WERE NOT A YOUNG TEAM ANYMORE: ISU looks forward to the future after Liberty Bowl loss

[The Rob Gray]

WE'RE NOT A YOUNG TEAM ANYMORE: ISU looks forward to the future after Liberty Bowl loss

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Rocco Becht turned one last time to survey the field at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. Iowa State’s redshirt freshman quarterback had just set a program record for passing yards in a single game with 446, but the only numbers he focused on belonged to his teammates. So as Becht

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[Cyclonepride]

100%. This team had growing pains, as you would expect. But they also accomplished some amazing things. 6-3 in the Big 12 with 5 of the 9 on the road? I would never have even dreamed that growing up as a Cyclone fan. Doing it with a young group is even more impressive.

20 starters coming back. TWENTY. The future is bright.

 

[Peter]

I don’t care at all about this loss. It’s an exhibition game at best. The important thing is that this team reset the game board and put positive energy back into the program. Hell of a job this season when everyone was counting them out from the get go. Looking forward to next year.

 

[Cycsk]

I stayed in the stadium until the bitter end, and saw Rocco greeting all his teammates as they left the field. It was a great example of leadership.

 

[exCyDing]

This year went much better than most of us had any reason to expect. With everyone they have coming back and the new B12, the next couple of years are a chance for Campbell to set a new high water mark for the program.

IMO, all the talk about not capitalizing with recruiting after the 2020 season are overblown and early. The guys that are playing now and coming back next year are the result of that success (the ‘21 and ‘22 recruiting classes, as well as this year and next). ISU is destined to be a development program, so I don’t expect to win 9 or 10 games when they’re play a ton of freshman and sophomores. Getting into a bowl game with them is a good year.

The next two years, the o-line play has to be more consistent in a good way. They seemed really up and down, again. The program needs to stop having games where it seems like they show up and expect to win. Offense needs to continue to evolve, and do a consistently better job of adjusting to go with what works on the fly.

 

[Carnegie]

There is something to be said about a young team. As we were getting our butts kicked by Memphis I thumbed through our current roster and it is indeed young. Were did all the seniors go? That said it seems we frequently hear the "we are young" message from media and coaches after losses. Such a soft excuse. Our final record was 7-6 this year. In 2021, Purdy's last year, we were 7-6 with a very experience line-up. IMO Campbell's teams may never win 10 games. His teams are consistently inconsistent in the "margins". Hope he proves me wrong.

 

[CyFanInChiLand]

Let's just hope the transfer portal doesn't hit us. You know schools are going to reach out to a few of the more talented kids.

 

[jsb]

Let's just hope the transfer portal doesn't hit us. You know schools are going to reach out to a few of the more talented kids.

They already have and all of them have (so far) decided to stay.

 

[Drew0311]

If Rocco stays on his current pace u can bet your ass an Ohio State or Georgia type team will reach out with an offer to big to turn down

 

[RagingCloner]

If Rocco stays on his current pace u can bet your ass an Ohio State or Georgia type team will reach out with an offer to big to turn down

Youre not very smart if you think they haven’t already. Helps that his dad is a huge CMC fan. Kids not going anywhere

 

[pourcyne]

Oh, it's a long, long while
Until next September...

 

[Drew0311]

Youre not very smart if you think they haven’t already. Helps that his dad is a huge CMC fan. Kids not going anywhere

Ohh ok. Haha