Rivalry would you rather.

I'll raise you one. If ISU loses Friday, 1 of 2 things will be true:
* Iowa advances further than Iowa State. (Double-whammy considering tournament seeding of each)
* Fred Hoiberg takes Nebraska (of all programs) further in the tournament than any of his ISU teams (as player OR coach).

That is a daunting "Would You Rather?" scenario.
This is why ISU needs to win on Friday
 
This is why ISU needs to win on Friday
How confident were you when the bracket was released that ISU would go further than both Iowa and Nebraska?

I see no reason to update your thoughts on this. **** Bayes.

Spend that energy worrying about the matchup with Houston.
 
It's funny Nebraska fans and Iowa fans are both the same. Nebraska and Iowa have not cared about mens basketball for years. Nebraska cares about womens volleyball and iowa fans care about womens basketball. Now all of the sudden they are all in. Neither supported their teams for the last 30 years. Now they want everyone to believe they are both the best fans out there.
Not really true.

Nebraska has always had solid attendance even in their lean years which is many. Last year NU had better per game attendance than ISU. 13th in the nation. 14,964 per game vs 14,062.
 
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Would you rather go to the championship game and lose to iowa

Or.

Iowa loses to Nebraska and we make final 4.

My hatred for Iowa runs deep and this is tough.
#2…and agreed, it’s easy. It’s 1000% just because I know how their fanbase would respond.
 
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Not really true.

Nebraska has always had solid attendance even in their lean years which is many. Last year NU had better per game attendance than ISU. 13th in the nation. 14,964 per game vs 14,062.
And I would be shocked if it’s not at least as legitimate as their football home game sell out streak.

Huck the fuskers, but beat Iowa
 
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I would rather lose in the first round to Hampton then lose to Iowa in the championship game. The year we lost to them in the NIT was bad enough, let alone post season that actually matters.
 
If EIU won the championship this season they would be the lowest ranked team ever to do it, right now Villanova holds the record as an 8 seed when they beat Georgetown in the finals in 1985. I remember watching that game, and the Wildcats shot an unbelievable high percentage for the game. It was before the shot clock, Ewing had block after block and it was not enough. The Athletic has EIU at a 1% chance to win the title. I just can't see them continuing to play at a high level for four more games, they can by Nebraska, but after that they are not going to match up with any team from that point on.
 
In Omaha for wife’s cancer follow-ups and all the UNMC were wearing NU stuff or ISU gear. When asked why ISU gear, told them that while we don’t care for the Huskers, we hate Iowa more. Just laughed and said they hate Iowa, too.
 
Iowa absolutely can make it to Indianapolis.... and watch Iowa State win the natty from the stands.
 
This might be the dumbest “would you rather?” I’ve ever seen.
Is this better?
Iowa wins the championship and ISU loses in the Final 4
Nebraska beats Iowa and ISU loses in the elite 8?
 
Is this better?
Iowa wins the championship and ISU loses in the Final 4
Nebraska beats Iowa and ISU loses in the elite 8?

Never Iowa. Anything ending with Iowa winning something of significance, specifically in football and men’s basketball, I am 100 percent out on.
 
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Never Iowa. Anything ending with Iowa winning something of significance, specifically in football and men’s basketball, I am 100 percent out on.
So willing to give up a Final 4 banner?
 
Is this better?
Iowa wins the championship and ISU loses in the Final 4
Nebraska beats Iowa and ISU loses in the elite 8?
Iowa winning the National Championship is not good for ISU on any level.
Give me Iowa out in the Sweet 16 and ISU out in the Elite 8 over Iowa winning the NC and ISU in the Final Four. Not even close! Losing in the Elite 8 or the Final Four is still losing. No way do I want Iowa to have a NC Banner!
 
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Speaking of rivalry, I know we already beat them but I think we would destroy Iowa if we played them again and Nebraska too. Definitely shows hoiball with no defense
 
I went for Iowa the first two rounds but now definitely not. Nebraska needs to pull this thing off. If Iowa and their fair weather fans have more to brag about with clearly a worse team than us I’m going to be pissed
 
Honestly my biggest fear is we lose on Friday and they win on Thursday so all we hear all offseason is how our "best team ever didn't make it as far as Iowa"
Very accurate way to sum this up. We are in a living nightmare right now, and even if we win tonight and then both of us lose in the E8 we are still partially living in it I'm afraid.
 

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