ISU wins this one 79-68. We have a solid team and Matt Thomas turns things around this game and goes off for 15.
PREDICTIONS: Iowa State @ BYU
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My thoughts as well. He is way too good of a shooter to not blow up one of these games. Just needs to get open more.
According to a BYU message board there are people camping out already and getting ready for this game because it is their "white out" game. Their crowd will be rowdy. Hopefully our young guys (even hogue) respond well.
I'm with the group that felt slight optimism going into the MI game now with the slight pessimism going into the BYU game. It will be a dog fight and I feel like Niang will get into foul trouble again. Jimmer Fredette comes out of the stands and the NCAA rules he has 40 minutes of eligibility left, 81-74 BYU
I want to know who scheduled this. Young team, first road game, coming off the huge win, in altitude, against a team full of 20+ year olds. Seems like a recipe for disaster.
Seriously, I can't think of a worse first road game. They are good enough they'll give us a game, but I think a loss to them could hurt us later in the year (i.e., its not like a young team going to Duke or something where a loss doesn't hurt).
Seriously, I can't think of a worse first road game. They are good enough they'll give us a game, but I think a loss to them could hurt us later in the year (i.e., its not like a young team going to Duke or something where a loss doesn't hurt).
Probably the person who schedules all of our other games....also bear in mind these games are usually scheduled 4 or more years in advance. It's really hard to predict where both teams will be at that far down the road.
On the contrary, I'd rather get tested in a true road game early, and especially since it now requires continuing momentum after a big home win.
And I still don't think it'd be a bad loss. BYU could wind up in 50-75 RPI range. (of course, too early to tell, so it's a hunch)
BYU looks like a tourney team to me. I think they'll end up being in the top 50 RPI.
When UVA backed out of our h-h agreement, we scrambled to fill the schedule last year, and got BYU last minute. You schedule these when you can, plus this game is covered on ESPN, so that may have had something to do with it.
you can't complain about isu's bball home schedule without agreeing to take on the same teams on the road.
Athleticism: ISU > BYU
Shooting: ISU < BYU
Inside Game: ISU > BYU
Rebounding: ISU > BYU
Passing: ISU < BYU
Maturity: ISU < BYU
This game will come down to last 3-5 possessions. Hopefully we will walk away with W.
Shooting: ISU < BYU
Inside Game: ISU > BYU
Rebounding: ISU > BYU
Passing: ISU < BYU
Maturity: ISU < BYU
This game will come down to last 3-5 possessions. Hopefully we will walk away with W.
I am tired of non conference schedules with cream puff teams. Losing to BYU on the road will be just as good as beating someone like East Tennessee Valley State A&T when viewing our resume at the end of the season. Now that we beat Michigan there is no way this team reacts badly to losing at BYU (if that should happen). Cruising through bad teams doesn't get the team ready for the Big 12.
Now three years ago we needed a soft schedule for confidence. However Fred has instilled winning back into program. Bring on the tougher games.
Does anyone have an update of Haws? If he's out I think we win pretty convincingly (10-15 points).
I'm afraid we will get blown out and lose the huge surge of momentum we got yesterday from Michigan. BYU appears to be very good this season based on the games they had so far. Knowing how we normally play after we crack the top 25, I say BYU wins this one 74-69.
