Say if we win the Big 12, or at least make it to the championship game. We have basically everyone coming back next season. This legitimately could be a pre-season top 10 team come next fall.
Not getting ahead of myself.... Okay i am.
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We need to cause Herman to get fired first
You don’t want him fired, they might actually get a good coach then.
CycloneErik
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Hasn’t happened in over a decade. I doubt they finally get a good coach, unless it’s CMC.
I doubt we'd be preseason Top 10 because, well... "We are Iowa State." Not that we maybe shouldn't be, but we wouldn't be. Top 25 for sure, maybe Top 15. But lots of AP journalists would put half the SEC and Big 10 in the Top 10 just due to name recognition before ISU.
If they win the Big 12 that likely means they win out in games against Texas, West Virginia and Oklahoma. Not taking into account the result of the Sugar Bowl (unless CFP expands to more teams) Iowa State would finish the year in the top 10.
They return Purdy, Hall, Hutchinson, Milton, Scates, Shaw, Kolar and the entire offensive line (minus Foster) and a LOT of that defense.
If, IF they win the Big 12 they will undoubtedly enter next season a preseason top 10 team if not approaching top 5ish territory (which just sounds crazy I know).
Theoretically everyone could come back. Rose has to be considered a draft pick at this point, so he's probably gone. Not sure who else might declare for the draft.
Would be extremely surprised if Rose isn't back for his senior year. Want the best for him of course though.
We lose all three tight ends on offense. Lose half of the defense. It, the defense has some depth we haven’t seen before.
Kolar is back. Staff has been raving about Easton Dean.
Technically everyone can come back though and still be eligible. The concern would be sure fire top 3 round draft picks.
Technically we don't have to lose any of them. I see Allen and Soehner leaving. Kolar is a maybe leaving (will depend on how we finish the year and what his draft stock is, I'd lean toward him coming back)
On a normal year, on defense we would be losing JaQuan, Eisworth, Hummel, White, Enyi. But just take a look at the guys we have coming back. Every team loses good seniors. We don't lose a lot...
Nobody uses a year of eligibility this season.
Kolar is probably gone. Allen and Soehner may want to play one more year. Dean will slot in the scheme really well.
Let it rip!!!!
(edit)I see that I am third with this reply. Oh well.
Kolar is probably gone. Allen and Soehner may want to play one more year. Dean will slot in the scheme really well.
Let it rip!!!!
(edit)I see that I am third with this reply. Oh well.
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This is the new normal. No more rebuilding. Just reloading.
Seriously, look at the roster and depth chart. We're loaded
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Can you imagine the hype next summer if we have a Top 15 team coming off a big bowl win? And we get this Covid **** under control.
Season tickets and energy around the program are going to be through the roof
Season tickets and energy around the program are going to be through the roof
Simply imagining a packed JTS in September is getting ahead of ourselves.
This what the pundits will say. I'm not saying I agree with it, but it will take a couple more years of success to be given respect. We'll certainly have a chance to play ourselves into great things.
"The Cyclones were a very good team last year, but COVID made it such a strange season its doubtful that success is sustainable. Also [insert other team here] is returning nearly as much production and they have had a couple of KILLER recruiting classes to replace the talent they lost to the NFL."
