Well I did find out from this site, that if Haws doesn't play, ISU will win by 10+, so that could be some easy money for ya.
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IOWA vs IOWA STATE
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Well I did find out from this site, that if Haws doesn't play, ISU will win by 10+, so that could be some easy money for ya.
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Haha, I learned my lesson after the Drake game two years ago. Surprised my house didn't go into foreclosure
I put money on BYU to win. If I had to bet on the spread I'd be a very slight lean to ISU at +7.
If any of those ratings would actually watch the games they would know le Hoks were easily one of the best 32 teams in the country last year and getting 2nd place in the NIT proved that....somehow.
Iowa played the easy part of the Big 10 schedule last year. They were able to dodge playing some of the tough teams twice. Last year the Big 12 had 5 tournament teams and another that was loaded with talent (and Iowa fans know about that team). Iowa State had to play all of those teams twice. I'm not saying the Big 12 is better than the Big 10, what I am saying is Iowa got away without going through it the hard way.
and to add to that, the Big 10 has only been tough in bb for a couple of years. The Big10 had a lot of down years in BB while the Big 12 was freaking loaded for most of the last 10 years. Now the Big 12 is not very good except at the top. The Big 10 is strong and very deep this year. These things go in cycles.
Even missing some of the good teams twice, Iowa's conference SOS was basically the same as ISU. It is always funny to me when ISU fan knocks Iowa's schedule, when it was the same as ISU.
Now this year it won't even be close. ISU plays 3 teams in the Big12 with a pulse. Just showing up should net ISU 12 wins in conference, the Big 12 is really weak this year.
we aren't really saying ours was tougher, we just refute that yours was tougher, and we had more wins with a schedule that was just as tough..
Most Hawk fans, well I should say all fans understand that the BIG was way tougher than the Big12. Yet since it is an unbalanced schedule, Iowa's schedule wasn't as difficult, and was really only as tough as a Big12 conference schedule. It is just funny when ISU fan calls the BIG an easy conference is all, since it was obviously a much stronger conference than the Big12
double edged sword there the last 3 years? yes the B1G has been tougher, the 10 years before that? the Big XII was much tougher
Your schedule last year was weak. In the Big 10, you played a lot of crap teams twice, and good teams once.
Nebraska was GOOOOOOOODDDDDD last year, tournament team, I think they were in the CBI.
And yet their schedule was still one spot higher on SOS than ISU's grueling Big12 gauntlet......
Classic Hok argument talking SOS vs. ISU without a clue. RoseBowl should look at how many NCAA tourney teams ISU and Iowa played last year. Oh yeah, and the Hoks get a bonus one by playing ISU.
