Iowa or MSU?
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Me too. Screw sparty, Izzo looks like he's gonna pop a vessel. I love it! In front of their homey crowd. Pray they hold onto it.
If the NCAA tourney was in January, Iowa would probably win it... They look great.
I think Purdue and MSU compete for more recruits than Purdue and Iowa...gotta pull for Iowa on THIS game...
I said it after the Iowa/Purdue game. That kind of comeback/collapse can really affect a team's confidence. Iowa feels like they can go into any building right now and win like they're doing tonight. Purdue looked tentative and shaky against a undermanned Illinois team and lost. Psychologically I think the second half of that game greatly affected both teams.
Iowa looks so good. Gives me hope that we laid it to Iowa even if it was in the less important half of the game. They are embarrassing a good MSU team.
I thought last years team kind of did. We finished 3rd in the league when we were picked at the bottom. The first year of the Baby boilers for sure.
Maybe I should "manage my expectations" more
.I really expected the 2007 team to be pretty good (but you're right - they were better than even I expected). I guess last year was a pleasant surprise, but it even started off pretty poorly. I would also argue Iowa is playing better now than Purdue did for any extended period last year. I'm just naturally a cynic - I can't help it. Although, I still have great expectations for this team - the talent is truly the best we've had since the Hummel-Johnson-Moore-Kramer-Grant team.
Iowa also has 4 seniors that play a lot. When was the last time Purdue had 4?Maybe I should "manage my expectations" more
I really expected the 2007 team to be pretty good (but you're right - they were better than even I expected). I guess last year was a pleasant surprise, but it even started off pretty poorly. I would also argue Iowa is playing better now than Purdue did for any extended period last year. I'm just naturally a cynic - I can't help it. Although, I still have great expectations for this team - the talent is truly the best we've had since the Hummel-Johnson-Moore-Kramer-Grant team.
It's been awhile. We've lost a lot of guys the last few years through attrition.
Holy crap just saw the score of that game. Makes me feel a bit better about the loss now lol. Hope Iowa wins title if we can't.
Didn't Iowa lose an even bigger lead at Iowa State? The important thing is that Purdue learns from the experience like Iowa did. Purdue seemed to push the ball over the 10-second line quicker against PSU. That would help more against Iowa's 1-2 press.
Shhh....you'll mess with their rhetoric.
But to answer your question. Iowa was up 20 with 16+ minutes left and lost. KenPom had their win probability at 96% at that point.
I think I see where you are going here. I don't think you will get any nibbles or bites, but also, I could be wrong. They aren't the sharpest knife in the bag.
Doubt it will happen, but would like to see Michigan knock off Iowa today. That would put us in much better shape if we can find a way to beat them in Carver on the 24th
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