Game Week Thread Week 10, 2023: Texas at Iowa State

[statsman 5,472]

7 hours ago, Dr Ship said:

 

Lets be clear here: I don't begrudge Texas for moving, but I don't have to be happy about it due to the fact it negatively effects my school. All I'll say is your insufferable arrogance is part of what drove other teams to leave. The attitude of smaller schools (ISU included) caving in to larger schools to keep them around works great...all the original schools that were benefitting most from unequal revenue sharing left anyway. The SEC seems to have figured out that it is greater than the sum of its parts, and it's going to be very interesting to see how Texas' attitude fits in with that.

 

I don't know how all this realignment stuff ultimately plays out, but money is undefeated. If it moves toward a super conference I think that will be bad for the game, if the dust settles a bit now I think a 12 team playoff could be a lot of fun. We shall see.🤘👇

 

[Thatguy 8,750]

1 hour ago, Tex Pete said:

Some of their fans were dicks after the game in Ames in 2019, too. Kind of odd. Didn’t see or hear a Texas fan say a negative word or be obnoxious that day. Never seen in when we play then in Austin, either. 

I’ll be watching my back Saturday night. 

You're an asshole but you are OUR asshole. Be safe up there Tex. 

[billfromlaketravis 11,516]

About 90% of the national college football podcasters think we’re losing in Ames. “Classic trap game. Prove it Texas.” Blah, blah, same bullshit we’ve heard since 2010. 
 

All they talk about it is not trusting Texas, but have they stopped to consider Iowa State isn’t that good? They’ve had some horrific losses and really haven’t a played a complete game until last week. 
 

I think Texas is due for a breakout. Especially with Quinn getting healthier every week. 

[Js1 85,412]

1 minute ago, billfromlaketravis said:

About 90% of the national college football podcasters think we’re losing in Ames. “Classic trap game. Prove it Texas.” Blah, blah, same bullshit we’ve heard since 2010. 
 

All they talk about it is not trusting Texas, but have they stopped to consider Iowa State isn’t that good? They’ve had some horrific losses and really haven’t a played a complete game until last week. 
 

I think Texas is due for a breakout. Especially with Quinn getting healthier every week. 

Feels like they’ve been calling for our demise for 2-4 weeks now. It’ll happen when it happens but at this point, it’s just sexy to pick us to be upset 

[The Dog 44,062]

2 hours ago, speed817 said:

[LTtxfan 49,251]

26 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Feels like they’ve been calling for our demise for 2-4 weeks now. It’ll happen when it happens but at this point, it’s just sexy to pick us to be upset 

Just makes it that much sweeter when they pick us to lose and Texas wins.  🤘

[Hank_Hill 18,879]

33 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

About 90% of the national college football podcasters think we’re losing in Ames. “Classic trap game. Prove it Texas.” Blah, blah, same bullshit we’ve heard since 2010. 
 

All they talk about it is not trusting Texas, but have they stopped to consider Iowa State isn’t that good? They’ve had some horrific losses and really haven’t a played a complete game until last week. 
 

I think Texas is due for a breakout. Especially with Quinn getting healthier every week. 

They said the same shit about KSU. Oops.

[6th Street 6,414]

4 hours ago, MichaelDicksonFanClub said:

The two guys he will be going against:

Sweat 0.8774 composite, 3 star

Murphy 0.8904 composite 4 star

Wait until he sees what we have in store for him...

 

 

 

....in the first half

[Cairn Horn88 8,274]

Who puts that crap in their heads?

[Horn Dogg 3,911]

11 hours ago, Dr Ship said:

 

Lets be clear here: I don't begrudge Texas for moving, but I don't have to be happy about it due to the fact it negatively effects my school. All I'll say is your insufferable arrogance is part of what drove other teams to leave. The attitude of smaller schools (ISU included) caving in to larger schools to keep them around works great...all the original schools that were benefitting most from unequal revenue sharing left anyway. The SEC seems to have figured out that it is greater than the sum of its parts, and it's going to be very interesting to see how Texas' attitude fits in with that.

