Texas looks ok to me...leading BYU

[ZJohnson]

Good win for BYU.

 

[ISU42]

Off topic. But we should play K-State at the Sprint Center sometime soon. Maybe one season we play in Manhattan and KC, then the next we play at Hilton and KC. Get those KC games on Saturdays and I think we would show up strong.

No thanks. I'm not opposed to playing Mizzou or somebody out of conference down there. Let's keep conference games as home-home.

 

[cyclonestate]

That should help our RPI.

 

[Dryburn]

A little surprised BYU pulled that out. Texas front court was pretty impressive. Big guys, tough to handle on offense and defense. Holmes, Ridley and Ibeh are a handful.

 

[Cyfan1843]

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[Wesley]

Haws heats up for 25.

 

[Cyclonepride]

BYU 10/12 from three but had 19 turnovers.

 

[everyyard]

I see the Keebler elf has heated up in the second half.

looks more like a Keebler troll to me.

 

[Omaha Cy]

You don't want our win over Texas x2 to look as good as possible?

Is Texas going to crack the top 25 this year? My guess is they will not...or not until very late in the year at best if they do. Right now, I want BYU to get hot and make some noise.

I think 100% that it's best for ISU to get as entrenched in the polls as early as possible in the season. The last couple years they didn't get established as a top 25 team until very late in the year, and got unfavorable draws. Is that a coincidence? Maybe not, but I feel like getting in the selection committee's crosshairs earlier as a legit team will do nothing but help with NCAA seeding.

 

[CycloneErik]

Is Texas going to crack the top 25 this year? My guess is they will not...or not until very late in the year at best if they do. Right now, I want BYU to get hot and make some noise.

I think 100% that it's best for ISU to get as entrenched in the polls as early as possible in the season. The last couple years they didn't get established as a top 25 team until very late in the year, and got unfavorable draws. Is that a coincidence? Maybe not, but I feel like getting in the selection committee's crosshairs earlier as a legit team will do nothing but help with NCAA seeding.

You're exactly right. It's important to make our name early and then keep it out there.
We're positioning ourselves nicely right now for a good seed. Just got to keep it up. Of course, Fred will, so this is a nice spot.

 

[peteypie]

I do think Texas is going to be better than many have been giving them credit for. That said, they will still be fighting with OU for fifth on the high side, or battling with WVU, KSU for the 6/7/8 spot on the low side.

 

[IAmNotTheMayor]

That should help our RPI.

I'm not 100% sure, but I think a Texas win would actually help our RPI more, since we play them twice.

 

[CycloneErik]

For RPI, this might be best for us. Texas's RPI will go up with conference play anyway. BYU's won't be.

I could be wrong, but it's worth throwing out there.

 

[Omaha Cy]

Texas won tonight, so that's a win for ISU.
BYU in the game with ranked Wichita St right now.

BYU at this moment has 4 ranked teams left on the schedule. UMass, Oregon, and Gonzaga twice. 3 of those are on the road, so it's not looking good for them to rack up a bunch of signature wins this year. Wichita St tonight is really a huge opportunity for them.