How many times in ISU football history has ISU had a winning record in the Big 12 play? Ideally break this down by pre-CMC and with CMC.

It's amazing the current mood among Cyclone Nation from post Ohio to today..

Hello!

Here is my photo gallery from this weekend. It's a bit smaller and not as action-packed but more focused on the details of the day. I hope you guys like it!


Enjoy!

I want to say, I am not at all complaining about Saturday, but I was watching on TV and noticed both teams struggled to punt and kickoff for much distance. I was outside almost all day and it didn't seem windy, but it sure seemed like the punts especially were all very short. Was the weather windy in Ames, or was something else going on?

Enjoy.

Crazy week last week. 90% of the field was either eliminated or given the scare of a lifetime. 37 people eliminated 43 people remain.


Tiebreaker points return this year. A reminder regarding tiebreaker points: If your team wins and covers you gain an extra bonus point. If you take a undefeated team who is the underdog you gain the point for them covering plus another bonus point. As the season goes on the number of teams undefeated being a underdog greatly diminish so take advantage while you can.


I will be using ESPN's Lines. Line will be the line at kickoff for tiebreaker points



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RIP to Jack Trice. Great job by everyone involved with the 100th anniversary events. It's always been clear to me that Jack should be an annual thing and I hope the positive reception to this game (etc) helps make that happen.

Around 2016, I wrote several stories on my site about the need for a jersey patch or helmet sticker, Jack Trice scholarship, Trice throwbacks every 4/5 years, and a logo that is a nod to Jack's five stripe jersey. Check.

Now that 2023 is over with, how can we move forward? Here are some new ideas:


Football Program:

1.) Award Jack's jersey number 37 to a special player every year. Make it a tiny event.

2.) Perhaps create a mini Trice "museum" room in the football building that has a 1923 jersey replica, Curtis Hotel desk (I have pictures), etc.


Annual Trice Legacy Game:

3.) Every five years (105th, 110th, etc.) roll out new Trice-inspired throwback uniforms, so most players experience it once.

4.) In between those years, do a simple Trice game throwback helmet decal with normal uniforms. Rotate the design.

5.) End zones should say AMES or ISC or similar.

6.) Have a national figure appear at the game, speak to players, fans, etc. Ex: Kareem Abdul Jabbar is a great activist. (Kinda like GameDay guest picker, but meaningful.)


Merchandise:

7.) Pull back on items with Trice logo. Make it special. Permanent donation xx% of gross revenue to charity (can rotate which one yearly).

8.) Let players create an unique Trice design for the season - use on team gear. Sell it as a limited edition collection.


Marketing:

9.) I might have missed it, but did the Big 12 care about this event? Twist their arms to really hype it up every year going forward.

10.) Have a student competition every year for a Trice project. Maybe it's a short documentary, a new poster design, an agriculture project in a poor area, etc.



What are your own ideas?

Wow…Montgomery and Hall did it all today. Montgomery ran 19 times for 109 yards in the Detroit demo of Carolina. Hall ran 22 times for 177 yards in the Jets win over Denver. Included a monster 72 yard run.

In all the years I’ve been a season ticket holder, 29, last night was the best pregame atmosphere I have ever seen at Jack Trice! Loved the Thunderstruck theme as the team made their way to the field. The fireworks were a bonus! You could feel the energy everywhere. Hopefully we stay with this!

Things they still need to work on keeping the atmosphere in the Jack the best they can. I know it helps with the play on the field but little things like timely energetic music makes a difference! Not sure why they can’t find 6 legitimate songs and play them throughout the game. We already have 3 songs so we just need to find 3 more. We have Thunderstruck before the game, nothing in the 1st quarter, nothing in the 2nd quarter, Juicy Wiggle in the 3rd, nothing in the 4th and Sweet Caroline after the game.

On another side note, I do think the band and the students are one! You should not separate them! They feed off of each other. Not sure why they can not get this corrected! All-in-all, things were better but still have some areas of improvement to be made!

A buddy had a really good idea:

At kickoffs, instead of the crowd just yelling “ahhhhhhhhhhhhh AH (kick)!”, we should say….

“IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII…….. WILL!! (kick)”

ISU is 3-3 and have these games left.

Oct 14, 2023 @ Cincinnati (coming off BYE)
BYE
Oct 28, 2023 @ Baylor (coming off game at Cincy)
Nov 4, 2023 vs Kansas (coming off home game vs OU)
Nov 11, 2023 @ BYU (coming off game at WVU)
Nov 18, 2023 vs Texas (coming off game at TCU)
Nov 25, 2023 @ Kansas State (coming off game at KU)

I think our most winnable games, in order, are Baylor, Cincy, KU, BYU, K-State, and Texas.

