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Any fan who has been around this program for any length of time is going to be skeptical of their ability to win in games like this one. You don't have to look that far back (KU last season) to know that this team has traditionally lacked the killer instinct to put games away squarely. I've struggled for years debating if it was a coaching issue or a "between the ears" problem.
 
I won't lie, my mind was running scenarios as to how we'd blow it in that last possession. Would it be a screen pass taken all the way to the house? A skinny post that turns our backup safety around? Stupid penalties to put them in FG range? Seriously, my brain was thinking of all the ways possible to lose the game.

If I hadn't been watching the game at a friend's house, I would have shut it off for that last possession. No joke.
 
cyclonedave25 said:
I honestly thought NU was going to drive down the field and kick a FG for the win. When Jesse intercepted that pass I was soo happy I was literally shaking and didn't know what to do with myself.
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me too. prior to the last INT I'm thinking ISU has forced 7 to's and we are still going to lose.
 
cycfan1 said:
Not gonna lie I was thinking the same exact thing. How many snaps has Tiller ever taken under center? Not very many.
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I was thinking the same thing. He played in the spread in HS and at ISU. I was worried until the last snap. And when NU had the ball, I was sure that they were going to get a FG. That being said, I was not going to get that kicked in the balls feeling because I thought ISU played a good game without AA and ARob, so if they lost, it wasn't going to hurt as bad as that KSU loss.
 
Sure I did.

The last time I remember feeling similar was in 1998 when I was at Kinick Stadium and we beat Iowa. You were just used to the other team coming back and kicking you in the nuts. That's the way it felt watching this game at Lincoln.

That's what made it so much sweeter when we won the game!

What a great game. Will never forget it just as I've never forgotten that fall day in Iowa City 11 years ago.
 
We don't make that final pick... it looked like it was going to be a completion. That could've easily turned into a FG.

On an earlier note... (and I can't find it anymore) I hope many of you remember back before the season started, I was the Kool~aid drinker saying, "ISU will be 7-0 heading into the Nebraska game." Many CFers told me I was crazy... ok, maybe I was... but look how close that is to being true! I never predicted an ISU victory yesterday, but I'm just happy with the results!
 
I admit I was thinking before Nebraska's last drive that causing 7 turnovers and still losing on a last second field goal because of a blocked extra point earlier in the game would be another new and creative way for the cyclones to lose. I did a lot of screaming and jumping after Jesse's interception but I don't think I fully exhaled until after Tiller's last kneel down. I just couldn't bring myself to believe it until I saw all zeros on the clock. God it was beautiful.
 
I did. After the second to last interception, when we ran the ball and punted again, I thought "this is it ! Another heartbreaking loss".

I'm so proud of the team - they found a way to win. I don't care if people say we're lucky. Remember the old saying" Fortis Fortuna Juvat - Fortune Favors the Brave !"
 
I admit that I thought the blocked xtra pt was gonna come back to haunt us and we'd lose on a last 2nd FG...but it's amazing how this team battled and confident they were. We need to make beating Nebraska, maybe not the norm, but know we can compete and let's beat them there again to 2 years, it'd be nice to not go 16 tries in Lincoln before beating them.

Oh, I also scared people after the win screaming at the top of my lungs. I know as a Cyclone I get emotional about my team, but inside I'd like for these wins to come more expected, even if it means less celebration. I loved seeing grown Cyclone fans cry for joy and Huskers cry in pain...it was just a priceless day I won't forget for awhile.
 
this why i love being an iowa state fan. a win like this feels absolutely incredible. if i was a texas or oklahoma fan, it would have been just another win. when you root for a team with iowa state's history, the big wins feel 100 times better. also, i had some one three apartments down from me bang on my door and ask if everything was okay i was yelling so loud. go state!
 
No lie, thought we had a good chance of crapping down our legs. I kept mumbling... "if we don't get a td we're gonna lose... we need a td... we need to get some pts off a turnover..."
 
Erik4Cy said:
I admit that I thought the blocked xtra pt was gonna come back to haunt us and we'd lose on a last 2nd FG...but it's amazing how this team battled and confident they were. We need to make beating Nebraska, maybe not the norm, but know we can compete and let's beat them there again to 2 years, it'd be nice to not go 16 tries in Lincoln before beating them.

Oh, I also scared people after the win screaming at the top of my lungs. I know as a Cyclone I get emotional about my team, but inside I'd like for these wins to come more expected, even if it means less celebration. I loved seeing grown Cyclone fans cry for joy and Huskers cry in pain...it was just a priceless day I won't forget for awhile.
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Yeah, I was holding my son (born 10/9) who was asleep. My screaming woke him up... I apologized to him, whispered "go state" and he was back asleep in less than 30 seconds. It was a good day.
 
kingcy said:
How many of you thought ISU was going to find a way to lose the Nebraska game? The whole 4th qtr I was getting ready to get my heart stomped on once again. What a game out of the Clones, I still cannot believe they won that. That game shows we maybe entering a new era of Cyclone FB.
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I've got texts to my daughter to prove that I thought we'd lose. I told her that 9 points wouldn't be enough as soon as we had 9 points.
 
Everyone would have to be nervous, but to be honest, I absolutely thought that we would find a way to get another turnover and win this thing. Nebraska couldn't stop turning it over, we could stop taking it, and we absolutely were not going to quit.
 
kingcy said:
How many of you thought ISU was going to find a way to lose the Nebraska game? The whole 4th qtr I was getting ready to get my heart stomped on once again. What a game out of the Clones, I still cannot believe they won that. That game shows we maybe entering a new era of Cyclone FB.
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I'm guilty. But I noticed something i never noticed before. On the Nebraska sidelines and in the stands - on the field, there was that anxious look. They were ALL expecting something bad to happen. The Nebraska culture has changed. They no longer confidently expect someone to make a play. They are all thinking, oh no, not again - what now? Jack Whitver is right. They have lost their Mojo.
 
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