Agbaji out with COVID

I just someone from KU didn't get a false negative and gets one of our guys infected.

Honestly, it is what it is. If we were going to have guys get it now would be the time not March.
 
Right. First I hope Agbaji is okay and recovers well.

Beating KU is the important thing full strength or not. ISU almost won at KU at full strength so there is no asterisk if ISU wins tonight.

That said what makes a blue blood is the top end talent and then the backups they can have on roster JCL for instance is a multiple year P% starter there's a drop off but not to the level of other programs would have in similar situations. They are still very talented with a HOF coach.

ISU still can't relax an iota due to this news.

Remy Martin did not play in the game @Kansas, so they were not full strength.
 
There are different flavors of "must-win".

Is our season over if we don't? Absolutely not. But with as difficult as the big 12 is right now, we have to take advantage of opportunities like this.
This is where I am at. I don't think the ones saying "must win" mean it as if we lose we are done for. It's more along the lines of the golden opportunity in front of you, at home, after what happened in Lawrence to get the W. We very well may not win because KU is KU and has talent regardless. But barring anything else happening to Agbaji (do NOT want to see anyone injured, especially a good kid like that) he will play against everyone else the rest of the way. These are opportunities you need to take advantage of when provided.

How many times have we complained in the past about star players sitting out against other teams in the league only to return the day they play us? Well now it's our turn to get some luck, so don't waste it.
 
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A good week this week can vault us right back into discussion to finish above .500 and top 5 in conference. When a gift like this is handed to you, you've got to prove you're not a pretender. Not a must win for the success of the season, but for team goals it's a big one to get, and nobody is gonna feel good about losing to kansas at home without their best player and with a hobbled McCormick
 
Coleman-Lands will score 35 while Yesufu scores 25.
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Line has only dropped from +4.5 to +2.5.
 
Replacing a 20 PPG leader on the team is no easy feat. We should've won the last game with him involved. Get it done tonight.
 
Yea i am confident we win. KU is very much live and die by Agbaji. He might be the most important player for any college basketball team out there. I’d be similar to us if we tried playing a game without Brockington.
 
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It’s a must win if it keeps us on the opposite side of the Big 12 tourney bracket as TT. Of course maybe 1 more loss keeps us from seeing Tech again. I don’t know, I just don’t want tech.
 
Fans on Phog.net saying they hope it gets postponed. Sounds like there may be more than just Ochai out?