2023 CyHawk

New triggered topic for the thread, on point... Pollard is telling fans to be in the gates by 1:45 to beat the rush and not break the system.

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Jokes on them. I’m setting up a tent tomorrow morning outside the north gate. Setting a space heater outside of it just so Randy doesn’t come close and try to make a story out of it.
 
A decade ago at random ISU football game, I remember walking up the stairs into the stadium at the west entrance and passing Senator Grassley walking in. All by himself like a regular fan attending a game. I truly miss those days.
 
But also the fact that ISU's SOS schedule advantage had very little to do with the Non-conference schedules of both teams, which is what we were talking about. While ISU probably got a little more boost for playing Iowa than Iowa did playing ISU, their SOS advantage was almost entirely because of the round robin schedule in the Big 12.

Yeah, it's always been the fact that all 9 Big 12 teams + Iowa + FCS/G5 has generally been the #3 to #20 ranked schedule every year. In large part because the SEC teams play 8 games with 4 non conf and the bottom half of their league is overrated. If every SEC team played 9 SEC games plus a top 30 Big Ten team you'd have seen SEC teams jump Big 12 in SOS.

In next version of Big 12 certainly there will be some years were the new 9 teams out of 15 possible are close to the 9 easiest and ISU gets a truly cake schedule some year. I'm dreaming of it to be honest, we generally get no credit the years we end up with a top 5 or top 10 schedule. Give me a #68 SOS and rack up some easier wins.

In basketball the schedules will be unfair from team to team, but even the weakest schedule is still going to be elite nationally.
 



Last year's total yards allowed nationally not accounting for schedule strength (ISU had top ten schedule strength and lots of these teams were outside top 30).

#2 Iowa
#3 Illinois
#4 Iowa State
#9 Minn
#11 Wisc
#17 Penn State
#53 Purdue

He could make an argument they play a lot of top defenses, but I'm not sure how anybody argues ISU's defense hasn't been solid.
 
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The key to beating Iowa has been the same for 10 years. On 3rd and more than 5 blitz the QB and have the safety jump the TE route. 80% of the time when Iowa needs to throw a short pass they are going to the TE. Just maddening how often they get away with it. Granted they have always had good TEs, but when they go that way every time, teams should see it coming.
Huge key to the game is how ISU’s linebackers match up with Iowa’s tight ends.
 
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Less exposure should be great. No way that powerhouse program is ever a candidate for relegation...
Relegation hasn’t been on the table in my lifetime, if ever. Who knows though in 10-15 years maybe?
 

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