Where are all the cliffdwellers now?
- Thread starter dahliaclone
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Jereseib I believe. Didn't @ because I want to make it easy for him to keep his word.
He posted today, supposedly in Florida so didn’t see the big win lol
I keep seeing this flare up about the record vs. the bottom 4 B12 teams like there's just a given that this ISU team without a consistent scorer or closer type should just sustain playing lights out every time out or that those teams aren't tough outs to begin with.
It’s tough to clear out the old ways of thinking. This conference is a different beast in basketball.
Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by posters who whine and are as negative as possible. Who's gonna' do it? You? You, Lieutenant G. Spot? The Eeyore Brigade has a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for the end of ridiculous whining and you curse the Eeyore Brigade. You have that luxury of not knowing what they know--that the incredibly annoying negativism , while tragic, probably saved people from enjoying game threads; and the Eeyore Brigade's existence in game threads, while grotesque, annoying and incomprehensible to you, saves you from enjoying those threads.
You don't want reality and the trust because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want the Eeyore Brigade on the Whining Wall--you need them on that Wall.
They use words like "terrible", "collapse", and "reality". They use those words as the backbone of a life spent ****-posting. You use them as a punch line.
They have neither the time nor the inclination to explain themselves to a poster who rises and sleeps under the ridiculous TJ-hating negativity that they provide and then questions the manner in which they provide it.
They would rather that you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise, they suggest that you pick up a keyboard and start whine posting. Either way, they don't give a damn what you think you're entitled to.
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I was in the same boat as you. I was sure we were in the tourney (thought we'd end up as an 8) and thought our best chance for a win was there. Didn't think Bayor or the Big 12 gave us much chance with our struggles in conference lately.
And in a 4 month season this weird expectation for things to just stay one way or another is perplexing especially with a group that is generally undermanned athletically.
Well I guess OU thumping TCU and Tech in a 1 pt game at KU in final seconds in last game and WV soundly beating KState kind of proves the tough outs. For most fans, they just have become used to winning in Hilton again. Until the last 3 proved it wrong.
It’s weird, maybe the mods need to censor all criticism since it seems to disturb people so much
Do you not watch college basketball? There really is no "Bottom" in the Big XII. The worst team in our conference OU embarrassed then #2 Alabama, WVU beat ranked Auburn, TT won against LSU, and the conference overall went 7-3 in the middle of the conference season against the Top 10 of the SEC. The "bottom 4" would worst case be middle tier teams and likely upper tier in nearly any other conference. Barring the AQ upsets that always happen in the 1-2 bid leagues, an argument could be made that 9 if not all 10 Big XII teams should be in the tourney.
And historically only losing like one game in Hilton isn't as common or again, automatic as it seems.
There were some really awesome wins in there too and even 3 conference road wins is consistent with many good ISU seasons.
