Fred Hoiberg hired as ISU's new coach!

[UNIPNTHR]

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[SpanishMoon]

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Hoyburg is going to crach and burn if you asked me and no one did.

[Cat80]

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you forgot NY vs Chicago style pizza.

NY pizza, but Chicago style hotdogs. Big rivalry in both.

[Panther789]

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Some very strong rumors that ISU is going to land former Minnesota recruit Royce White.

White was a 5 star recruit coming out of high school but ran into serious trouble at Minnesota. He was charged with assault and shoplifting as part of an incident at Mall of America, and later with the theft of a laptop from a dorm room. He also left Minny academically ineligible. Barring a waiver, he would not see the court until 2011-12.

Quite the gamble if ISU lands this kid, but clearly a talent. One of several transfers Hoiberg bringing in.

[JayJ79]

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He was charged with assault and shoplifting as part of an incident at Mall of America, and later with the theft of a laptop from a dorm room.

does that count as a steal in his career stats then?
or, I should say, TWO steals.

[r54uni]

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Not a bad weeks pay??

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20100707/SPORTS020604/7070345/1003/

[GonzoCat]

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Nobody got hurt in the whole fiasco except UNI. Well maybe Creighton, time will tell, but they brought in on themselves if so. This would be a good time for Nurse to put some of that large chunk of unearned income to good use and make a generous contribution to his alma mater.

[Panther789]

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Hoiberg starting to get a bit of recognition nationally.

http://msn.foxsports.com/collegebasketball/story/Firstyear-DI-coaches-offer-mixed-bag-of-results-54461687

I still think ISU is going to be lucky to win 5-6 games in the conference, but they might not hurt our RPI as much as they have in some years past.

[run&blade]

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If Hoiber can hang on to the transfers sitting out this year he will get it rolling in a hurry I think.

I thought it was a dumb hire but it has gone a lot better then I figured it would. If he can get enough players to buy into his "gateway to the NBA" song and dance he might have a power.

[Trapped in California]

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The question is how many of those "gateway to the NBA" players are going to be willing to ride the pine? All 14 can't play at the same time.

[FarmerClone]

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Hoiberg starting to get a bit of recognition nationally.

http://msn.foxsports.com/collegebasketball/story/Firstyear-DI-coaches-offer-mixed-bag-of-results-54461687

I still think ISU is going to be lucky to win 5-6 games in the conference, but they might not hurt our RPI as much as they have in some years past.

So far our RPI is number 45 in the nation according to Ken Pomeroy. It will not stay there obviously, but I would not be worried about Iowa State dragging your SOS down as much as Southern Illinois, Milwaukee and Iowa. I am think 5 wins for ISU in the Big 12 is the over/under mark. If we get to 18 wins or so, we should not be too much of a drag.

[run&blade]

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RPI means nothing for UNI now, they need to win the Valley Tournament or they will be left out.

[ubuntuCAT]

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RPI means nothing for UNI now, they need to win the Valley Tournament or they will be left out.

so you think if we win out the rest of the season and don't win the tourney we wouldn't get an at large bid?

[jegbomb52]

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so you think if we win out the rest of the season and don't win the tourney we wouldn't get an at large bid?

Absolutely not, NM lost again, Indiana is getting blasted by teams, we got blown out by Syracuse, lost to UW-Mil, Iowa, SIU, at home to MSU. We are toast. We are not going to the dance this year. We can still enjoy it, cheer them on, and hope for a miracle in St. Louis, don't count on it though. It will make your trip much, much more enjoyable.

[Panther-Sheik]

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Absolutely not, NM lost again, Indiana is getting blasted by teams, we got blown out by Syracuse, lost to UW-Mil, Iowa, SIU, at home to MSU. We are toast. We are not going to the dance this year. We can still enjoy it, cheer them on, and hope for a miracle in St. Louis, don't count on it though. It will make your trip much, much more enjoyable.

I agree with this entire post. I will really keep pushing for that miracle in STL. Keep progressing boys. It can happen.