Correct, 2021 was absolutely a disappointment. I couldn’t possibly care less where “7 wins” ranks in our 100 year history. Because it literally has 0 significance. Roster construction matters. Talent matters. Expectations matter. Everything was in place for Iowa State to be really good, and it just wasn’t. It wasn’t very good (and not a real threat to play for a conference title) because of consistent schematic issues and coaching blunders, the same sh*t that’s been happening year after year.
If some here are obsessed with our history, then it should most definitely be frustrating to know that Iowa State is not losing specifically because of a laughable talent gap with our opponent like those precious 80’s and 90’s squads (and Rhoads squads) - we are lining up weekly against teams that, from a talent perspective, we can compete with (which is most certainly a product of us recruiting a bit better, developing better overall, being a better program overall, and the fact that the conference as a hole has a ton of parity with no freakish talent powerhouses). Yet now we lose because of coaching. Schemes. Play calling. (Lack of) Adjustments. Losing 6 games last year (and EIGHT in conference this year) with so many coaching mistakes is not acceptable, and it should not be acceptable to Iowa State fans “because we used to suck”. That’s ********.
CMC has some work to do to fix this situation. Our fanbase deserves it.
