*** Official Iowa vs IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***

[besserheimerphat]

They missed the PI in the end zone but gifted us when Cooper got away with one. Probably a net loss in points on that but you never know.

As long as they're consistent, we can adjust to it.

 

[Cyhig]

Lol, is that a serious question? I expect to not get our asses kicked by iowa in the 1st half. I expect my team to show up mentally ready to play. I expect my team to not give up huge offensive plays to an awful offense.

You know who (correctly) treats this game as a Super Bowl? The opponent does. And they are barely breaking a sweat beating down little brother.

Calm down and have another beer. There are a TON of younger players on offense playing their first big game and against a top 5 rated defense nevertheless. I’m not sure why you thought the team would be explosive offensively

 

[BryceC]

We knew our offense was bad. We thought the special teams was better. We are a missed kick and a really poor decision on the pick 6 away from a 10-6 game. But you don’t win in the margins this way.

 

[ZuriCyclone]

Is this winning in the margins?

Are we getting better game by game that is what matters

 

[CycloneBamaFan]

This is exactly the way not to play Iowa, and like every single year Campbell decides to do it anyways. Throwing short out routes and getting behind the sticks is just begging for interceptions, and yet we do it all the time. Not to mention a complete inability to catch the ball. Putting all the pressure on your defense will not win you games, like we saw last year

Campbell is not impressive. I hope for major changes in the 2nd half, but why call all these poor offensive calls in the 1st half. Wasting a great defense.

 

[enisthemenace]

What I would give to get the chance to punch Emmanual Acho in the face. JFC if he isn't one of the most annoying football talking heads out there.

Uhhh…his Brother Sam? Can I get a witness?

 

[Ace000087]

Eff. Just Eff.

 

[ScottyP]

Our offense has scored a net of -4 points

 

[cyphoon]

Disheartening

 

[ExCyment]

We had a starting NFL QB on our roster and he got worse every season under this HC and we could never win the conference. That was as good as it's ever going to get under Campbell; we've already peaked, ladies and gents.

I know I miss being last nearly every year like all of his predecessors

 

[ClonerJams]

We knew our offense was bad. We thought the special teams was better. We are a missed kick and a really poor decision on the pick 6 away from a 10-6 game. But you don’t win in the margins this way.

Well its really 3 plays in that first half that made it this way.
1. Higgins not catching that TD
2. PI on Purchase (Right call by the rules, but a tough one to go against you)
3. Pick 6

Unfortunately there are usually 5-8 plays a game that will determine that outcome, and we have been on the wrong side of them today.

 

[Cloned4Life]

I don’t think that throwing downfield is much of an option for us at this point… so all of that talk doesn’t seem so fair.

If it wasn’t (or isn’t) an option, then that would signal the game was over well before it stated.

 

[cycfan1]

Yet many coaches on here are calling us to run outside. I would like Becht to hold on to a few of those rpo's

Its there.

 

[t-noah]

I refuse to get negative, although we deserve the criticism.

If we don't come back this game, so be it. I'll keep watching the games quietly.

We will lose fans fairly soon though, unless we play all out, hells bells, aggressive FB. We don't have the players yet, maybe never will, enough to go toe to toe with most.

When will we just chuck it?

 

[heitclone]

Classic Matt Campbell first half.

 

[madguy30]

Matt Campbell has been a great coach for ISU. But his teams struggle against Iowa. It might be smart to bring back Dan McCarney or Paul Rhoads to coach the games against Iowa.

And get Iowa to be bad or average outside of 2002.

 

[CycloneSpinning]

dislike all you want

dislike all you want but its the truth

I think some of you may let your Iowa friends and co-workers get to you a little too much. I want to win every game, but this one doesn’t mean more than any other of you don’t get caught up in that…and we do have a very young team. No reason to get rid of the best coach we’ve had because he struggles to beat one team…and a non-con game to boot…

 

[madguy30]

I refuse to get negative, although we deserve the criticism.

If we don't come back this game, so be it. I'll keep watching the games quietly.

We will lose fans fairly soon though, unless we play all out, hells bells, aggressive FB. We don't have the players yet, maybe never will, enough to go toe to toe with most.

When will we just chuck it?

To who?

 

[CycloneBamaFan]

We knew our offense was bad. We thought the special teams was better. We are a missed kick and a really poor decision on the pick 6 away from a 10-6 game. But you don’t win in the margins this way.

Why is it ok for the Cyclones to only score 6 points?

 

[ZuriCyclone]

I mean. I hate to say it, but we are a bunch of pussies (I don’t care if this makes X or whatever). It’s not like we are the smaller team. Just *****.

It is pure Coaching on the offense, promoting Nate was a terrible idea. Ya lets get the guy who learnt under the worst OC Tom manning and make him OC. It was just so that Campbell can say he made a change.