Mark Titus Apparently Researched on CF for this week's power rankings

[MNCyGuy]

Seriously, go down to Iowa State at #8. He's got the fan's on this site pegged pretty well.

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/n...ale-duke-blue-devils-arizona-wildcats-gonzag/

 

[ChrisMWilliams]

That is hilarious!

 

[TXCyclones]

Quality. The entire thing... absolute quality!

My current favorite rivalry in college basketball is the one in which Virginia fans and Iowa State fans battle to see who loves their team most. Both programs are experiencing resurgences under young coaches who are former NBA players and are, like, super dreamy. This is what makes these fans different from, say, Kentucky fans. Kentucky fans like the Wildcats because it’s their duty. They were born into it. Their fanhood is a lifelong job and rooting for their team is all they know.

Kentucky fans are like the 65-year-old guy at the bar by himself, jaded from a roller coaster life of passionate young love, unplanned pregnancy, marriage, divorce, a new fling, a shotgun wedding, a mistress, another divorce, a rekindling with the first wife, a remarriage, a third divorce, a child after a one-night stand, a spontaneous wedding, a fourth divorce, a week in Reno with a cocktail waitress named Tammi, and a slew of diseases along the way. He’s seen the highest of highs (1996-98) and the lowest of lows (Billy Clyde Gillispie) and has been around the block so many times that nothing really fazes him anymore. Meanwhile, Virginia and Iowa State fans are like 13-year-olds who just had their first kiss. They’re so giddy that they’ve devoted every waking second of their lives to telling the world how in love they are.

Seriously, go visit a forum like r/collegebasketball and ask a question. It could be any question, really. Who do you think will win the Super Bowl? How old were you when you learned to read? Was Home Alone or Home Alone 2 the better movie? Within minutes there will be Iowa State fans answering with, “I may be biased, but I really think Monte Morris is the most underrated player in America. Have you seen his assist-to-turnover ratio???” Take three steps outside your front door, whisper the words “Jay Wright is the most attractive coach in college basketball,” and then run back inside, lock the door, and think Oh god, what have I done?Because Iowa State and Virginia fans are coming to tear your house down.
Here’s the point: Iowa State fans had a hell of a showing Saturday, fromCollege GameDay in the morning all the way through the Kansas game. It’s infectious to see how much they love their team. The entire sport is better because of their passion. I still doubt that the Cyclones’ style of play can lead them to the top of the Big 12 and through the NCAA tournament, but we can deal with that when the time comes. As of today, Iowa State is the Big 12 favorite (which is a title that will get passed around at least another 100 times), they’re fun to watch, and their fans are out of their minds.

 

[MuseumFaux]

That is pretty great. I might be a bit biased though. lol

 

[Blackhawk6515]

Spot on. He's a good writer, everything he said is true.

 

[RubyClone]

That Kentucky "roller coaster" chain of events came off as awfully detailed and, shall we say... experienced?

 

[Blackhawk6515]

The footnote is the best.

 

[ribsnwhiskey]

I'm gonna pick on the one thing I didn't like about it. Our style of play won't lead us to the Big 12 title or through the NCAA tourney...boooooooooo

 

[NATEizKING]

Say what you want about our over-the-top giddiness, but it's a great thing we make damn sure the analysts don't forget about us. The more coverage the better.

 

[DiehardClone]

This is a tremendously insightful and hilarious article because Monte Morris is the most underrated player in America. Have you seen his assist-to-turnover ratio?

 

[Bader]

Cue Iowa State fans: “Thanks for the compliment, I guess, but it’s kinda B.S. that you spent our section talking about Kentucky and Virginia fans. You didn’t even mention that Georges Niang (our center!) is averaging 3.5 assists per game or that Bryce Dejean-Jones (one of our guards!) is averaging 5.9 rebounds per game. Why do you hate us so much?

Too bad he hid the best part behind a footnote. Hilarious!

 

[Tony]

The footnote is the best.

Ha you're right, thanks for pointing that out.

 

[MNCyGuy]

The footnote is the best.

Yes, thank you. I should have mentioned to read the footnote in the first post.

 

[NWICY]

That little footnote to click on was just hilarious! laugh::smile:

 

[TXCyclones]

Ha you're right, thanks for pointing that out.

Not only pointing out the footnote, BUT HE ACTUALLY TALKS ABOUT OTHER TEAMS ON THAT SITE! Missed it entirely until I looked for the footnote!

 

[Cyclonesince78]

Amazing.

 

[Cyclonesince78]

Exhibit A: BDK

 

[Bewilderme]

At least we won't have to read about Maryland being picked behind Iowa State in this article!

He's right about r/cbb. We dominate that subreddit.

 

[Mtowncyclone13]

didn't even notice the footnote until this thread. man he's got us pegged pretty well.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

Love the bit about the cocktail waitress named Tammi...aren't they ALL named Tammi?