They sure did, and they have all definitely taken note of Deonte Burton.
*** Official Cincinnati Vs #19 IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***
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So who is our next "good non-con" home-and-home with...?
We had Michigan there, then Cincinnati, who is next?
Does Mizzou really count when they suck so hard?
I like having at least one good program on a home-and-home with us at any given time, opposite of Iowa, so we get at least one good "true road" test -- not Hilton, not a neutral site one-off or tournament -- before heading into the Big 12, either with the "other" under discussion here or with Iowa in Iowa City, which is never easy as a rivalry game.
When we are going to get nine of them.
Does not hurt the RPI, either, to get either a "great win" or a "good loss" here, too.
Granted, I do not want *too* many of those, but I think one is absolutely necessary to really give the team a taste of what that grind is going to be like.
We had Michigan there, then Cincinnati, who is next?
Does Mizzou really count when they suck so hard?
I like having at least one good program on a home-and-home with us at any given time, opposite of Iowa, so we get at least one good "true road" test -- not Hilton, not a neutral site one-off or tournament -- before heading into the Big 12, either with the "other" under discussion here or with Iowa in Iowa City, which is never easy as a rivalry game.
When we are going to get nine of them.
Does not hurt the RPI, either, to get either a "great win" or a "good loss" here, too.
Granted, I do not want *too* many of those, but I think one is absolutely necessary to really give the team a taste of what that grind is going to be like.
Looking like Mizzou is our "P5" home-and-home. I would like to see them add another, although we don't usually do that with our scheduling. I think a Creighton/Wichita St/Gonzaga would be a lot of fun, only thing about that is the rest of the nation would perceive it as a lose-lose for us, we win we beat a high mid-major, we lose, we lost to a mid major. Cincy is a great median of what you want in a Non-Con opponent. Nationally relevant and pushing for (if not in) top-25 every year, but in no way unbeatable.
Not to shameful if you lose to them, too.
Big East and American teams are basically high-major, as well.
I would love for us to be the ones who "man up" and given WSU a shot at a high-major opponent, either in Ames or Wichita or even a neutral one-off in Kansas City.
Their national perception is high enough I doubt it hurts you much if you lose.
The entire universe might explode if we schedule ANOTHER grudge match with Creighton, however. I think we all know how that ended.
Are you not entertained?
I like Creighton as a future opponent, too. Butler would be a good challenge. And I'd rather see the lower half of the Big10 such as Minnesota and Iowa, than the usual cupcakes in NOV.
Notre Dame, Indiana, and Minnesota would be fun ones to do a home-and-home with that would be good wins/not-bad losses for both schools
OOooooo how I would love to go see a Clones game in Assembly Hall. That place was freaking electric last night.
One thing to remember about the scheduling another P5 opponent is the SEC Big 12 challenge should be mentioned as a non-con game with the potential of being a top 25 matchup. Before ESPN moved it to January it would have been an additional game in December. That may hold Prohm and Pollard back from scheduling another one.
I would like to see ISU play Minnesota, Illinois, Marquette or Creighton in the future if they would consider it in addition to Mizzou.
BTW
GO STATE!!!
The build-up of this game has the same feel as the Arkansas game from two years ago. Hopefully it ends in the same result
CBB, all other sports, 5,000 feet of crap, NFL.
I don't care if Big Georges is living in a bar now(who are we to judge?).
He's earned the right to attend big games. I want him there when it's go time and we need a spark.
Big Georges rising from the student section could turn the tide in any game!
I say bring him back! SET BIG GEORGES FREE!!!
He's earned the right to attend big games. I want him there when it's go time and we need a spark.
Big Georges rising from the student section could turn the tide in any game!
I say bring him back! SET BIG GEORGES FREE!!!
