While I understand there's an argument to be made over how that season would've played out in a normal year, it irritates me that we have so many people on here try to diminish it.
Purdy at ISU
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While I understand there's an argument to be made over how that season would've played out in a normal year, it irritates me that we have so many people on here try to diminish it.
Agree, we played with the same constraints/distractions as everyone else that year.
Its a lazy argument. If you can't look back and appreciate that Iowa State won a ******* Fiesta bowl, then something is wrong with you.
I mean, last time I checked we still got to keep the trophy.
And I can't speak for anyone else, but it brought me a lot of joy in a year that was otherwise a total sh!tshow.
I might sound like that camp but my basic take is that ISU's record is the generally the same, but the KSU and WV wins aren't as lobsided since they were having issues. But ISU was still better than them by quite a bit and beats them in normal times.
A couple of other games were the difference between getting some bounces/making the plays at the right time (BU, Texas) and 2021 when it didn't happen.
Either way Purdy's years were a very successful run.
And frankly it's a testament to the program culture that we didn't have any cancellations or major issues with Covid.
Last season gave me a new appreciation for him for sure especially in demeanor, leadership and relatively speaking, play making.
What's stood out to me is that he *seems* to be universally liked by the rest of the 49ers players. Not always easy to do in a league full of egos
Don’t forget, to dumb fans, the best guy on the field is always the backup QB.
Just coming here to share similar thoughts. ISU’s defenses when Purdy was playing were not on the same level as last years/hopefully this years defense. The 2021 season is when our defense really started taking the next step but still had a some bad/head scratching performances that year.
The back end of the secondary leaked and the D line didn't get the same kind of pressure. I think the 3-3-5 got found.
Before the draft he went to some mechanics guru that helped him out.
If I remember right, we had a huge chunk of the team get sick and not practice right before the season. Many starters basically didn't practice the 1-2 weeks leading up to the first game due to the covid rules at the time. There's a reason we looked terrible against Louisiana. So it's not like we weren't affected by it.
