I don't blame anyone. Players haven't even met the new coach yet and they are picking bowl games today. Just really lucky timing.
No Bowl Game — Iowa State Turns Down Bowl Bid
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You say this as if you think that notorious penny pincher Jamie Pollard didn't mind having to pay a $500,000 fine. If it was up to Jamie, we'd be playing in a bowl game.
Great if true. Total Defense says a lot more to me than points per game. Highly ranked Total Defense means you are stingy AF and yards are difficult to gain. PPG can look bad through no fault of the defense. It doesn't speak to turnovers by your offense, great starting field position by the other team, etc. Give me Total Defense all day long.
I might have to be out on football going forward. JP checked out, players checked out... might as well check out too.
At least I can go to my buddies house and get drunk during Iowa games. Or could get out on the motorcycle for day trips on fall saturdays.
My other thought is "when will ISU be bowl eligible again?" What if this is Earl Bruce leaving, and we are entering a two decade desert of futility? Should ISU join the Big East?
So f**ck the fans right? We buy season tickets, we’re there for every game, including watching and supporting them through a losing streak. The reward of a bowl game to look forward to at the end of the season is part of the reason I invest the time and the money for the season tickets. If we’re just gonna turn bowl games down Im going to have to think about if I want to renew my tickets next season (Ive had them for 15 years).
I’m just saying you’re selectively choosing good things to focus on and ignoring others.
I’ve said on here I like the Rogers hire and prefer it over mouse.
But bowl games are meaningless! That's why every healthy program declines bids.
Agree. Yeah I don't know why you would get on a plane and spend a bunch of money to go to a completely meaningless game.
This is a really great point.
Even in the age of NIL and essentially unrestricted movement between schools the players have somewhat limited agency.
Really disappointed. With all the talk of culture, I figured with Campbell leaving and although a lot of players are expected to transfer- a bowl would have been a great chance for the 2025 Cyclones to play one last game together!
This tells me:
This tells me:
- The portal window is still an issue. Because the injury excuse is BS. The players are really saying they are going to be too busy exploring their portal options over the next 2 weeks. And don't want to practice and risk injury.
- Did ISU tell players, if you intend to enter portal, you can't play in bowl. If that's the case, I think schools need to re-think that policy. Professional athletes who are free-agents, play in their team's Super Bowl or World Series. And I've never heard an accusation of players giving less than 100%.
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On one hand, I'm really disappointed that I don't get to see them one more time in a bowl game, but on the other, I think I'd be disappointed by the kind of showing that we would have under the circumstances.
I hope that we have a chance to see a lot of these kids in a Cyclone uniform again, but I won't hold it against any that choose otherwise.
I hope that we have a chance to see a lot of these kids in a Cyclone uniform again, but I won't hold it against any that choose otherwise.
It is more logical to select the data points of the last 2 months into a coaches first season vs the first month. Thought most would understand this. My bad