 

I don't know how all this realignment stuff ultimately plays out, but money is undefeated. If it moves toward a super conference I think that will be bad for the game, if the dust settles a bit now I think a 12 team playoff could be a lot of fun. We shall see.🤘👇

Fuck Iowa State!!

[cmontexas 3,272]

We're gonna fuckstomp this team and then Tech will probably scare the shit out of us

[Hank_Hill 18,879]

2 hours ago, Cairn Horn88 said:

Who puts that crap in their heads?

Probably their rat faced head coach

[LateAughtsHorn 588]

A lot of tough talk for a program that has been good for at least 4 losses more often than not since their current coach has been there. Aggy gets made fun of for having the same type of seasons ISU puffs their chest out over. 5 star culture, my ass. 

[Carl Spackler 3,486]

A lot will depend on Ewers taking care of the ball (he had at least 3 turnover-worthy throws against TCU but only one got picked) & Baxter doing the same when he runs.  Don't want to give ISU short fields in front of a liquored up home crowd.

[Hermanator 7,110]

Nothing changes. We knew these cunts were going to get fired up sometime during the game anyway. This team has been playing with fire letting off the gas every game since Kansas now maybe they needed this kick in the ass during game week after their coach called them out as well in the Monday press conference 

[South Austin 52,519]

It's weird how this "murderer's row" of TCU (4-6), Iowa State (6-4), and Texas Tech (5-5), might actually be, well . . . our murderer's row.

[Nope 3,114]

How much did Sark pay that dipshit to start chirping to the media?

[Snake Diggity 4,625]

“Y’all single handedly killed the Big 12” (the conference they will continue to play in after this year)

”Yall are so arrogant”. LMFAO

[Dr Ship 161]

14 hours ago, Valmy77 said:

The business of college football killed the Big 8 and SWC. It wasn't our fault the Big XII got its ass kicked by the SEC and the Big 10. Well ok maybe it was by sucking at football. 

Well I hope Nebraska is happy being in a league with two schools who openly condoned and covered up systematic sexual abuse. And I hope you are happy staying in a league with one. I understand having a bad attitude is far worse than that to some schools. The fact that us having an attitude you don't like is somehow worse than that shit blows my mind. If being in a league with insufferable assholes really was a motivating factor everybody would have voted to kick Penn State and Michigan State out of the Big 10. But they didn't because it isn't about that.

Anyway it sucks all this had to happen. I will miss you guys. Except Baylor fuck them.

But you won't miss us. And that's fine. Life goes on and shit.

Ok there is one thing I definitely won't miss about Iowa State. You fucks got rid of your baseball team, fucking up Big 12 scheduling forever.

You know I don't know when the Big 10 was kicking the Big 12's ass (other than Iowa-Iowa State, the only frequent matchup). Big 10 gets by because it has large alumni bases and large population centers. SEC (well, at least 4 or 5 teams) is legitimately better than everyone so they get paid. Penn State and Baylor should have gotten the death penalty, and I'm leaning toward MSU as well( won't pretend to know everything about their situation). Even the way the BIG handled this Harbaugh stuff shows the only thing they thought the league did wrong was get caught. Terribly unethical league. Texas arrogance isn't in the same galaxy as those wrongs.

 

Believe it or not, I will miss you guys. I loved the 10 team Big XII. The round robin in football is the way to go, and the double round robin in basketball was a thing of beauty. Up until you and Oklahoma left I was hopeful the Big XII could grab schools from the Pac 12 this round of media negotiations. Realignment sucks. Although with the future membership of the Big XII, I think Iowa State is well positioned to be a competitor in the league, and possibly make a playoff. 

 

No strong feelings about baseball. Just not as big of a deal up north.

