I walked into a bar on Friday evening in Kansas City, long after Iowa State’s 41-59 loss to the Pitt Panthers, and immediately spotted a table sporting cardinal and gold. I approached the group and gave a soft smirk and nod, pointing to my ISU polo. One of the group members lifted his beer and nodded in my direction. “I don’t even know what to say.” Another group member chimed in, “That was the most embarrassing loss I think I’ve ever seen.”
I shrugged nonchalantly, “UAB was worse.” The table nodded in agreement, but the point weighed heavily.