That would be such an Iowa State thing.
Way too early football predictions?
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That would be such an Iowa State thing.
Others on here have already said it, but everything goes through the OL and the DL. It doesn't matter who is at the skill positions if the OL doesn't protect and run block, or if the DL doesn't create pressure or plug some holes. There is talent on both, but some young guys are going to have to step up. I see this team going 7-5 or 6-6 just knowing how Campbell and staff are so good at developing and setting players up to be successful.
That's because Purdy didn't have the arm to beat the coverages. With Dekkers' arm, Hutchinson, Noel, Gaines, Porter, etc a solid O line and good running backs this offense could be better than last year IMO. They need to prove they can be clutch but on paper this offense is much more balanced.
Defense: Dline - some regression but not lower half of the league.
LB - small regression
Secondary: Better
This team has the talent, they just need to prove it.
I agree with your prediction, but it’s fair to say that for QB and TE especially the bar to be the greatest ever wasn’t very high, at least statistically. I think Campbell has raised the bar. 7-5 is very possible. Last years team under-performed it’s talent/experience in the W-L column, we could see this team over-perform as a regression to the mean.
I'd guess you've been "right" at least occasionally during that span.Occasionally. I don't think I've ever been right about overall wins and losses for a season.
Thanks for the compliment. I guess I did predict the outcome of some individual games, but I can't recall I ever got it right for wins/losses for an entire season. Seems like there was a "fluke" win or a "fluke" loss that screwed up nearly everyone's predictions. I do recall that I got pretty close one year when Walden was coach (that was pretty easy) and missed it completely with Chizik.I'd guess you've been "right" at least occasionally during that span.
I understand what you're saying, but my musing and @Al_4_State response (I think) is less about "We Are Iowa State" and more like a general "wouldn't that just figure?" thing in a sports-fan context.
Follow-up - I apologize for the feistiness/volatility of my most-recent response -- I think we might be talking about slightly separate things -- point of my 1st post was in reference to discussion about chalking up UI as an L until proven otherwise, given recent inability; so I thought, what if '22 season overall was a step back overall, and that's when ISU happened to get it done (instead during a high-expectation like '21).