Adding in Gookin tweet.

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Since I think Surly left the board, anyone want to attempt a B12 power rankings?

Seems like Texas and OU then the irate 8 then the 4 newcomers.

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I enjoyed the halftime show by the ISUCF’V’MB. And the block by Cy was eerily accurate

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I am wondering what all the ESPN+ haters and the Hawk and B1G fans who laughed at ESPN+ subs, think now?

Big 12, content on ESPN networks, and Fox networks. Tier 3 content on ESPN+ for sub fee, or included with Hulu.

B1G, Content on Fox, CBS, B1GN, NBC, Also for sub fee on B1GN+, another Sub Fee on Peacock, and another Sub fee on Paramount+. Tier 3 available for sub on B1GN+.

So Big 12 you need cable and ESPN+ sub, or Hulu, which includes everything.

B1G you need cable, plus subscriptions to at least, 3 separate services to get all B1G content. Seeing lot of Hawk fans crying this week online.

ESPN+ doesnt seem so bad now after all.

Ben, I was the awkward fan in the sands last night who asked if that was you then didn’t say anything after. I was at a loss for words for being in your majestic presence. I just wanted to say I love you.

Does anyone have the PFF grades for last nights game??

Admittedly I've been pretty down and vocal about Campbell. At times just disgusted how he's screwed the pooch starting with 2021 season and all that talent. I fuc*ing HATE losing to the fuc*eyes. OK that aside...
This team has changed for the better since Iowa and Ohio losses.
Have we finally seen a change in him allowing the offense to open up more?
Did the Hot Seat comments light a fire?
Have practices been more intense?
Did Pollard have a sit down with him?
Discuss.

Iowa State flipped its own script on Saturday, and took advantage of mistakes TCU made on the field.

I haven't checked a replay yet, but I believe I saw some counters and pulling linemen (could have been TE, too--need to check).

Seemed to be effective as well. Didn't seem like the defenders knew exactly where every run was going on every play so they had to hesitate just a moment.

I only watched the 2nd and 3rd quarters on TV but it looked promising. The line wasn't exactly "beating" their guys, but having to make them think seems to be slowing them down just enough for our guys to net a little extra yardage on average.

Props to Campbell and Scheelhaase for continuing to tweak things.

Okie State beats KSU to avenge 48 point loss last year.

OU beats Texas to avenge 49 point loss last year.

ISU beats TCU to avenge 48 point loss last year.

Great weather, great tailgating, great game. What an amazing day. Makes it all worth it. This one will get filed away as a great gameday.

So happy to see an electric Jack Trice Stadium on TV during the win. The fans, Campbell and staff, and the players clearly wanted a W badly for the legacy of Jack Trice and his family. We didn't just beat anyone, we took a team to the woodshed that was in the playoff last year. I understand they lost a lot to the draft, but this was a key win for the confidence of the program. Here we are at 2-1 in the league, and we've already played Oklahoma fellas. Win next week and the bowl thing becomes real.

Offense
- 215 yards rushing, at 5.8 yds per attempt. I will submit with a healthy Stevo Klotz at H back, Tyler Moore/Dean blocking well, and Tyler Miller and Brendan Black on the right side, we are starting to kick some ass in run blocking. This is encouraging to see, and we are starting to run outside more which is helping too
- Abu Sama has home run ability, his 40 yard scamper had a big hole blocked but he can take house calls if blocked the right way. I'm also really optimistic on Carson Hansen and Eli Sanders, they both had some nice gains. Norton i'm just not as high on due to his less quick first two steps
- Rocco was not great but was accurate and mistake free. Interesting we won easily and he had to basically be a game manager tonight
- Nate Scheelhaase continues to find his groove and he's getting better and better guys. He has a good feel to his play calling.

Defense
- Beau Freyler have a frickin game dude, 2 int's
- Joey Peterson is starting to make more of a difference, had two tackles for loss tonight
- I think Zack Lovett needs to be playing on more 3rd and long situations. He has a knack for getting to the QB, and had a nice sack tonight.
- Will McLaughlin's best game as a Cyclone, to me he's our best LB'er right now.
- Dom Orange had a couple nice tackles at the end but has kind of gone quiet last two games (he has not been dominant since the UNI game).... JR Singleton was an animal tonight
- Malik Verdon is clearly one of our better players and I see the NFL potential in him, nice interception. 6"4' safeties that move like that do not grow on trees.

To quote the great Bill Belichick, "We're moving on to Cincinnatti." Time to go get another W.