Sep 10, 2016; Iowa City, IA, USA; Iowa State Cyclones wide receiver Allen Lazard (5) is tackled by Iowa Hawkeyes linebacker Aaron Mends (31) and defensive back Malik Rucker (30) and defensive back Jake Gervase (30) and defensive back Joshua Jackson (15) at Kinnick Stadium. The Hawkeyes beat the Cyclones 42-3. Mandatory Credit: Reese Strickland-USA TODAY Sports
I know a lot of Iowa State fans are feeling down these days. The start of football season hasn’t exactly gone as planned and it seems like basketball is still lightyears away.
Well, you’re in luck.
I’ve come to cure your sadness by answering all (actually a select few, I’m not made of time) your questions and inquiries. For some reason, you guys kept asking basketball questions this week, so there’s a good mix of football and hoops.
I started with the forums last time, so we’ll start with Twitter questions this week.
JS: Iowa State has 19 commits in the class right now and the class will likely finish with around 25. There isn’t an exact target number as recruiting is often a pretty fluid situation.
JS: I don’t know if the Cyclones will easily rush for 100 yards against TCU, but the Horned Frogs have given up 223 yards on the ground to South Dakota State and 195 yards to Arkansas in their first two games.
I like Iowa State’s chances to eclipse the century mark for the second game in a row.
JS: I don’t know if I can really make a prediction at this point, but I think Iowa State is in a good spot with four-star PG Lindell Wiggington.
JS: There hasn’t been fewer than 50,000 people at an Iowa State home game in November since the last Battle for the Telephone Trophy with Missouri in 2010 when 41, 776 people showed up. I’m not too concerned about the attendance dropping significantly.
JS: Like I said above, I think Iowa State will have an okay chance to run the ball on Saturday against TCU. Kansas is allowing almost 250 yards rushing per game, so I’ll guess the Cyclones run for their season-high in that game.
Texas Tech would be another I’d throw out there.
These are the games I’ll be keeping a close eye on besides Iowa State:
Best matchup: No. 2 Florida State at No. 10 Louisville
Most intriguing: No. 3 Ohio State at No. 14 Oklahoma
Upset pick: Nebraska over No. 22 Oregon
JS: I suggest you watch CFTV-Live, not just this week’s, but all of them. Jeff Woody did a way better job explaining this stuff than I can. We talked a lot about the offense line in episodes one and two.
JS: I don’t know if it will be ramped to [insert 100 emoji here] immediately, but you will see more basketball content as we get closer to the season. I can’t wait.
JS: No, but did I mention I CAN’T WAIT!! I’m running out of games to watch on NBA Hardwood Classics.
JS: As Chris Williams always says, “You didn’t pick Iowa State because it’s easy. You picked it because it’s awesome.”
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