[hookemATL 11,759]

Just now, Dr Ship said:

Realignment sucks

For those without options, I’m sure it does. 

[DanTheHorn 4,934]

11 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

About 90% of the national college football podcasters think we’re losing in Ames. “Classic trap game. Prove it Texas.” Blah, blah, same bullshit we’ve heard since 2010.

I would not say 2010 since it took a couple of years after our MNC appearance to earn what folks would say about us. So it does not bother me because now we are on our way to swinging the pendulum back the other way but it will take some time again.

[MonkeyDoughnut 10,301]

I'm going with the last 3 games have been lookahead games as Texas had this game circled since summer.  Hoping we play the 1st half twice this game.

 

[South Austin 52,519]

1 minute ago, MonkeyDoughnut said:

I'm going with the last 3 games have been lookahead games as Texas had this game circled since summer.  

I know our recent performances in Ames have not been good, but I seriously doubt this is a game that Texas had circled before the season started over the last three (or any other game on the schedule for that matter).  

[gofuckyourself 8,339]

15 hours ago, TexEx15 said:

 

Wait what's he saying ... Iowa in the dark? What's coming for them?

 

Well shit now I am a little concerned...

[mdmost 43,004]

I guess we're playing Iowa State without their stadium lights on during the game. Ooooh, if they wear black uniforms, we won't even see them. 

[texifornia 57,000]

9 minutes ago, mdmost said:

I guess we're playing Iowa State without their stadium lights on during the game. Ooooh, if they wear black uniforms, we won't even see them. 

Sidebar: The Iowa State black uniforms fucking suck, and are one of Matt Campbell's worst ideas.

"We're having a historically strong couple of season - lets wear uniforms that have no school colors and an illegible logo so when we look back at the photos we'll look like a 13 year old's video game create-a-team!"

[gofuckyourself 8,339]

Jerrod may be thinking this is 2021 -- the previous "dark" game in Iowa -- with Hudson Card starting, and Breece Hall and Brock Purdy for them.

Texas' defensive was a little different as well.

Texas rolls.

I think second actually presses the accelerator for more than 2 quarters as well.

[CTC2 2,797]

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[Dr Ship 161]

So if I'm making a real prediction here...

 

Going to be a tough out for ISU. Texas is the best team that we've played this year. I don't buy traditional Texas preseason hype, and am very much in the 'prove it' camp, but this year you're doing that. If you aren't 'back', you appear to be very close. Which is surprising I didn't think Sark had it in him. I think culture in sports is mostly a bs buzzword, but your culture was legitimately broken under Herman. I didn't think Sark was the guy to fix it.

 

Keys to the game : Iowa State needs to open up the playbook. Our line is not physical enough to push anyone around, let alone Texas, and the passing game needs to be used to help the run. Our pass protection has been surprisingly good, helped by the fact that Rocco Becht is a smart and talented QB. We've got some WR and TE that can make your life miserable, and our RB can tera you up given the chance. Abu Sama had his breakout game last week against BYU, but the talent has been apparent all year. If the staff decides they want to play conservative like they did against Iowa, Ohio, and Kansas it will be  along day for Cyclone Nation.

 

Defensively I think Iowa State needs to be rushing 4 most of the game. Our d-line is not talented enough to get pressure with only 3rushers. Our secondary is talented, but give Ewers time and he'll find a guy. Our defense has been stout under Heacock and I'm confident he'll have a good plan, or at least make the necessary adjustments. We've been ball-hawkish this year so Ewers better watch the turnovers. If Jeremiah Cooper is out at FS your coaching staff would be fools not to attack.

 

We have competent special teams this year! Jaylin Noel has had some great punt/kick returns so watch out for him. FG kicker is competent, 18/22 on the year and long of 56. I wish our punter would get the ball off quicker, but he's been pretty solid.

