*** Official #16 IOWA STATE vs #15 Arizona State Big 12 Championship Game(Day) Thread ***

[Cymark86]

We’ve been running the ball really effectively. The dumb part about the last possession is that we’ve been running effectively between the tackles and our first play was a sweep that took five seconds to develop

This. Just a throw way down and then the snap before the 2 minute warning. Just basic stuff that we screw up.

 

[cyclonestunners]

Ah the annual football chest pass throw competition. Should have to throw a football the correct way.

I was just talking to my dad about how that's evolved. Would be a cool oral history. The first couple years everyone threw like a qb... then a guy started with chest passes, and its been the standard since.

 

[Die4Cy]

Generally we should withhold Judgement of Heacock's game plan until after the game.

Yep. It's either going to be more of the same or the most epic victory in Cyclone lore. Don't know which one yet.

 

[awd4cy]

Iowa State band should interrupt this lame halftime with the fight song.

 

[demoncore1031]

Ummm what the hell kind of halftime show is this? Music has gotten really horrible in the last decade+.

 

[Remo Gaggi]

Hope u are joking and know that is Ne yo. Who is a pretty big artist

I’m 68 years old. Give me a break

 

[12191987]

Stanford was up 35-0 because they could score any old way they wanted and didn't let Iowa do a thing on offense. CMC also caught passes and returned punt returns for TDs.

So no, it's not similar.

Oh, I remember the game.

Again, somewhat tongue-in-cheek…as in, this is ISU’s version of a big game blowout. Subtle digs at Iowa are how I cope.

 

[Xerxes_]

good luck in second half. As a huge Big 12 fan who has watched almost every game, i wouldnt bet a 100 bucks on ASU winning, even up 14.

You have becht, and I recall the 2nd halfs ISu had against WVU, Baylor and more. Unlike kansas and texas tech, ASU doesnt have an eilte passing game. load the box, and just let rocco win it.

This game is far from over. Time for ISU to air it out and get the ball to their best players.

 

[Rabbuk]

Who the **** is this now? So lame.

This would be a very exciting half time show if it was a very specific 3 month period in like 2011.

 

[cyclonestunners]

I do have a rules question on this. Once the QB runs out of the tackle box is he then always out of the tackle box even if he runs back into it?

Yes. I looked it up afterwards. Once you leave the tackle box is gone

 

[KidSilverhair]

Normally I'd agree... but Skatterboo is embarrassing our entire defense, and that offensive drive at the end of the half that gave ASU a bonus TD before the half was one of the most embarrassing things I've seen ISU do.

Youre down 7, 91 yards away from the end zone, with about 2:20 on the clock (which will stop at 2:00), and your opponent has two time outs left.

It’s fine yo plan on trying to move the ball aggressively and get points. But when your first play goes nowhere and you’re still 90 yards away … maybe think about running the clock down to the 2:00 timeout before you run a second down play? At least think about making Arizona State use their time outs.

Instead we snap the ball with 2:02 left, get two yards, give ASU basically a free time out, then throw an incompletion to stop the clock again before punting.

I’m no genius, but that didn’t seem optimal.

 

[Drew0311]

I’m 68 years old. Give me a break

I get it but yeah he has Grammy awards and some number one hits. Pretty well know. Hell I’m 51 and know who he is and I don’t know most of the young pop stars

 

[Freebird]

Being down 2 tds when we have one clear pi in the end zone isn't what I call an embarrassment. But hey some people just hate things.

It feels like every big fluke play or call or non call has gone against us this season but that’s probably just my biased kicking in

 

[Thomasrickj]

I like Ne-Yo, but this halftime show is just mid

 

[demoncore1031]

I make better music in my garage than this crap. Thank Satan for the mute button.

 

[ClonesTwenty1]

Hope u are joking and know that is Ne yo. Who is a pretty big artist

He was on the Iowa State grandstand this last summer

 

[cyfanbr]

This game is far from over. Time for ISU to air it out and get the ball to their best players.

May not be over, but we’ve done a great job of ensuring our margin for error is almost non-existent for the second half.

 

[Hoxsuck]

Pathetic effort on the defense today. No one good enough to tackle. Hopefully a little manhood shows up in the second half.

 

[LAClone]

If this halftime show is the future of college football the future is BLEAK. My god — why?

 

[NoCreativity]

Nick Saban disagrees.

On all 3 short TD runs the guy has gone into the endzone virtually untouched. It's not just the long plays.