Big 12 season thread ('24-'25)

[ISUnorth]

Good game in Ames. ISU up by 1 at the half over KSU. Was thinking ISU by 10 or so but should have factored in that KSU plays good defense and playing versus teams with a pulse on defense, let alone good at it, isn't my Cyclones cup of tea. KSU is in a bit of foul trouble though.

 

[cancontent]

Sorry @azfan , but Houston beyond a shadow of a doubt is the worst team in the Big 12, ASU has no claim on that title. Getting blown out at home by UCF at the moment. Will finish 1-17, 2 games behind anyone else.

Ugh.....feel bad for someone like Summer Bostock who transferred from Maryland for a fresh start only to go through this tough stretch. Here's hoping for a better season next year.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Good game in Ames.

On the other hand, horrible game going on in Lawrence between Kansas and Oklahoma St. I had to quit watching. 22-19 Pokes at the half.

 

[ISUnorth]

On the other hand, horrible game going on in Lawrence between Kansas and Oklahoma St. I had to quit watching. 22-19 Pokes at the half.

Maybe we can generate some conversation that does not focus on the bottom half of the league.

Well, probably not but you never know!

 

[nwhoopfan]

Maybe we can generate some conversation that does not focus on the bottom half of the league.

Well, probably not but you never know!

I'm still not watching, but it's still a close game. Could Okie State do the unthinkable and get swept by Kansas? They are just about the weirdest team in the country. Quite the collection of bad losses they have to go along with some good wins.

 

[azfan]

Sorry @azfan , but Houston beyond a shadow of a doubt is the worst team in the Big 12, ASU has no claim on that title. Getting blown out at home by UCF at the moment. Will finish 1-17, 2 games behind anyone else.

Sigh..... You're correct. So ASU only rises or sinks to the level of mediocre awfulness. They can't excel at anything.

And the Cougars will get destroyed by the kitties in the first round. So even when the Sun Devils lose their first round game in a distressingly predictable manner you're still absolutely correct they're awfulness is only mediocre.

 

[azfan]

I totally agree with you, Adair is clearly in over her head. She should be relieved of her coaching duties. Will she get another year? I don't know.

While the circumstances aren't exactly the same, to me it is similar to Wynn at UW. Some fans wanted her to be given a 5th season after signing a decent recruiting class. She was let go after year 4. By that point it was painfully obvious she wasn't going to get it done at the Pac 12 level. Pretty big jump from the Big West, where she was really only moderately successful to be honest.

I do.....
She will.
ASU doesn't want to pay the buy out and let's face it who would even think about going into the cesspool that is now ASU women's basketball.

The local high school girls team in Tempe my alma mater the McClintock Chargers advanced to the regional finals. Perhaps they'll hire that coach once the nice coach from Delaware and 2021 CAA Coach of the Year fulfills her contract. But boy I boy next year is going to be a real doozy. Or consecutive years of 20 plus losses. I wonder if that's ever a been accomplished before in a power for environment?

 

[nwhoopfan]

The local high school girls team in Tempe my alma mater the McClintock Chargers advanced to the regional finals. Perhaps they'll hire that coach once the nice coach from Delaware and 2021 CAA Coach of the Year fulfills her contract.

For your sake I hope not. High school to college is just not a winning recipe. Ask BYU about that.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Looks like Iowa St. steadily pulled away in the 2nd half. Another huge game for Crooks. For a team given up for dead around the midpoint of the season, Cyclones ended up doing okay.

 

[nwhoopfan]

How often is Asi gonna go 0-9 from 3? Heard w/ an off game as well. Looks like Oklahoma St. will survive regardless. Magassa and Gray stepped up.

 

[JellyBean]

Hailey Van Lith just looks so much at peace at TCU. Just the right fit for her. Sedona Prince is always my favorite.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Hailey Van Lith just looks so much at peace at TCU. Just the right fit for her.

I think one of the best stories in wcbb this season. She's had plenty of doubters and naysayers throughout her career. All she's done is win wherever she's been. Now having a very good season and leading TCU to a program best year.

 

[nwhoopfan]

TCU doing everything they can to give this game away. Can't inbound the ball, missing FTs.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Frogs were 2-6 from the stripe down the stretch but still held on. 51-48 final. UGLY. But congrats to TCU for first ever Big 12 title.

 

[maple]

Baylor struggled soooo much in Q4 life cold shooting.

Hailey Van Lith fits in well at TCU. However, I have many issues with Prince and the way the school has handled it. Just can’t root for that team.

 

[ISUnorth]

Quite the bounceback season for TCU, from forfeiting games to winning the conference in the span of one season.

Still, not sure Baylor loses that game if Littlepage-Buggs was able o play.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

Sigh..... You're correct. So ASU only rises or sinks to the level of mediocre awfulness. They can't excel at anything.

And the Cougars will get destroyed by the kitties in the first round. So even when the Sun Devils lose their first round game in a distressingly predictable manner you're still absolutely correct they're awfulness is only mediocre.

So far as I know, Arizona is locked in the 8 seed and will get a first day bye. Colorado gets the Cougars.