I think Iowa State will be a better team next year. Appreciate the seniors, but it’s time to turn the page
WAY too early predictions for 2022?
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What made Breece Hall so good is he turned -1 to +2. Silas and Brock barring a massive offseason jump will result in -1, but Deckers is 6 inches taller and a bit faster, so maybe less batted interceptions like we had vs Iowa, vs TTU, vs Clemson, but Purdy was very accurate.
I looked at the schedule and went the other way. I think we go 8-4 next year. The teams we are on relative par with (WVU/Baylor/KSU/Tech) all come to JTS. Protect home field, two noncon, Kansas and one of TCU/Texas/Iowa and that gets you to 8 wins.
Disagree. I think the talent on display last night on defense will keep us in a lot of games. I don't see a huge dropoff in talent. Also remember, Will McD, AJJr, and Vance are all coming back; that's 3 damn good defenders as a core to build around. I think we should be confident in Dr. Heacock's ability to put a very good unit out there.
The question is on offense. Manning MUST put together a new scheme that works with a different bunch of skillsets, now that the Breece/Brock/Chuck machine has moved on. I think Jirehl could be very good but he is not the same style runner as Breece, needs to be used a little differently too. I think guys like Noel & Silas bring speed that we haven't seen in a while; how to use that? Can we finally have an offensive line bully defenses, that would make life much easier for everybody. I think it's reasonable to be worried about the offense, I am not on the Manning is terrible train, but I sure don't think he has been anywhere near as successful as Heacock.
As far as W/L next year - I don't believe we even know the schedule yet. Will OuT be gone and we replace them with a couple tomato cans? Note those two are currently on the schedule with a bye between them - wonder if it is like that for everyone, in case they are gone, to make rescheduling easier?
Put me down for 7-5 right now, assuming we play OuT. If they are replaced by someone else, then I would say 8-4. We are not a basket case anymore, it's not going to be 2-10 hopelessness anymore.
Also OP- if you can't remember Dekkers name, then either:
a) you are a super casual fan, and probably shouldn't start threads
OR
b) dude, you can't wake & bake 6 days a week, you gotta cut back before you get brain damageamageamage
Need to run different run plays. Manning has plays drawn up as if we have Alabama's o-line.
True but he's still a bit unproven. We thought shaw and scates would step up this year.
Hard to say if it was them, the QB, or Manning, though.
The Oline had some nice surges last night in the run game which was nice to see...which brings us back to wondering why you'd not keep at it.
3rd and 4 is much better than 3rd and 10 after a wasted long developing 2nd and 10.
Would have to disagree. Noel has started for a good part of the season over Shaw, Scates etc. and has shown he is a stud. He's a proven starter next year.
Can you also tell me what my email password is?
I'm planning to go to DKR, would love that to be a W. Maybe I shouldn't go, haven't seen a road W since the last time I went to Lawrence. Lubbock and Norman this year, Dallas last year, no away games in 2019, San Antonio in 2018. Maybe I'm the problem???
Hope you’re right. I think he has the talent to succeed. Honestly think he could have been used more this year, but that’s a Purdy/manning (mostly manning) issue more than a Noel issue.
Every time I think about issues with this team I keep coming back to manning lol.
