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KSU- "Why does ISU have so many draft picks and such mediocre results?"

SEIOWA CLONE said:
Special teams and turnovers have been the downfall of ISU the past couple of seasons, until those area are fixed, and the offensive line improves, it will be a struggle to win 8 to 10 games on a consistent basis.
You cannot preach about "winning in the margins" when you are missing easy field goals, have 20 yard punts and turning the ball over left and right.

KSU was solid in all areas last year, not great, but they did not lose games to miss field goals or giving up field position by poor punts and they took the ball away. ISU needs to learn from that and do the same.
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I was going to post same. The #1 reason the wins don't match up to the stats and personnel is SPECIAL TEAMS.

It's a 3 phase game, and you have to win 2 of 3 phases. The last 3-4 years, they have started by losing 1 phase right out of the gate. Heck just bad punting and missed FGs alone you can name at least 4 games they could have won.

Developmental teams likes ISU (and Iowa, and KSU, etc) need to put emphasis on winning the ST phase to be successful. It's an area where effort trumps talent usually. How many games have KSU and Iowa won solely because of having great special teams? Hell just the last 2 years, Iowa has lost the offense phase terribly, but exclusively won with defense and ST.
 
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CascadeClone said:
I was going to post same. The #1 reason the wins don't match up to the stats and personnel is SPECIAL TEAMS.

It's a 3 phase game, and you have to win 2 of 3 phases. The last 3-4 years, they have started by losing 1 phase right out of the gate. Heck just bad punting and missed FGs alone you can name at least 4 games they could have won.

Developmental teams likes ISU (and Iowa, and KSU, etc) need to put emphasis on winning the ST phase to be successful. It's an area where effort trumps talent usually. How many games have KSU and Iowa won solely because of having great special teams? Hell just the last 2 years, Iowa has lost the offense phase terribly, but exclusively won with defense and ST.
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Playing both EIU and KSU every season and seeing how they are winning games with special teams has to sink in after a while one would have to think.
I really have high hopes for this season, I am one of those that believes that Campbell has finally figured out that his job as a successful head coach depends on who he hires as his assistance, and there have been times where he put their friendship over the coaching that was being done by that person. I love the new Oline coach, he has taken low rated players and put them in the NFL, that shows that he knows future talent when he sees it. Hell, one of those kids played 8 man football and now starts for the Bills on their oline. I like what the new offensive coordinator brings to the job, he has played at a high level and the players seem to like him.

Fix the special teams' problems and let's start winning the conference.
 
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FarminCy said:
Never forget that KSU has never won a national championship in any sport ever!!

Work with a few KSU grads and I always remind them of that giant goose egg. Good dudes but they are your standard KSU fans that have weird obsessions and fixate on odd things. This is the same fan base that thinks a giant cat head on a chicken legged dude is awesome.
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