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Lol. Sorry I hurt your feelings.
I get what you're saying, but the kids are human. They needed a win during their losing streak; they don't "need" this win. I just think they'll have a let down, and Iowa is a very good team. I hope I'm wrong. RU is certainly capable of beating them.Huh? Come on now. It's ridiculous to think either team will not feel urgency to win.
Did you not play sports when you were that age?
When I was their age, no matter what the physical activity, I wanted to win that activity so bad it was borderline psychotic (maybe not even borderline at times). I hated losing. Could be walking across the street and I'd hate not getting across first.
I'm guessing nobody gets to be a D1 scholarship athlete without a similarly competitive nature, at least in their chosen sport.
Both teams will feel an urgency to win. The trick, as always for all teams, will be getting the players to channel that drive productively and not allow it to lead to mistakes.
They might not have a great game. But it won't be because they don't want to win.I get what you're saying, but the kids are human. They needed a win during their losing streak; they don't "need" this win. I just think they'll have a let down, and Iowa is a very good team. I hope I'm wrong. RU is certainly capable of beating them.
As bad as they played tonight, bring the A game next Wednesday and it's doable. I noticed in their game against Ohio State tonight, when Garza gets frustrated he makes mistakes. Play our tenacious D and crash the boards we can do this. Of course the shots have to fall too
But let's say we beat both Iowa and UM. Doesn't that increase our odds of beating the rest based on past performance? 😀Winning out is a very tall order just from a probability stand point. Let's make it simple and say we have a (probably inflated on some of these) 70% chance of winning at home vs Northwestern, Indiana, and Maryland; a 80% chance of winning at Nebraska; a 30% chance of winning at Michigan (assume their conditioning and game play is off from the layoff); and a 40% chance of winning at Iowa and at Minnesota. The odds of sweeping them all are: 0.7 * 0.7 * 0.7 * 0.8 * 0.3 * 0.4 * 0.4 = 1.3%.
Let's be far more optimistic and say we are 80% likely to win each home game plus Nebraska and bump Michigan, Iowa and Minnesota to 50% each. The odds are still only 0.8^4 * 0.5^3, or 5.1%.
At this point it is very very optimistic to hope to win out.
Beat Iowa!
Better odds for you with that expectation than my expectation that Kate Beckinsale will be paying me a visit tonight in her Underworld outfit. But I am feeling optimistic in both cases.I expect to win
My odds are in a different stratosphere better.Better odds for you with that expectation than my expectation that Kate Beckinsale will be paying me a visit tonight in her Underworld outfit. But I am feeling optimistic in both cases.
Probably.My odds are in a different stratosphere better.
forget it. She's on her way to my placeProbably.
But I'm taking a shower and wearing my best gym shorts and sweatshirt. Just in case. 😎
Damn! Story of my life.forget it. She's on her way to my place
People said that after the first loss, then the second, and now the third. Are you sure about that?Iowa just dropped another game today to Indiana - making it 3 L's in a row. Think their gonna be focused for our game
And with a win we pass them in the standings!People said that after the first loss, then the second, and now the third. Are you sure about that?
is this some Jedi mind trick?We can't beat Garza. Myles will pick up fouls quickly and then he will go crazy on RU defense.
This game will not be close. Iowa wins this easily.
Kapydouche?We can't beat Garza. Myles will pick up fouls quickly and then he will go crazy on RU defense.
This game will not be close. Iowa wins this easily.
is this some Jedi mind trick?