 

Should be a good game. You guys have the athletes and talent to run away with it, but Iowa State has been surprisingly stout this year. We are an extremely young team, and have been playing better as the year goes on. Wish it was going to be colder, but it should be beautiful football weather. I find it hilarious how cold Texas teams look in November in Iowa. Hope anyone going to the game has a good experience, but expect some ribbing and an 'SEC' chant if you lose. 

 

Close one where UT has a good first half but ISU comes back. Texas-24 Iowa State 27. Would love it if it was a walk off field goal like in 2019.

🤘👇

Edited November 15, 2023 by Dr Ship

[83Horn 1,642]

5 minutes ago, Dr Ship said:

So if I'm making a real prediction here...

 

Going to be a tough out for ISU. Texas is the best team that we've played this year. I don't buy traditional Texas preseason hype, and am very much in the 'prove it' camp, but this year you're doing that. If you aren't 'back', you appear to be very close. Which is surprising I didn't think Sark had it in him. I think culture in sports is mostly a bs buzzword, but your culture was legitimately broken under Herman. I didn't think Sark was the guy to fix it.

 

Keys to the game : Iowa State needs to open up the playbook. Our line is not physical enough to push anyone around, let alone Texas, and the passing game needs to be used to help the run. Our pass protection has been surprisingly good, helped by the fact that Rocco Becht is a smart and talented QB. We've got some WR and TE that can make your life miserable, and our RB can tera you up given the chance. Abu Sama had his breakout game last week against BYU, but the talent has been apparent all year. If the staff decides they want to play conservative like they did against Iowa, Ohio, and Kansas it will be  along day for Cyclone Nation.

 

Defensively I think Iowa State needs to be rushing 4 most of the game. Our d-line is not talented enough to get pressure with only 3rushers. Our secondary is talented, but give Ewers time and he'll find a guy. Our defense has been stout under Heacock and I'm confident he'll have a good plan, or at least make the necessary adjustments. We've been ball-hawkish this year so Ewers better watch the turnovers. If Jeremiah Cooper is out at FS your coaching staff would be fools not to attack.

 

We have competent special teams this year! Jaylin Noel has had some great punt/kick returns so watch out for him. FG kicker is competent, 18/22 on the year and long of 56. I wish our punter would get the ball off quicker, but he's been pretty solid.

 

Should be a good game. You guys have the athletes and talent to run away with it, but Iowa State has been surprisingly stout this year. We are an extremely young team, and have been playing better as the year goes on. Wish it was going to be colder, but it should be beautiful football weather. I find it hilarious how cold Texas teams look in November in Iowa. Hope anyone going to the game has a good experience, but expect some ribbing and an 'SEC' chant if you lose. 

 

Close one where UT has a good first half but ISU comes back. Texas-24 Iowa State 27. Would love it if it was a walk off field goal like in 2019.

🤘👇

🤘🖕

[crash_davis 23,113]

Every B12 team has had or has the Texas game circled on their calendar for a year. We've gotten the best from every B12 team this year. We beat they ass. This week and Tech will be no different. It's their Superbowl. To us, they are just another insignificant dipshit on our path to win this conference on our way out. 

Fuck em. We roll thanks to the asshole giving us bulletin board material.

Edited November 15, 2023 by crash_davis

[speed817 19,381]

28 minutes ago, crash_davis said:

Every B12 team has had or has the Texas game circled on their calendar for a year. We've gotten the best from every B12 team this year. We beat they ass. This week and Tech will be no different. It's their Superbowl. To us, they are just another insignificant dipshit on our path to win this conference on our way out. 

Fuck em. We roll thanks to the asshole giving us bulletin board material.

[MuellerHorn 4,256]

11 hours ago, Hank_Hill said:

Probably their rat faced head coach

[statsman 5,472]

There is a decent chance that when staff analysts were given assignments last summer to start prepping game plans, OSU tape was given out instead of ISU tape. 

