I'm not sure if I've been as ticked off after a game than the '17 KSU one.
Like 3 days later kind of pissed.
Like 3 days later kind of pissed.
Which Fake Loss was Worse?
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I was more pissed after the ‘15 KSU game. Kneel.the.*******.ball!
I remember being super pissed after the ‘17 KSU too. Like cursing up a storm and punching the car door pissed.
I remember the 2015 KSU game and while it was irritating, I wasn't that shocked and was awaiting that final nail in the CPR coffin.
"The refs convene, and agree...Iowa State loses"
One of the best, yet worst, Heft quote I've ever heard during a game.
I will always believe that the refs thought that was Snyder's last game and so were going to do what they could to get him a win
In retrospect I’m glad it happened because it led to Campbell, but the incompetence shown by the coaching staff in that game was just unbelievable. We all knew it was over for Rhoads at that point, him included. One of the most interesting series of post game shows I’ve ever listened to.
I was at the FSU game and the K State flag pickup, K State was much worse. The FSU game was different because we were crazy excited just to be competitive with them and it was early in the year, it was to early to tell what/or if anything at all was at stake. The K State was more meaningful. Plus, it wasn't just that flag, they had two other flags picked up in the 2nd half that game that were also big. One was a hit on Kempt sliding, I forget the other atm but I've been going to games for nearly 4 decades and can't remember a time that many flags were picked up.
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The false start on their touchdown pass that they never called. I was mad the whole drive home.
The screwing here was so bad it was almost comical. The kind of stuff you'd see in a movie that would ruin it as too unrealistic.
I'll go to my grave saying Yelk's kick to win it was straight over the top of the post and good.
You remember that if it is above the goalpost, it means it’s no good? It has to be between the goalposts
Yes, they had a very good explanation with the okie state upset. Their kick went over the top of the bar. Rule states the the ball must pass completely between the posts. If any part is not considered fully inside the posts, it is a miss.
I’ve said before, there are 4 games that kept Dan McCarney from being a legendary coach at ISU:
2001 - losing to Alabama on a missed FG
2002 - losing to UConn on Senior Day
2004 - losing to Missouri on a missed FG
2005 - losing to Kansas on missed FG
That would have resulted in following up a 9-win 2000 season with at least 8 wins in each of 2001, 2002, 2004, and 2005 as well as 2 Big 12 North titles and 2 appearances in the Big 12 championship game. Had Mac done that, it’s possible he’d still be coaching the Cyclones (OK, maybe that’s a stretch).
3 missed FGs and a letdown game - that’s how close he was to reaching Matt Campbell-type status.
2001 - losing to Alabama on a missed FG
2002 - losing to UConn on Senior Day
2004 - losing to Missouri on a missed FG
2005 - losing to Kansas on missed FG
That would have resulted in following up a 9-win 2000 season with at least 8 wins in each of 2001, 2002, 2004, and 2005 as well as 2 Big 12 North titles and 2 appearances in the Big 12 championship game. Had Mac done that, it’s possible he’d still be coaching the Cyclones (OK, maybe that’s a stretch).
3 missed FGs and a letdown game - that’s how close he was to reaching Matt Campbell-type status.
It's between the 2017 KSU game and the Alabama Independence bowl game. I'd say the KSU game because that one was stolen from us. No doubt we should have won that one. Went to the Alabama game with my wife and 2 young boys. I agree with CySmurf it was over the goal post and it was good. It definitely looked good in person. To me the big thing was this was our chance to beat Bama and we haven't had many opportunities to beat teams like that. Things have changed and we'll have more chances this year and the years to come.
