*** Official Texas Tech vs #11 IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***

[NoCreativity]

We took the field in November as one of 7 undefeated teams remaining.

This will probably happen more often now with the huge conferences and the fact you can miss over 50% of your conference opponents any given year.

 

[madguy30]

^^^ This x 1,000.

The worst passing defense in the league. Yet, we stubbornly kept trying to "pound the rock."
I know there was rain later on, but we should have been WAY less predictable in the first half and much of the 3rd Q.

I can never tell what's happening on the back end but a very successful look seemed to be Noel and Higgins on short stuff to let them get 5-6 more on their own or more but ISU didn't stick to it.

It kind of reminded me of KU last year; just move the sticks and take what's there.

 

[Cyched]

Boneheaded penalties
Timid playcalling
Horrific defensive play on the last drive

This one is on the coaches. You just hope it’s a wake up call and the team looks better in KC.

 

[Marcelason78]

Sama was in.

 

[Acylum]

Play calling today was horrible from beginning to end. It was pretty clear what tech was going to do after ucf did it, pressure. And we were not ready at all.

This after CW singing the praises of Mauser using the off week to self reflect. Seems like that didn’t work out so great.

 

[isucyfan]

Houston!

 

[byebye]

This might end up going down in ISU history as our worst loss of all time.

I think so too, but I wonder if we believe this for the same reason

 

[cyclones500]

Abilene Christian scored 51

 

[quasistellar]

Reasons: Manning type non-creative play calling, Rocco trying to throw fast balls and being inaccurate, Hansen injured supposedly where he is much superior to our other backs, receivers not getting separation, and Verdon not catching that ball in the end zone, cast or no cast.

Looked like Hansen took a helmet to the kidney. Almost surprised it wasn't flagged.

Anyway, it was a whole team loss: coaches and players all around. TTU got a few breaks for sure, but ISU still could have won and they **** their pants instead.

I think the linebacker issue is a real serious problem and we've been lucky to have a pretty easy schedule. I feel like KSU will just destroy us and knock us out of the championship. Wouldn't be surprised with another loss as well.

 

[CentexCyclone]

On the bright side.... Snyder Cats losing to Houston late in 4th qtr

 

[NebrClone]

Houston!

K state down 5 with 2:31 to go

 

[Klubber]

Waste time outs and pour play calling. Very conservative defense in the end.

The defense at the end was awful. Guys scrambling out of position the whole series. 2 plays that should've been 6 where we were beat deep with no help.

Just an all around poor effort. But the O-line's regressing. Pass protection is awful and run blocking's just average. If that doesn't get fixed we'll lose a couple more at least.

 

[exCYtable]

Fu##ed around. Found out.

 

[jctisu]

I can never tell what's happening on the back end but a very successful look seemed to be Noel and Higgins on short stuff to let them get 5-6 more on their own or more but ISU didn't stick to it.

It kind of reminded me of KU last year; just move the sticks and take what's there.

This. Tech was giving us those all day and we refused to take it.

 

[khardbored]

I can never tell what's happening on the back end but a very successful look seemed to be Noel and Higgins on short stuff to let them get 5-6 more on their own or more but ISU didn't stick to it.

It kind of reminded me of KU last year; just move the sticks and take what's there.

Absolutely. And I think we only ran this play 3-4 times in the whole game.

 

[demoncore1031]

We have an average QB. An average o-line. We have weapons but that doesn't help when the play calling is so predictable. Defensive play calling at the end of the 1st half and end of game is way too soft. Special teams not great.

These things have ALWAYS been a problem and Campbell does nothing to fix any of it.

Hufford should have been benched during the Iowa game. Or at least moved back to left guard. He SUCKS as a center.

Good things usually happen when we bring pressure on defense, yet we hardly see it.

 

[iastatefan1]

So offense and play calling was bad. Also bad was not covering kelly multiple multiple times on the final drive, they clearly had only one offensive threat in passing situations and we couldn't cover him all game. On 4th and 7 we know it's going to kelly and they convert.

 

[Cloned4Life]

I know in the moment people are angry and bitter as I'm too but a bigger picture needs to be looked at to.

We took the field in November as one of 7 undefeated teams remaining.

We have won despite a ton of injuries.

Anyone on this board would of signed up for what we had going into today.

There is still plenty this team can still accomplish that past teams haven't done.

I just don’t understand this.

No, I wouldn’t have signed up for meaningless 7-0 if we’re going to lay a f***ing inexcusable turd in game 8.

Losing today isn’t “OK” or “fine” because 4 hours ago it was really cool to be 7-0.

 

[packattack425]

Does Kstate losing even matter? Still have to beat them as we both would have two losses.

 

[FerShizzle]

Honestly, they should probably be 5-3 or 6-2.

7-1 is still over expectations.