Nov 8, 2026 · 1h 19m
Iowa State weighs Baylor fallout and basketball patience
Williams & Blum: The guys are confident after loss at Baylor; dissecting the start of hoops
The discussion connects a costly football loss, conference-wide stakes, and the slower work of defining a reshaped basketball roster.
- 1Iowa State’s Baylor loss exposed missed opportunities, defensive lapses, and roster-development questions despite late-season optimism.
- 2The hosts argue that bowl participation could aid player development, recruiting, retention, and momentum during a program transition.
- 3Basketball’s uneven start reflects uncertain roles and shooting, but emerging versatility gives Iowa State reason for patience.
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Williams and Blum argue that Fox’s remote Baylor broadcast and limited replay resources undermined both viewing quality and officiating confidence.
The brief
Chris Williams and Brent Blum revisit Iowa State’s loss at Baylor, balancing missed chances, penalties, turnovers, and defensive problems against signs of offensive progress.
The hosts debate whether a 5–7 team should accept a bowl invitation, weighing portal timing against development, recruiting, retention, and the value of momentum.
Their sharpest criticism targets Fox’s remote Baylor production and the Big 12 replay process, which they say lacked the camera coverage and transparency needed for consequential calls.
The conversation widens to the Big 12 race, playoff implications, philanthropy, and a point-spread guessing game before returning to basketball’s uneven 1–1 start.
Iowa State basketball’s reshaped roster still lacks settled guard combinations and reliable shooting, but Singleton, Prather, and versatile bigs offer reasons to wait.
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