[crash_davis 23,113]

20 minutes ago, MuellerHorn said:

This shit is definitely coming from dickface. He may have a disappointing season, but as long as he beats Texas at home, he'll make ISU fans and players forget about the disappointing season. The whole underdog we are a bunch of 3 stars competing against other schools with higher stars, better facilities, and more money defines Campbell and ISU. Texas is the epitome of the school with the most.

[Droopy 2,626]

12 minutes ago, statsman said:

There is a decent chance that when staff analysts were given assignments last summer to start prepping game plans, OSU tape was given out instead of ISU tape. 

[Dr Ship 161]

Just realized that this is your second of two games outside the state of Texas...crazy how that works.

 

Wish Hufford had kept his mouth shut, but if Texas needed bulletin board material to get up for this game you were boned. You've got a CCG and a potential CFP spot on the line if you just win.

 

 

[Herpa Derpa 6,126]

16 hours ago, Js1 said:

Feels like they’ve been calling for our demise for 2-4 weeks now. It’ll happen when it happens but at this point, it’s just sexy  lazy to pick us to be upset 

Fixed. There's never any analysis in the upset pick, just lots of "hur dur, Texas lose cuz so me say" 

[Park Gothic 5,046]

42 minutes ago, crash_davis said:

This shit is definitely coming from dickface. He may have a disappointing season, but as long as he beats Texas at home, he'll make ISU fans and players forget about the disappointing season. The whole underdog we are a bunch of 3 stars competing against other schools with higher stars, better facilities, and more money defines Campbell and ISU. Texas is the epitome of the school with the most.

They've already won six games, which is a banner year at ISU.

All he needs is a narrow win over Northern Illinois in the Belk Bowl to cement his "all time great" status for the clones. Regardless of how Saturday goes, their program is pathetic and should have been relegated to the FCS years ago. 

[statsman 5,472]

I have a lot more hatred for the Iowa Hawkeyes. I remember the 1984 Freedom Bowl. Bastards. 
 
I don’t know that I’ll ever think about the Cyclones again after Saturday, win or lose. Any memories will just be confused with KSU and OSU games, most likely. 

[texifornia 57,000]

Iowa State's fashion program graduates a surprising amount of pretty girls that move to Brooklyn. That is my entire exposure to ISU grads.

[NorthLoop 14,215]

3 hours ago, Dr Ship said:

 

 

Keys to the game : Iowa State needs to open up the playbook. Our line is not physical enough to push anyone around, let alone Texas, and the passing game needs to be used to help the run. Our pass protection has been surprisingly good, helped by the fact that Rocco Becht is a smart and talented QB. We've got some WR and TE that can make your life miserable, and our RB can tera you up given the chance. Abu Sama had his breakout game last week against BYU, but the talent has been apparent all year. If the staff decides they want to play conservative like they did against Iowa, Ohio, and Kansas it will be  along day for Cyclone Nation.

 

 

Keys to the game for ISU: See if you get away with holding and PI in the first quarter. If you do, then do it all game. You have a 50/50 shot of winning. If you don't, then you're fucked. 

[Paul Wesley 3,278]

A fan of the team with players betting on their own games, a douchebag coach trying to fight fans in the parking lot, and a JAG lineman yapping (wrongly) to the media while a couple of 3-star Texas D tackles who are day 1 NFL picks - and who are about to give him a 5-star prison rape…

For you to come here and lecture us about fixing our broken “culture” …

Fuck off. 

Edited November 15, 2023 by Paul Wesley

[IBuryPaul 273]

I can’t stop watching this. I’m so ashamed of myself. 
 

that young lady is going places, or has been places, or whatever. 

Edited November 15, 2023 by IBuryPaul
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[Vertigo 20,290]

4 hours ago, mdmost said:

I guess we're playing Iowa State without their stadium lights on during the game. Ooooh, if they wear black uniforms, we won't even see them. 

Corn Ninjas. Complete with Cobb num-chuks, and combine blade throwing stars. 

