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[awd4cy]

Can we stop with the “this is the best we’ve ever had and we cannot expect any better talk?” Some might not know this, but Jim Walden and Donnie Duncan didn’t have the facilities, fan support, $$ that we have now, and they played a tougher schedule back then. It’s just a dumb comparison. That is all.

 

[KCClone1]

I just want a conference championship once in my lifetime. I’m starting to think it may never happen.

 

[hoosman]

It’s all about $ and coaching . ISU can’t recruit against the big boys. 3 straight years of 40 of higher recruitment rankings. Coaching is all ISU had to make a difference and that appears to be gone now.

 

[awd4cy]

It’s all about $ and coaching . ISU can’t recruit against the big boys. 3 straight years of 40 of higher recruitment rankings. Coaching is all ISU had to make a difference and that appears to be gone now.

We’re in a conference without big boys. It’s a level playing field.

 

[nrg4isu]

I said it earlier in the season. I want 10 wins, conference championship, make the playoffs. In that order.

 

[CloniesForLife]

I said it earlier in the season. I want 10 wins, conference championship, make the playoffs. In that order.

I would be ecstatic with 9 wins at this point

 

[Thomasrickj]

I said it earlier in the season. I want 10 wins, conference championship, make the playoffs. In that order.

Not happening any time soon.

 

[IlliniCy]

I'm now at peace with the fact I will never see true football success. We're a wannabe, we've always been a wannabe, we'll always be a wannabe.

 

[AllInForISU]

Can we stop with the “this is the best we’ve ever had and we cannot expect any better talk?” Some might not know this, but Jim Walden and Donnie Duncan didn’t have the facilities, fan support, $$ that we have now, and they played a tougher schedule back then. It’s just a dumb comparison. That is all.

That’s fine, and I’m sure they had talented players, but programs aren’t measured by talent alone. You are measured by results. And this is the best stretch we have ever had with regards to wins, losses, and competing in conference play and it isn’t particularly close.

 

[LAClone]

Not happening any time soon.

 

[isufanz1]

It’s all about $ and coaching . ISU can’t recruit against the big boys. 3 straight years of 40 of higher recruitment rankings. Coaching is all ISU had to make a difference and that appears to be gone now.

There are no ‘big boys’ in this conference anymore

 

[Darius Bieber]

We just need to look at Indiana. Remember during COVID it was us versus them in the cinderella story? Now they have 10 wins and are undefeated after losing their star QB to a transfer during that COVID season. We have to want to aim higher.

 

[ClubCy]

There are no ‘big boys’ in this conference anymore

And we still recruit at a very low level even within our own conference. We look unathletic in some positions and especially on the line of scrimmage both ways. Sometimes you just need some freaks.

 

[aeroclone]

Can we stop with the “this is the best we’ve ever had and we cannot expect any better talk?” Some might not know this, but Jim Walden and Donnie Duncan didn’t have the facilities, fan support, $$ that we have now, and they played a tougher schedule back then. It’s just a dumb comparison. That is all.

This. For the first time ever, we have a budget and facilities that are on par with the rest of the conference. We are on a level playing field for the first time ever. The ceiling is higher now.

We have the second largest stadium now in a 16 team league, and we fill it. That sentence would have seemed inconceivable just 10 years ago.

 

[WartburgClone]

We have to want to aim higher.

"Um, sweetie, this is the best we've ever had so there is no reason to try for better than 7-6."

 

[Koala]

We just need to look at Indiana. Remember during COVID it was us versus them in the cinderella story? Now they have 10 wins and are undefeated after losing their star QB to a transfer during that COVID season. We have to want to aim higher.

I have to agree, at a certain point we can't say Campbell has raised the standard and created a culture where we expect to win, while at the same time saying that 7-6 is a historically good season by our standards so years like 2021 were actually pretty good seasons if you think about it. I thought the whole point was to move on from our crappy past, so maybe we should stop looking at it as a barometer for success.

 

[fcclone]

We just need to look at Indiana. Remember during COVID it was us versus them in the cinderella story? Now they have 10 wins and are undefeated after losing their star QB to a transfer during that COVID season. We have to want to aim higher.

Wait a minute, are we going to ignore that Indiana was 9-27 the last three years.

 

[LAClone]

I can’t believe so many people spend their limited time and money and expect ISU to win. Absolutely wild mindset.

 

[Gunnerclone]

It’s all about $ and coaching . ISU can’t recruit against the big boys. 3 straight years of 40 of higher recruitment rankings. Coaching is all ISU had to make a difference and that appears to be gone now.

Who are these “big boys” in the current Big 12 west?

 

[Cyhig]

Both can be true. We can be grateful the leaps and bounds the program has made the last 10 or so years, where winning games is expected rather than a surprise. That has raised expectations. And we can also expect the program to make the next big jump to be consistent conference title contenders.

Nobody likes to lose. But at least the program is at a place where fans are upset at this loss instead of expecting the loss during the coin toss