We broke KState last week and we broke South Dakota yesterday. We will break Iowa next Saturday.
***Iowa Pregame Thread***
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The same guy that said he couldn’t control his breathing or anxiety in like his 60th career game? Yeah I’m not worried about him. He doesn’t have that dawg in him.
Yes, you're are the problem. Now what's this about thinking ISU will win?
I know this is dangerous to say here, and easy for me as I live out of state where literally nobody cares about Iowa and I won't have to deal with that awful fan base. But this game, as far as what we want to accomplish this year, is probably one of the three least important games. It's not a conf game, and we will have to win the Big 12 title game to get to the playoff most likely.
Now longer term, for recruiting, fan support and those things yes it's important, but for this year, come November, I won't care who won this game.
That said, I really really hope our guys kick their a$$es.
Now longer term, for recruiting, fan support and those things yes it's important, but for this year, come November, I won't care who won this game.
That said, I really really hope our guys kick their a$$es.
Yeah, if he's going to get back in the Heisman race, for sure.
I think all your comments are fair and valid, but I'll debate your point about QB sacks. Which do you want, we get more pressure on the QB or we flood the passing lanes with 8 defenders? Because you can't have both now that Will McDonald is in the NFL.
We just held one of the top FCS QB's to 15/29, 126 yards, 1 TD, and 2 Interceptions. The top priority of a defense is to prevent the other team from scoring, not to sack their QB, and we gave up a grand total of 7 points.
I share your concern that we might be getting a little bit of fools gold. I believe in the saying that you're never as good as you think you are after a big win, so we haven't arrived yet by any means. But I do think we've got 2 huge things going for us.
1. There's no better coach than Matt Campbell when it comes to preventing players from getting big heads. We just won a "trap game" 55-7.
2. The difference between a great season and a disappointing season is the ability to win close games. Right now, Iowa State's record for winning close games is outstanding.
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Line is now Iowa +3. History has shown us that what happens in the games that lead up this game means Jack ****. If it goes over a FG it'll be tempting to take Iowa.
I admire your optimism but I haven’t reached that point. Hanson is our pounder and he was just ok against SD. Giving Rocco time in the pocket & then his improvisation if flushed will be important.
I agree. Our run game will struggle against Iowa. We will need to throw the ball early and often. If Rocco can avoid turnovers I think we win handily. If he cannot, it’s gonna be a tough game. That Iowa bruising style run game always seems tougher to stop after a turnover.
Iowa will control the time of possession. Having depth at D-line and LBs should help to rotate guys.
Iowa was shockingly bad yesterday. Even on defense they weren't impressive. This one is going to get ugly quickly.
Maybe it's just the Cyclone PTSD I have but I remember an ISU team losing to Kent State and UNI at home and then beating Iowa the next week. I'd be leery about judging too much about the way a team plays the previous week(s) in this rivalry game.
OMG look at how empty the south end zone was. The richies were more interested in being first in line for a Mich Ultra than watching history.
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It could play a role in ISU making the CFP if we lose the conf title game, but that is an long shot scenario. Unlikely that the big 12 gets two bids, and for this scenario to play out, the conf title game would have to be our only loss.
Otherwise, you are right. This game has never mattered less to us, on paper, than it does this year.
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