Poll: ISU +16 vs Texas
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Pretty big line, I think Heacock's defense keeps us in it long enough to cover.
Texas 28 Iowa State 20
Texas 28 Iowa State 20
Beat the spread; lose the game 
This has a tempting parlay: ISU to cover, TX to win, and the under.
This has a tempting parlay: ISU to cover, TX to win, and the under.
We are going to score 20? Lol I mean I hope.
Iowa State is 8-2 under CMC in 11 AM road games.
Multiple games vs KU, Tx Tech, and OU.
CC @ChrisMWilliams, @brentblum
ISU on road games at 11 AM (8-2)
2016: 1-1 (L at TCU; W at KU)
2017: 3-0 (Ws at Akron, OU, & Tx Tech)
2018: 1-0 (W at KU)
2019: 1-0 (W at Tx Tech)
2020: 2-0 (W at KU & Texas)
2021: 0-1 (L at OU)
2022: no games
Multiple games vs KU, Tx Tech, and OU.
CC @ChrisMWilliams, @brentblum
ISU on road games at 11 AM (8-2)
2016: 1-1 (L at TCU; W at KU)
2017: 3-0 (Ws at Akron, OU, & Tx Tech)
2018: 1-0 (W at KU)
2019: 1-0 (W at Tx Tech)
2020: 2-0 (W at KU & Texas)
2021: 0-1 (L at OU)
2022: no games
We also haven't lost more than 4 conference games after year 1. And sadly I think that is about to change this year.
Campbell has only lost 6 games by 15 or more points at ISU: 2020 UL, 2019 ND, and 2016 Iowa, WVU, Texas, and TCU. So none in conference since 2016, and not more than 1 per season since 2016.
It will take a major meltdown for ISU to win, but I think the Clones will keep it around a 12 point loss.
Texas could cover, but I'm taking ISU as a "cover on paper." Defense keeps it tight as usual, offense does well between the 30s but can't produce TDs, Texas pushes enough to get up 20-6 or such in the 3rd then plays safe on D in fourth to protect, ISU produces a couple of late scores to make it seem closer ... 27-17.
CycloneErik
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I love the combination. It's like "bottom feeder, near bottom feeder, Oklahoma" all together.
Unfortunately, I think Texas covers. We beat Texas last year, and my guess is they remember and want to make a statement. I do think our offense scores a touchdown this game, though.
That is quite an achievement. Perhaps since we don't have the "tie" column anymore we could add a "close loss" column to the record as "CL". If you lose by 10 or fewer points it counts as a "CL".
Look how different the last three seasons are with this record system (W-L-CL):
2019: 7-1-5
2020: 9-1-2
2021: 7-0-6!!!!<<<<<<<Incredible, makes this season look like an astounding success.
Of course, we have to go back and mark other close loses from other seasons:
(W-L-T-CL)
1984: 2-4-2-3<<<<<<Look how this makes Jim Criner look. One of those CLs was at home to Oklahoma by a score of 12-10. I remember Cyclone fans in the 80s telling me how "amazing" it was to "almost" defeat Oklahoma. Go watch the remarkable offense in that game.
On second thought, don't watch it as it is very painful unless you desire to torment yourself.
