*** Official #18 IOWA STATE vs #13 Miami Pop-Tarts Bowl Game(Day) Thread ***

SolarGarlic

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Epic win and epic season for the good guys!

Miami blew it when they kicked the FG. They had 9 runs for 72 yards that drive along with 2 incomplete passes for zero yards when they were 2nd and goal from the 3. Run the ball 2 times and game over. They decided to pass and lost the game.

WTBS ISU snapped the ball with 20 seconds on the play clock with their last TD. That gave Miami 56 seconds instead of 36 seconds for their final drive. Did they catch Miami off-guard with the early snap? Or did ISU mismanage the clock?
Definitely designed to be a quick snap with Noel running a decoy jet sweep. It was actually pretty clever as Miami is likely assuming that Noel will at least go by Becht as they snap it or before. Rocco knew exactly where to go. Good execution even if the playcalling was bad inside the red zone on that drive.

Also just rewatched, Miami had called timeout the previous play, so the game clock wasn't running.
 
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Duh!
He wanted to break the all time passing record.

I am sure that Miami only paid for only insurance for one half, otherwise they would have put him back in.
I believe he broke the TD record and added a couple more.
 

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My oldest son was born in 1994 and he is my ISU legacy. In 1994, the ISU football team finished 0-10-1.

Following the 1994 season, the University of Miami played for the National Title, losing to #1 Nebraska in the Orange Bowl on 1/1/95.

Following the game today, my son messaged, "imagine telling yourself in 1995 that Iowa State would cap off an eleven win season by beating the U at a bowl game in Florida."

Yeah - Go State!
 

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Top two. Interestingly enough Cristobal was the losing coach in each one.
I am the last guy to say Campbell is perfect, he has some weak spots, some of which we saw tonight.

But... coaching matters. Mario has weak spots too- he had the better athletes but lost. ISU had the better TEAM due to coaching. Not perfect, just better.
 

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I am the last guy to say Campbell is perfect, he has some weak spots, some of which we saw tonight.

But... coaching matters. Mario has weak spots too- he had the better athletes but lost. ISU had the better TEAM due to coaching. Not perfect, just better.
Cristobal is 0-2 all-time against Campbell. At least he was competitive this time.
 

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I am the last guy to say Campbell is perfect, he has some weak spots, some of which we saw tonight.

But... coaching matters. Mario has weak spots too- he had the better athletes but lost. ISU had the better TEAM due to coaching. Not perfect, just better.
It was an absolute act of charity that Miami let their #2 qb throw it late when they were gashing ISU the way they were in the run game.
 

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Is Alston the best receiver currently on the roster that will be returning next year?
If there’s a position I don’t worry about on this team, it’s WR. We’ll be fine, even while losing two of our all timers.
 

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Epic win and epic season for the good guys!

Miami blew it when they kicked the FG. They had 9 runs for 72 yards that drive along with 2 incomplete passes for zero yards when they were 2nd and goal from the 3. Run the ball 2 times and game over. They decided to pass and lost the game.

WTBS ISU snapped the ball with 20 seconds on the play clock with their last TD. That gave Miami 56 seconds instead of 36 seconds for their final drive. Did they catch Miami off-guard with the early snap? Or did ISU mismanage the clock?
I believe Miami had taken a timeout right before the final TD, so the clock was stopped anyway.
 
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