In the minority but would hope we would play UNI and Drake and keep the revenue in state. Don't like our attitude that we are above them by insisting they have to play at Hilton. We wouldn't like it in football if a high end SEC or Big 10 team demands that of us of only playing at their home.

harimad said:

Absolutely it is different.

1. When a Cyclone turns pro, they actually turn pro- they don’t play for another college team
2. If he does go to the pros, he won’t be introduced as “from Iowa State University”
3. When a Cyclone turns pro I end up with a rooting interest in the team he plays for. I don’t lose all interest in him.

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These athletes are professional the day they walk on campus. These are 18-23 yo pro ball players.

Don't know, won't know until the occasion arises--Audi most likely with a real interaction.

cyatheart said:

Would be nice to move Rea to the pen, would solve a lot of bullpen problems. I'm not sure we can afford to not have him starting right now. But like you say, maybe just have him ready cause Boyd is not going deep into a game often.

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That wasn’t my idea. I think Rea is second to only Brown right now in our rotation.

Audi because she transferred in conference Milan I might catch a game or 2 because UK gets a lot of games on TV. Rocco I reckon I won't even see him play because screw the B1G and SEC, don't watch them.

Letterkenny said:

True.

But UNI also claims "Iowa and Iowa State refuse to play us". No they don't, they just wont pay you as much as you want for the game. Same thing with Miami-OH coach complaining that no one will play them them past season. Lower your asking price and anyone will play you.

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Ben McCollum in one of his first interviews as Iowa's coach, said he wouldn't play Drake because it has no benefit for us.

demoncore1031 said:

Mosquitos suck! I'm all for the flamethrower idea.

With that being said, I rarely see mosquitos here in New Mexico, but definitely remember how bad they were in Iowa. My hometown had a little truck that would drive around and spray something to kill them but I don't think it helped all that much. Now I'm curious if any other towns had that.

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They still run them, usually a couple a times a summer maybe a little more in low lying areas. (also depends on the budget)

Milan and Audi I completely understand and can’t blame them much. WBB is its own disaster. We told Milan we needed his commitment before he was ready to make it. I really wish the other stuff with this situations was different but they had special circumstances.

Rocco will be hard partly because the whole team will be hard. That is much more of a what if. The football team will really feel like it should be our team.

Milan is the only one of them that I could really root for. I’ll probably root against the others.

Big Daddy Kang said:

The butthurt around here is somewhat understandable but is it really all that different than turning pro? Especially if he never plays against the Clones?

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Absolutely it is different.

1. When a Cyclone turns pro, they actually turn pro- they don’t play for another college team
2. If he does go to the pros, he won’t be introduced as “from Iowa State University”
3. When a Cyclone turns pro I end up with a rooting interest in the team he plays for. I don’t lose all interest in him.

Canes score 25 seconds into the game.

CycloneBamaFan said:

Rocco because Penn St. has a light schedule and will likely get in the playoff and they will be all over the press and high in the rankings all year.

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Rocco

PSU having elite success will be used as a referendum on how ISU held them back

PSU not having success will be used as a referendum on how Iowa State/Big 12 isn’t at the level of BIG

Milan not being good enough to get drafted, instead taking $6 million to shoot 3Ps for Kentucky, is a nothing burger

Pope said:

Let the pressure begin....

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This guy ain’t wrong.

Milan is a hell of a shooter. There is no denying that. I thought he had improved a great deal defensively, but it’s not a strength by any means. He doesn’t rebound, but that could be a function of wanting him to stay outside or get out on breaks. Could.

As for rim usage, Milan got better at taking the open lane when one presented itself this year, and showed he can back guys down, but that is a limitation if the person guarding him has any kind of strength or the opposing coach is any good.

I know it’s a one game sample, without possibly our best player and certainly our best inside guy, but look no further than Tennessee. He was almost completely ineffective in that game. He got hit with the double whammy. Tennessee could body him and Rick Barnes isn’t an idiot. When Milan did try to back his guy down, there was an immediate double, sometimes a collapsed triple team. Milan couldn’t find an open guy.

I’m too lazy to look it up, but finding an open guy isn’t in his repertoire either. When he had the ball, he was most likely shooting it, or handing off.

I loved Milan’s game, and I’m pretty sure a large part of that is because TJ and staff built a system and team that complimented his strengths.

I’m not sure Pope has done that.

Milan could leave UK after Pope gets canned next year.

Rocco because Penn St. has a light schedule and will likely get in the playoff and they will be all over the press and high in the rankings all year.

ISUKyro said:

Legit - was my fav place to study. Find an almost empty one (which they usually were) and get a desk in a tucked away corner. Could work in perfect silence for hours without someone coming by you.

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Did this many a time when I had to cram. Elite