisconsin:
MIN: 36
FG: 4-12
FG%: 33.3
3PT: 3-10
3P%: 30.0
FT: 4-5
FT%: 80.0
REB: 7
AST: 2
BLK: 0
STL: 0
PF: 0
TO: 3
PTS: 15

So basically an average night for good Gabe, I think he'll play well.

 

[SolarGarlic]

Hope we win today, we are playing with house money but we can win this. Seems like even a lot of iowa fans would rather see us pummel wisconsin than have them win, which is odd but great at the same time.

Not a chance. If Wisconsin wins, Iowa fans will claim victory by way of conference allegiance. ISU winning is their nightmare.

 

[CY9008]

Grills hits at least 5 threes tonight now that it’s officially a legit “road game”