That was a tough schedule

[amishclone]

K State and Arkansas State both achieved bowl eligibility today. KU and Colorado the only teams on the schedule who didn't get to 6, and KU had 5.

I don't care what kind of strength of schedule nonsense ESPN's little cooked up contraption of a hornswoggle rating says, that was a tough set of games.

 

[cyclo120]

I think some of the wins (Arizona, @Tcu) don’t really get the credit they deserve and some of the losses were so deflating that we take for granted an 8 win season. Not perfect, but refuse to be upset about the end result.

 

[beentherebefore]

What we once assumed as a tough or easy schedule now needs an entire season to determine. A weak team suddenly becomes great while a perceived great team can become really pedestrian by the end of the season.

 

[CloneFan65]

Only three teams with losing records on their schedule and went 8-4. 19 wins over the past two seasons an ISU record. Also, ISU has had a winning record 8 out of the last 9 years. (But how did they lose to CU?) Overall a great season and a great time to be a Cyclone!

 

[LivntheCyLife]

The Big 12 now reminds me more of an NFL season schedule. No unbeatable teams but no pushovers. And you don't know who might be top teams from one year to the next.

Also feels like momentum from a couple close wins or losses can impact the rest of the season more.

 

[CyGuy5]

Feels like we didn’t play a lot of “great” teams (BYU the exception, and we should have won that game too). Rather, we played a lot of mediocre teams. Winning records but nobody that was truly unbeatable.

Cincinnati and ASU are both extremely average teams. Colorado is beyond terrible.

 

[hoosman]

I think the unscheduled teams are 3 good and 3 bad. TTU, Houston, Utah, Baylor, UCF, WV. I assume we play these 6 next year?

 

[twincyties]

This is the argument Iowa made all those years in the Big 10 west

 

[StLouisClone]

This is the argument Iowa made all those years in the Big 10 west

You must be thinking the same (or worse) about Tennessee's 8 wins.

 

[twincyties]

You must be thinking the same (or worse) about Tennessee's 8 wins.

No. I was not engaging in whataboutism and don’t disagree with your point about Tennessee.

We played probably 2 teams that will finish the season ranked in the top 25 and both happened to be in Ames. And we caught ASU without their QB and best WR. Dodged Tech and Utah who are two of the better teams in our league. Iowa was at home and @KSU was neutral site.

By any objective statistical measure our strength of schedule was not extremely difficult.

 

[ISUTex]

ISU's schedule wasn't that difficult. It just wasn't.

 

[Fall Creek]

Hornswoggle: to get the better of (someone) by cheating or deception

 

[Erik4Cy]

ISU's schedule wasn't that difficult. It just wasn't.

I'd say ISU schedule was pretty middle as far as difficulty. Not as easy as our instate rivals was, but definitely not as hard as it could have been since we didn't have Tech (clearly best team in Big XII) on the schedule.

 

[twincyties]

I'd say ISU schedule was pretty middle as far as difficulty. Not as easy as our instate rivals was, but definitely not as hard as it could have been since we didn't have Tech (clearly best team in Big XII) on the schedule.

Objectively speaking, playing USC, Oregon, and Indiana was better top end of the schedule than ours. And they played us in Ames.

Minnesota and Nebraska also bowl eligible. Very much like a bunch of teams on our schedule.

Bottom end of their schedule was probably easier than ours.

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

Meh.

 

[Big_Sill]

Schedule was set up for success and was quite easy.

For me… season leaned closer to failure than success based on CU game (what the heck was that) and the home loss to ASU who ran one play.

For whatever reason a mediocre Cinci team was just gonna beat us that day. Felt that way even before Rocco got smacked. Losses like this happen, and expecting perfection is wrong.

BYU is better than us, so no shade for losing that one (although we freakin had em).