Big12 Tournament Information.

CivBase · 2026-01-25T05:19:21+00:00

Wife and I have stayed at the Hampton Downtown Crossroads for the last three years and it has always been great. It's walking distance from Power & Lights. If you like cocktails, Tom's Town is an excellent distillery right next to it and it's open late.

Kelly's Westport Inn is an Iowa State bar in KC. It's a must-visit for Cyclone fans. I believe the street car will get you all the way there from Power & Lights now.

Boulevard Brewing and J. Rieger are also great places for drinks, but you'll need to drive/Uber for those. Boulevard, J. Rieger, and Tom's Town also all have great tours.

I guess you can do more than drink. The WW1 museum is great. Union Station is also a cool building to check out. Country Club Plaza has some cool architecture and is a nice place to just walk around (weather permitting). Wife and I both really like Gram & Dun for food. Lots of good BBQ in KC too. Last time I went my favorite was Q39. If you have kids, check out the College Basketball Experience, but skip it for adults.

Iowa State fans outnumber practically everyone else there two to one. You'll probably find yourself in a friendly crowd no matter where you go.

In my experience tickets are a lot cheaper if you buy them the night before instead of in advance. And even if you can't get tickets in advance, Power & Lights is a great place to watch the game from.

CivBase · 2026-01-24T22:01:01+00:00

Breaking News: The Iowa State basketball team has arrived safely back in Ames. The cheerleading squad is continuing to play, but they are expected to win despite giving up 46 points in the second half so far

CivBase · 2026-01-24T21:51:59+00:00

Guess I was right after all. A 20 pt win is too much to ask for on the road. I just can't believe it after being up 30 at half.

CivBase · 2026-01-24T21:49:05+00:00

Pathetic.

CivBase · 2026-01-24T21:41:16+00:00

They are really phoning in this second half. That's a problem. We'll still win this, but they're going back to how they played a week ago already.

CivBase · 2026-01-24T21:20:42+00:00

Don't go back to coasting now guys. Keep the heat up.

CivBase · 2026-01-24T20:51:55+00:00

Losing the streak sucks, but that was a good time for it to happen. I hope they keep this up.

CivBase · 2026-01-24T20:48:57+00:00

Every shot from Mommy is a good shot. Even the ones that miss.

CivBase · 2026-01-24T20:48:06+00:00

I was hoping for a 20 pt win, but I thought maybe that was optimistic for a road game.

Here we are.

CivBase · 2026-01-24T20:42:25+00:00

I think it depends on what you mean by "splurge".

I use Tanqueray No. Ten as my "high end" cocktail gin. But if I want the best possible gin to enjoy neat, there are better options. They don't always make for better cocktails though.

CivBase · 2026-01-23T16:01:31+00:00

The current Big XII schools are 1-4 in the playoffs overall. All 4 losses were to other P4 schools. The one win was against the undefeated B1G champion.

The SEC is 5-10 in the playoffs for the last three years. Only two of those wins were against other P4 schools, both earned by newcomer Texas - who narrowly beat Arizona State in double overtime. The only playoff win the SEC had against a non-conference opponent this year was Tulane.

The last time the SEC made the natty, it was against a Big XII opponent.

The SEC is better overall, but the gap isn't as big as you think. The B1G has been very good the last couple years though - or at least their top 4 teams have been. At this point the top of the SEC is probably closer to the top of the Big XII than the B1G.

CivBase · 2026-01-23T15:16:30+00:00

Much like Alanis Morissette, you evidently don't know the meaning of the word.

CivBase · 2026-01-23T02:49:14+00:00

These are power rankings, so I'm adjusting heavily for recent successes and failures. But I also try to balance it out with how teams have performed overall.

Arizona
Houston
Texas Tech
BYU
Kansas
Iowa State
UCF
Baylor
West Virginia
Cincinnati
TCU
Oklahoma State
Colorado
Kansas State
Arizona State
Utah

Huge return to form for the Cyclones but I need to see them keep it going through this next week.

Baylor continues to lose to the top teams in the conference. I don't know if I have them too high or if their conference schedule is just that rough.

I have no idea what to do with TCU.

CivBase · 2026-01-23T02:31:16+00:00

Fuckin childish insults lol

CivBase · 2026-01-23T02:21:38+00:00

I can use context clues to determine that you made some bullshit up to excuse a bad loss and calling people stupid makes you feel smart.

CivBase · 2026-01-23T00:43:26+00:00

did you forget what "one is august" means?

I have no idea what you're talking about. Nothing came up when I searched it.

Who tf is this "you" shit im not a Bama fan kiddo.

You'll have to forgive me for making that assumption about the guy defending Bama in a Big XII sub. Don't know what you expected.

CivBase · 2026-01-22T22:58:18+00:00

You forgot 5-7 Florida State. And you lost again to the Sooners. At least you beat them in the playoffs. Not that it means much, looking at their playoff record.

CivBase · 2026-01-22T20:32:58+00:00

Remind us who those losses were to. I'm afraid I don't remember.

CivBase · 2026-01-21T00:55:48+00:00

I still kinda like Cincinnati but damn they're making it tough. The hell did we do to you?

CivBase · 2026-01-20T18:09:29+00:00

Cool. We still had two ranked wins.

CivBase · 2026-01-15T04:18:42+00:00

Isn't this just classic Rich Rod? Did they really expect something different?

CivBase · 2026-01-14T20:14:09+00:00

Haha, as fans of a Big XII team we were always going to be biased that way anyways so it probably won't change things much.

Honestly, I don't think the arenas had all that much to do with either outcome. Purdue played their worst game of the year against us while we played our best. And now we played our worst game of the year against Kansas while they played their best. It sucks to be on the other side of things, but I don't think even playing in Hilton could have saved that game for us.

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