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I just wasted my time reading the back handed compliments... it will be a good game. But to say you aren't worried about the game is rather dimwitted. Heres to a cyclone victory.
 
Rather dimwitted? Sometimes people worry. Sometimes people don't.

There were no backhanded compliments, by the way. I am incapable of such.
 
To put another way re my worrying about this game, last year I laughed out loud at the very thought that the Tigers would lose to the Cyclones. This year, I'm not laughing. Basically, I think the Tigers match up well against the Cyclones - these reasons will be hashed out later in the week and you are free not to read that. It'll probably also be dimwitted.
 
I appreciate the back handed compliment,

I am still not overly concerned about this game because I think the Tigers will be up for it and ISU doesn’t match up well with Mizzou, but I doubt it will be a walk in the park as it was against Chizik’s ‘08 Cyclones. There’s no question that the Cyclones have taken big steps this year.
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And why not?
 
CycoCyclone said:
I appreciate the back handed compliment,

And why not?
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You'll have to read about it tomorrow.

In short, Mizzou is top ten nationally in stopping the run and ISU will struggle to move the ball if required to pass. Much like KSU against the Tigers. On the flip side, Mizzou leads the conference in big pass plays (25+ yards) and I don't think ISU has a consistent answer for that. Really, I think the line is about right.

That said, who the heck knows in the wacky Big 12 North?
 
clones_jer said:
I aassume our Red Zone defense #1 rank drops significantly if NB is taken out of the numbers?
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NU was in the red zone 4 times and scored only once. Same with CU.

The odd thing is that ISU has allowed only one FG in the red zone in conference play. Well, I think that's odd. So, opponents have been in the red zone 26 times, scored 16 TDs, and 1 FG.

Compare that to Mizzou - opponents have been in the red zone 25 times, scored 13 TDs, and 9 FGs.

Mizzou has been awful in the red zone this year, by the way.
 
Guys chill! He wrote a good blog and gave his opinion.

To be honest I agree. We don't match up well with Mizzouri at all. We will have to get some timely TO's and actually have an offense to even have a chance in this game IMO.
 
Phenom said:
NU was in the red zone 4 times and scored only once. Same with CU.

The odd thing is that ISU has allowed only one FG in the red zone in conference play. Well, I think that's odd. So, opponents have been in the red zone 26 times, scored 16 TDs, and 1 FG.

Compare that to Mizzou - opponents have been in the red zone 25 times, scored 13 TDs, and 9 FGs.

Mizzou has been awful in the red zone this year, by the way.
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That seems rather meaningless than to say we are #1 as we've given up virtually the same amount of pts (115 to 118) and you're saying that Mizzou is bad.
 
Great Analysis. A++.

I agree, the '08 Cyclones were terrible, especially on D-Fense. The Offense looked good on paper, but a lot of those yards were garbage yards that came when ISU was down by 28.

It's great to believe you have a chance to win. I'm not saying ISU will win in Columbia this weekend, but I think they will be in a position to win it going into the 4th Quarter. That's all a fan can ask for.
 
Clones85' said:
Guys chill! He wrote a good blog and gave his opinion.

To be honest I agree. We don't match up well with Mizzouri at all. We will have to get some timely TO's and actually have an offense to even have a chance in this game IMO.
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I am most impressed that our defense has given up no more than 35 points in a game even when they had little help from the offense. I do not remember doing that before.
 
clones_jer said:
That seems rather meaningless than to say we are #1 as we've given up virtually the same amount of pts (115 to 118) and you're saying that Mizzou is bad.
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Mizzou's offense is terrible in the red zone. Sorry, I was unclear. Defense is normal there (well, give up lots of FGs).

Mizzou's offense only scored a TD 43% of the times in the red zone - last in the Big 12 and 108th in the country. Luckily, the kicker is money. And, luckily, Mizzou has scored 16 TDs from greater than 20 yards (compared to 17 while in the red zone).
 
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