Bilas doing our game Wednesday

ClubCy

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Bilas is fine. People hate him because he is very vocal and can be a little smug but he’s does his job well. Is Shulman doing it with him because he is elite.
 

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Bilas is just fine. I like how he has no problem calling out obvious bad calls. Some announcers it feels like don't want to stir the hornets nest by criticizing officials.
 

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Can anyone actually define a “homer” when it comes to national announcers?

Bilas gets labeled a homer because he talks highly of Duke? One of the best programs in the history of the sport and is extremely good nearly every year?
 

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And he really, really likes Iowa State basketball to.

And honestly, so does Bilas. I know that we as a fan base like to hold onto the mentality of "woe is us, the national media hates us", but IMO it's getting downright silly at this point. Every single announcer I've heard this season so far raves about us.

Has said on numerous occasions this season ISU is a championship contender and overall loves this team. I get in the past Bilas has largely ignored us and the ESPN bias against the Big 12 is a real thing, but hearing ISU fans victimizing themselves at every opportunity gets extremely old as well.
 

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And he really, really likes Iowa State basketball to.

And honestly, so does Bilas. I know that we as a fan base like to hold onto the mentality of "woe is us, the national media hates us", but IMO it's getting downright silly at this point. Every single announcer I've heard this season so far raves about us.
Doubt we’ll get many king McClure games but even he’s improved and likes the way we’ve played since those bed wetting Prohm years
 

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Can anyone actually define a “homer” when it comes to national announcers?

Bilas gets labeled a homer because he talks highly of Duke? One of the best programs in the history of the sport and is extremely good nearly every year?


On gameday today it took them 45 minutes to talk about Iowa state. That’s the first they mentioned us. The number three ranked team in the country. It was all Duke and Auburn and he said those two were the clear best teams in the country