1) I "misunderstood" nothing. The conversation was about teams (including, but not limited to ISU) being on the negative end of game-changing calls at the end of games. You chose to make it about ISU with your unsubtle ESPNU & ESPNnews comment when I mentioned the 8 other big 12 teams. You have a long-standing habit of actively working to change the focus of many threads to KU.
2) Those two games you reference are brought up whenever you and your compadres start complaining about all the bad calls KU gets. You might also notice that often, our MSU game is also brought up, along with questionable calls in other sports.
3) I mentioned 8 other teams in the Big 12. You will see ISU posters on here commenting about Big 12 games and starting threads about them...when NEITHER ISU or KU is playing. We even start threads and talk about games outside the Big 12.
4) Games between less entitled teams can often prove to be more interesting that blue blood games, as they have to rely more on skill and less on refs. Being highly ranked will not necessarily guarantee an interesting game (Wisconsin, are you listening???). You are depriving yourself of a lot of entertaining basketball when you only watch games between teams YOU deem "interesting". I guess it's a good thing ESPN doesn't consult you.
This is an ISU message board. And although we talk about other teams/games and even praise other teams/coaches, KU is rarely one of the ones praised. Likewise, UI Hawkeyes are rarely praised. There's a reason for that. With the exception of the Cave trolls, the majority of the trolls on this site are from those two fan bases. If you're looking for sunshine pumpers for KU, you might be better served elsewhere.