Williams & Blum: On your 11th ranked Iowa State football team

[ChrisMWilliams]

Enjoy.

Williams & Blum: Talking all things about your 11th ranked Iowa State football program

Chris Williams & Brent Blum look back at Iowa State's convincing 43-21 victory over Baylor in Ames. Iowa State is 5-0 and Vegas favorite to win the Big 12, with a massive game at West Virginia on the horizon. Guessing the point spreads, a Big 12 week in review and more all courtesy of Mechdyne.

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[cyclones500]

The person who spoke to Blum was inaccurate. ISU started 5-0 and finished 6-5 in 1980.

ISU did finish 5-5-1 in 1981. Started 3-0-1 and 5-1-1. The guy was confusing the two seasons. Easy to do, since both had similar "big hope/deflation."

 

[nhclone]

That 1981 season is one of the weirdest ones I've ever seen. Start 3-0 beating the teams you should, tie 5th ranked OU, lose to a very average WAC team in San Diego State, come back and beat number 8 Mizzou and Colorado to get to 5-1-1 and then turn around and lose to a KSU team that won 2 games and lost a home game to Drake.

 

[cyclones500]

I like the research re: no punting, previous occurrence vs. ULM.

 

[Inthesystem]

I always have wondered if Coach Duncan could have put it together eventually.

 

[cyclones500]

That 1981 season is one of the weirdest ones I've ever seen. Start 3-0 beating the teams you should, tie 5th ranked OU, lose to a very average WAC team in San Diego State, come back and beat number 8 Mizzou and Colorado to get to 5-1-1 and then turn around and lose to a KSU team that won 2 games and lost a home game to Drake.

It's bizarre how ISU in '80 and '81 lost to a conference foe that lost to Drake.

1980: Iowa State was Colorado's only win.
1981: KSU's other win: South Dakota.

 

[AlaCyclone]

I like the research re: no punting, previous occurrence vs. ULM.

And 1989 vs. Oklahoma,
The Cyclones did not punt,
and lost 40-43!

 

[cjclone]

I always have wondered if Coach Duncan could have put it together eventually.

I doubt it after listening to the players at the time.

 

[cyputz]

I always have wondered if Coach Duncan could have put it together eventually.

My immediate answer would have been NEVER.
He knew his sights were much higher than Iowa State, and his main focus was to beat Iowa. Whatever happens after that was gravy. It was all about Donnie.
People complain about Walden - he was twice the man Duncan was - with severely less administrative support.

 

[stateofmind]

Good show as always. Hope you get over your allergies or cold soon Chris. Sounded like a kid today sniffling.

 

[BCoffClone125]

As an SLC resident I need more info on this We Will tailgate for the Utah game @brentblum

We have a whole bunch of Cyclones coming into town for the game and would love to join!