Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Cherry picking the last 5 years is no more arbitrary than cherry picking the last 10-15, no? And of course ISU was a much better program while we were saddled with John Groce and late-stage Bruce Weber ... I guess I just don't think any ISU fan should really think that this is going to mean a whole lot to Illini fans. It would require that John Groce and Bruce Weber represent any sort of "norm" for Illini basketball. Considering the consistent success before and after them, it seems obvious they do not.Cherry picking the best 5 years of the Underwood era?
I won’t argue ISU total history comes close to touching Illinois because it doesn’t. But since 2010, Iowa State has had more success, other than 1 year we do not speak of.
And again, this kind of goes back to my original point ... even though we have a much better all-time history and a slightly better track record over the last 5 years, you still find Illini fans being relatively humble and showing respect to Iowa State. Meanwhile, ISU fans are acting like they exist in a tier above us ... with clearly very little reason to believe that. I have no agenda to put down Iowa State, merely to point out that they should logically be showing a LOT more respect to the Illini.