The Bottom Ten

[NobodyBeatsCy]

There but for the grace of God, goes I - S - U


Bottom 10: "That Smell" is not good for teams at the bottom of the college football barrel - ESPN

Three weeks, and no appearance.

[dualthreat]

the same team that beat colorado like 52-7, Cal, is on that list at 2-1. what?

[d4nim4l]

There but for the grace of God, goes I - S - U


Bottom 10: "That Smell" is not good for teams at the bottom of the college football barrel - ESPN

Three weeks, and no appearance.

Well yeah, look at the teams on the list and on the waiting list. Most of those teams are playing more than terrible right now. We lost to a top 25 team and lost a close one to a team slightly better than us. Nothing real embarassing about that.

[HerkyKiller]

Waiting list: Ole Miss (1-2), North Carolina (0-2), mascot fights, Minnesota (1-2), Tulsa (1-2), missed PATs, Rice (1-2), Memphis (1-2), Ohio (1-2), Kent State (1-2), blown pass coverage, Ball State (1-2), Washington State (1-2), Twitter threats, Louisiana-Monroe (0-2), Florida International (0-2), Utah State (1-2), San Jose State (1-2) and Mark Schlabach's upset picks.

[bosco]

the same team that beat colorado like 52-7, Cal, is on that list at 2-1. what?

No kidding the team that CU beat, CSU, is on the list and the team that beat CU, Cal, is on the least yet CU is absent. Yes something definitely smells.

[CYphyllis]

No kidding the team that CU beat, CSU, is on the list and the team that beat CU, Cal, is on the least yet CU is absent. Yes something definitely smells.

He saves the #5 spot for BCS conference schools that lost to mid majors/FCS teams.

[edr247]

the same team that beat colorado like 52-7, Cal, is on that list at 2-1. what?

He seems to put a lot of weight on the fact that their defense didn't show up against Nevada.

As for ISU, well, while you guys are 1-2, I don't know if you're one of the worse 1-2 teams out there. One loss was to a then top 10 ranked team and the other was a close loss to a KSU team that some experts have picked to do okay in-conference.

More losses, and more specifically, any blowouts and you might see ISU showing up on that list.

EDIT:
It's interesting that if "mascot fights" and "blown pass coverage" could make the list, "Big Ten special teams" didn't.

[chuckd4735]

the same team that beat colorado like 52-7, Cal, is on that list at 2-1. what?

#5 is always saved for the BCS conference team who was the biggest surprise at how bad they played the previous week. For example, if Iowa would have lost 42-0 on Saturday, they would have been a lock for the #5 spot.

[SuperCy]

He saves the #5 spot for BCS conference schools that lost to mid majors/FCS teams.

I hope to God that we're not #5 next week.

[LoewDog]

I think the clones are one of the better 1-2 teams...still think a bowl is possible.

[CloneState1028]

Waiting list: Ole Miss (1-2), North Carolina (0-2), mascot fights, Minnesota (1-2), Tulsa (1-2), missed PATs, Rice (1-2), Memphis (1-2), Ohio (1-2), Kent State (1-2), blown pass coverage, Ball State (1-2), Washington State (1-2), Twitter threats, Louisiana-Monroe (0-2), Florida International (0-2), Utah State (1-2), San Jose State (1-2) and Mark Schlabach's upset picks.

[aeroclone]

Some people may look at this list and see 10 god-awful football teams. I look at this list and see future non-conference opponents for ISU! Seriously, Western Kentucky has lost 24 in a row! Eastern Michigan has dropped 15 in a row and just went down to Central Michigan 52-14! We are a program in need of a serious slump buster or two, and the schools on this list will fit the bill perfectly!

[NobodyBeatsCy]

He seems to put a lot of weight on the fact that their defense didn't show up against Nevada.

As for ISU, well, while you guys are 1-2, I don't know if you're one of the worse 1-2 teams out there. One loss was to a then top 10 ranked team and the other was a close loss to a KSU team that some experts have picked to do okay in-conference.

More losses, and more specifically, any blowouts and you might see ISU showing up on that list.

EDIT:
It's interesting that if "mascot fights" and "blown pass coverage" could make the list, "Big Ten special teams" didn't.

I took this to be a swipe at Iowa -

Waiting list: Ole Miss (1-2), North Carolina (0-2), mascot fights, Minnesota (1-2), Tulsa (1-2), missed PATs, Rice (1-2), Memphis (1-2), Ohio (1-2), Kent State (1-2), blown pass coverage, Ball State (1-2), Washington State (1-2), Twitter threats, Louisiana-Monroe (0-2), Florida International (0-2), Utah State (1-2), San Jose State (1-2) and Mark Schlabach's upset picks.

[edr247]

I took this to be a swipe at Iowa -

Waiting list: Ole Miss (1-2), North Carolina (0-2), mascot fights, Minnesota (1-2), Tulsa (1-2), missed PATs, Rice (1-2), Memphis (1-2), Ohio (1-2), Kent State (1-2), blown pass coverage, Ball State (1-2), Washington State (1-2), Twitter threats, Louisiana-Monroe (0-2), Florida International (0-2), Utah State (1-2), San Jose State (1-2) and Mark Schlabach's upset picks.

Hmmm....could be, though personally, the missed PAT didn't end up hurting as much as the other special teams **** ups. The missed PAT actually ended up hurting ASU, against Wisconsin.

[Cyballz]

Some people may look at this list and see 10 god-awful football teams. I look at this list and see future non-conference opponents for ISU! Seriously, Western Kentucky has lost 24 in a row! Eastern Michigan has dropped 15 in a row and just went down to Central Michigan 52-14! We are a program in need of a serious slump buster or two, and the schools on this list will fit the bill perfectly!

Western KY is on the schedule for 2012 - our luck they'll be good by then.