Seeing AAC's post got me thinking. What should we think about this year vs. last year's team at the same point in the season?
At this point both season's teams were/are 14-3
In 2013/14, after a blistering 14 win start we lost 3 in a row: at OK by 5, home to KU by 7, and at TX by 10.
This year we have lost to MD by 9 and SC by 4 on neutral courts. We have also lost by 1 at Baylor.
In 2013/14 the wins were pretty convincing with gritty performances vs. MI, and BYU. The only close games were wins over BYU by 2, George Mason and SUI by 3 each, and Boise State by 4.
The 2013/14 scoring average was higher by about 5 pts/game thru the first 17 games. (85.1 vs 80.9)
Without the expertise of Cygarin's analysis, it seems as if the strength of schedule last vs. this year is roughly similar. In 2013/14 we had some tough teams (MI, BYU, George Mason), but our schedule seems similar this year.
In 2013/14 the team seemed to improve throughout the season after the KU loss at home, with the exception of the anomaly of the loss at WVU.
KU this year is not the nearly the KU of last year - 2 losses for ISU in the regular season, yet the win at home last Saturday is a huge boost.
At this point (week 11) in 2013/14, we were ranked #8 in AP and #10 in the Coach's polls. This year we are ranked #9in the AP and #12 in the Coach's polls.
The B12 seems better overall this year, but it was still tough last year.
Here are a few questions...
Do you agree that this team has more upside than the 2013/14 team, even without the grit that both Melvin and Deandre provided?
Should we not feel better where this team stands today at this point in the 2015 season, than we felt after first 17 games in 2013/14?
Do you recall the occasional lapses in performances last year as we see in this year's team?
Will your forecast of the outcome for this year's team be higher at the end of the season than one year ago at this point? Mine is.
This post was edited on 1/21 8:08 PM by SighQlone
At this point both season's teams were/are 14-3
In 2013/14, after a blistering 14 win start we lost 3 in a row: at OK by 5, home to KU by 7, and at TX by 10.
This year we have lost to MD by 9 and SC by 4 on neutral courts. We have also lost by 1 at Baylor.
In 2013/14 the wins were pretty convincing with gritty performances vs. MI, and BYU. The only close games were wins over BYU by 2, George Mason and SUI by 3 each, and Boise State by 4.
The 2013/14 scoring average was higher by about 5 pts/game thru the first 17 games. (85.1 vs 80.9)
Without the expertise of Cygarin's analysis, it seems as if the strength of schedule last vs. this year is roughly similar. In 2013/14 we had some tough teams (MI, BYU, George Mason), but our schedule seems similar this year.
In 2013/14 the team seemed to improve throughout the season after the KU loss at home, with the exception of the anomaly of the loss at WVU.
KU this year is not the nearly the KU of last year - 2 losses for ISU in the regular season, yet the win at home last Saturday is a huge boost.
At this point (week 11) in 2013/14, we were ranked #8 in AP and #10 in the Coach's polls. This year we are ranked #9in the AP and #12 in the Coach's polls.
The B12 seems better overall this year, but it was still tough last year.
Here are a few questions...
Do you agree that this team has more upside than the 2013/14 team, even without the grit that both Melvin and Deandre provided?
Should we not feel better where this team stands today at this point in the 2015 season, than we felt after first 17 games in 2013/14?
Do you recall the occasional lapses in performances last year as we see in this year's team?
Will your forecast of the outcome for this year's team be higher at the end of the season than one year ago at this point? Mine is.
This post was edited on 1/21 8:08 PM by SighQlone
