ISU absolutely should be ranked in the Top 10... they have earned it so far. If they can get through the Big 12 schedule and finish near the top (very possible) they should stay in the top 10... they will have earned it, too.
What will ISU be ranked?
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They were coming off a COVID break last year when that happened as I recall. Took them awhile to get back to form.
It was. To be fair, ISU schedule of remaining games was BRUTAL. Nobody in the country played a tougher schedule.
I 100 percent understand superstitions I just have to laugh at it a bit!I wear red socks for all the games. Been doing it for years. Does it help the teams win? Doubtful. Does it make me less anxious? Yup. So deal with it.
To me, high rankings are a mixed blessing. Yeah, it's cool to see our teams up there in the rankings. But we have a sad history of our teams dying ugly deaths when ranked.
Either they buy into the hype and think all they have to do is show up (UAB, anyone?) or they become a bigger target and get the best efforts of every team in the Big 12, and that's a helluva a grind.
So yeah, I'm wary of high rankings. Do I think it's a conspiracy curse? No, not really. But I've seen bad things happen when we're ranked, and I'm a Cyclone. I may need a nut cup, but I definitely understand the desire for one.
I’ll never forget that UAB game, that ISU team came back from double digits their last eight games of the season if I recall. They had a terrible habit of starting slow getting behind and coming back. Then when they showed up as a three seed with frosted tips and cockiness to the tournament…..I knew we were in for a long night. Offensively gifted but a very undisciplined team.
True, but still being we were 2-22 that was pretty embarrassing performance from them.
I wear red socks for all the games. Been doing it for years. Does it help the teams win? Doubtful. Does it make me less anxious? Yup. So deal with it.
To me, high rankings are a mixed blessing. Yeah, it's cool to see our teams up there in the rankings. But we have a sad history of our teams dying ugly deaths when ranked.
Either they buy into the hype and think all they have to do is show up (UAB, anyone?) or they become a bigger target and get the best efforts of every team in the Big 12, and that's a helluva a grind.
So yeah, I'm wary of high rankings. Do I think it's a conspiracy curse? No, not really. But I've seen bad things happen when we're ranked, and I'm a Cyclone. I may need a nut cup, but I definitely understand the desire for one.
If you think we play poorly when ranked, you should see how we play when unranked...
It's only an illusion that we play worse when highly ranked. To be highly ranked in the first place, the performance leading up to it has to be especially good. The higher the performance, the more improbable it will be maintained.
On one hand, our #9 ranking starts dropping once Big12 season starts. It just will. On the other, anyone who honestly thought we'd be ranked in the Top 10 in TJ's first season surely resides in the nuthouse. So let's enjoy this!
2002 7-7 Team obviously was very overrated
2021 7-5 simply wasn’t a top ten team and also routinely ***** the bed against Iowa
2014-2015 Consistently fell behind around 15 points every game to end the season and finally got bit
2013-2014 Pain
We might lose to Baylor but so as other teams in Big 12. Some posters here think we have no chance against Baylor. We have beaten many ranked team in Hilton. I like our chances in Hilton.
Ranking helps with recruitingI wear red socks for all the games. Been doing it for years. Does it help the teams win? Doubtful. Does it make me less anxious? Yup. So deal with it.
To me, high rankings are a mixed blessing. Yeah, it's cool to see our teams up there in the rankings. But we have a sad history of our teams dying ugly deaths when ranked.
Either they buy into the hype and think all they have to do is show up (UAB, anyone?) or they become a bigger target and get the best efforts of every team in the Big 12, and that's a helluva a grind.
So yeah, I'm wary of high rankings. Do I think it's a conspiracy curse? No, not really. But I've seen bad things happen when we're ranked, and I'm a Cyclone. I may not need a nut cup, but I definitely understand the desire for one.
I absolutely think we have a chance against Baylor. I'm hoping that our crowd is a normal Hilton Magic advantage, despite it being on New Year's Day vs a whole bunch of bowl games, and being during break with the absence of the noise from Cyclone Alley.
They’ve beat no one except Michigan and Illinois. Decent wins, but their resume is thin.
Man I loved those teams and players, but yeah, if you're known for comebacks you probably don't have the pedal down the entire game. Must have drove TJ nuts!
