Amen, brother. Our athletes will need to also unplug from social media for their own sanity, unfortunately.
Williams & Blum: The Monday after
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You think Williams & Blum control the AP poll and had ISU in the top 10 preseason?
It is probably not fair to look at this in a vacuum, but one should also be mindful of the tenure of the head coach. Kentucky for instance is first year under their coach. Would be unrealistic to expect them to recruit and develop the bulk of their players, under these circumstances.
Definitely many of these kids got thrust into "celebrity" status on social media as that is also their way of making money in some ways with sponsorships.
Like you said, almost need to use it just for that and then shut off notifications, close direct messaging. as for every 10 "great games" comments they probably get equally as many bad comments
"Williams and Blum gave me too much hope and it didn't come true. They should apologize!"
I know you have been a fan for a long time but holy cow this is a crazy take. You make it sound so nefarious.....
I think a big part of the gospel part is the friendship that CW and TJ have. It’s been pushed, true or not, so the belief is that CW as a hard source.
There are dumb comments, and there there is this. I wanted to point that out specifically rather than just drive by with a dumb button.
I respect your posting history but you essentially wanted an apology/acknowledgment that Blum and Williams misled Cyclones fans regarding the potential of a team that was 17-2 nearly 2/3 through the year and was being projected routinely as a Final 4 caliber squad by nearly every expert in the country. Come on. Quit doubling down on this.
We need a CF meme for posts that demand more than a dumb button smash.
Actually Chat was a good 3 pt shooter in his past. We didn’t use him there.
I don’t think there’s a dumber comment than you blaming 2 podcasters in Iowa for getting your hopes up when this was a top 10 preseason team (voted on by NATIONAL media)
Well to me you sound like a spoiled brat thinking some commentators somehow "led you astray" on how good a basketball team would be.
I believe there is a Grand Canyon gap between getting some inside info from the locker room and being upset and misled from opinions of two people watching the games with the rest of us.
We have also heard during football season, recruiting, ect…it’s just unbelievable to me that adults cant think for themselves.
It's an insane take to be mad at somebody else for raising your hopes.
CW and Blum have a vested interest in there being excitement around ISU athletics, particularly football and men's basketball. Of course they're going to be more positive than anything. Blum needs to raise funds so we have a chance at having talented rosters. We need fan engagement and excitement to pay for that. CW benefits from fan excitement by getting more subscriptions, clicks, engagement, etc. It's good for business. These guys are also fans that sincerely want ISU to succeed and will look at the glass half full, at least publicly.
I enjoy their podcasts and a lot of the other material that comes out of CF and Iowa Everywhere. I also form my own opinions and don't rely 100% on what these two guys say. They're talented, connected, and most importantly, Cyclone fans, but what they say doesn't replace what I see with my own two eyes.
I enjoy their podcasts and a lot of the other material that comes out of CF and Iowa Everywhere. I also form my own opinions and don't rely 100% on what these two guys say. They're talented, connected, and most importantly, Cyclone fans, but what they say doesn't replace what I see with my own two eyes.
BYU of course being the outlier in that they were able to move on with the new coach and many former legacy players. ISU is now with Tamin, Milan, Nojus?, and the freshman as legacy players. Appears we are trying to go the rental route, which is similar to several other Big 12 teams, providing few of the freshman crack the top eight this year.
Do we have enough NIL funds to be successful with the player rental approach? Would being a Michigan State or Purdue with majority legacy players be successful in the Big 12? Does any of this even matter?
