ISU Bowl Projection
- Thread starter Chitowncy
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Because they had a deal with BYU, so it came back to the Big 12 in odd years (23, 25).
If BYU doesn’t make the playoffs, how about we just let them go there.
So I remember watching Toledo lose to Western Michigan. My memory was that I watched it because Campbell was going to be the ISU coach. However, I would have rooted against Fleck regardless had I randomly watched the game.
Just looked it up and the game was the final regular season game (not the championship), but it looks like it was before the announcement.
Was it known Campbell was the front runner?
Edit: Just reread your comment. So that is weird. Campbell hadn’t even interviewed at that point? The Mandela effect is pretty strong here. I vividly remember being bummed by the Toledo loss.
Jack was avenged.
My first year of graduate school and my last bowl game in the marching band.
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/2009-12-31-iowa-state.html
Glad it was worth the bus ride down and back.
Not a bad start to the Rhoads era after the disaster that was Chizik.
That pac 12 thing screws everything up for me to make sense of who might go where
Step 1 - take out the playoff teams
Step 2 - take out the old Pac-12 teams
Step 3 - assume the highest-ranked remaining team to the Alamo (that's their M.O.)
Then go from there, starting with Pop-Tarts.
Scott Dochterman from the Athletic has us in the Texas Bowl (Houston) playing Missouri.
| Texas Dec. 27, 2025 |
Big 12 4 Iowa State | 
SEC 3-8 Missouri |
I'm happy we get to go bowling...talking to friends pre-game Saturday and there was the other scenerio of losing and then really spiraling.
Hopefully this off week will heal some of the guys, refocus, and hit the last two games to get to an outcome this season that is much more respectable (and in alignment of what most experts would have thought).
But dang.....that Colorado loss really stings (all of them do in different ways, but SHOULD have been able to get at least 1-2 of those 4 we lost.
Hopefully this off week will heal some of the guys, refocus, and hit the last two games to get to an outcome this season that is much more respectable (and in alignment of what most experts would have thought).
But dang.....that Colorado loss really stings (all of them do in different ways, but SHOULD have been able to get at least 1-2 of those 4 we lost.
They better bring that damn telephone trophy.Scott Dochterman from the Athletic has us in the Texas Bowl (Houston) playing Missouri.
Texas Dec. 27, 2025
Big 12 4 Iowa State
SEC 3-8 Missouri
As much as I would love this, Scott Dochterman also said Iowa would be 10-2. I'll take a pass on his ability to foresee the future.Scott Dochterman from the Athletic has us in the Texas Bowl (Houston) playing Missouri.
Texas Dec. 27, 2025
Big 12 4 Iowa State
SEC 3-8 Missouri
Beating Mizzou in a bowl game and taking the trophy and keeping it would be 12/10.
Memphis will still draw pretty well though due to the drivability factor.
Telephone trophy game would be a dream! Best case scenario IMO
That's probably not a terrible way to get some bowl game attendance either.
Maybe scrap some of the "how did you finish in your conference" and see if any bowls can be more rivalry based.
Maybe scrap some of the "how did you finish in your conference" and see if any bowls can be more rivalry based.
My fiancé is a Mizzou grad and I am absolutely dreading this possibility. Its a lose-lose for me.Scott Dochterman from the Athletic has us in the Texas Bowl (Houston) playing Missouri.
Texas Dec. 27, 2025
Big 12 4 Iowa State
SEC 3-8 Missouri
