Observations from our "win" over the Drake Mud Dogs

Observations from Our "Win" Over the Drake Mud Dogs (multiple choice)


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GTO

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What an embarrassing game. Anyway, here are my observations, as well as a few other which missed the cut.

-Every camera was crystal-clear. Except for the most important sideline camera which looked like it was dragged through the mud, lens down.
-Montgomery - 1 karat magic in the air! Thousand yards for the season.
-Hot Dogs? $7.00 Drink? $4.00 Getting embarrassed by a bunch of walkons? Priceless.
-Groundskeeper Willie would have never let the field be in such bad shape.
-Drake QB with the grippiest hands in college football while our QBs dipped their hands in vaseline before the game.
-A couple of CF members on commentary with a cell phone camera could have put out a better product than CyclonesTV.
-Physical Injuries: Meeker, Spears. Ego injuries: the whole team and fans.
-Grandview, Kirkwood, and Ames High blowing up JP's phone looking to start a regular series against ISU and get paid.
-Punt it off your own teammate's head? Now I've seen everything.
-Kyle Kempt is back! Aaaaand he's gone.
-Shot of the ISU flag waving in the wind. At least I assumed that was the ISU flag. Couldn't tell.
-After half, the broadcast dropped to 180p broadcast quality. Nobody could wipe the lens during halftime?
-Drake FG kicker WAY too excited over a made FG. Pretending to hit multiple homeruns? Wrong sport, dweeb!
-Camera lens finally gets cleaned? Please drag it through the mud again so I don't have to watch this.
-Our fans should have rushed the field, since we pulled off the huge upset! Wait, WE were the favorites?
-This game was more embarrassing than wearing white after Labor Day.
-Jaquan Bailey with the game-saving sack there at the end and Montgomery securing the win.
-Pinstripe Bowl, here we come!
-West Virginia must have been sitting at home, one game short, laughing at us while they probably still get a better bowl.
-Merriam-Webster definition of a ****show: see Drake-ISU football game from 2018.
-At least outside of ISU and Drake fans, no one else watched this game.
-You like playing bowl games against teams in their own stadium? Because this is how you do that.
-I sent an email to CyclonesTV to make sure they never show the replay of this game. Ever.

Please share some of your own observations as well.
 
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GTO

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Just like I posted on the GIF thread, this is how I feel about the video of this game:

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Omaha Cy

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Was the offensive gameplans vs Iowa and Drake the same? LOL.

I'm not sweating that game yesterday AT ALL. We saw absolutely no zone read options from Purdy(that I recall), or designed Purdy runs which are a staple of the offense. We saw none of the Purdy, "I'm going to chuck it downfield, and I know Butler will go up and likely bring it down" passes that he does 2-3 times a game.

I was shocked to see ISU threw 25 passes. It felt like 12. I've noticed that Campbell has a (gasp) Ferentz side to him, and he seems comfortable to just grind out a game in unspectacular fashion. Reminded me of the Texas Tech game this year, and then late when ISU absolutely needed to get things done with the clock ticking, Purdy went to Butler in a key spot both times.

A lot returns this next year, and good days are ahead! As for Drake, Congrats to those guys. They played hard and I hope a lot of their out of state families got to watch them play thanks to Cyclones.TV.
 
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agcy68

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Like a Maserati on snow, the field conditions did not let our players exploit their speed and quickness against Drake.

When you have the strength and quickness to cut at a force that is greater than the field can support, it is really hard to dial that back to a sustainable level. Seemed like every kick off return was hard one cut from taking it all the way, our receivers were having trouble on their breaks, and Montgomery was severely limited with his abilities.

Like a Jeep verses a Corvette on slick streets, the Jeep can look pretty competitive.
 

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