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

[Thomasrickj]

Any win is a good win on the road. As for the altitude......that's a lame a** excuse. These aren't middle age beer drinkers. As for the home court advantage......no tougher than any other place. There is no magic.

What I will say even in a win..........that was some of the worst officiating I have seen in some time. Maybe even worse than some of the Kansas games. Guys did great to overcome that.

Agree with everything. Colorado was hacking us on so many drives in the lane and no calls. Meanwhile if we graze someone’s arm hair on Colorado it’s a foul called. Winning by 10 despite a poopy ass officiating crew on the road is a win I’ll take. We will murder Colorado in Hilton in February.

 

[cyclonestunners]

Brother I’ll gladly eat crow. I’m well aware I’m not the most rational in the moment. Although I don’t think I said they aren’t what we thought.

You don't think saying this is "beyond embarassing" and "pathetic" based on a short 5 minute stretch, and thanking lipsey for letting them back in the game is reasonable?

Be better.

 

[jcf817]

The CBS theme music gives March vibes. Love it so much compared to ESECPN.

 

[packattack425]

I feel like this team is executing exactly as TJ constructed. Everyone is playing their roles on a nightly basis. The roster creation process is impressive and hard to do these days.

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

Only downside is this is first game we failed to get to 80.

 

[alarson]

Anyone who isn't excited about this win should get over it. Every road conference game is going to be like this.

If you're unhappy about a conference road win, you haven't watched much.

Every win on the road is a challenge.

 

[FerShizzle]

Anyone who isn't excited about this win should get over it. Every road conference game is going to be like this.

i am old enough to remember the phillips 66 big 8 days. boulder is a place of nightmares. this was a ridiculous road win to get out of the way. plenty of big 12 teams will lose in boulder.

they get all the big dogs at home. several of those teams will lose their games in Boulder.

 

[cyfan92]

I'm ok with CBS becoming the Big 12 television partner long term!

Inside College Basketball every night gives me old sportscenter vibes, terrific program for CBB junkies like me!

 

[awd4cy]

You don't think saying this is "beyond embarassing" and

Just give it up. Nobody gives a **** what someone said an hour ago.

 

[exCYtable]

Like Hefty says, "It's always a great day to be a Cyclone, but some days are just better than others."

 

[Cyched]

That’s the kind of game good teams win. The arena was rocking when CU made their big run early in the 2nd.

Nothing but guts down the stretch. Us Cyclones in attendance were having a blast at the end

 

[jcf817]

+1 in the Floyd standings.

 

[StateThrowdown]

Anyone who isn't excited about this win should get over it. Every road conference game is going to be like this.

Exactly. And anyone who’s old enough to remember the last go around with CU in the Big 12 should be happy with any win in Boulder, regardless of how it looks.

 

[BigLame]

Any win is a good win on the road. As for the altitude......that's a lame a** excuse. These aren't middle age beer drinkers. As for the home court advantage......no tougher than any other place. There is no magic.

What I will say even in a win..........that was some of the worst officiating I have seen in some time. Maybe even worse than some of the Kansas games. Guys did great to overcome that.

There's a reason USA olympic athletes trained in Colorado Springs for many years & doing so allows for better performance at lower altitudes.

 

[CyGuy5]

You don't think saying this is "beyond embarassing" and "pathetic" based on a short 5 minute stretch, and thanking lipsey for letting them back in the game is reasonable?

Be better.

It’s not that deep. We’re all Cyclone fans here, not gonna keep arguing this. Let’s enjoy the win. Have a good night

 

[JP4CY]

How great is it to have Colorado back?
Playing there brought back a lot of memories, even though most were bad.

It just "feels right" playing them again.

 

[CyNews]

They aren't, but they aren't playing middle aged beer drinkers either. It still knocks them down a %, and when these are all division 1 players on both sides, that % can be a difference maker.

It matters. Whether that be for Colorado, BYU, or even in the NBA

Altitude Gives Nuggets Rarefied NBA Home-Court Advantage

The Denver Nuggets' home court advantage has been the NBA's strongest since 2000. The Utah Jazz, the league's other high altitude team, ranks second.

www.sportico.com

 

[Malone]

The CBS theme music gives March vibes. Love it so much compared to ESECPN.

It’s unfortunate that we have to tolerate ESPN for most games - not only because of their lesser production value and questionable commentary. *edit* this excludes John Sciambi and Fran Fraschilla

CBS puts on a nice production. Thought Dickau did a good job too.

 

[CyNews]

Never a doubt!

 

[BigLame]

Agree with everything. Colorado was hacking us on so many drives in the lane and no calls. Meanwhile if we graze someone’s arm hair on Colorado it’s a foul called. Winning by 10 despite a poopy ass officiating crew on the road is a win I’ll take. We will murder Colorado in Hilton in February.

They had 1 of their best players our tonight & it is very difficult out beating a team 3 times in a season. Will still be a challenge for sure.