It helps when you have a beast named Ray Lima to anchor it
Campbell's impact on Big 12 is profound
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I don’t think fan expectations will be all that crazy. If we replicate a year similar to this year, people will be happy.
I think that the leaders next year will be Montgomery, Peavy, Lima and Spears.
I hope we can just become KSU, bowl game eight years in a row, sprinkled in with maybe a 10 win season. I think Campbell is going to have consistent success here and the fan base may turn into the Qwaks demanding we make the playoffs every year or fire the coach.
Last part I hope not. I have too good of a memory and know things would be worse. Hopefully everyone else would too.
Perhaps the defense could be named as the "Funnel Cloud" ? 
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WVU's is a bit different if I recall correctly, because they stack the line-backers closer to the LOS in more of a run defense front than ISU. Could be wrong though. Does WVU's backend have different personnel with the amount of DBs and safeties? ISU gives a 3 safety look frequently. WVU may only have 2.
Not sure I agree with this on balance.
We won a road game against a team that's better than us in Oklahoma, and we lost a home game against a team we're probably better than in Texas.
We got some breaks to be able to beat a really good TCU team, and some breaks went the other way for us to lose in overtime to Iowa.
Kempt missed Ryen on a deep ball that, if executed, would have given us a 3 point lead with a few minutes to play at West Virginia. But we lost a close one.
And of course there is the Murdock dual possession INT to end the game against Oklahoma State. So we lost another close one.
I don't think overall we have gotten lucky to get to 7-4. We have probably about average luck and are still doing it anyway.
What I'm most enthused about is the fact that 2/3 of the D-line are sophomores. Gives CMC a couple years to really develop/find replacements for Lima/Bailey. In years past when ISU had at least a formidable D-line, it meant 3/4 of them were seniors. Granted we'll miss Waggoner and Trent, but the foundation(Lima) and key accessory will return.
They might be a little more rigid on personnel. I’m not really sure on that.
I just remember seeing that basic configuration from them going back to Big East days
TT ran it during the Barnett/Jantz years. Didn't have the right people though.
Only Cyclone fans would have a season where they lost their starting QB, then lost his backup (a walk on) only to be relying on a freshman QB and have some of their number say that they are winning because "a lot has fallen their way".
I think what makes it different is that they sit back and react out of the 3-3-5 rather than blitzing much.
My goal for the program hasn't really changed. I'd be happy with 6-7 wins in most years, the occasional down year, and the occasional great year.
Bingo. And that's easier said than done. Heacock has shown he's willing to sit back and get picked apart on underneath stuff and not send the extra pressure with few exceptions. That's what separates him from WVU...they're constantly sending extra guys.
Patterson at TCU is the same way. Sticks to base defense a lot with an occasional wrinkle thrown in of sending extra guys.
Someone who is already leading, Mr. Peavy.
I tell myself this, but, if I'm completely honest, I do feel the hope/expectations for next season welling up within just a bit . . .
I think Zeb can be a leader too, he'll be in his third year in the program at that point. Spears would be another guy as well.
