*** Official #22 IOWA STATE vs West Virginia Game(Day) THREAD ***

[Darius Bieber]

Also our defensive ranking is gonna tank. Probably outside the Top 20 now.

 

[jsb]

F*n defense was awful today. Is Mike Rose really the difference between that garage and being top3 in the nation?

is Charlie kolar the difference in losses to LA and Iowa and almost UNI?

for whatever reason we don’t do well when key players are out.

 

[gordocyclone]

This has nothing to do with the officiating. We simply are chokers. Another year of not winning the Big 12 Championship. We simply are not winners.

 

[alarson]

The refs were horrible, but there were also some really questionable coaching decisions throughout this game. The clock management at the end, Dunn somehow being allowed to punt at all, etc.

 

[CyclonesMoney]

Proud of the way Purdy battled at the end. 2 huge runs to keep drives alive. Sickening how that ended. Did Kolar catch a pass today?

He really tried to carry this team on his back, so I don’t understand some of the criticisms of him. Oline is garbage, OC is the worst.

 

[atlantacyclone]

I guess Hall’s streak means more to me than the season. Sure, we will probably go to a bowl. Which one doesn’t matter I suppose if we don’t play in Dallas…. Which seems impossible.

 

[jsb]

Also our defensive ranking is gonna tank. Probably outside the Top 20 now.

who the **** cares?

 

[HFCS]

Make no mistake, the officiating was pathetic.

ISU also didn't show up (consistently), on either side of the ball. West Virginia looked dialed-in.

Friends.

Notice how the above post acknowledges both of thesecan be true? See how that is done?

Denying the refs screwed ISU today doesn’t make you tough. It makes you a moron who uses self delusion as a coping mechanism.

 

[clone1990]

When a crew decides to screw you, unless you're incredibly good, it makes it very hard to win. ISU been facing some adversarial reffing during the whole conference season so far.

Agree on the officiating and I can’t remember the last time I have seen officiating that bad but pretty standard it seem in WV.

 

[CascadiaClone]

It’s not rigged, just extremely incompetent officiating and a replay official makes every call “stand” instead of making the right call since it means reversing the call on the field

1000%. Big difference between that and claiming a B12 conspiracy against Iowa State.

 

[atlantacyclone]

who the **** cares?

I do.

 

[howellc33]

Kinda disappointed they didn't bust out the hardhats.

 

[jctisu]

He was also gifted 2 of those TDs - the one where the play clock was at 0 for more than a second before he got the snap, and the one where the receiver's foot never touched the ground before he flew out of bounds.

Still gave up those plays. Defense could have still covered the guys and forced incomplete passes (where the ball isn't caught at all and hits the ground). Doege is freaking terrible, and he was just playing 500 out there today.

 

[jsb]

I don't even know where to start.... but its clear this team, a team full of seniors - does not seem able to be able to play under expectations. They didn't play well till expectations were eased after a 2-2 start.... and then expectations returned ... and we play horribly. This team isn't last years team. I don't know if its the leadership of guys like Jaquan, Dylan and Kene or what.... but we have not looked comfortable at all playing like a favored team. the only time we have looked good is when no one expected us to do much after losing to Baylor and Iowa.

The offensive line, tauted as a strength all off-season? Struggles.

A very deservedly loved coaching staff h as struggled at times to make adjustments.

For all of the love given our strength staff - we have been pushed around in most short yardage situations, especially offensively.



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IDK. This is as-disheartened as I've been in some time as a fan - maybe since Campbell took over. More than after Iowa. We were out-athleted, out coached, out executed and worst of all...


we lacked the ability to match their effort. A veteran team and staff with a lot to play for just had a game where really - outside of what - 8 plays (Brock's two scrambles, Hummels pick 6, Breece's two long runs) and maybe 1-2 more were basically owned by West Virginia the entire game.


For all the depth we supposedly have - no one other than Purdy , X and Breece carried the ball. We have no pass rush but we don't rotate any of the younger kids at end even in obvious pass situations where if they aren't ready for 1st and 10 run fits you'd think they could maybe have fresh legs on 3rd and long. We leave Datrone Young out there - love the kid. Glad he's healthy enough to play - but man he was a liability today and not that he was the only one. We randomly decide Corey Dunn's going to punt again - and yes, he had one good one but I still don't understand that logic unless Mevis was hurt -

I don't see us beating Texas - or Oklahoma. And TCU - Tech are not give mes.


And I know i had said a while back I thought Rose was the most important player on the team but for a veteran team there's no way that you can allow that to have such a huge impact on the defense. A young team losing your best player - sure. But not for as veteran a team as Iowa State do I find that to be a valid excuse.



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Sorry for being Debbie Downer but that was as lifeless and disheartening performance as I have seen in a while. And I just... IDK. All the excitement that this year might finally be the year is gone obviously. And now I'm wondering how long Campbell stays because if this team can't do it... IDK.

I'm going to step away soon because I know I'm in a super negative head space area right now but I do think that there are some valid points in this post so I'll post this and I'll bid all of you a good evening hopefully and an early Happy Halloween

I’d bet my life savings you have an equally distraught diatribe after every loss.

 

[jdoggivjc]

It's games like this that make me really want that conspiracy that puts ISU in the Big 10 to be real even more than I already do.

 

[NoCreativity]

No.....I pointed out you are a Hawk so everyone here will hopefully ignore your tripe. And your second sentence is confirmation. Like shooting fish in a bowl.

So this loss was acceptable to you?

 

[CyGuy5]

You know what should really piss everyone off though?

Jarret Doege WVU
30-46, 370 YDS, 3 TD

Made this pedestrian (and that's being kind) QB look like a fricking top-10 draft pick.

Possibly the worst I’ve ever seen Heacock call a game. Piss poor job from him and Manning today. Yet we still should have won that game

 

[Malone]

Coaching is an issue. Larger one than people want to acknowledge

 

[jsb]

I do.

So this loss was acceptable to you?

isn’t there a Kansas state game to watch? They’re winning.

 

[CascadiaClone]

Pretty much eliminates us from playing in Dallas.

Yep. Haven’t been this upset after a game since 2018 Kansas State. My new neighbors I share a wall with probably hate me.