Are scientists being insecure when they try to debunk myths? Do they hold parties afterward?
ISU 12th in new AP
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Are scientists being insecure when they try to debunk myths? Do they hold parties afterward?
How many other teams would be 26-2 with UNI's schedule? I just looked at the top 25 and I think you have to get down to about #20 before you find a team that wouldn't. Which just so happens to be right where UNI should be ranked.
Gonzaga is good but should be a 2 seed at this point. Wisc should get that 1.
I think gonzaga has a good chance to make a decent tourney run. That said, of the top teams I'd pick them as an opponent for isu, mostly because their center basically wouldn't be able to play a la Ridley.
I think gonzaga has a good chance to make a decent tourney run. That said, of the top teams I'd pick them as an opponent for isu, mostly because their center basically wouldn't be able to play a la Ridley.
It'd pitiful for UNI, but 4 of the last five NCs had at least 3 conference road losses. Duke had 4 in 2010. 4-4 isn't a bad record considering the road schedule ISU has played. It's good, even.
Current RPI
Evansville 109 (Non-Con RPI 72)
Texas Tech 175 (Non-Con RPI 148)
Good shot Evansville is back in the Top 100 after playing UNI (17) and Illinois State (86) this week.
I whole-heartedly agree that Iowa State has played a better schedule thanks to the Big XII, but you don't get to make up facts.
I focus on WSU because they have ZERO body of work and we have some with UNI sympathies who can't speak rationally about them.
Couldn't agree more. However, I do have confidence that the selection committee will see this. I don't care what our ranking is, it's all about seeding now! If WSU or UNI is seeded higher, then my mind will be blown.
I'm not talking about ******** computer analysis. Head to head Evansville loses 9 times out of 10 to Tech.
Pretty safe bet they'd have more than two losses. WSU has yet to win a single game against a team as good as 14 of their b12 regular season games would be. They'd have 8 losses minimum.
That's an impossible question. Would UNI have a Big 12 budget? Would UNI get to have the Big 12 brand behind them when recruiting every player on the current roster? Would UNI get the benefit of scheduling home games in the non conference designed to produce revenue with no real threat of being defeated?
I just hate that argument, because its comparing apples to helicopters.
This is a much better argument against them than "they shouldn't be that high because they haven't beaten better teams." What would ISU's record be against their schedule? Where would we be ranked if so? Before you answer, you would have to say ISU is in the MVC to play this schedule.
Where is Murray State than? Why are they not in the Top 10 (let alone ranked)? Murray State has won 22 straight games (including 4 against MVC teams...)
The Valley's 6th/7th place team, Loyola, beat Tech by 18 on a neutral floor. Evansville will finish 4/5.
What I can't believe everyone excepts is Gonzaga....they've only played TWO rated teams, they beat SMU (mid major) and lost to Arizona, yet this is a 1 seed? This program has been a bust for nearly 10 years. They never live up to their NCAA seed and seem to still be living off of the hype of their 90's teams that had deep tourney runs. Easily the most overrated team this year (pry last year too).
I don't care about UNI anymore than any other **** conference team that is undeserving of a high ranking, which is what UNI is. It is fine to bring up the TT loss and SC, which is why #12 is pretty fair to us. However UNI lost to Evansville and has very, very few even decent wins. If ISU is #12 based on resume, WSU and UNI are probably in the 20's. In terms of how "good" the teams are, toss teams outside the elite in a hat and draw.
I like UNI's ability to make a run in March more than I do their resume or actual level of "good". Some athletic, P5 school is going to need to match their energy and discipline, and extreme confidence (built on wins in far too many close games against bad teams)...or that P5 team will lose.
I like UNI's ability to make a run in March more than I do their resume or actual level of "good". Some athletic, P5 school is going to need to match their energy and discipline, and extreme confidence (built on wins in far too many close games against bad teams)...or that P5 team will lose.
