Look at the ratings for Nov/Dec. Nobody pays attention until after the CFP because there aren't enough compelling games.
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Curious how Title 9 will shake out with the prospect of athletes as employees. Right now, it just applies to scholarships, could it apply to compensation as well?
Remember when JP was boasting about our NET in the weak non-con, making a mockery of it?
It’s like when JP soapboxed about transfers when his failed hire in McD lost players, only to have Hoiberg use them to rebuild the program
Nope. Non-revenue sports aren't going to exist anymore as varsity sports. They'll become club sports that may or may not offer scholarships.
FB, MBB, WBB, VB, BB, SB are going to be all that's left nationally and you'll have some regional sports like wrestling that survive where they're important.
Our non-con was a joke because of how many horrible teams we played
We can play MAC level teams and avoid that, without materially increasing odds of more losses
Was that intentional to manipulate NET?
Even if this were true how would playing better teams in the non-conference change that?
The problem is that’s not true. They just make it whatever they need to year by year. Next year might be road performance, year after that might be NET as their “focus”. It’s all ******** but just get in every year and our chances to advance deep increase.
If Iowa State played the No. 1 rated team in the country in non-conference, and that team tanked and ended up with a losing record, I truly believe the committee would say, "Well, we can't give you a better seed based on that win since they turned out to be a bad team."
Well, that's what I was thinking. It would apply, and that would end a lot of sports.
Or if we lost, and were on the bubble, they'd say "well, that was a strong schedule to play, but you have to win those games".
Exact scenario happened last season (2022-23 season); we beat #1 UNC, who went on to miss the tournament. Granted, didn't really affect our seeding but was discussed throughout the year about Iowa State being overrated.
How could NC State have been seeded so low! They're in the Final 4!
A spot like this would do really well in an entertainment district centered around sports...
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The Athletic Club in Coralville that @Messi mentioned a similar vibe though Let It Fly is a bit of a larger operation. Sports centric, beer, simple yet classic bar food and appetizer options is all you need. Let It Fly is a chain but a little more unique than adding in a Buffalo Wild Wings or something like that.
I think they should add one of these on top of a West O Brew/Pub that might have more limited food options.
The only people that think that sh!t should be counted twice are old men on the committee and ACC apologists.
It is true and I didn’t say it would. I was just responding to the bolded part of your post as to why the sport appears irrelevant until February/March.
ISU was a 2 seed, not sure why fans expected otherwise. Sure, a few writers looking for clicks were pushing the 1 seed, but that wasn't realistic. The committee values winning the 18 or 20 game Conference title over a 3 game Tournament.
I also seem to recall a number of Cyclone fans complaining about how weak our non-schedule was last summer. I'm not surprised the Selection Committee didn't view playing a number of sub 250 Net schools as a positive differentiator in seeding.
I am not being critical of our non-con schedule. It was the right move by TJ based on our roster turnover. But with our returning roster for next season, I would expect TJ to upgrade our buy games. I am also a believer that ISU should schedule UNI or Drake every year in Hilton. The buy might be lower since their travel costs would be minimal. If those schools aren't interested, so be it.
I also seem to recall a number of Cyclone fans complaining about how weak our non-schedule was last summer. I'm not surprised the Selection Committee didn't view playing a number of sub 250 Net schools as a positive differentiator in seeding.
I am not being critical of our non-con schedule. It was the right move by TJ based on our roster turnover. But with our returning roster for next season, I would expect TJ to upgrade our buy games. I am also a believer that ISU should schedule UNI or Drake every year in Hilton. The buy might be lower since their travel costs would be minimal. If those schools aren't interested, so be it.
What do you want him to say though? Ranting about the committee's selection process and Iowa States seeding would do absolutely zero good. If anything, the conferences need to start a movement and take the damn AD's out of this process and hire a few data geeks to sort it all out. They would do a better job than a bunch of old men with other interests.
Agreed. That was mu biggest takeaway this season. Conference games mean almost nothing unless you're on the bubble.
It's an absurd way to determine seeding in a sport that has a long season with injuries, evolving teams, and spends 3 months in conference play, but that's what they've told us. Nonconference games in November are more important than conference games in March, and in some cases, all that matters is you played those games, not whether you won or lost.