The Cyclones were flying high. On February 4th, they upset Kansas 68-53 and moved up to 11th in the polls. And then they went into a free fall.

Iowa State went on to lose 6 of their next 7 games – now I understand the Big 12 is a brutal conference, but this streak included a loss to 7th place Oklahoma State, two losses to 8th place West Virginia, and a loss to last place Oklahoma.

Then, they announce that 3rd leading scorer senior guard Caleb Grill, due to a “failure to meet the program’s expectations.”. Grill then took responsibility for it and that he said something he regrets and is dealing with mental health issues.

So, of course, when everything is falling apart, what do you expect on your schedule to finish the season. That’s right – a road trip to 7th ranked Baylor. You have to figure this is going to be a train wreck – right.

A train wreck for Baylor. Because the Cyclones traveled to Waco and beat the Baylor Bears 73-58. Not sure how anything that has happened to Iowa State after winning against Kansas makes sense – but sometimes reality doesn’t make sense. Part of the beauty of college basketball.