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  1. cymonw1980

    Pass Rush: 2023 vs. 2024, and 2025 Opportunities to improve

    I think an improved pass rush is possible in 2025 and could be a key to defensive improvement next year. Since Iowa State sends fewer pass rushers than the rest of the league and every team faces a different number of passing plays, it can be hard to compare raw stats across teams without...
  2. cymonw1980

    4-0 Start

    Fun to get off to a 4-0 start.. crazy that it has been 20 years. Last 5-0 start: 1980 Last 6-0 start: 1938 (also our first and only 7-0 start) Not many years start off this well... let's enjoy the season!
  3. cymonw1980

    Hidden Yards from Kickin' It

    I went back to look at the Hidden Yards discussed by Jeff and Grant on today's pod. Interesting when you factor in the hidden yards by possession. They took a 151 yard advantage in the first 4 drives then pretty close the rest of the way (they were plus 30 in the final 11 drives). I did not...
  4. cymonw1980

    Big 12 Non-Conference Schedules

    Some discussion on the B12 Non-Conf Football schedules on Williams and Blum this week. Below are the schedules by school and games vs. the P4 highlighted. Note that there are 2 "non-conf" games between Big 12 schools since these were on the schedule from when the schools were members of...
  5. cymonw1980

    Offense Returning Production

    Took me a while to get back to this... I posted the Defensive breakdown here: https://cyclonefanatic.com/forum/threads/defense-returning-production.285534/ Next, I took a look at the Offense. Wide Receiver: Like most of the team, the majority of the production is returning here and we also...
  6. cymonw1980

    Defense Returning Production

    I thought it would be interesting to see the playing time / production ISU has coming back next year - took a deep dive on the Defense first. Overall, they lost two starters on Defense (TJ Tampa, Gerry Vaughn). They really did not lose much (even in the two deep) other than those two. Corner...
  7. cymonw1980

    B12 Unbalanced Schedules (from the Williams & Blum conversation)

    I thought one interesting way to see which teams in the conference got the hardest / easiest conference schedules (based on the Williams & Blum conversation today) would be to look at the ESPN BPI rankings. JP must have done something to piss off Brett Yormark... the remaining B12 schedules are...
  8. cymonw1980

    ISU Win/Loss Projections ESPN FPI

    Thought this was interesting... FPI has us favored in our first 4 games, then only 2 of our last 8. Favored in 4 of 6 at home, underdog in 4 of 6 on the road. EDIT: Updating this with the week 1 results in (9/5/2023): Win Total now at 6.472 and games we are favored in jumped from 6 to...
  9. cymonw1980

    College Football 12 Team Playoff Analysis

    Since we have the current* rules for how the 12 team playoff will be selected and we have the playoff standings going back to 2014, we can see what the make up of the proposed 12 team playoff would have been from 2014-2022. *Current rules could change based on all of the re-alignment. For...
  10. cymonw1980

    CMC Roster by Region

    Interesting to see how the roster make up has changed in the CMC era. Significant shift in region since he took over in 2016. View by Region: +26 Midwest -29 South View by State: Notable Changes +26 From: +8 MO +6 OH +4 IL, CO, NE -25 From: -8 FL -17 TX
  11. cymonw1980

    Offensive and Defensive Line Trends CMC Era

    I took a look at the OL/DL position based on the rosters posted on cyclones.com over the past 9 years (2015-2023). I filtered the data on Linemen with 3+ years of experience (Jr/R-So or Older). This eliminates our largest DL Orange since he is a true Sophomore. The DL data includes DL/DT but...
  12. cymonw1980

    Big 12 Football Transfers 2022

    I thought this was helpful... didn't see it posted anywhere. Heartland College Sports is tracking all of the transfers for B12 school here: https://www.heartlandcollegesports.com/2022/12/13/big-12-football-2022-23-transfer-portal-tracker/ OU currently has the most, with 17 players entered /...
  13. cymonw1980

    Best Starts In ISU Football History

    We are off to a 3-0 start... here are the best starts in ISU history: Source: https://cyclones.com/sports/football/schedule/1899
  14. cymonw1980

    College Football Empire

    Well... if we beat Baylor on Saturday we will own the Florida Keys and the Everglades! Kansas is the last chance the B12 has to add territory to the conference footprint prior to bowl season. KSU & TT just gave up a lot of land to the NC State and Tulane.
  15. cymonw1980

    Week 1 Bets

    Who are you betting on this weekend? I took WVU +7.5 (and WVU money line) Louisville -4 Kent St +22.5 LSU -2.5 FAU -4 Good Luck!
  16. cymonw1980

    Two in ESPN Top 100

    ISU got two players on ESPN's top 100 list this year. Will McDonald came in at #50 (up from #84 last year). There were two "DE" they ranked higher (Clemson's Myles Murphy #18, and ND's Isaiah Foskey #31). They put Will McDonald as a "DL" though. He is the only "DL" on the top 100. They also...
  17. cymonw1980

    ISU PFF Offensive Line Grade Analysis

    I understand PFF grades can be controversial... however, I do think outside of getting the grades directly from the coaching staff (which will never happen) it's about the best analysis you can get for a player's down to down performance. There are also very limited stats for offensive linemen...
  18. cymonw1980

    New ISU Athletic Budget

    The new athletic budgets came out... passed 100M for the first time. It will be interesting to see where we land - generally the budget proposed is a bit lower than final revenue. https://www.iowaregents.edu/media/cms/0722_ITEM_7__Budgets_CC0C852DC4C05.pdf Biggest nugget is the Foundation...
  19. cymonw1980

    College athletics 10 yrs from now...

    I have been thinking about worst case scenario since the UCLA, USC news broke. What if the P2 decide to break away and slowly increase the competitive gap with the rules they establish? Below is an example, not meant to be exactly what unfolds but something along these lines. Key point is...
  20. cymonw1980

    Rebounding Last Night

    Obviously, Iowa State has been incredibly fun to watch this year... Their hustle, toughness, and team defense has been on display throughout the first 9 games. But one of the keys last night was the rebounding. Through the first 8 games, ISU was ok on the boards.. against iowa they dominated...
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