First off its a complete change in mentality and culture..all those who simply didnt want to better themselves and put in the work are now gone. A lot of the upperclassmen who are with the team last year and this said themselves that the off season training was far more intensive..and these are kids who CPR recruited and they had a relationship with. Previous regime was all gimmick..if u cant see how last year OL was then ok..We had walk ons by mid year mauling people at times. I would give anytning to have B Seda back for another year. There were times where he flat out just destroyed his man. Previous regime had zero clue on the OL. It was also announced how many kids could bench 400Lb when they got here compared to now.
How so, please explain. Honestly every time we make a change in staff, it seems we hear the same claim, "workouts are much tougher, we've really changed the S&C program, etc."
A friend of mine seen one of the Oline guys at a grad party last year and he said this staff is tons better at simplifying things and making things understandable. He said that this guy told him that he loved Rhoads but it was very confusing to on how they tought things.
A friend of mine seen one of the Oline guys at a grad party last year and he said this staff is tons better at simplifying things and making things understandable. He said that this guy told him that he loved Rhoads but it was very confusing to on how they tought things.
I won't disagree with too much there, however Iowa State historically hasn't had many of the 2-4 games where we're stomping someone all day, much less in the same season. Going from stomping someone all day 0-1 times to 2-4 times would be an incredible improvement. Also, having a good team come back and being able to respond would be a significant change as well.The "killer instinct" is nice to say and I understand it, but what happens when the other team has it also. The physical and mental difference from team to team is slim when you are talking about the talented, well coached college teams. You may jump out in front by 2 or 3 scores against another good team but they fight right back and now you have to bow your neck and fight through their assault, just like they did against yours. The end result will depend on plays made, probably one on one where a matter of inches determine the outcome. Therefore, I say in the future, there may only be 2-4 games where we can just stomp on someone most of the day. I also think there will be 1-2 games where they just have our ticket and the day seems long. The other 4-7 games are the ones where every little thing decides the outcome.
We did beat a ranked Texas Tech team 41-7 on the road, with Paul Rhoads as the coach. Why the constant need to bash Rhoads? Can't we just b excited about Campbell?We certainly didn't let up on Texas Tech last year. That was a welcome change from the Rhoads era. We stomped their dicks in the dirt and didn't stop.
It was awesome to see.
We did beat a ranked Texas Tech team 41-7 on the road, with Paul Rhoads as the coach. Why the constant need to bash Rhoads? Can't we just b excited about Campbell?
How a grown adult can still use "seen" this way blows my mind.
Makes up for the guy from USC bailing on the Clones! OL is still my biggest concern for next year. Can't start 2017 with the train wreck that the OL was last year.
Please remind me of the name of USC decommit?
Thanks - dooh; seems like ages ago. North Carolina if I remember correctly.Kahliel Rodgers
This is so true. With the amount of coaching changes we have had in the last ten years i expect our players to be a bunch of Winter Soldiers.How so, please explain. Honestly every time we make a change in staff, it seems we hear the same claim, "workouts are much tougher, we've really changed the S&C program, etc."
He should take it personally because if he keeps losing to them like that he'll take it financially as well.I do think Campbell takes it personally losing to UNI like we did. Same goes for the Iowa game. I look for us to try and hit both of them in the mouth right out of the tunnel.
Not to defend Chizik, but isn't it a contradiction to say Chizik left ISU "high and dry", but Rhoads came in and won with his players?Paul was the right guy at the right time considering the way Cheeze-it left us high & dry. Unfortunately Paul was winning with Chiz's players. Once they were gone, the dropoff was obvious.
Can't build up the new staff unless you tear down the previous staff. Gives a smaller hurdle for the new staff to overcome. Then small successes will look like big ones.We did beat a ranked Texas Tech team 41-7 on the road, with Paul Rhoads as the coach. Why the constant need to bash Rhoads? Can't we just b excited about Campbell?