No idea what to expect. KU starting 4-0 instead of 1-3 w/ an FCS loss is unfamiliar territory in recent season. I'd love to be the team to bring them back down to earth a bit.
KU Game Predictions
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I'm tired of this notion that scrambling quarterbacks give our defense trouble, as if that's unique to us, and they don't give every team trouble.
It's true that our defense can struggles with QBs who can scramble. It's also true that EVERY defense struggles with QBs who can scramble. Fans make it out to be like we're the only team that has trouble with some of these guys.
It's true that our defense can struggles with QBs who can scramble. It's also true that EVERY defense struggles with QBs who can scramble. Fans make it out to be like we're the only team that has trouble with some of these guys.
This is a bellwether game for both schools. I remember back in the day when ISU would have a good start or rattle off a couple of wins and we'd be feeling all good about ourselves, and then a solid Big XII football program like K-State would come in and blow us out and bring us back to earth. Can we be that type of program now that humbles the upstarts, or is KU the real deal already? I think ISU handles them but wouldn't be shocked if we lost.
My head says if all things stay as they have through four games we lose by 12-14 points. If our team settles in and doesn’t make the mistakes they’ve made all year then we win a close one. My fear is if we lose and keep doing all the bad things it just cascades and the season gets ugly fast. That’s the long time, we’ve been kicked in the balls too many times fan talking. I have hope but it’s wavering.
I think this is spot on.
We feel like CMC has really built up a good program at this point with depth and talent. We are 7 years in with him. Meanwhile, KU is at the start of year 2 of their rebuild. They have been the worst P5 team in the country for over a decade and we beat them by 52 points last year. If they closed that kind of gap that quickly, a lot of questions need to be asked.
Good lord, we lose by 7 to the #17 team after some iffy early officiating and people are acting like we got blown out by an FCS team. Get a grip, this is still Kansas.
My MIL lives in Lawrence and is all jacked up about the 4-0 start. She wants to put some money down, but the line at 3.5 hardly seems fair. I kind of want to make it interesting, like ISU to win minus any TDs by X or Brock. Haven't decided yet, but I really don't think this is going to be all that close.
My MIL lives in Lawrence and is all jacked up about the 4-0 start. She wants to put some money down, but the line at 3.5 hardly seems fair. I kind of want to make it interesting, like ISU to win minus any TDs by X or Brock. Haven't decided yet, but I really don't think this is going to be all that close.
tons of confident fans in here. good to see. I for one remember the McCarney years. no game is a gimme and Kansas can play. I still think we win but I am not at all surprised if we don't.
I do think that KU is a better team than Baylor. In my opinion the big thing that we are missing is a run threat from Dekkers. Our D seems to be pretty good but I agree that we can give up big plays easily especially in the passing game. This would be a huge win for us if we can pull it off.
KU 24-21. We win if we play a somewhat clean game, but I can’t remember the last time we’ve come close to doing that?
Teams almost always play better in the margins and the details than us…. even though that’s literally all CMC preaches. I guess he’s better at preaching it than coaching it?
Teams almost always play better in the margins and the details than us…. even though that’s literally all CMC preaches. I guess he’s better at preaching it than coaching it?
We will win this. We normally play very well in the 2:30 time slot. Probably will be by 3 to 7 points. The team is getting better.
I don't know, ISU had 350 yards and nearly 6 yards per play. KUs defense isn't even close to BUs.
I think ISU is going to put up points.
I am very hesitant to criticize CMC, but this is in solid trend category. I agree.
For all the preaching, Gandalf's Cats or Gum Grinding Grand Wizard's Birds out East we are not.
Perhaps it's recency bias or just really bad timing, as ISU is typically one of the lower penalized clubs, but the little things still don't seem as crisp as they could/need to be, particularly given the focus.
