Rhoads rescues hometown program

[MartyMcCy]

Paul Rhoads stays true to his roots in rebuilding the Iowa State football program - College Football News | FOX Sports on MSN

And so when the Cyclones upset the national championship picture last November, this was more than a 26½-point underdog stepping up big on the national stage. This was more than the first time Iowa State had ever beaten a team ranked in the top six. This was more than an Iowa State middle finger pointed in the general direction of Auburn, Ala. This was Paul Rhoads starting a bit of a winning tradition in a place that’s used to being the underdog.

 

[Bader]

And so when the Cyclones upset the national championship picture last November, this was more than a 26½-point underdog stepping up big on the national stage. This was more than the first time Iowa State had ever beaten a team ranked in the top six. This was more than an Iowa State middle finger pointed in the general direction of Auburn, Ala.

Haha, very well written article. Impressive amount of legwork done by the author.

 

[NATEizKING]

Excellent article, he needs hometown hero part 2 with Freddy before basketball season.

 

[VTXCyRyD]

Well written

 

[1100011CS]

only the third bowl win in school history.

:sad:

 

[PabloDiablo]

Thanks for posting, really enjoyed the read. Author gets a a big thumbs up for the effort.

 

[DistrictCyclone]

Thanks for posting, really enjoyed the read. Author gets a a big thumbs up for the effort.

Agreed, only one big mistake when he said the 2010 team won a bowl game.

 

[cyindenver]

They did in 2009, but it was new years so it was close to 2010.

 

[DistrictCyclone]

They did in 2009, but it was new years so it was close to 2010.

Maybe the author was watching from Europe where it was already 2010.

 

[Erik4Cy]

Excellent article. good to see some in depth writing and someone doing this newfound thing called research...

 

[WhatchaGonnaDo]

That was a surprisingly good read. Thanks for posting

 

[helechopper]

Just a really well written piece that captures exactly the mindset of the Cyclone fan base. I can't ******* wait until tomorrow.

 

[no2cyclones]

Good, well-written article.

 

[Topshelf]

Fantastic article, thanks for sharing!

 

[CycloneErik]

That's a local guy writing that piece. Moved from the Register to Fox Sports a couple of years ago.
Nice guy that happens to be a very good writer.

 

[CyCrazy]

Great article!

 

[justcynn]

the Author makes a good point, the enthusiasm is there, the confidence that the Cyclones could win any given Saturday (or Friday!) is there, but to really keep this moving forward - Rhoads will need to get some consistency. DMAC had the same enthusiasm, built it to a bowl team and then fizzled - I think what Rhoads is doing is bigger but we will need to see it on the field in the next 2 years to keep this momentum alive!

 

[CyCrazy]

the Author makes a good point, the enthusiasm is there, the confidence that the Cyclones could win any given Saturday (or Friday!) is there, but to really keep this moving forward - Rhoads will need to get some consistency. DMAC had the same enthusiasm, built it to a bowl team and then fizzled - I think what Rhoads is doing is bigger but we will need to see it on the field in the next 2 years to keep this momentum alive!

Dmac was never this enthusiastic and he would always turtle in big moments. I.E he would have never gone for the fake field goal against Nebtard for the win. I do though appreciate what Dmac did for ISU, he just lacked the "it" factor that Rhoads has.

 

[justcynn]

Dmac was never this enthusiastic and he would always turtle in big moments. I.E he would have never gone for the fake field goal against Nebtard for the win. I do though appreciate what Dmac did for ISU, he just lacked the "it" factor that Rhoads has.

Don't disagree - and its pretty apparent the Big 12 North and the state of the teams at DMAC's time were an advantage for getting some winning seasons, I guess the point is - PR will have to win more than 6 games to maintain this enthusiasm he has built- here's hoping it starts this year