*** Official IOWA STATE vs #4 TCU Game(Day) Thread ***

[cyclone1209]

I love how we both do that and yet are overly aggressive on returning kickoffs instead of just taking the free yards.

Becht has looked good on a throw or two. The one to Hannika was a dime

 

[Pragmatic_Clone]

In the spirit of the holidays, I am thankful for our basketball programs. Also thankful football is done for the year.

 

[Wally86]

How do you pound a team 48-14 one year and then the next you get down 41-7 in the 3rd Q? That is a 68 pt swing. Wow.

Change in coaching staff

 

[atlantacyclone]

Mentally checked out.

 

[CRcyclone6]

Exactly. Why even kick? Makes no sense. We can't make any, plus we are 4-7 and down big.

I’m not joking. Kicking is the worst. Especially when you are bad a kicking, which we are.

 

[1CycloneWrestlingFan]

cut football. give the funding to the XC teams

 

[BoxsterCy]

I’m just listening to John and Eric now… can’t watch anymore.

Are they saying anything or is it just crowd noise and the sound of football pads in the background?

 

[IFA Cyclone]

You're joking but punts are only marginally better than turning it over.

That’s exactly right… it’s not like we have an all American punter right now with amazing stats. At this point in this game I hope we don’t see another K/P again. We are down big, last game of the year. At least go out fighting.

 

[ISU_Guy]

man...the only team beating TCU today is going to be Iowa Basketball.....

 

[clonesorelse]

Margins…blah blah blah….so close…blah blah….players formations plays….blah blah…fan base doesn’t love a kicker thst can’t make a kick….blah blah…I wonder what BS reason explains today?

 

[CycloneDaddy]

I saw a high-school kicker in the Iowa 4A championship game who was driving 45-yarders right down the middle with a good 10 yards to spare in warm ups.

He kicks for the same high school Drake Nettles came from.

I’m starting to think it’s not the talent of the high schoolers that are brought in, but something that happens to them once they’re in this program.

Yeah but they get to kick off a tee. The Johnston kicker was drilling them in warm ups, sign him up.

 

[CYEATHAWK]

Are we ready to talk about Campbell's seat getting warm or...

I think he would leave before that happens.

 

[CyGuy5]

Manning deserves to be tarmac’d like Lane Kiffin at USC

 

[SEIOWA CLONE]

TCU definitely playing for style points for CFP, just to be safe. You wouldn't see all these passes and misdirection plays (since there's more than enough points to win comfortably).

After what happened in 2014, can't say I blame the strategy.

They hammered us in 2014 also, and when we were leaving the stadium, I turned to my sons and said, they might be the best team I have ever seen in person.
It was the committee that screwed TCU that year, they finished that year hammering #9 Ole Miss 42 to 3, only lost to Baylor by one point and still did not make the playoff. That team was good enough to win the whole deal.

 

[cyclonehomer]

IF CMC was not stubborn, the entire offense would be fired tomorrow. But it will be the same staff next year.

I think Mouser and Scheelhaase can be kept, if for no reason but recruiting and keeping guys with some relationships with the players around.

But honestly I don't think it would be a bad idea to just bring in a whole new group with a different idea/philosophy on what the goal of offense is (scoring points mainly).

Someone lobotomize the phrase "complimentary football" out of Campbell's brain please.

 

[CySmurf]

Like, lotion and tissues? Or tissues for crying?

Yes.

 

[cyclonehomer]

I’m not joking. Kicking is the worst. Especially when you are bad a kicking, which we are.

I mean I agree, I guess I think people generally don't understand how much punting the ball hurts you.

 

[Lewey24]

MARGINS

 

[CyGuy5]

Lol Sean Shaw. Thought he had so much promise at one point

 

[Dowwmeow]

Haven't seen an ass kicking like this since 2016.

Next year will be really interesting.

Heck, the next week or two might be really interesting.

I HOPE it’s interesting …and not more of the same old, same old.