Whining preemptively about IA ranking vs MSU

[storyhawkeye]

Just because there is not enough whining on this board already......

Everyone needs to be prepared for MSU to be ranked ahead of Iowa in the national polls.

Nevermind we punked them twice by an average of 15 points.

Nevermind they are (currently) 8-5 in the Big Ten while the Hawks are 11-3. Details, details....

Nevermind they recently lost to an unranked Nebraska team at home. And lost to Purdue who Iowa beat twice.

Nevermind we punked them twice by an average of 15 points (oh wait, I already mentioned that one).

Ok, carry on with all your other whining. That is all I got.

 

[Pepperman]

Let me drag out my (now tired) routine question for you (meaning this topic) - when do you want to play them again? How confident are you Iowa would win?

 

[Suterman]

They would beat us by 20 points in East Lansing if we played tomorrow. They are a better team than we are right now. Maybe with a week of rest and some refocusing we can get back to where we were.

 

[storyhawkeye]

Let me drag out my (now tired) routine question for you (meaning this topic) - when do you want to play them again? How confident are you Iowa would win?

Well, I'd like to think the two data points (that incidentally happen to be how we judge who is better is sports like basketball) in the last 50 or so days trump your amazing Carnac intuition, but gosh, I'm just not sure.

 

[Pepperman]

Ok, you're saying you really think Iowa deserves to be ranked ahead of Michigan State. That's fine. I don't think I need to defend myself from these bolded words then:

Well, I'd like to think the two data points (that incidentally happen to be how we judge who is better is sports like basketball) in the last 50 or so trump your amazing Carnac intuition, but gosh, I'm just not sure.

 

[H4wkfan4life]

They already beat wiscy?

 

[OC_Hawk]

Well, I'd like to think the two data points (that incidentally happen to be how we judge who is better is sports like basketball) in the last 50 or so days trump your amazing Carnac intuition, but gosh, I'm just not sure.

Why the arbitrary "last 50" days? Why not last 5 days? Or last 5000 days?

 

[storyhawkeye]

Why the arbitrary "last 50" days? Why not last 5 days? Or last 5000 days?

Not sure if serious?

The point is we have beaten MSU twice relatively recently.

 

[OC_Hawk]

Not sure if serious?

The point is we have beaten MSU twice relatively recently.

That Hawkeye team from December/January barely resembles the team I've seen on the floor the past two weeks. Not sure how fair it is to use wins from 6 weeks ago as evidence of being a superior team.