Players Era

[1TwistedCyclone]

My complaints aside (which are many) this is excellent exposure for the program. Especially to shrug off the defense only reputation. Showing up and lighting up the scoreboard has to be worth something in recruits' eyes.

 

[cyclonestunners]

Getting your panties in a bunch over $200 K in NIL money and complaining endlessly about the matchups Kansas drew is not “looking at the big picture.” It’s whiny, insufferable negativity.

So you don't think the players care about 20k extra cash a piece?

 

[NoCreativity]

Getting your panties in a bunch over $200 K in NIL money and complaining endlessly about the matchups Kansas drew is not “looking at the big picture.” It’s whiny, insufferable negativity.

You're in the minority judging from the comments in here and social media last night.

It is what it is, but getting to compete against Michigan, Tennessee, or Gonzaga would have been alot more fun than beating up on some lower tier ACC team. That's just my opinion.

 

[RonBurgundy]

You're in the minority judging from the comments in here and social media last night.

It is what it is, but getting to compete against Michigan, Tennessee, or Gonzaga would have been alot more fun than beating up on some lower tier ACC team. That's just my opinion.

If we had Tamin, I might agree. But once he went down, getting out of town 3-0 is a great result. Syracuse is still a great "name" to be whipping up on. Losing to Tennessee or getting boat raced by Gonzaga without Tamin would in no way be a better result.

 

[Nor'MidWester]

My complaints aside (which are many) this is excellent exposure for the program. Especially to shrug off the defense only reputation. Showing up and lighting up the scoreboard has to be worth something in recruits' eyes.

Definitely getting some press for how screwed we got lol.

 

[2speedy1]

I was messaged by a media member, that wrote an article about it being pods. He said the media releases and info they all were given coming into the game said it was pod vs pod, not the overall like did. He said sometime after the first games they changed the rules and how it was going to be decided.

Sounds like some BS to me.

 

[psycln11]

Players Era Festival to rethink format for 32-team event in '26

After promising to stick to the current format, Players Era Festival CEO Seth Berger told ESPN that the event will consider a new one when next year's field expands to 32 teams.

www.espn.com

Iowa State did not get the opportunity to earn additional NIL compensation despite an undefeated record and the best collection of wins in the field.

 

[HackTheGibson]

Yeah, I wouldn't call this a sure thing. We are definitely better than them but it's not a gimme, and perception wise it absolutely sucks. All downside and no upside.

I'm not too worried about it

 

[1TwistedCyclone]

Players Era Festival to rethink format for 32-team event in '26

After promising to stick to the current format, Players Era Festival CEO Seth Berger told ESPN that the event will consider a new one when next year's field expands to 32 teams.

www.espn.com

Iowa State did not get the opportunity to earn additional NIL compensation despite an undefeated record and the best collection of wins in the field.

That article must have been quite painful for ESPN to allow published.

 

[Nor'MidWester]

I was messaged by a media member, that wrote an article about it being pods. He said the media releases and info they all were given coming into the game said it was pod vs pod, not the overall like did. He said sometime after the first games they changed the rules and how it was going to be decided.

Sounds like some BS to me.

I swear as the night went on last night the rules for the rankings were changing. Proportional to how many people were complaining on the internet.

 

[Hoggins]

The athletic department should complain and ask for the 3rd place money. Stupid ass format.

 

[1UNI2ISU]

I'm 99.9% sure they comped the week for the right national media members (Goodman, Tipton, Sweeney and probably others) to get great press and buzz while not actually paying them so they could avoid saying they'd been 'paid'.

 

[Clonedogg]

They should give us a 100K just because we went undefeated.

 

[Cyclonepride]

If we had Tamin, I might agree. But once he went down, getting out of town 3-0 is a great result. Syracuse is still a great "name" to be whipping up on. Losing to Tennessee or getting boat raced by Gonzaga without Tamin would in no way be a better result.

Not sure this team is the type to get boat raced by anyone when they're playing like this.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

You conveniently left out another thing Vegas is known for. LOL

There are lots of ads for Thunder from Down Under...
Hard pass. Who needs them when I have Lew?

 

[fsanford]

That article must have been quite painful for ESPN to allow published.

Don't think so. They got shut out of the broadcasting

 

[LindenCy]

Here it is in a nutshell: Life isn't fair, but you have to deal with what's in front of you. Now go beat Syracuse by double digits.

The way we just played is exactly how you deal with these kinds of situations. Great work by our guys.

 

[Bret44]

There are lots of ads for Thunder from Down Under...
Hard pass. Who needs them when I have Lew?

Good TV time for you two today!

 

[theshadow]

Notre Dame just banked in a 3 to cut the Houston lead to 26-7.

12 minutes, 7 points for the Irish.

 

[CYEATHAWK]

I was messaged by a media member, that wrote an article about it being pods. He said the media releases and info they all were given coming into the game said it was pod vs pod, not the overall like did. He said sometime after the first games they changed the rules and how it was going to be decided.

Sounds like some BS to me.

There have been games like the Bill Snyder "farewell" debacle. All the KU basketball games where one could swear the fix was in i.e. "phantom three". Well, with tournaments like this one no longer has to guess. When you have a name......the rules get bent for you. This tourney is exhibit A. Let's just hope crap like this doesn't somehow continue.