Big ISU fan Heather just informed us Nate Scheelhaase is joining Jim Harbaugh’s staff on the Chargers.
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So on brand.
I wasn't listening, but i can hear her say that...then Sean usually respectfully gives accurate information....then she patronizes him.
I feel she always hops in with a "hot" take (that usually is something that could be a rumor on twitter, etc) and then defends it. Sean generally knows his stuff and often seems to tip toe around not making her look silly with her incorrect information.
She also goes after Sean a lot in that way.
Not officially, each referee has his or her conferences they primarily officiate in.
I wouldn't be shocked if Travis said he didn't even watch sports.
She’s such a moron. How can she still be on the radio.
I felt bad for her when Miller left her high and dry but man, I can't say I blame him now.
Been saying it for years, the market deserves better. Afternoon drive time should be the biggest spot and we get these complete dolts.
Isn't this her only job?
I sometimes give Ross and Travis a pass since they technically have "day jobs".
As far as I know she doesn't do anything else outside of radio. No excuse to not know the local programs inside and out.
Apparently she is or was trying to be a realtor at one point as well. Don't know. I literally stopped listening a long while back. Once in a great while it is on by accident and as soon as I hear her voice or that other tool on the show turn the channel before I turn the wheel into a ******* bridge abutment.
Good defense in the tournament is a necessity for a deep run. Look at Fred's teams lack of defense
I mean at this point I think I’d prefer Heather Locklear.
I am not really worried about the physical play of the Big 12 and how it translates to winning in the tournament. The conference has done very well in the tournament. Also, I get the comparison to Press Virginia, but the reality is we do not foul near as much as they did, and they still had success in the tournament.
For comparison purposes, Iowa State currently averages 16.6 fouls per game, ranking around 160th in the nation. It's not an area of strength for us, but it's not close to as big of an area of weakness some make it out to be.
| Year | Result (Seed) | Fouls/Game (Rank) | NCAA Tourney Fouls |
| 2010 | Final Four (2) | 18.1 (132nd) | 16, 16, 15, 22, 12 |
| 2011 | Second Round (5) | 18.1 (111th) | 21, 23 |
| 2012 | First Round (10) | 16.8 (68th) | 17 |
| 2015 | Sweet 16 (5) | 23.5 (351st) | 25, 20, 29 |
| 2016 | First Round (3) | 23.4 (350th) | 27 |
| 2017 | Sweet 16 (4) | 20.4 (344th) | 19, 18, 25 |
| 2018 | Sweet 16 (5) | 21.6 (351st) | 23, 22, 28 |
| 2021 | Second Round (3) | 16.3 (281st) | 16, 15 |
| 2023 | First Round (9) | 18.6 (323rd) | 24 |
For comparison purposes, Iowa State currently averages 16.6 fouls per game, ranking around 160th in the nation. It's not an area of strength for us, but it's not close to as big of an area of weakness some make it out to be.
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Afternoon drivetime radio everywhere is a bunch of different 20-minute spurts, so its never going to be super heavy-hitting with game analysis. Its mid-day shows and podcasts that can get more in-depth about teams, plays, coaching styles, recruiting strategy, etc.
I’m honestly fine with Sean and even the producer who is a hawk, even with his hawk slant, he is pretty well informed on stuff in sports. Heather just gets her material from twitter friends and doesn’t do any type of checking it seems. And in my opinion she overcompensates for being a woman in radio and tries to act real “bro-y”.
I remember when she did a top 5 segment on the morning show and it was literally the top 5 stories on ESPN.
Their 20 minute segments consist of things like "when we come back, Sean got a new sweater yesterday. We talk about it.". Seriously. That is a real thing that happened.
With our defensive style we've so far had one Sweet 16 and one first-round exit where we shot 23% and had no one with more than three fouls. I'm not too worried about the officiating.
I hate the WV comparison. Peak Huggins ball was when they ran all of their full court traps and they would just mug the ball handler. We do all of our damage in the half court set and our pressure defense really speeds teams up. I feel like we actually do a really good job defending without fouling. A lot of our fouls occur when our double teams break down and we are scrambling back to the weak side. We aren't nearly as handsy as Houston was last night. That will get you in trouble with the wrong crew.
Exactly. We are not like West Virginia in their Press Virginia heyday. Even so, they made it work and had success in the tournament playing ball the way they did. They won in spite of fouling because of all the other things their pressure did to their opponents. We cause pressure without the ridiculous amount of fouls.
