ranking predictions
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How can you even try to rank Iowa at this point? I think they will be in the 20-35 range most of the season but at this point they haven't played anybody, which surprises me as they got shafted by their poor non-conference schedule last year. I'm surprised that with how experienced Iowa is, they didn't try to play a good team very early in the season.
Assessing Iowa will be meaningless until they play Xavier next week and ND the week after.
Assessing Iowa will be meaningless until they play Xavier next week and ND the week after.
That's because there are people that have raging stiffies for them for absolutely no reason. An NIT runner up to some "experts" makes them think they'll automatically be better by returning everyone when that's not how it always works. We should expose Iowa in three weeks. I think we will beat them by 15.
They have the type of team that could beat us because against smaller teams they go inside, inside, inside and just get people in foul trouble. If they get Niang, Ejim, Hogue or whoever in foul trouble, unless we're hitting 3's, Iowa can definitely beat us. No question.
However, with that said, Iowa has no business being ranked. You cannot reward schools for not scheduling tough non-con games or for not beating ranked teams to prove they belong in the Top 25. Iowa didn't do that last year and they haven't this year. It sets a horrible precedent.
I wouldn't be so certain. I hate the Squakeyes as much as the next person, but they added Uthoff this season (See doing things the "wrong" way), and are pretty solid. The average number of points they have scored against their less than impressive starting first 5 games is 92.5 pts, close to what BYU was averaging. I think it will be a close game, especially because Hilton Magic is diminished when they are there, because a good chunk of fans will be Iowa fans that go to the game.
I still think we have a decent shot of beating them, but I don't think it will be by 15. Maybe I'll be wrong and we will beat them by a lot, and then I can eat my words, and I hope I have to... but I think the game will be pretty close.
We are playing well, and will be ranked. Hilton will be rocking. The only reason there will be less "magic" is because we are the better team and don't need "magic" to win
I highly doubt this. There's no reason that even 1000 Iowa fans should find tickets.
I think we get to 15 in the AP, and I have no idea in the coaches since last weeks voting was sketchy with the win on Sunday but I am going to predict 17 in the coaches.
CycloneErik
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I have trouble imagining 200 finding tickets.
If people are selling to Iowa fans for less than 4 figures/seat, something is terribly wrong.
CycloneErik
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I disagree. When I was a student at Iowa State I knew a number of other students that were more hawkeye fan than Cyclone fan. They still got season tix to both basketball and football and went to the game and would root on the Cyclones as long as they weren't playing the Hawkeyes.
I'm not saying whether this is right or wrong, what I am saying is that there will be hawkeye fans that "get" tickets without much difficulty because they will already have tickets from being a season ticket holder. Hilton could still be rocking, but it might take a hit this game.
It's not just this rivalry, it's any in-state or border battle rivalry. K-st vs KU, Mizzou vs KU (when it happened) is similar, Packers vs Vikings always has a good chunk of both fans at either game, Packers vs Bears, Cubs vs White Sox, Yankees vs Redsox... it's a reality. When both fanbases are so close physically together, there will be a mixture of fanbases that attend the games.
This is neither here nor there though, I think we will be 17 in AP and 21 in Coaches.
