Tried Dallas tried OKC and attendance was crap wasn't it?
*** Official #7 IOWA STATE vs #16 Texas Tech Game(Day) Thread ***
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I was also told TJ's teams wear down every year but here they are winning by 20, 40, and 20 in the last three including against a very good Tech team.
I think someone said they’ve dialed things back a bit this year. I’m glad they made the adjustment!
Did they want to ride a bus???
1.6 hours on a plane for a week-long tournament does not seem burdensome.
The wear down claim was silly. The step up in competition at the end of February was significant. People would feel better if the losses were more spread out and not stacked on each other. Same will happen next year when the Big 12 back loads our schedule again.
That's what I just found via Google AI. It also mentioned that KC is only 175 miles north of the true geographic center, seems pretty close to me.
Just the performances on the court give some credence to that thought. It isn't offensive to suggest that. And it isn't offensive to suggest TJ adapted/altered his approach over the years! That said...I have no idea if he adjusted his approach. I do remember Fred suggesting he stressed the importance of rest during the season by only doing shoot-arounds and walk-thrus during the season. Just different philosophies...different players as well! Who knows...
And Fred's first team lost like 10 straight games to end, his last team was 4-4 in Feb with some other marginal finishes including *almost* three straight in '14 if not for Long's buzzer 3 but I never heard about a Fred fade.
Maybe it's just kind of a general basketball season thing.
It only happens in the Big 12, too. Stanford isn't ******** about the ACC location, neither is Oregon about Indianapolis.
What I have to say about moving or not moving the tournament is too long. I’ll just say that even if tomorrow’s game were at Hilton, Arizona fans have no argument since Iowa State’s had to go to Tucson twice
No doubt you should be exhausted (relatively) at the end of the season...but there are methods of training to save a little of the gas to make sure you cross the finish line. Also...these guys are not going thru the grind of riding busses all around the country...they get a lot of benefits that past players only dreamed of...and deservingly so!
AZ's just getting their best game out of the way now, right?
They're on cruise control against imo and underrated UCF team.
They're on cruise control against imo and underrated UCF team.
While I think you always play to win, iowa is way better off being a 10 seed than an 8.
Now does their quad breakdown get them down to an 11? I think it should, but there will be mercy for an overrated 10 team. It may largely depend on how the committee places miami Ohio and any other bid sstealers. Ultimately, they were probably one MORE dog **** embarrassing loss like Maryland away from the pig.
They're likely safe now.
