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    ISU FB #42 in the Nation

    http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-much-is-your-favorite-college-football-team-worth-1452473476?mod=trending_now_2 In a down FB year, ISU is still #42 in nation, and #6 out of 10 Big 12 teams, in terms of economic value. An argument can easily be made here that ISU, while definitely not a...
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    COLUMN: One last look at the candidates

    I think we're being a bit too dismissive of mid-major coaches when Floyd (New Orleans) and Eustachy (Utah State) came from mid-majors and were very successful on-court. I'm leaning T.J. right now, but I won't say "bad hire" if we get a mid-major guy. We've gotten successful coaches for ISU...
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    We've reached the McCarney point

    In this era of college football parity these schools have been successful in recent years: Kansas State, Baylor, Ole Miss, Miss State, Duke, Northwestern. We could go on with other examples. At some point we need to quit making excuses, put on our big-boy pants, and compete at the Power 5 level...
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    ***OFFICIAL: NDSU @ IOWA STATE GAME(DAY) THREAD!***

    This is why you don't play an FCS opponent. It's because it is not an easy win. Nothing to gain. Better to get blown out by a Power 5 opponent. I totally disagree with our scheduling philosophy. Based on a very small vision for success! Rhoads Year Six looks like Walden Year Six. It's still...
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    Wow....Mangino it is

    I've been critical of CPR for not attending to the obvious issue of the offense over the past five years. Gotta give him some serious props with this hire. Clearly saw the issue and the absolute urgency of fixing it. If Mangino has learned his lesson on relating in a healthy way to his...
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    Monday Musings: Lots to learn from the Johnny Orr story

    Chris, great point on "what if" Johnny had the resources that ISU coaches have today. Definitely would have been more banners up there. Heck, throw Sam Mack and Mark Baugh into the "what if" mix and that's a game-changer, too. I grew up on Johnny Orr basketball. If the 1992 Dream Team were...
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    Favorite for OC job

    If Klenakis is a strong candidate, I'm not sure why he wasn't promoted in-season. That move would have been greatly supported at mid-season, but won't be received with much excitement now. Not a great PR move. Of course, if Klenakis produces immediately results we'll all quickly forget!
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    If Duke can do it, why not ISU

    One interesting note on Duke's success this year is that the breakthrough year came in year six of David Cutcliffe. His in-conference record was a somewhat CPR-like 1-7, 3-5, 1-7, 1-7, 3-5 in his first five years. Sometimes rebuilding takes longer than we like. Duke had to work through...
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    Gophers #29 in AP

    The success of so many schools at a competitive disadvantage like ISU should be an encouragement to keep expectations high. Great article on Duke and Baylor below. No reason Paul Rhoads can't make something similar happen at ISU: Baylor, Duke go from worst to first, College Football Overtime...
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    Time for the Media to Stop Asking Softball Questions

    Thanks, CW, for a fun, informative and free website! Most of us understand that your work limits what you can ask and what you can report.
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    Hang in there. We're just 2 years away from a 9 win season.

    IcSvU, I think you mis-read my post. My overall point would be that you don't see former doormats Baylor and Kansas State complaining about the tough schedule. At some point you just have boost your expectations and play, recruit and coach up to the level of your competition.
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    Hang in there. We're just 2 years away from a 9 win season.

    Let's quit the "Big 12 North was easy" talk. It was definitely weaker than the south, especially towards the end, but the real gift was we had a funny schedule rotation where we missed OU and TX the same year. The big picture is that today's Big 12 with the solid but not amazing additions of...
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    Question for negative posters

    Its not cool to criticize players who don't get paid. The money that coaches, especially head coaches, get paid makes criticism of them more than fair game. We the fans contribute to the sports economy that results in their being paid millions of dollars. Of course, personal attacks are never...
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    Is there a reason NOT to fire

    The offense is THE problem with the football program. Whether the OC is Messingham, Herman, McFarland or Cotton, we've had problems scoring points since 2005. The reality is to be Big 12 competitive you gotta put up 40 against an FCS school like UNI. Wally will fix the defense. He always does...
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    How ISU Will Dominate the Big 12

    Okay, I'm exaggerating, but want to change the tone. Question: How can ISU go about moving to the next level in the Big 12? I'm just assuming if Kansas State and Baylor can do it, there's no reason we can't. What do we have? Great coaches in CPR and Wally to make the most of the...
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    2013 Final Record Prediction

    Critics will with justification pick a 4-8 (2-6) kind of year. I'm going to say the fans will complain loud enough (or through discouragement) in the next few weeks about the offense to force a change in offense in scheme, recruiting, or coaching. CPR knows something needs to be done, and...
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    ***OFFICIAL FIRE MESSINGHAM THREAD***

    Fair enough. I'd like to see that points per possession ranking in the Big 12 for ISU during that same time period (2005-2012). At the same time, try this for a statistic, in 9 of the past 13 years ISU has ranked in the bottom three of the Big 12 in scoring offense. Here's the only...
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    ***OFFICIAL FIRE MESSINGHAM THREAD***

    jbhtexas, I like your post, but I think the better comparison is how we're doing in scoring offense compared to other Big 12 teams. And with that comparison this situation is even more discouraging... 2012 – 9th out of 10 teams 2011 – 9th out of 10 teams 2010 – 10th out of 12 teams 2009 – 10th...
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    ***OFFICIAL FIRE MESSINGHAM THREAD***

    A bad offense has been a characteristic of the Rhoads tenure. In the Big 12 last year we finished 8th of 10 teams, and this year we finished 9th of 10 teams. That is not success. We're stuck as a program. The offense must change. I'm not the expert, but it seems to me we have an issue in...
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    How confident are you ISU can win this wknd?

    Exactly! Lose to Baylor, beat OU. This season feels like 2010, like we might end up just short of a bowl. The "Rhoads rule" on winning that depends on ISU giving up less than 24 points really points to a bad offense throughout Rhoads tenure. I won't say the offense is Rhoads' fault, as it...
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