Texas Game Expectations (TX -17)

[CYEATHAWK]

If UT scores anything over 21 the game is a loss. Quite frankly......it may take less.

Their defense may not be the best in the world.....but they have 5 star talent everywhere and a 3 game losing streak to ISU is more than enough motivation. And unless the staff has been sandbagging and starts throwing to the TE's more than once a game and doing something........anything to show that ISU is more than 3 yard crossing routes the UT defense is going to have a hey day.

That and our defense is due for one of it's bad first half's. All that adds up to come Sunday morning ISU is 0-4 in the conference.

 

[Nolaeer]

Ewers was 9/12 132 yards before he got injured against bama in 1st quarter.

i hate Texas. but they boatrace bama that day if Ewers doesnt go down.

Their dline is huge, no one has run it on them.

texas is 6-0 with a healthy Ewers. I hope Texas loses more games so it isnt in the CCG, but i think they're a lock atm.

 

[IceCyIce]

 

[Klubber]

Ewers was 9/12 132 yards before he got injured against bama in 1st quarter.

i hate Texas. but they boatrace bama that day if Ewers doesnt go down.

Their dline is huge, no one has run it on them.

texas is 6-0 with a healthy Ewers. I hope Texas loses more games so it isnt in the CCG, but i think they're a lock atm.

On boat racing 'Bama with Ewers? That's a real stretch.

And their D has given up over 100 yds rushing to everyone so far except WV (61), and La Monroe (92).

 

[67CY]

I think the defense will give it all they can, but will have to be on the field most of the time and in poor field position

 

[Remo Gaggi]

Texas 41, Cyclones 3. Horns cover, I win on Draft Kings.

 

[Cfinnerty16]

Texas defense isn’t supposed to be good

 

[bosco]

First time in the MC era since after the first year it's a rake your lawn Saturday.

 

[Daserop]

Texas wins by more than 2 touchdowns. No ISU touchdowns. Another week of Manning making zero changes yet expecting a different outcome.

 

[dirtyninety]

I don't know what the book is on this Kardashian or whatever his name is coach at Texas....and I'm too lazy to look up. Has he ever run it up on a defeated opponent? My hunch is they are going to covet style points and do everything to hang 50. Texas 52-Iowa State 3 -Austin Homeless Meth-heads 14 broken-into-cars.
Much like our early Baylor targeting call...I hope the referees have a "point of emphasis" and predisposition to quickly call Texas for unsportsmanlike conduct on their first possession.

 

[ISUKyro]

Texas 49
ISU 7

The 7 comes from a pick 6. Thanks d for helping us avoid the shutout.

 

[khardbored]

Our first offensive series of the game:
- Quick out pass to a WR, gets 2-3 yards
- Slow developing run up the middle for little to no gain
- Crossing route 2 yards short of the line to gain, caught and tackled immediately
- Punt on 4th & 2

 

[khardbored]

Last week I said that on any given week, we have about a 30-40% chance of winning.

After watching how anemic the offense was against KSU last Saturday (and I don't see a way to solve it, short of a "try anything" approach - which I can't see this staff taking), I'm going to have to lower that to about a 20-30% chance of winning any given game. Dumb luck is still a thing. It's about all we have at this point.

 

[JM4CY]

Our first offensive series of the game:
- Quick out pass to a WR, gets 2-3 yards
- Slow developing run up the middle for little to no gain
- Crossing route 2 yards short of the line to gain, caught and tackled immediately
- Punt on 4th & 2

One of those two passes will be dropped.

 

[stewart092284]

Quite disappointing that that video has no images of Z dealing with a dugout phone or water cooler that wronged him.

True - although I'd settle for him decking Michael Barrett lol.


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Texas I imagine is playing over and over last year's game and I imagine is salivating for payback.

 

[stewart092284]

OU hangover, 11 AM kickoff against the 0-3 Big XII Cyclones adds up to a late arriving crowd if at all. OSU on the horizon. All of this spells out a chance. But I'd give us a 30% chance to cover and 10% chance to win.

Or pissed off Texas who watched a 30-7 loss all summer and this week similar to West Virginia last year

 

[cycloneworld]

This team and program are built to keep games close. So I like ISU and the points. But we’ve also shown we win like 1/3 of the games we keep close. So not very optimistic about getting a win. But as others have said, this is when a Campbell team can jump up and surprise you.

 

[stewart092284]

I'll see you the first offensive series and raise you the second or third:


Slow run up the middle.
Flare pass to Noel in the flat that gets blowed up.
Randomly a big pass down field or catch and run that gets us moving.
Maybe another first down.
Then a slow developing run play.
False start.
Short cross completion.
Dekkers holds onto the ball and is sacked driving us out of FG range.

 

[PSYclone22]

This team and program are built to keep games close. So I like ISU and the points. But we’ve also shown we win like 1/3 of the games we keep close. So not very optimistic about getting a win. But as others have said, this is when a Campbell team can jump up and surprise you.

We're 1-7 in our last 8 one-score games. I don't think this will be a one-score game though.

 

[CYEATHAWK]

I can see it now, on the first series Dekkers throws one of his patented 100mph balls at a 3 yard crossing route.........misses X completely but hits a longhorn defender in the helmet........knocks it off and the officials disqualify Dekkers for targeting.