This win was HUGE.

[Clones85']

Leonard Johnson played a great game. By far our best man on man cover corner. When they threw deep on him, he was on the guy. When they threw deep on our other corners they looked lost.

I love how we got punched in the mouth. Got up and punched them back. It was awesome to see

 

[CyForPresident]

I really think the Mizzou game will be for bowl eligibility.

I believed that would be the case all summer and honestly, we can't ask for much more.

Next week is really, really important. A top 10 team coming into the Jack with a huge crowd. Iowa doesn't play next week and this win should spur some tailgating and tickets. ISU must be competitive against a big time team. Great win last night though.

 

[Al_4_State]

I believed that would be the case all summer and honestly, we can't ask for much more.

Next week is really, really important. A top 10 team coming into the Jack with a huge crowd. Iowa doesn't play next week and this win should spur some tailgating and tickets. ISU must be competitive against a big time team. Great win last night though.

Agreed. This Utah game is such a huge freaking opportunity for this team. We have to keep it respectable.

 

[Clones85']

Agreed. This Utah game is such a huge freaking opportunity for this team. We have to keep it respectable.

Completely agree. We can't ask for a better opportunity. I think a win against Utah would be so big for respect nationally. They have a history of beating some really good BCS level teams. For us to knock them off would be get us some great attention

 

[CyForPresident]

Agreed. This Utah game is such a huge freaking opportunity for this team. We have to keep it respectable.

You don't have to win, you just can't get blown out and kill all the momentum.

 

[Sloup]

At some point, one of our wins has to validate that we are actually good instead of proving that our opponent isn't that great. Utah gives us that opportunity.

 

[JUKEBOX]

Same here. I'd like to watch them on TV to assess our chances.

I watched the first half of Mizzou and Illinois, and Mizzou looked bad. I wouldn't be surprised if they looked a lot better now though.

 

[mg4cy]

I haven't seen the excitement in the fans around me for quite some time. It was great to see all of the families, kids and fans have a great time, standing and cheering. Early in the game and prior games the fans have been sluggish in my section standing, cheering and making noise on 3rd down. Its nice to see them get engaged in the game. It took a 17-0 lead for that to happen, then the 4th quarter. A great time indeed!

Also, due to the high scoring nature of the game, great to see our team have to perform and "practice" in many situations, lots of Red Zone opportunities.