[Vertigo 20,290]

1 hour ago, Dr Ship said:

Just realized that this is your second of two games outside the state of Texas...crazy how that works.

 

Wish Hufford had kept his mouth shut, but if Texas needed bulletin board material to get up for this game you were boned. You've got a CCG and a potential CFP spot on the line if you just win.

 

 

The first one turned out ok. 

[TrashMaster G 17,563]

1 hour ago, Dr Ship said:

Just realized that this is your second of two games outside the state of Texas...crazy how that works.

True, but to be fair Waco is pretty much another state, if not country.

[sith_horn 2,407]

11 minutes ago, TrashMaster G said:

1 hour ago, Dr Ship said:

Just realized that this is your second of two games outside the state of Texas...crazy how that works.

True, but to be fair Waco is pretty much another state, if not country.

Indeed ...

Texas is 4.8x the size of Iowa, 9.4x the population with 5x the number of Rig 12 members + a guaranteed game with OU at the Cotton Bowl every season.

ISU to Iowa University:  125 miles

Austin to: 108 miles to Waco, 187 miles to TCU, 406 miles to Texas Tech, 195 miles to Cotton Bowl, 164 miles to Cougar High Stadium.

Source:  Britannica.com

Texas: 268,596 square miles, 30,029,572 population (2022 estimated)

Iowa:  56,273 square miles, 3,200,517 population (2022 estimated)

[South Austin 52,519]

It would be nice if our last Big XII road game was more like the game in Waco earlier this season in which it was never really in doubt that we were going to win comfortably.  I think Baylor was 10x as motivated to send Texas out with a loss, but they're fucking awful this year.

[The_Great_Hornsby 3,251]

5 hours ago, Dr Ship said:

So if I'm making a real prediction here...

 

Going to be a tough out for ISU. Texas is the best team that we've played this year. I don't buy traditional Texas preseason hype, and am very much in the 'prove it' camp, but this year you're doing that. If you aren't 'back', you appear to be very close. Which is surprising I didn't think Sark had it in him. I think culture in sports is mostly a bs buzzword, but your culture was legitimately broken under Herman. I didn't think Sark was the guy to fix it.

 

Keys to the game : Iowa State needs to open up the playbook. Our line is not physical enough to push anyone around, let alone Texas, and the passing game needs to be used to help the run. Our pass protection has been surprisingly good, helped by the fact that Rocco Becht is a smart and talented QB. We've got some WR and TE that can make your life miserable, and our RB can tera you up given the chance. Abu Sama had his breakout game last week against BYU, but the talent has been apparent all year. If the staff decides they want to play conservative like they did against Iowa, Ohio, and Kansas it will be  along day for Cyclone Nation.

 

Defensively I think Iowa State needs to be rushing 4 most of the game. Our d-line is not talented enough to get pressure with only 3rushers. Our secondary is talented, but give Ewers time and he'll find a guy. Our defense has been stout under Heacock and I'm confident he'll have a good plan, or at least make the necessary adjustments. We've been ball-hawkish this year so Ewers better watch the turnovers. If Jeremiah Cooper is out at FS your coaching staff would be fools not to attack.

 

We have competent special teams this year! Jaylin Noel has had some great punt/kick returns so watch out for him. FG kicker is competent, 18/22 on the year and long of 56. I wish our punter would get the ball off quicker, but he's been pretty solid.

 

Should be a good game. You guys have the athletes and talent to run away with it, but Iowa State has been surprisingly stout this year. We are an extremely young team, and have been playing better as the year goes on. Wish it was going to be colder, but it should be beautiful football weather. I find it hilarious how cold Texas teams look in November in Iowa. Hope anyone going to the game has a good experience, but expect some ribbing and an 'SEC' chant if you lose. 

 

Close one where UT has a good first half but ISU comes back. Texas-24 Iowa State 27. Would love it if it was a walk off field goal like in 2019.

🤘👇

TLDR: Cyclones are gonna get slept.