*** @ Cincinnati Pregame Thread ***

I see Cincy being on the same level as Arizona. @KU is nice win but KU defense is milk toast.

ISU by 10
I think they’re better than Arizona. Cincy is probably a 7-5 kind of team whereas Arizona is probably a 5-7 kind of team. I do think a lot of us fans have been overrating Kansas.
 
I think they’re better than Arizona. Cincy is probably a 7-5 kind of team whereas Arizona is probably a 5-7 kind of team. I do think a lot of us fans have been overrating Kansas.
You could see that coming. I know it's part of the content machine, but it's laughable how reactionary the college football media is in the first 4 weeks of the season when a decent team rolls bad competition. Leipold and Daniels are media darlings, so they jump on anything with KU. Meanwhile, Rocco barely gets mentioned in top QB discussions while we start 5-0 again.
 
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You could see that coming. I know it's part of the content machine, but it's laughable how reactionary the college football media is in the first 4 weeks of the season when a decent team rolls bad competition. Leipold and Daniels are media darlings, so they jump on anything with KU. Meanwhile, Rocco barely gets mentioned in top QB discussions while we start 5-0 again.
I bought into KU a little bit until the Missouri game. Everybody thinks that game was close and Kansas just let it get away. The reality is that Kansas capitalized on good field position a couple times in the 1st quarter and also returned a fumble for a TD to jump out to a lead. It was 21-6 Kansas after the 1st quarter and 36-10 Missouri the rest of the game. Mizzou ended up outgaining Kansas by over 300 yards.
 
The spread is right about where it should be. If Orange is out Cincinnati probably should and likely would be favored. The score last season wasn’t indicative of the fits Sorsby gave Iowa State. ISU will probably have a similar gameplan to yesterday, try to make Sorsby a passer and decision maker. I think he’s a little better than Fifita though
 
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The spread is right about where it should be. If Orange is out Cincinnati probably should and likely would be favored. The score last season wasn’t indicative of the fits Sorsby gave Iowa State. ISU will probably have a similar gameplan to yesterday, try to make Sorsby a passer and decision maker. I think he’s a little better than Fifita though
Better runner, worse passer.
 
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You could see that coming. I know it's part of the content machine, but it's laughable how reactionary the college football media is in the first 4 weeks of the season when a decent team rolls bad competition. Leipold and Daniels are media darlings, so they jump on anything with KU. Meanwhile, Rocco barely gets mentioned in top QB discussions while we start 5-0 again.
The OCD side of me sees an SEC/B1G pumping pattern relegating everyone else every opportunity they can. Of course, IMO, it's antitrust since those are the same teams that are under contract with the pumpers. That just can't be right.
 
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Power rankings prior to yesterday’s games suggested a line around ISU -2, which is what it opened up at. I think the sharps saw all those defensive players get hurt in the second half.
I would guess it will move substantially once the report comes out Wednesday