*** Official #19 Iowa VS IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***

cygrads

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I'd like to play them later in the year once we have the kinks out of our game. I'd also like to not take so long to get going each year either. People on here continually talk about how they want Ferentz to stay, but it's his style of play that keep them from losing these sloppy games and keep things close.

We'll be okay this year, but I hate losing this game regularly.
Agree, I think playing a game rather than having the bye week would have helped - the offense needs the snaps.
 

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Playcalling was mostly fine until our last few plays when apparently we didn’t want to try to get into FG range and decided instead to throw low % passes 3 times.
We try to be a field-position, ball-control team, but then we have a play sequence like that.

It’s tough to win with ball-control when you consistently don’t win the special teams and TO battle.
 

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Very Iowa State day. Pre-season hype and even a ranking, talk of Big 12 champion game, College Game Day...national attention abounds. Good things we’ve been waiting for are coming...

Nah...time to reset expectations. Unfortunately it’s after only the second game.
What? I guess the CFP are probably out now, but it was a 1-point upset. It happens
 
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We try to be a field-position, ball-control team, but then we have a play sequence like that.

It’s tough to win with ball-control when you consistently don’t win the special teams and TO battle.
It’s also tough to out ball control Iowa. That’s why I wish we’d change up our game plan SLIGHTLY for this game and maybe stop punting inside their 40.
 
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Offense looks decent when going tempo, but not so good when they get out of it
Defense damn good until they get 3rd down.
 
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Very Iowa State day. Pre-season hype and even a ranking, talk of Big 12 champion game, College Game Day...national attention abounds. Good things we’ve been waiting for are coming...

Nah...time to reset expectations. Unfortunately it’s after only the second game.

How exactly does this affect their prospects of winning a Big 12 championship?
 

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man some of you need some serious perspective...That Iowa team..down a few key DB's will likely win the BIG west this year or come darn close...they will be approaching the TOp 15 in polls next week for a reason..They are a good team.

As much as we make fun of Stanley he made the plays when needed on 3rd down and we didn't.

Yes we are a team that has a small margin of error but most teams are like that.

ISU OL played 1000% better today...ISU defense, for most part, played really well.

ISU doesn't have that Purdy fumble in first half and I think they go down and score as they were rolling down the field. THat totally changes game IMO.

Get over yourselves...This ISU program is light years better than any other ISU regime and its not close.
 

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Very Iowa State day. Pre-season hype and even a ranking, talk of Big 12 champion game, College Game Day...national attention abounds. Good things we’ve been waiting for are coming...

Nah...time to reset expectations. Unfortunately it’s after only the second game.
Unless iowa is actually good, then its a wash... 10-2 9-3 thats still b12 champ game. Drink a beer, have a smoke. Move on. Its literally one game that isu **** their own pants on.