I'm getting a feeling people might rather see us lose a 48-42 type game, than win 10-7.
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I'm getting a feeling people might rather see us lose a 48-42 type game, than win 10-7.
I do think Norton could be effective in certain situations (maybe goal line or short yardage toughness type runs), but as an every down back I don't see it, even behind competent big 12 line.
Related: For the life of me... I can't figure out why we start him in the backfield, and then motion him out wide for a zero back set. If I recall, Rocco's pick 6 against Iowa he was trying to hit Norton on a 10 yard out route? Why is Norton running a 10 yard out route??!?!? Why would that ever be a thing we try?
Agreed and at the very least get Sama or Hansen out there in those situations. Even though they are freshman they appear to better pass catchers than Norton. Put you players in the best postions to succeed.
I’d take 10-7 all day. there has to be a made FG to get to 10 so that would be something new.
IF the ISU offense scores 48 pts the defense won't give up 42
I've heard this "opponent x is bad against the run so we can expect that to work better in this game" many many times over the years. I can't remember the results ever panning out that way though.
ISU struggles to run because of stuff going on with ISU, not the opponent we're facing.
ISU struggles to run because of stuff going on with ISU, not the opponent we're facing.
If anyone on here boos a cyclone team, just stay home. you aren't needed, much less wanted. no one should ever boo a bunch of college kids playing a sport. that is just sad.
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“See, I told you it wasn’t scheme or plays, my game plan works fine when the players execute”
Draw your own conclusions. I'm not calling plays and no matter how much fans ***** about it won't change the coaches minds.
I mostly agreed with the post. I think the dumbs are because most people were done taking a s**t and they weren’t even half done reading it. The OP is the Leo Tolstoy of angst-filled cyclone fans.
There are three reasons a lot of underclassmen are playing: 1. Gambling investigation; 2. On top of that, It seems CMC had more misses than hits during the 2019-2020 recruiting season; 3. He had a lot of hits on the 2021-22 recruiting season. It was almost like this was a perfect storm. another thing. I wonder how many Ohio players were using their covid year. Lots of 23 and 24 year old players out there in Athens. Are athletes from smaller schools more likely to use their COVID year than P5? Just curious.
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That annoys the s*** out of me. Maybe if ISU actually ran a plan 50% of the time, it could be an effective decoy.
I just want to see a well-managed football game. I’m tired of feeling like that’s asking for too much.