Peterson Column: Breaking down the third-ranked Iowa State men’s basketball schedule

[jcordova8]

A fresh Randy Pete column for your Friday!

Randy dives into what to look forward to in the upcoming MBB schedule. Enjoy!

PETERSON: Breaking down the third-ranked Iowa State men’s basketball schedule - Cyclone Fanatic

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[NWICY]

Someday I will learn to not click on Randy Pete articles.
Nothing terrible in this one but not really worth my time.

 

[NoCreativity]

We really need to get to mid-February with 3 or less losses because the schedule is really backloaded.

It worries me because Tjs teams traditionally melt down in February and that last 2 or 3 weeks is brutal.

 

[CySmurf]

Someday I will learn to not click on Randy Pete articles.
Nothing terrible in this one but not really worth my time.

That man just writes that to get everyone over-confident and not have a one-game-at-a-time mentality. He certainly doesn't believe his predictions will actually happen. He can't wait for the failure so he can relish in his anti-Cyclone fervor. That's what he's always done.

 

[NWICY]

That man just writes that to get everyone over-confident and not have a one-game-at-a-time mentality. He certainly doesn't believe his predictions will actually happen. He can't wait for the failure so he can relish in his anti-Cyclone fervor. That's what he's always done.

It was easy to skip when it was a Register link. Jackie posts these, I like Jackie good pics and good articles, so I click and regret.

 

[cyclones500]

It'd be helpful if he reduced the 300-word intro to, like, a paragraph or two. Reference to football season is becoming superfluous for a basketball story.

Maybe he's getting paid per-word?

Analysis itself is OK, even if I might guess different results.

 

[Fall Creek]

Article synopsis: Iowa State's conference schedule is back-loaded with ranked teams, upside is that some of those ranked games are at Hilton.

 

[VeloClone]

Article synopsis: Iowa State's conference schedule is back-loaded with ranked teams, upside is that some of those ranked games are at Hilton.

Yeah, but don't look past the early January stretch that has Iowa State playing 3 games in 6 days including Q1a bookends on the road.

Wed 1/7 @ BU
Fri 1/9 OSU
Mon 1/12 @ KSU

 

[twincyties]

Yeah, but don't look past the early January stretch that has Iowa State playing 3 games in 6 days including Q1a bookends on the road.

Wed 1/7 @ BU
Fri 1/9 OSU
Mon 1/12 @ KSU

This is a wild schedule. Can’t remember last time something like this happened

 

[harimad]

I didn’t realize the final stretch was that scary. What a gauntlet!

 

[NWICY]

Yeah, but don't look past the early January stretch that has Iowa State playing 3 games in 6 days including Q1a bookends on the road.

Wed 1/7 @ BU
Fri 1/9 OSU
Mon 1/12 @ KSU

BU added that dude that got drafted but didn't play? He looks like a load. 7'7" wing span supposedly. Mid season roster additions what a crock by the NCAA. Toothless, gutless waste of space NCAA.

 

[cyclones500]

BU added that dude that got drafted but didn't play? He looks like a load. 7'7" wing span supposedly. Mid season roster additions what a crock by the NCAA. Toothless, gutless waste of space NCAA.

I'm hoping the new "pro" guy doesn't start to mesh until sometime after ISU plays BU.

 

[jack enrico]

This is a wild schedule. Can’t remember last time something like this happened

These dates are incorrect and the teams are as well.

 

[cyclones500]

These dates are incorrect and the teams are as well.

Two of three dates are off, all opponents are accurate:

Wed 1/7 @ BU
Sat 1/10 OSU
Tuesday 1/13 @ KU

--> I didn't check the dates when I saw Velo's post.

It's not quite as daunting a stretch as the distribution posted. Certainly could be challenging, regardless.

 

[jack enrico]

Two of three dates are off, all opponents are accurate:

Wed 1/7 @ BU
Sat 1/10 OSU
Tuesday 1/13 @ KSU

--> I didn't check the dates when I saw Velo's post.

It's not quite as daunting a stretch as the distribution posted.

The 13th is not Kansas State.

 

[cyclones500]

The 13th is not Kansas State.

I mistyped, thanks for noting, updated.

 

[67CY]

Does he get paid for this?

 

[ZorkClone]

BU added that dude that got drafted but didn't play? He looks like a load. 7'7" wing span supposedly. Mid season roster additions what a crock by the NCAA. Toothless, gutless waste of space NCAA.

It’s toothless because players, schools, and coaches keep suing them. The only way any of this stops is an intervention of congress on behalf of the NCAA.

 

[VeloClone]

Thanks for correcting that. I guess I won't trust that source again. I used another source that had quad info on the schedule and apparently have it all wrong.