Not to mention the fact that there's only five players on the floor at a time for each team. Any team can realistically beat any other team if they're hot.
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Not to mention the fact that there's only five players on the floor at a time for each team. Any team can realistically beat any other team if they're hot.
Thanks! No, I am not questioning it's existence - I am just interested in an explanation of why they 'perform worse' (assuming that's why they lose more) on the road Maybe it is just crowd mood! #Magic
Fans don't really get to demand anything. I'm sure the players and coaches are disappointed that they didn't win against a team that they certainly feel they are better than. They can evaluate their own effort, skill, and play and demand success in the future. But as a fan, you can either understand that we'll win some games and lose some games, or you can stop supporting the program. Most reasonable people understand that some winnable games turn into losses, just like some likely losses turn into wins.
What makes you think people don’t understand you’ll win some and lose some? Most people understand that as a fan you get to enjoy the season by being fanatical over wins and losses. which includes a lot of things.
Did you read the post he was responding to, or did you just want to argue semantics? zzzzzzzzzzz
Why are people ok with us losing 5 or 6 road games? This is not the way a winning program attacks their season.
But saying you DEMAND a team to win a group of games or an individual game is just refusing to recognize that there's variability and unpredictability in how games turn out. I also don't think most people came in expecting to start out 4-0 in Big 12 play, as that poster said that we should have. It's great to be fanatical, but it's stupid to go on a roller coaster ride of thinking we won't make the tournament to thinking we'll win the Big 12 to thinking the world is going to end, as some posters seem to do.
Because it's the norm. We are fans. We are not on the team. That's a difficult concept for many Cyclones fans. As long as Prohm and the team aren't accepting 5 or 6 road losses, then we're fine. All we can do as fans is show up to the games.
If we go 3-6 on the road and 9-0 at home, that's a great season by ISU standards. Damn, that KU win got people all out of whack. Went from expecting to get back in the tourney to expecting a Big 12 championship.
KU lost at UO and at home vs TT last year. I expect they'll lose a few more on the road this season. Let's wait and see how the season unfolds. I still think ISU has the highest ceiling in the conference as Wigg, Lard, and Solo aren't anywhere near to being back at 100%, as well as the team with a lot more room to learn to play with them.
I demand proper use of the word queue.
Home teams are 11-3 (.786) so far in Big 12 play. The three teams that have a loss at home thus far are a combined 2-7 (.222) overall in the league. The three teams that have a win on the road are a combined 7-2 (.777). Only West Virginia doesn't have a league home win, but they have only played one home game in league and it was to 14-1 Tech.
Winning on the road in this league is simply hard.
Winning on the road in this league is simply hard.
It is similar on the women's side. Home teams are 11-3. The teams who have won a road game are a combined 8-0. The teams who have lost home games are a combined 2-6. Kansas is the only team that hasn't won a home game and they have only played one home game.
No one is okay with losing games. We all hate it, players, coaches and fans. As fans we are just being realistic that the team is going to lose some games, and those are most likely going to happen on the road, especially when your team has magic at home most of the time. I am hoping ISU wins out, but I realize there will probably be 3-5+ more games where things just don't work out. The BU game really stunk because the team was right there at the end and pretty much chocked at crunch time. Hopefully it is a learning experience for the team.
I understand everyones feelings. I'm still pissed about the Baylor game. Doesn't mean I lower my expectations. Winners believe.
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We need to win one non-home game in each state we play in.
Iowa - check (Drake-pretty much a home game)
Hawaii - check (true neutral)
Oklahoma - check
Texas - TBD
Kansas - TBD
Mississippi - TBD
W. Virginia - TBD
Missouri -TBD (neutral??)
That would be four more true road games and then a game at Hilton South. Ole Miss is a decent team. Their arena holds 9,500 but they only draw 7,5000 so hopefully it is not rockin' for the game there.
Iowa - check (Drake-pretty much a home game)
Hawaii - check (true neutral)
Oklahoma - check
Texas - TBD
Kansas - TBD
Mississippi - TBD
W. Virginia - TBD
Missouri -TBD (neutral??)
That would be four more true road games and then a game at Hilton South. Ole Miss is a decent team. Their arena holds 9,500 but they only draw 7,5000 so hopefully it is not rockin' for the game there.
Just a fan. I demand nothing. I may live and die with wins and loses, but I don't blame or demand. And I've really enjoyed watching this team.
