Hilton Magic

That's the sound of the bandwagon breaking down from all the weight. Anyway, there's still four minutes left but this is over and I pretty much know what I want to write about. After all the positive things that have happened over the last month or so ISU was just sort of due for a game like this. I was hoping that they could pull it out but they just look exhausted. They haven't made a field goal in 11 minutes or so but part of that is because the refs call 2 fouls on every possession. It's hard to say that ISU got screwed by the refs when they've shot more free throws for most of the game but there have been some serious phantom fouls called on ISU players and some muggings go unnoticed for the Aggies. ISU really let it get into their heads, I think.

A&M isn't a bad team and have played really well at home so this isn't a devastating loss but the margin of victory is certainly more than I thought it would be. It just seems like everything that could possibly go wrong has. THey're shooting close to 25% from the field, everyone has been in foul trouble limiting their effectiveness, they haven't been able to get into a rhythm at all offensively due to the whistles. It's just been an ugly game and the Cyclones certainly haven't played well or dealt well with it.

The good news is that they don't play again until Sunday and they can still finish the season by winning out. A&M whipped CU on the road and the home games should be winnable. This team will be ok.