Iowa State's AD made it clear that January Bowl games do not matter.
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Iowa State's AD made it clear that January Bowl games do not matter.
NY6 bowl games matter....unless you get totally embarrassed like some schools I know.
I genuinely thought the defense improved as time went on, even in the face of being asked to do more. The offense really didn't improve, but being hampered sporadically with injuries can have that effect. Successful teams don't often end their season by bouncing between their second and third QBs, lose a top-tier RB, and deal with OL instability all due to injuries.
I wouldn't say they suddenly regressed back to a 3-9 team, they just stopped finishing out games that they were finishing out earlier in the season. It's not like anyone out there blew us out, even at our worst and weakest.
I agree that they were in every game, but they also blew a double digit lead in September in the fourth quarter just like they loss a double digit lead in November in the fourth quarter. ISU played a lot of close games and won some and lost some. That tends to happen when you play a lot of close games. Us Iowa fans know all about that.
But what you don't understand is that we were flat out robbed of 2 games. Anyone who watched those games would agree with me.
Time will tell. I really don't think Campbell was much of a threat to leave this year as the jobs open weren't really his to be had and the fact that the buyout right now is way too high even for the most big budgeted schools. In a few years when his buyout becomes more manageable, the right job comes along and if he is still a success, then that will determine on whether or not he stays in Ames.
In our case, that's a sign of good things. Bad teams often lose games big. Better teams win a few and lose most. Good teams win most and lose a few. Great teams often win big. If we are around the "good" tier after only year 2 of a coach, coming directly from the "bad" tier, we're looking to be in pretty good shape.
Bad calls happen to everyone. Sucks, I agree, but it will happen again. I still don't think the OSU game was a bad call though. I thought and still think that was an interception. Not sure about the KSU game as I didn't watch it, just heard some things.
I'm actually stunned that you don't think the OSU call was bad. Every still shot, replay, and angle showed that it was a TD. I really don't see how anyone can look at that and think it was an interception. The KSU calls were even worse.
Was this written by an Okie St fan? Or a relative of the Big 12 officiating crew? Seriously though, he said the Okie St. player "appeared to have more control". If they both have some control, then it's a tie and the receiving team should be awarded the touchdown per the rules the writer sited in the article. Watching that, I still contend, we got the catch, but even if I concede that and say it was a tie, we were still robbed.
I still believe it was an interception. I feel the OK state guy caught it first and had possession of it on the ground before the ISU guy tried to get dual possession.
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I guess we will have to disagree on that. I just watched it 20 times again. I truly don't see it the way you do.
I'm sure you don't. Very close play either way and I would never say you got robbed on that call.
I think there are thousands of people out there that would say we were robbed....because we were.
That's one way to avoid my question. I'll ask again: you still don't think he's a top 10 RB?