Jared’s hot take on the FART

[JM4CY]

Should have clarified. Off the field they are the same guy, not as coaches.

Humble, quiet family guys that came up through the lower levels without a ton of accolades that just grind. They both would rather sit in a room and break down film with coaches than go out and glad hand a fundraise.

Campbell is obviously the better coach. Did not mean to imply differently though Mark is going to end up with 200 wins and in the Hall of Fame. It's easy to look at Mark's shortcomings but his prolonged success is pretty remarkable.

Cringe.

 

[JohnnyFive]

Jared’s hot take: I’d like to see ISU get the ball first and go on a 6 minute drive and just give them death by a thousand cuts all day.

BETTER IDEA: If ISU wants to make the playoff, we need to win every game by as much as possible. We need style points, we need huge stats and hype. I’d like to see us score as quickly and as much as possible. If it comes down to two 1 loss teams battling for a final final playoff spot we need to be the more hyped team if we’re going up against UGA, OU, etc.

Im thinking this should do it:
ISU 45-UNI 13
ISU 139-Iowa 5
ISU 42 @ UNLV 7
ISU @ Baylor (with tent) 42-10; (w/out tent) 35-10
ISU 42-Kansas 13
ISU 35 @ KState 21
ISU 24-Ok St 16
ISU 27 @ WV 10
ISU 24-Texas 0
ISU 49 @ Tech 13
ISU 42 @ OU 38
ISU 45-TCU 17

ISU 46-OU 40 OT (Dallas)

ISU 16-Bama 14 (Semis, Assalley wins it with last second field goal just inside of and definitely not on top of the right goal post)
ISU 30-Georgia 21 (Natty)

 

[Remo Gaggi]

Just win. The only poll that matters doesn't start until November when this game will be a distant memory.

Campbell doesn't run up the score (plus he and Farley get along really well because they're pretty much the same guy) and UNI plays a style that isn't real conducive to running it up against them.

Iowa State could be incredibly impressive and win 28-10. It's just how these two match up.

Campbell is nothing like the **** Farley.

 

[jcyclonee]

Im thinking this should do it:
ISU 45-UNI 13
ISU 139-Iowa 5
ISU 42 @ UNLV 7
ISU @ Baylor (with tent) 42-10; (w/out tent) 35-10
ISU 42-Kansas 13
ISU 35 @ KState 21
ISU 24-Ok St 16
ISU 27 @ WV 10
ISU 24-Texas 0
ISU 49 @ Tech 13
ISU 42 @ OU 38
ISU 45-TCU 17

ISU 46-OU 40 OT (Dallas)

ISU 16-Bama 14 (Semis, Assalley wins it with last second field goal just inside of and definitely not on top of the right goal post)
ISU 30-Georgia 21 (Natty)

I like it but there's no way Oklahoma scores 38 and 40 points in successive games against us.

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

I like it but there's no way Oklahoma scores 38 and 40 points in successive games against us.

You mean the greatest team to ever walk the Earth? Tired of hearing about Rattler.

 

[Cydkar]

How many pages is your latest thread up to?

 

[dualthreat]

Yes, he’s a smart guy. He will figure it out even if you dorks can’t.

Style points won't count against UNI. If we win 56-3 the overwhelming opinion will be that we are good but UNI sucked.

If you want style points, put them up against Iowa. Assuming Iowa isn't 0-1, they are believed to be a good team. If we pound the piss out of them people will notice.

 

[Remo Gaggi]

Spencer Rattler?

 

[convoluteme]

It's so weird to me that people are worrying about the implications of the UNI game on our CFP chances, when OU, OSU, Texas, and Iowa are all still on the schedule. How much we beat UNI by won't matter if we don't handle those games.

 

[Cyclonepride]

Matt Campbell and style points are two things that don't jive.

No doubt. He'd almost certainly be happier with a well executed 38-17 game than a 70-0 game where we just piled on.

 

[AuH2O]

As proof that this is untrue, I submit to you the Louisiana game, in which exactly zero critics bother to mention that we had Covid problems and yet is still to this day being held up as proof we don't belong, a full calendar year later after a season which featured a conference championship appearance and Fiesta Bowl win.

If you get the chance to hang 50 on UNI, you take it. Period.

And the OT win against UNI was almost never mentioned when ISU was ranked in the CFP. Huge difference between losing by 17 and an ugly win. An ugly win will be a point of discussion for a top 10 team and could result in an AP hit, but in the end it’s going to wash out as more W/L happen throughout the year. Sorry, regardless of (unpublicized) COVID problems, a three score loss to a Second place Sun Belt team is going to be a point of discussion for a two loss team in the top 10 in the CFP.

