***Official 2022 World Cup Thread***

We are officially less than one week away from the beginning of the first match!

The US returns after missing out on the 2018 Cup. US Manager Gregg Berhalter announced his squad recently, which is noticeably younger than previous rosters.

World Cup 2022 schedule, start time, dates, how to watch live​

  • When: November 20, 2022 to December 18, 2022
  • Group stage game kick-off times: 5am, 8am, 11am, 2pm (all ET)
  • Location: Qatar
  • TV channel in English: Fox
  • TV channels en Español: Telemundo, Universo, Peacock

Group A schedule (all kick off times ET)​

November, 20: Qatar vs Ecuador – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor – 12pm
November, 21: Senegal vs Netherlands – Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor – 5am
November, 25: Qatar vs Senegal – Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor – 8am
November, 25: Netherlands vs Ecuador – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan – 11am
November, 29: Netherlands vs Qatar – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor – 10am
November, 29: Ecuador vs Senegal – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan – 10am

Group B schedule​

November, 21: England vs Iran – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan – 8am
November, 21: USA vs Wales- Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan – 2pm
November, 25: England vs USA – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor – 2pm
November, 25: Wales vs Iran – Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan – 5am
November, 29: Wales vs England – Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan – 2pm
November, 29: Iran vs USA – Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor – 2pm

Group C schedule​

November, 22: Argentina vs Saudi Arabia – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail – 5am
November, 22: Mexico vs Poland – Stadium 974, Doha – 11am
November, 26: Argentina vs Mexico – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail – 2pm
November, 26: Poland vs Saudi Arabia – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan – 8am
November, 30: Poland vs Argentina – Stadium 974, Doha – 2pm
November, 30: Saudi Arabia vs Mexico – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail – 2pm

Group D schedule​

November, 22: France vs Australia – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah – 2pm
November, 22: Denmark vs Tunisia – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan – 8am
November, 26: France vs Denmark – Stadium 974, Doha – 11am
November, 26: Tunisia vs Australia – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah – 5am
November, 30: Tunisia vs France – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan – 10am
November, 30: Australia vs Denmark – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah – 10am

Group E schedule​

November, 23: Spain vs Costa Rica- Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor – 11am
November, 23: Germany vs Japan – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan – 8am
November, 27: Spain vs Germany – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor – 2pm
November, 27: Japan vs Costa Rica – Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan – 5am
December, 1: Japan vs Spain – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan – 2pm
December, 1: Costa Rica vs Germany – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor – 2pm

Group F schedule​

November, 23: Belgium vs Canada – Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan – 2pm
November, 23: Morocco vs Croatia – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor – 5am
November, 27: Belgium vs Morocco – Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor – 8am
November, 27: Croatia vs Canada – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan – 11am
December, 1: Croatia vs Belgium – Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan – 10am
December, 1: Canada vs Morocco – Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor – 10am

Group G schedule​

November, 24: Brazil vs Serbia – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail – 2pm
November, 24: Switzerland vs Cameroon – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah – 5am
November, 28: Brazil vs Switzerland – Stadium 974, Doha – 11am
November, 28: Cameroon vs Serbia – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah – 5am
December, 2: Cameroon vs Brazil – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail – 2pm
December, 2: Serbia vs Switzerland – Stadium 974, Doha – 2pm

Group H schedule​

November, 24: Portugal vs Ghana – Stadium 974, Doha – 11am
November, 24: Uruguay vs South Korea – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan – 8am
November, 28: Portugal vs Uruguay – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail – 2pm
November, 28: South Korea vs Ghana – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan – 8am
December, 2: South Korea vs Portugal – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan – 10am
December, 2: Ghana vs Uruguay – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah – 10am


Round of 16 schedule​

Match 49 – December, 3: Winner Group A vs Runners up Group B – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan – 10am

Match 50 – December, 3: Winners Group C vs Runners up Group D – Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan – 2pm

Match 52 -December, 4: Winners Group D vs Runners up Group C – Al Thumama Stadium, Doha – 10am

Match 51 – December, 4: Winners Group B vs Runners up Group A – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor – 2pm

Match 53 -December, 5: Winners Group E vs Runners up Group F – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah – 10am

Match 54 – December, 5: Winners Group G vs Runners up Group H – Stadium 974, Doha – 2pm

Match 55 – December, 6: Winners Group F vs Runners up Group E – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan – 10am

Match 56 – December, 6: Winners Group H vs Runners up Group G – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail – 2pm


Quarterfinal schedule​

Match 58 – December, 9: Winners Match 53 vs Winners Match 54 – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan – 10am

Match 57 – December, 9: Winners Match 49 vs Winners Match 50 – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail – 10am

Match 60 – December, 10: Winners Match 55 vs Winners Match 56 – Al Thumama Stadium, Doha – 10am

Match 59 – December, 10: Winners Match 51 vs Winners Match 52 – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor – 2pm


Semifinal schedule​

Match 61 – December, 13: Winners Match 57 vs Winners Match 58 – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail – 2pm

Match 62 – December, 14: Winners Match 59 vs Winners Match 60 – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor – 2pm


Third-place play-off​

Match 63 – December, 17: Losers Match 61 vs Losers Match 62 – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan – 2pm


Final​

Match 64 – December, 18: Winners Match 61 vs Winners Match 62 – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail – 10am

We Will Collective Update

Hey all, wanted to share a quick update with you all as we’re in an important phase in the portal/NIL world. We Will has been making progress behind the scenes. We have signed a deal with Learfield to be an official sponsor of Cyclone Athletics, which means we are able to advertise at the games and will be featured this Saturday on the video board with a message from Coach Campbell. Also, We Will is close to launching a subscription service called the We Will Club, that is separate of the non-profit effort that will allow fans access to exclusive merchandise, autographs, live events, etc for a monthly subscription. We are partnering with CF on some town hall and subscriber exclusive content as well.

