In a Week, it's Auburn

[cyclones500]

Exactly. ISU was an NCAA Tournament team last season and Auburn was a dumpster fire that didn't even get to double digits in wins. Someone will have to explain to me how this is a balanced matchup. I thought the goal for these Big 10/ACC or Big XII/SEC challenges was to make the matchups as even as possible but that apparently is not the case. Instead we get the 4th place Big XII team from last season matched up against the SEC team that finished dead last. If these games were actually scheduled properly ISU would be facing Ole Miss, Alabama, or Kentucky based off of last seasons SEC standings.

I might understand if Big 12/SEC schedule was set two seasons ago, but when was it — May? As you said, Ole Miss, Alabama (even Vanderbilt, although that team is probably middling at best this season) would make more sense (unless everyone thought ISU was going to drop completely off the map. I would take LSU or Missouri, too.

Oh well, just crush 'em and move on.

 

[Cydkar]

Sorry to do this, but did you fail 7th grade english? Also, Auburn was 9-23 last year and didn't exactly bring in a bunch of 4-5 stars to replace seniors.

Why do you half to get personal?

 

[ChiClones]

Exactly. ISU was an NCAA Tournament team last season and Auburn was a dumpster fire that didn't even get to double digits in wins. Someone will have to explain to me how this is a balanced matchup. I thought the goal for these Big 10/ACC or Big XII/SEC challenges was to make the matchups as even as possible but that apparently is not the case. Instead we get the 4th place Big XII team from last season matched up against the SEC team that finished dead last. If these games were actually scheduled properly ISU would be facing Ole Miss, Alabama, or Kentucky based off of last seasons SEC standings.

"This is equity based", Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby said. "Our best teams will be matched up against their best teams, middle teams against middle teams and those building their programs against others doing the same."

I guess he feels that Iowa State is still building their program.

 

[cyclone22]

Auburn just squeezed a home victory over an 0-7 team.....

 

[CyFan61]

Auburn just squeezed a home victory over an 0-7 team.....

Don't get too cocky, now.

 

[ISUCY23]

Why do you half to get personal?

Well done.

 

[SoapyCy]

night. I half too go two bed.

 

[hexodat64]

Can we just add another team to the schedule? This week long wait sucks!

 

[CoKane]

Whatever. Much rather would have preferred a better team then Auburn, but what we got is what we got. Let's just kick *** and win by 15, move on, and focus on UNI, who we haven't beaten since god knows when.

 

[cyclones500]

Auburn just squeezed a home victory over an 0-7 team.....

Yeesh.

To Auburn's credit, it rallied to beat a team that has faced a top-25 team (Wichita State). That's more than Auburn could say heading into the game. In a way, UA defeated itself!

 

[Psyclone Brian]

Auburn is one of those gutty little teams that can make you beat yourself (if you're not careful) They have confidence and the ability to get you into foul trouble early. This happens when teams exploit a weakness in Auburn and tries to capitalize on it, thus ringing up fouls if you don't accomplish what you (as a player) set out to do.

 

[00clone]

Why do you half to get personal?

Probably just a forgotten jimlad....I'm sure he was have joking.

 

[mjhavlo76]

This is my opinion of the outcome of the Auburn game. We will win by 15 or more. The game will never be in doubt. And those who label this game as "tricky", are just absolutely crazy!

 

[Cyclonepride]

This is my opinion of the outcome of the Auburn game. We will win by 15 or more. The game will never be in doubt. And those who label this game as "tricky", are just absolutely crazy!

I feel as though I have been singled out.

 

[WAP311]

I won't call Auburn terrible, but they're whatever the next step up is. Bad? Yeah, let's go with that.

Charles Barkley says that they are tuurrible, so I will take his word because he might be wrong, but he doubts it.

 

[VeloClone]

Sorry to do this, but did you fail 7th grade english? Also, Auburn was 9-23 last year and didn't exactly bring in a bunch of 4-5 stars to replace seniors.

Why do you half to get personal?

This made me laugh. Both of them, actually.

 

[VeloClone]

This is my opinion of the outcome of the Auburn game. We will win by 15 or more. The game will never be in doubt. And those who label this game as "tricky", are just absolutely crazy!

Or, more likely, having fun with our publisher.

 

[Haverhill]

I am going to meltdown all over the internet world and real world if Iowa State loses.

 

[Cyclonestate78]

I am going to meltdown all over the internet world and real world if Iowa State loses.

Fear not. Hoiball is in effect.

 

[WastedTalent]

"This is equity based", Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby said. "Our best teams will be matched up against their best teams, middle teams against middle teams and those building their programs against others doing the same."

I guess he feels that Iowa State is still building their program.

Thu, Nov 14 9 p.m. Texas Tech at Alabama ESPN2

Mon, Dec 2 7 p.m. Auburn at Iowa State ESPNU
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9 p.m. Vanderbilt at Texas ESPN2

Thu, Dec 5 7 p.m. West Virginia at Missouri ESPN2
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7 p.m. TCU at Mississippi State ESPNU
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9 p.m. Ole Miss at Kansas State ESPN2

Fri, Dec 6 9:30 p.m. South Carolina at No. 11 Oklahoma State ESPNU

10 p.m. No. 1 Kentucky vs. No. 19 Baylor (Arlington) ESPN

Tue, Dec 10 7 p.m. No. 5 Kansas at No. 7 Florida ESPN

Sat, Dec 21 7 p.m. Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M (Houston) ESPNU