*** Official #18 IOWA STATE vs Houston Game(Day) Thread ***

[fsanford]

Houston has come close on several occasions to taking it to the house. Better put up some points

 

[madguy30]

This ain't 2017 TCU . . .

And ISU isn't the '98 Vikings.

Like would people be happy if it were a 23-20 game right now?

 

[cyatheart]

The way this game is going I honestly don't hate the punt. Seems like the Defense could pitch close to a shutout while the offense is going to struggle to score. Didn't want to give Houston a shot at an easy one before half when we get the ball to start.

He had to punt there....you get the ball first, can't jet Houston get a cheap one

 

[Clonedogg]

Hmm yeah

 

[67CY]

Total bull **** CMC football

 

[ISUAlum2002]

The way this game is going I honestly don't hate the punt. Seems like the Defense could pitch close to a shutout while the offense is going to struggle to score. Didn't want to give Houston a shot at an easy one before half when we get the ball to start.

Yeah, they still had all 3 timeouts, too. Would have sucked bad to give up a TD there, or even a FG. Pretty obvious our offense wasn't about to explode for a scoring drive there either.

 

[StLouisClone]

Which has nothing to do with what I was saying.

I disagree that we have been "largely successful" by hanging around in low scoring games. Losses to Iowa, Ohio, KU and Texas just to name a few.

 

[jdolson27]

Giving me ohio vibes

 

[madguy30]

Hmmm. That's me, and still have no clue.

Oh well. I'm uncool and I'm OK with that.

Andre Ware was a Heisman winning QB.

 

[exCYtable]

We need 2nd half Iowa Rocco to show up on the first drive of the 2nd half and change the juju

 

[Cyburbbalz]

He had to punt there....you get the ball first, can't jet Houston get a cheap one

That play never gets reviewed and definitely not that quickly. We're doomed to lose today if it stays within reach of the officials!

 

[RonBurgundy]

The positives:

- No turnovers
- One penalty for 5 yards, inconsequential

Umm, that’s all I got.

j/k, D pitching a shutout, thank god

 

[Pope]

What's the risk of going for it at the end of the half? Maybe give up 3? Cmon Campbell!

The risk? The risk is we give Houston the ball at mid field and we can easily go into half time tied or behind.

I think Matt felt our offense was stinking up the joint so he just wanted to get into halftime with a lead and an opportunity to make some adjustments.

 

[ISU1991]

Just a horribly coached first half. Rocco playing like ****, Sama should be benched, o line awful, what else could go wrong.

Funny we try to run outside and loose 3-4 yards, if we run we need to run straight at them our O-line is not athletic to try to run outside!

 

[Jayshellberg]

Defense kick ass in the first half. I’m serious…kind of.

 

[StLouisClone]

The strength of Houston is their defense. I don't mind the decision to punt the ball there.

 

[madguy30]

I disagree that we have been "largely successful" by hanging around in low scoring games. Losses to Iowa, Ohio, KU and Texas just to name a few.

Main point is that in ISU's successful run over the years they haven't won in the typical high flying offensive explosions that tend to be associated with Big 12 football.

I'd guess low scoring isn't the right term but it hasn't been from some high flying circus act.

 

[atlantacyclone]

Pretty much nothing downfield. Need to spread them out ….

 

[singsing]

Better to be up 3 than down is the only positive I can come up with.

 

[Drew0311]

This game is embarrassing so far. We should be curb stomping Houston