As part of the We Will Club, we are working with 6-10 priority Football players that will be part of the Marketing efforts and the response from those priority players has been very positive. The hope is by being proactive with these players, that will mean good things once the portal season begins. You will be hearing a lot more in the next week or two. But your support and telling your friends about our efforts is certainly appreciated!

-Brent

Is your trust in CMC lost to fix this offense in 2023 and beyond?

I’m feeling pretty discouraged about the direction things are heading. I don’t see a willingness to change. This is a common symptom of coaches who eventually lose their jobs. (Not saying Campbell will here anytime soon, but it’s similar)

It’s reminding me a lot of Matt Nagy in Chicago. He flourished early on in his tenure. But he refused to change when opposing teams caught on to some more predictable tendencies. It was “his way or the highway” and the Bears floundered thanks to it.

I don’t get the impression Campbell is willing to change how he runs things. I really don’t. This is what the greatest coaches like Saban and Gundy always recognize. It just feels like I’m bracing for the exact same staff and exact same boneheaded offensive schemes to return next year. It’s going to be painful to watch if this is what continues.

  • Poll Poll
What type of Cyclone football fan are you.

Which kind of fan are you?

  • Cyclones beat Hawks every year; always bottom half of Big 12; go to bowl 25% at best.

    Votes: 2 1.0%
  • Cyclones beat Hawks and go to bowls more often than not; always middle half of Big 12.

    Votes: 50 24.0%
  • Cyclones lose to Hawks 80% of time; top 3 of Big 12 title 25% of the time; bowls 75%.

    Votes: 130 62.5%
  • Is there Busch Light at the tailgate? I’m good.

    Votes: 26 12.5%

BC (Before Campbell), I think I would have been all for the second option.
AD (After David), I thought I preferred the third option because is was nice to get national notice, but after this year maybe the fourth option is best.
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Big12 PPG vs ISU Scoring

I looked up the PPG allowed during Big12 play only and compared to our scoring output. Keep in mind we're probably skewing some of these down.

Team - PPG Allowed - Points Scored

Baylor - 25.2 - 24
Kansas - 30.4 - 11
K-State - 17.5 - 9
Texas - 21.3 - 21
Oklahoma - 29.1 - 13
WVU - 32.8 - 31
OSU - 30 - 14

Stats found here: https://big12sports.com/stats.aspx?path=football&year=2022

Our 3 best offensive performances were definitely Baylor, Texas and maybe WVU (might've been a fluke 4th quarter). And we still were just below the avg points allowed.
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I usually hold my tongue when it comes to football, but…

This is embarrassing. One of our “best coaches ever” is too engaged in nepotism to make the changes he needs. His buddies are the ones screwing this program and everyone calls this out constantly, but yet they remain.

“Win the margins” was once the slogan for this coach, who is currently in the midst of one of the sloppiest, error-prone teams we’ve ever fielded. We don’t lack talent, not at all. We have one of the best WRs ever and several promising RBs. But here we sit with a single conference win, within striking distance of victory every game this season, but poor coaching, play calling, and penalties keeping us in the basement of the conference.

Changes need to be made. If Campbell won’t cut his BFFs from the coaching squad, he needs to go instead.

End rant. See y’all in the basketball threads.

Goosefraba

We lost 4 NFL players and an experienced o-line and are looking at a Big 12 title if it weren't for

- A freshman kicker missing a 37, 38, and 45 yard field goals against Kansas.
- A 25-year old, 7th year Senior whiffing an easy sack, leading to an 81 yard TD pass against Kansas State
- An NFL caliber receiver dropping an easy pass against Texas
- Another quality receiver dropping a TD pass against Oklahoma State

And none of that includes some inexcusable coaching on our offensive staff, a pathetic excuse for special teams, and the officials handing Baylor 45 yards on certified ******** penalties.

I'm incredibly frustrated because we COULD be (one could argue SHOULD be) at worst, 8-2 right now. I mock Nebraska for thinking their program needs 9-win coaches or they should be fired, and I refuse to be that guy. ****, most of us last offseason were saying we're a rare university he could go 3-9 for a year or two and not worry at all. He frequently talks about how he's more proud and impressed with this team than any team he's worked with before, and while it's frustrating, I see where he's coming from. This offense is young. They've been put in positions to win, and they haven't executed. But again, they're young. As long as he's around, I trust he will make the right corrections next year and I believe we can see the same success we saw the last 3-4 years. Go State.

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