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

[Bewilderme]

How'd he get so sweaty jesus

 

[jspeels]

Perplexed that we had ball at midfield, have Noel and Higgins, and we don’t one shot at the end of the half! Why not??

 

[AllInForISU]

Nick Saban disagrees.

He literally said they are in position to tackle him but aren’t doing it.

 

[GoSTATE71]

What a horrendous half of football. Love going away from what was working on offense

 

[Cardinal2001]

hard to win when you forget how to wrap up and tackle. getting worse at end of season

 

[Walden4Prez]

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

Way better than the half time show though.

 

[Xerxes_]

SIAP- what’s the crowd split at the game? Sounds pretty even on TV even in Q1.

I wasn't expecting so many empty seats.

 

[stewart092284]

For the Heacock lovers: why does everyone love a guy that runs a 3 man front against teams with outstanding running games? It doesn’t work and he doesn’t make adjustments. ASU only got better as the game went on because Heacock is too stubborn to change anything.

So... not to bust your bubble but ahem....


39th versus the run (2023)
2022 - 14th against the
2021 - we were 21st against the run
2020 - we were 8th against the run
2019- 47th against the run



So leading into this year we were 47th, 8th, 21st, 14th, 39th and now had a really bad year, Its not the scheme itself.

 

[cyclonestunners]

SIAP- what’s the crowd split at the game? Sounds pretty even on TV even in Q1.

Even...if not a but more asu.

 

[Tpups21]

I'd stack the box defensively in the second half. No reason to willingly get beat by Skattebo. Make Leavitt throw the ball down the field.

 

[madguy30]

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.

If things turn, ISU will make one of their late game surges and either have a chance to tie, or take the lead, and on like a 3rd and goal at ASU's 2 with a minute left they'll go offsides.

 

[fsanford]

Despite how well the season has gone, it is frustrating how ISU always wilts when given a big stage.

Actually the 10 win game was a pretty big stage.
Will see how 2nd half goes

 

[alarson]

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

He had a few big hits in like 2007. I feel like you're overstating how big this guy is.

 

[CySmurf]

ASU has a mobile QB.

...ASU's QB...unlike any of Iowa's QBs...can throw a forward pass.

 

[cloneclone]

Mouser should be the one getting your ire for that

You think that's Mouser's call? It's 100% Campbell. Same reason the didn't call a TO on defense with a minute left

 

[cyclonestunners]

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

How did they get close enough to do those runs?

 

[cincinnaticyclone]

Even...if not a but more asu.

That’s too bad. I figured we’d travel better than them

 

[Remo Gaggi]

He was on the Iowa State grandstand this last summer

Yeah, and I was in the Bud Tent.

 

[Thomasrickj]

What a horrendous half of football. Love going away from what was working on offense

Yep. Offense worked the first two possessions then we vacated that. Defense didn’t do anything either and just seems worn out and incapable of making a tackle. Need to see what these guys decide to do early in the second half or this one is going to be over quickly.

 

[Rabbuk]

He had a few big hits in like 2007. I feel like you're overstating how big this guy is.

Yeah Mario must have been busy