DeputyHawk
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Trust me I hope they are one and done. I just think they matchup well.
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Trust me I hope they are one and done. I just think they matchup well.
i guess it's kinda like Iowa's "rivalry" with Nebraska
sportstalent
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Amazing they were able to win as many games in such a tough league with Forte being so bad on the road.
all of their road wins in conference were over bottom feeders, except 1 (@ KU)
Forced and pushed by a conference agenda? I wouldn't go that far, I don't the B12 really pushes the ISU-KU "rivalry".
sportstalent
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What the teams 7-10 that didn't have winning records? 40% of the conference didn't have winning records...hard to believe.
who's claiming ISU and KU have a rivalry?
ISU has had about as much success as anyone in the big XII against KU, but they're a dominant program. KU doesn't really have a rival. their only "rivals" would be those they're competing with for most dominant MBB program ever (UK, Duke, UNC, etc.)
sportstalent
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Overall record...not conference...this has nothing to do with Iowa or ISU for that matter.
HawkeyeShane
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Oh it's the case...don't let your hate blind you.
calling a spade a spade.
Iowa is a decent team that played an opportunistic schedule in a good conference. hence the fact they're in the NIT and not the NCAA. apparently the experts agree with me
big ten had 5 teams with a winning conference record. 8 teams with a winning overall record.
big XII had 5 teams with a winning conference record. 6 teams with a winning overall record.
I'm still not seeing what you're getting at other than the obvious, the big ten was a deeper/stronger conference this year.
HawkeyeShane
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No...you're not. You've never said anything on this site that wasn't dripping with hate for the Hawkeyes. Iowa passed most "experts'" eyeball test...it's the RPI test they failed.
because there's lots of really good teams every year that get left out because of their RPI?
don't get me wrong, RPI isn't a flawless measurement by any means, but it rarely if ever leaves out a team that is absolutely deserving of a tournament bid.
Iowa didn't do enough to get in. you need to move on. The "experts" are the guys that select who gets in the tournament year in and year out. it is their job to determine the teams most deserving and most qualified to make the NCAA field, not CBS, ESPN, and FOX sports analysts.
you can talk about eye ball tests all you want, but your eye ball doesn't get you any more quality wins which is what it takes to make it.
Well smart and brown are pretty good. I mean forte is no oglesby, I mean ogles probably would have shot like 75% playing a big 12 sched.
HawkeyeShane
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Exactly...the RPI means nothing if Iowa closes out on a couple of the wins they pi$$ed away...a win at Wisky and a home or Big10 Tourney win vs Michigan State and Iowa's playing today instead of last night.
