Have you read this thread - He ABSOLUTELY can be so stupid.
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Have you read this thread - He ABSOLUTELY can be so stupid.
I’ve always disliked him since he put iowa state down when he was at Norte dame once .
Last in donations, NIL, and lower end of facilities, etc. and we can start competing for SEC coaches? This is part of the problem, CMC has overachieved in spite of this, and our history, and with the resulting bottom 1/3 recruiting classes in the B12. Second most wins in B12, conference winning records, NY6 bowl win, etc. and some lose their **** because we can’t go to the next level. Add a rebuilding year that has gone below expectations. CMC is right, it is hard to win here.
I did think he had raised the floor, but that’s not the case. This is a true rebuilding year. We can’t reload here and have to run a developmentAl program. Now should he consider a new OL coach? Yes. Should he consider a change at OC? Maybe. If not a change, then something else should give. Should he hit the portal more? Yes, but we need to step up our NIL to retain who we have, let alone bring in more guys. I like the comment here that CMC and Manning should go 2107 Heacock and take a hard look and make some changes.
My point is, we rag on Texas for paying for Steak and getting hamburger, we pay for hamburger and some expect steak. In before greatest fans in the world. CMC needs to make some changes, but the fans need to do more too. It’s the chicken *and* the egg. I know, I know, we are above criticism. However, I think we should aspire for more than last place in giving. I am very disappointed in the season and there are no rails on my criticism Both inside and outside the program.
Oh, and Heacock for president!
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Because we would have the lead the country in PPP to do so?
How quickly people forget we tried being better than everyone else at the same thing everyone else was doing but with better players. We are doing something different because it gives us a competitive advantage.
What was our record with Chizik and Rhoads trying to run the spread like everyone else? What's our record with Campbell trying to play defense first and power run?
Teams scout that and know it too, that's stuff that should be hammered out on the self scout.
Check out the bowl game against Notre Dame and the Play by Play. You won't be surprised.
ISU vs. Notre Dame
No, show me a single post I made that says fire CMC? In 2017 I thought he was truly the best coach Iowa State has had since Earle Bruce. He'd only achieved a single 8-5 season at that point but his approach and vision reminded me of Bruce. The saying that bull**** programs care about 6-6 was remarkable. CMC had a season in 2017 that was similar to what Coach Otz achieved this last season in basketball. In 2017 he adjusted the team to the loss of a starting QB, revamped the defense and showed innovation to challenge every single team they played achieving a rare 8-win season. I want to see that tough innovator and competitor come back. I want to see CMC take Iowa State to more NY6 bowls and challenge for conference championships. I want to see CMC win 8 games or more three years in a row or more.
I am with you that sometimes things happen in games that you cannot control. The ever so prevalent questionable call, the ball bounces the wrong way or whatever. In the Liberty Bowl CMC gave that team the toughness and confidence to overcome a horrible call late in the 4th quarter that kept Iowa State from sealing that game. They promptly when out there and won with a stout defense and sealed the deal with a Joel Lanning effort run. It just seems like the attitude has changed especially with a great offensive game plan against Texas that nearly brought victory with mistakes and a questionable call abandoned the very next game to go back to what doesn't work against Oklahoma. Maybe you are perfectly ok with how these games are going and all the more power to you. I have watched Cyclone football for a long time and I will simply call things as I see them. Don't worry I won't go crazy, I lived through two coaches named Jim and exactly one 6-5 season for 20 seasons.
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Go watch that game again and see if you find yourself thinking 'yeah, it was the playcalling'.
ISU had zero guys drafted after that season, a backup RB two drafts later, then three drafts later had Hall, Kolar, Purdy and Enyi.
Meanwhile in that very next draft ND had 6 players drafted, and have had 16 players drafted since that game.
So yes, ND was far more physically superior. They were older. ISU had some guys that would be ready for the NFL two years later.
11 points against KU? 13 against OUs pathetic defense? 9 against KSU, 10 against Iowa. Something is very wrong, something is very very wrong. You say he knows what he wants the program to look like, well I'm going to guess this isn't what he wants it to look like. He either makes changes or he is doomed for more losing seasons. Other coaches have our offense figured out.
It's my understanding that the defense plays at different times than the offense.
We can play both a spread offense that scores points and a good defense.
For those who get mad at me for slamming Bruns and how he breaks down games, give Woody a listen. Thats good analysis.
Do I agree with everything? No. But he explain his points, puts it in terms us "morons" can understand, and isnt afraid to be a little critical of stuff happening on the field while also occasionally sharing why the fan criticisms could be wrong.
That's what I find to be good analysis. Not sunshine pumping 95% of the time. Props to Bruns for finally not doing that sunday tho
Do I agree with everything? No. But he explain his points, puts it in terms us "morons" can understand, and isnt afraid to be a little critical of stuff happening on the field while also occasionally sharing why the fan criticisms could be wrong.
That's what I find to be good analysis. Not sunshine pumping 95% of the time. Props to Bruns for finally not doing that sunday tho
Im not sure what part you're taking issue with here? TJ pulled off the greatest turnaround in NCAA history last year statically. Based on what he had to do to get to that point its not crazy at all. Best is probably not correct but if you weight it vs everything against him I feel like you can argue that.
If you're arguing just pure talent and results then yeah, Joe is incorrect, but there's a lot more to basketball than just that
I havent done the research so I dont know, but id imagine not many coaches have taken their team to as many NCAA tournament wins in one year as the previous season had wins total.
Not trying to be an ass but this post is about 100x better than some of your others in this thread. There’s a lot more substance here and I don’t disagree with anything you said.
It’s one of the best turnarounds in NCAA history and was a great season for ISU. I don’t know about the second best ever though. The 2014 season was even better where we won the Big 12 tournament and made it to the sweet 16 without Georges.
I hope you are wrong, but you might not be.
You rarely get change by hiring from within.
Ive had this troll on ignore for like 2 months already. Would not be shocked to find out its yeahbuddy's new handle.
