More than half the field are at large teams chosen by a selection committee.
(Cole Bair) Mark Farley quote
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More than half the field are at large teams chosen by a selection committee.
Maybe 'hate' is too strong of a word.
I just thought his bad day had more to do with the defense he was going against. Put Tom Brady behind a bad OL with no running game to speak of... and playing against a great defense... and suddenly he doesn't look like the best NFL QB ever anymore.
I think Theo will go on to have a pretty good year honestly... playing against weaker defenses than ISU has.
I read an account of Farley's comments. I don't really care what he said about ISU, because his concern obviously is his own football team. But, he was blaming his players. I believe if a coach believes his team played poorly, he should credit the opponent and shoulder the blame himself for not having his guys ready to play and giving them the game plan and coaching to be the best they can be. That not only shows more class, but I believe it is far better for improvement of the team's performance.
He doesn't get to keep any of that money. It goes to the general athletics budget
I'm not going to cave this obviously but it's just this state's refusal to fund the universities catching up. Our Valley peers get $10-12M from the state making up about 65% of their budgets. UNI gets $3.9M and 32% of the budget.
I know Mark struggles in public with expressing things but when you get him in a calmer situation, he's very appreciative that Iowa State continues to schedule him. Saves him a ton on travel.
And fills the coffers. How much does UNI receive for playing ISU? Also he does come off as as having a prick-ly attitude.
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If he appreciates it he needs to show it publicly. I’m an UNI and ISU alum. I could give 2 ***** about UNI
I think Farley truly believed he had an elite team on his hands and was shocked and disappointed by the score. Let's look at the evidence. He had the best offense, hands down in FCS last year and most of those pieces were coming back, including the all-conference QB and not one but two speedsters at wideout. His defense was supposed to be markedly improved, especially along the D line, where he had more depth than he has ever had, including 6 players who were either returning starters or had started in the past before injury.
Jeremiah Cooper's ball-hawking skills set the tone in ISU's 30-7 season-opening win over UNI
Iowa State Cyclones' defensive back Jeremiah Cooper (4)runs with the ball for a touchdown after an interception during the first quarter in the season-opening game at Jack Trice Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, in Ames, Iowa. © Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune / USA TODAY AMES — Jeremiahcyclonefanatic.com
“Credit them. Maybe they were better than I thought they were.”
Eat **** Farley
His kicking game was supposed to be one of the best in the nation with an all conference guy returning at PK. The only possible areas of weakness were the O-line, where only one starter returned, but another guy who had started in the past before injury was also returning and when has UNI ever had a lousy O-line? The other possible area of weakness was the back 7 on defense, where only three starters returned.
I think he believed that his elite offense could overcome any deficiencies in his defense, if there were going to be any, until reality smacked him in the face.
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KidSilverhair
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And Farley knows the recent history where UNI kept right up with ISU in openers the past few times, even getting some victories not all that long ago. Finding yourself down 30-0 in the third quarter when you no doubt thought you had a decent shot to win the game going in certainly would have “smacked him in the face” lol.
And nor should you, my good man! It's self evident why anyone in a similar situation shouldn't.
And yet...
Can anyone imagine CMC saying, Credit them, maybe they were better than I thought, in public? Farley is just a little Hawk.
I want us to quit playing UNI. He acts like a total douche canoe and shows no respect so we should just drop them.
That's not how it works.... part of the game check goes to transportation and hospitality, or in some cases, the host school pays for the accommodations and transportation for the visiting school. It's part of the contract.
Maybe that's how other schools use it but UNI takes that check from Iowa State, or whoever, and it all goes to the athletic budget. Mark doesn't get a dime of it for football. UNI gets nothing from Iowa State for transportation or anything else.
I honestly don’t understand why this is considered such a disrespectful comment on here.
That's literally what we did for SEMO and Ohio last year and did for Drake as well a few years back, so it wouldn't be any different with UNI. No head coach sees any of that money as well, so I'm not sure why you think they would at other schools.