*** Official Texas Tech vs #11 IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***
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Still struggling with this one. Thinking about where this ranks in my all-time most disappointing days at Jack Trice,.and it's right up there. There was so much at stake and such a winnable game. The weather sucked at the end, and I was stuck by a jack#ss Hawkeye fan who said how happy he was that he spent $100 to watch us lose.
I don’t know…:whatever we have seems like it’s an ice rink versus anything else I have seen. I love the grass but seems like being in the north it may need to be looked at at some point.
Lots of nfl teams use grass so who knows
It’s almost like **** happens. Disappointing because we could have really moved up. But all is not lost.
Biggest issue is we played two average at best teams at home and basically played them even. That tells me we prob are just like everyone else. At no point did we really look better than Tech or UCF. And that’s really the over riding issue, ucf wasn’t a fluke, it’s just thats all the better we are.
We are a damn tough team when we play clean football. Otherwise, when we win in the margins. And for the first five games we did that. One of the least penalized teams in the country, few turnovers and great special teams (missed PAT against UCF and just a horrible FGA tonight from 50ish). We are dropping a lot of balls, Rocco is missing some very easy throws and the line regressed the last two games. We were were very good in all of those areas the first 5 games but have been much more sloppy the last two. We need to get back to playing clean, smart football.
Yeah it’s a tough question. I absolutely love our turf and what it means to have a really, really nice turf. I’m a nobody and this makes no sense (as I have no ties to the turf crew or programs at Iowa State that support turf mgmt, etc.) but for some reason I’m really “proud” that we have a natural grass field. I want it to work so bad. But damn, it is so damn slick in what feels like most conditions. It seems worse than ever.
It's just so freaking hard to go undefeated in any sport. Crap happens to even the best and most talented teams. Next Saturday will be really interesting to see how we respond.
We haven’t played clean football ALL year. A quarter here or there per game and that’s it. We've yet to see this team play a complete game.
Good grass is better than turf. Players slip on turf too. And they have a higher chance to get hurt on turf.
Our 3 man front isn’t talented enough to get pressure and teams have adjusted.
The def front isn’t very good- no pressure without a blitz.
The LB’s are freshman.
Higgins and Noel both dropped balls.
Jackson should be a scat/slot guy and let Carson/Abu run the ball. Coaches screwing this up.
Offense more to blame than defense imo with injuries to the defense. OL needs to nut up and be tough.
Not talking about execution but penalties and turnovers up until the last two games we were excellent in. You see what happens when we aren’t.
At least ISU still controls its own destiny. All you can really ask for at this point.
Agree. I think some are missing what team has accomplished coming into this game. Last time we were 7-0 school wasn't even called Iowa State.
If people on here are old enough to know a good chunk of ISU FBall history you know how special this start is.
We are the only sane people here, I think. Kidding, sort of.
You and I, and many others, can see the light, and know how special this team is and how this season is - so far. Of course, tonight hurts, and we want it to get even better. That's sports. That's football. Go back just a little in history, to get a reality check.
Agree, I think there are some spoiled people on here. I'm saying to not have high expectations because seasons like this don't come around often for us. But people need to have some perspective too.
The loss of 3 starting experienced LB’s has been the most glaring problem that Heacock has been massaging. The B12 is extremely balanced possibly excluding BYU, ex. Houston beating K St. The positive from the game was Abu Sama showing up. Jackson has been exposed in the conference and Sama/Hanson be the rotation with Jackson ISO’d in the flat w/passes or as a slot receiver.They can suck it up & make history or not. Hufford needs to play smart too, penalties came at the worst times.
