Williams & Blum: Your top ten Cyclone Varsity Football Team and young guys step up again

Fresh W&B for you guys. Diving into the WVU win before looking around the Big 12. Fun time to be a Cyclone.

Enjoy!

OL & Coach

Shoutout to the Line & Coach for the 6-0 start. When things go bad, all you hear is “when will ISU have a Big 12 line” or “why does our line always suck”. The insertion of the Princeton transfer has been key to the solid run game and passing success for Rocco. No interceptions, no turnovers, no or few penalties, different RB’s having good numbers are all reflections of good O-line play, chemistry and coaching. Keep rolling CyHogs!

Night "Rhythm"

Once again we will be competing in a late day game on Saturday against UCF. Posters on here in a previous thread stated that coaches and players would rather the games be earlier rather than having to twiddle their thumbs all day waiting for their chance to get on the field and get the game underway. I half-jokingly stated that Matt & Co. might start preferring later games with the success we've been having. When CW interviewed Matt a week ago, I don't remember if the question was directly asked but Matt stated that he/(coaches ?) preferred a "rhythm" to their approach to a game. The later start time once again fits this same pattern and I for one have enjoyed these later starts. It allows me to be productive if need be during the day and settle in for an evening of football. I'm usually amped up after the game which allows me to partake in "Big Twelve after dark" games while winding down which have been pretty fun watching also. The later games are similar to deferring possession after a coin flip to see exactly where you stand. Inevitable colder temps may change my stance, but since I have no life, this has worked great for me :):).

Playoff hypothetical

I know this scenario is not likely, but it is plausible. Suppose ISU beats Utah on Nov 23rd to
clinch a spot in the Big 12 championship game. Meanwhile K-State is behind us and needs a win to get into the championship game. If we lose to K-State on Nov 30, we play them again in championship game the next week. The way I understand the playoff ( please correct me if I am wrong ) we do not need a win the first game to impress the committee, just need to win championship game to get Big 12 bid to playoff spot. If this is true would we accept a loss by significantly reducing staters minutes and playing plain vanilla offense and defensive schemes to improve our chances in championship game. I have never played competitive sports before so I am not sure how not doing our best to win the game (especially a rivalry game ) would affect the team.
I know I am thinking way too far ahead, but this scenario ( which did not exist until this new playoff format ) interests me and am wondering what everyone else thinks.
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CFTV: Matt Campbell, Rocco Becht, Carson Hansen & Kooper Ebel on West Virginia win

CFTV: Iowa State's Matt Campbell, Rocco Becht, Carson Hansen and Kooper Ebel spoke to media members after tonight' 28-16 win over West Virginia.

Takeaways: Those guys are stepping up as Cyclones beat West Virginia

Iowa State took down West Virginia 28-16 to start 6-0 for the first time since 1938.

Our Connor Ferguson gives his takeaways here.

CF POSTGAME: No. 11 Iowa State handles West Virginia, reaches 6-0

Chris Williams gives his thoughts on the W over West Virginia.

ENJOY 6-0 PARTY PEOPLE!

This team hasn’t played it’s best football

This team has not played its best football in my opinion. I think both the offense and defense have not hit their highest gear at the same time. If they can happen who knows who we can beat.

Bottom line on the defense I think is that we could really use some consistency in the LBs. 1 guy gets the dot and needs to learn it. This bye is at the perfect time for that.

Nice comfy win against West Virginia. Even when we were down I was fairly confident we’d win. Looking forward to the rest of the season.

Beau Goodwin

Shout out to him. Only other offer was South Dakota State, the kid had himself a game tonight. This staff continues to find hidden gems. Beau is from Kingsley, Iowa. Per Wikipedia, "Kingsley is a city in Plymouth County, Iowa, United States, which is located within Garfield Township. The population was 1,396 at the time of the 2020 census. The city was originally known as the village Quorn, which was founded by two brothers, Frederick and William B. Close."

Shout out to any Clones in Kinglsey, Iowa tonight.

David Montgomery signs two-year contract extension with Detroit Lions

Cyclones in the NFL: David Montgomery has agreed to a two-year contract extension worth $18.5 million that will keep him in Detroit through 2027.

MBB Commit: Iowa State rounds out 2025 class with Brewster Academy's Killyan Toure

RECRUITING: Iowa State has added Killyan Toure out of Brewster Academy to round out its 2025 recruiting class.

*** Official #11 IOWA STATE vs West Virginia Game(Day) Thread ***

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#11 IOWA STATE (5-0, 2-0 BIG 12)
VS West Virginia (3-2, (2-0 BIG 12)
SATURDAY OCTOBER 12TH 7:00 P.M. CT
Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, WV


TV: FOX
Talent: Play-by-Play: Tim Brando Analyst: Devin Gardner Reporter: Josh Sims

Radio: Cyclone Radio Network (Varsity Network)
Talent: John Walters, pxp Eric Heft, analyst Ryan Harklau, sideline




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