It's harder to grasp the overall context cuz the last game always stings no matter how it happens.
I was hoping to meet our seed expectation and return to Elite 8 to end the 24-year drought, anything beyond that I would have considered gravy. Disappointed with performance last night, but ISU was going to hit a wall/ceiling it couldn't overcome at some point.
Given some time/perspective this will rank super-high among seasons in my lifetime. The 2nd-place/near-first-place in Big12, B12T of course, top 5 ranking, 2 seed, unbeaten at Hilton (for a change) ... and along with that, almost no "dud" losses ... worst based on opponent level were VTech and K-State, but not a single "geez, how could we lose to THAT team?" -- on several occasions with good teams that has reared its head and become a momentum-buster.