 

[dualthreat]

I'm not going to allow myself to go through this season worried about style points. With a preseason ranking of #7 Iowa State can go 11-1 with a win in the Big 12 conference title game. Do that and everything else will fall into place.

2002 Ohio State comes to mind. Spent most of the season in tight games with teams who had no business hanging with them. Then they play one of the greatest teams in CFB history and oh they sneak by them too. No one looks back at 13-0 Ohio State and thinks, yeah but they barely beat Purdue.

 

[Gunnerclone]

Style points won't count against UNI. If we win 56-3 the overwhelming opinion will be that we are good but UNI sucked.

If you want style points, put them up against Iowa. Assuming Iowa isn't 0-1, they are believed to be a good team. If we pound the piss out of them people will notice.

You’re right on the bold. Now What do you think the overwhelming opinion will be if we win 24-14? We’re already on a bunch of media outlets’ “overrated” lists. I know which one I would rather have.

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

It's so weird to me that people are worrying about the implications of the UNI game on our CFP chances, when OU, OSU, Texas, and Iowa are all still on the schedule. How much we beat UNI by won't matter if we don't handle those games.

Hey bro one-game-at-a-time!

 

[Trice]

And the OT win against UNI was almost never mentioned when ISU was ranked in the CFP. Huge difference between losing by 17 and an ugly win. An ugly win will be a point of discussion for a top 10 team and could result in an AP hit, but in the end it’s going to wash out as more W/L happen throughout the year. Sorry, regardless of (unpublicized) COVID problems, a three score loss to a Second place Sun Belt team is going to be a point of discussion for a two loss team in the top 10 in the CFP.

UNI was talked about, but nobody got fixated on it like Louisiana not just because it was a win, but because we weren't in meaningful contention for a playoff bid. It's precisely because we're in contention now that even our wins will draw more scrutiny. Obviously if we go 13-0 this is all moot, but given that nobody can predict the future, I'd just as soon beat UNI by 40 instead of 20 and take it off the table as a potential talking point against us.

 

[Brandon]

I'm hoping it's our 2nd and 3rd stringers that are piling up the style points

 

[besserheimerphat]

Guys, I know it’s cool to you to “not care about style points”. I have no problem with you being that kind of Edgelord in the past. I implore you to look at the big picture. There is more at stake than just a season here.

The only poll that matters is the CFP poll and that doesn't start until the middle of the season. They look at metrics like "game control" which you can dominate without scoring 40+ppg. If we're really good, we'll score enough points to be in contention for the playoff. Beating UNI by 14 vs 28, the first week of the season, will have basically zero impact on the CFP poll.

 

[Gunnerclone]

The only poll that matters is the CFP poll and that doesn't start until the middle of the season. They look at metrics like "game control" which you can dominate without scoring 40+ppg. If we're really good, we'll score enough points to be in contention for the playoff. Beating UNI by 14 vs 28, the first week of the season, will have basically zero impact on the CFP poll.

You got it. Let’s **** around and find out then.

 

[harimad]

Ratings are done throughout the year. It’s not good if we get jumped in the AP because we beat UNI 31-14 and a team behind us beats ABC NW St 81-3. Every week matters this season.

I don’t want to be the Iowa Hawkeyes, I want to be in the playoff. For reasons on and off the field it’s of the utmost importance this year.

I’m with Gunner on this one. If we’re as good as they say we are, then we need to just annihilate the teams we’re supposed to.

I would love to see lots of playing time for Jirehl, Dekkers, Dean, and the other backups. They’ve worked hard and the happier they are, the brighter our future is.

 

[AuH2O]

UNI was talked about, but nobody got fixated on it like Louisiana not just because it was a win, but because we weren't in meaningful contention for a playoff bid. It's precisely because we're in contention now that even our wins will draw more scrutiny. Obviously if we go 13-0 this is all moot, but given that nobody can predict the future, I'd just as soon beat UNI by 40 instead of 20 and take it off the table as a potential talking point against us.

Wait, your proof that a UNI win that lacks style points is going to have the potential to hold ISU back at the end of the year is because people had a problem with a two loss ISU team being in contention for a CFP when one of those losses was a three score game vs the second best Sun Belt team? That is totally contradictory.

On one hand you are saying a UNI win without style points could hurt ISUs chances to be in contention for a CFP. Your proof is that people fixated on a three score loss to LA as a reason why two loss ISU shouldn’t be in contention for a playoff spot. And the reason people fixated on it was because ISU was in contention for a CFP spot.

You don’t see the problem with this logic?