Is Chizik the Man?

**Dormeezy** · 09-24-2007, 02:29 PM

Originally Posted by Bryceman

Reading your article, I expected to win Kent State and UNI, lose to iowa, and beat Toledo, and then lose rest of the way.

Well, so far we've lost Kent State and UNI, won to iowa, and lost Toledo. time to win rest of the way?

**mojo** · 09-24-2007, 02:53 PM

I'll be honest i haven't read this thread, it annoyed me just seeing a thread even started with that title, 4 games into the season, under a new head coach, new system, lots of new players, to even speculate about it is retarted.

**ISU_Alum_2000** · 09-25-2007, 01:42 AM

Originally Posted by mojo

I'll be honest i haven't read this thread, it annoyed me just seeing a thread even started with that title, 4 games into the season, under a new head coach, new system, lots of new players, to even speculate about it is retarted.

Amen. Chizik & Co. is the best staff we could possibly hope to have in Ames right now. If you don't understand that, you need to leave the state of Iowa for a while and take a look from the outside-in. There is very little to draw quality coaches to Iowa State at this point.

The mistakes this year have been execution, not coaching. The good news is that execution is far easier to correct to than bad coaching.

When we don't shoot ourselves in the foot (vs. Iowa, for example) we look like a decent football team.

**JCloned** · 09-25-2007, 06:39 AM

Originally Posted by ISU_Alum_2000

Amen. Chizik & Co. is the best staff we could possibly hope to have in Ames right now. If you don't understand that, you need to leave the state of Iowa for a while and take a look from the outside-in. There is very little to draw quality coaches to Iowa State at this point.

The mistakes this year have been execution, not coaching. The good news is that execution is far easier to correct to than bad coaching.

When we don't shoot ourselves in the foot (vs. Iowa, for example) we look like a decent football team.

I'll take it a step further and remove the "hope" and "right now & Ames".

"Amen. Chizik & Co. is the best staff we could have."

As I talked about in Why I love this staff. They are building it the right way and while on any given Saturday it may not look like it, great things are under way.

**ketelmeister** · 09-25-2007, 07:13 AM

Originally Posted by JCloned

It has been an interesting eight days hasn't it? From the euphoria and Shaggy being fit for a gold hall of fame jacket to the pain of Saturday night. Cyclone fans across the country have been asking what is different, has any thing changed, is Chizik the man for the job? All this conversation got me thinking and so I put my thoughts on these questions together in my blog.

Blog Link

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It is hard to find your topic on your blog..when you like can you set it up so it goes directly to your point? Thanks

**erikbj** · 09-25-2007, 07:39 AM

I think the first four games is evidence of the lack of recruiting that MAC did the last year or two, because the new staff is having as many problems winning games as the old staff. This is where I think Chizik is the man, hopefully he can bring some speed from teh south and get some farm boys for the line.

GO GET HUCK THE FUSCKERS ON SATURDAY

**wyckoff9** · 09-25-2007, 10:57 AM

I was looking through the media guide and concluded that the mix of players needs to change. When there are 30 players from Florida/Georgia and 30 from Texas and 10 from Illinois and several from California then we will be competitive in the Big 12. The top programs in the Big 12 south, already have their '08 recruiting classes almost complete but there are still many quality players uncommitted. Even if they are verbally committed this coaching staff has demonstrated a willingness to get them to flip. If you look at the background of the staff, it looks like it has been put together to get this mix of players.

**dinger** · 09-25-2007, 11:03 AM

Originally Posted by cys_av8r

poor horse. its a good thing PETA never comes on our beloved website.

**DaddyMac** · 09-25-2007, 11:06 AM

Good article JCloned.

Funny how people will jump to conclusions about the title, find what they want in article - some that aren't even there, take things out of context, twist it, b!tch to the heavens about what they think something is means, .

And all the while be wrong.

**Wesley** · 09-25-2007, 11:11 AM

Chizik is the Man this year.

Last year it was Dan was the man.

We will beat the Big Red in Lincoln on Saturday!

The Man is on our team.

They only have Bill Callahan and Dennis Cosgrove and unhappy campers.