*** Official #3 IOWA STATE vs Colorado Game(Day) Thread ***

NENick

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My bad on missing the proper launch time. With holidays and Pop-Tart Bowl high everything is screwy and thought game was Tuesday or even Wednesday.
My biggest fear for this bball season is that you will find a fantastic new job, but it requires you to be at work at 5:00 AM and we won't be getting up like Christmas morning, expecting the gameday thread to be waiting for us to open!

Thanks for doing this! Good Luck with the interview!

Oh, and Cyclones win, but kind of ugly after the break: 77-70.
 

inCyteful

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This one feels a lot like Iowa without the Rivalry angle. These are the type of "take care of business" type games they are going to have to win consistently if they are going to be as good as we hope they can be.
There are similarities. Buffs have some talent - if we let them get confident and in rhythm it will be a few possession battle until the end. If we can get on them early they will fold like Fran's chair. We used to lay eggs routinely against Ricardo Patten teams out here but I think that is old history.

I'll go::

ISU 84
CU 72

ISU risks not hitting 80 for the first time this season but march to FT line get's them there.
 

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Colorado shooting 37% from 3 on the season is the only concern, if we avoid giving open looks from trapping like we did in the 1st half with Iowa we should win this comfortably.
 

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I think if CU shoots well, we will be in for a fight.
if not then we pull away like last time.

My concerns. High altitude game in a sleepy environment with not a student in sight and a fan base that was recently very humbled. need some time to kick the rust off also.
these games scare me the most.

You could probably play this game at Ames high.
 
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Have to think it will be a close game. They will be amped up given how badly we beat them last time, it's at Colorado, and they're a good team. They're probably a bubble-type team and this would be one of those statement wins for them to show to the Committee. I'm expecting a tough game.
 

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Have to think it will be a close game. They will be amped up given how badly we beat them last time, it's at Colorado, and they're a good team. They're probably a bubble-type team and this would be one of those statement wins for them to show to the Committee. I'm expecting a tough game.
I foresee it being close until the under 8 in the second half. I think ISU has the advantage in both the front and back court, and i think the presidents start to take over the game down the stretch
 

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Have to think it will be a close game. They will be amped up given how badly we beat them last time, it's at Colorado, and they're a good team. They're probably a bubble-type team and this would be one of those statement wins for them to show to the Committee. I'm expecting a tough game.
Similar to hoks but not as ugly.
 

BoxsterCy

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My bad on missing the proper launch time. With holidays and Pop-Tart Bowl high everything is screwy and thought game was Tuesday or even Wednesday.

Between retirement and the holidays I pretty much need to look at my watch, phone or good old calendar on the wall to remind myself what day it is!

Note to self, I think it is Monday and I should probably put the garbage bin out on the curb.

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I think if CU shoots well, we will be in for a fight.
if not then we pull away like last time.

My concerns. High altitude game in a sleepy environment with not a student in sight and a fan base that was recently very humbled. need some time to kick the rust off also.
these games scare me the most.

You could probably play this game at Ames high.
Sometimes it seems to enhance my productivity, sometimes not. Probably easier (legally) to play high in Colorado than in Ames, although it might be a fun watch!
 
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