I'm not so sure they are really good. They did beat tOSU......however their 3 point win over Niagara would suggest otherwise. I think tOSU may be a bit over ranked. I can definitely see with the same defensive intensity and a decent shooting night coming out with a win.
Xavier game chances (and how season plays out)
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I'm not so sure they are really good. They did beat tOSU......however their 3 point win over Niagara would suggest otherwise. I think tOSU may be a bit over ranked. I can definitely see with the same defensive intensity and a decent shooting night coming out with a win.
It would be a big win for the team if they pull it off but I'd give us 1 in 5 chance to win it. For comparison, they have a better chance of winning this game than Texas does of having the same football coach 3 years from now.
I am not even too concerned if they look good - first game away from Hilton although TJ sure seems to have them mentally in a good place.
I am not even too concerned if they look good - first game away from Hilton although TJ sure seems to have them mentally in a good place.
Chance for Iowa State to beat a ranked opponent.
Xavier's ranked #25 now:
collegebasketball.ap.org
Xavier's ranked #25 now:
AP Top 25 Poll
This should be the new variant of "snowball's chance in hell".
"Me and Angelina Jolie getting married? Well, better chance than Texas having the same football coach in 3 years"
It's the phrase that pays.
After watching that Steiner math video, I figure if you take the 50/50 chance of winning any game, and then add the 34.9% chance that ESPN gives us, that equals an 84.9% chance we win this game. I like our odds.
I like what I've seen so far, but for a dose of reality I went back to last years non-con.
Beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff by 17, lost to S. Dakota St by 3 (SDS won the Summit), DePaul canceled, the on to Iowa and the Big 12. Later beat Jackson St by 15 and Chicago St was canceled. The lack of a real non-con certainly didn't help a team with a lot of new players and a lot of flaws.
Hopefully having these games help with development that last years team didn't get.
Beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff by 17, lost to S. Dakota St by 3 (SDS won the Summit), DePaul canceled, the on to Iowa and the Big 12. Later beat Jackson St by 15 and Chicago St was canceled. The lack of a real non-con certainly didn't help a team with a lot of new players and a lot of flaws.
Hopefully having these games help with development that last years team didn't get.
Our players never developed in the off-season. If you need games to improve basic skills, then you are in deep trouble. You have to treat practice as if it's just as important than a game, otherwise there is no point in doing it. It wasn't that way until Otz.
Xavier by 8. I think we go 0-2 in New York unfortunately. These are 3 NCAA tourney caliber teams that will have more talent right now.
This and the VT/Memphis games are good goalpost setters going into conference play. Oregon State proved we can beat P6 teams again. The next 2 games will show if we can hang with the better P6 teams or not.
0-2 means we're kinda where everyone expected
1-1 means we're coming along fairly quick and we could be in for a much better year than anyone thought coming in
2-0 and well..... we're all battling the monster known as the hype machine
0-2 means we're kinda where everyone expected
1-1 means we're coming along fairly quick and we could be in for a much better year than anyone thought coming in
2-0 and well..... we're all battling the monster known as the hype machine
I completely agree. The off season was also completely disrupted.
This is not a defense of the previous coaching staff, just being realistic about what the competition thus far this season tells us. I'm cautiously optimistic, but, as many have said, these 2 upcoming games will tell a lot. I'm excited to see how it goes.
I am optimistic that we can go 1-1. If we beat Xavier then we probably face Memphis and lose. If we lose to Xavier, we probably face VT which is a 40/60 winnable game and I think we pull the upset.
