Mack Brown on ISU

**tejasclone** · 09-22-2011, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by BigLame

Tejas right now believes they are back - not in the sense that a NC is around the corner, but they will beat all the teams that do not belong in the same building as they do (us, Baylor, TTech, KSU, KU), and they will be competitive with the big boys and hopefully steal 1 or 2 (OU, A&M, OSU) to start off the next McCoy/Shipley2.0 version of the Longhorns.

What I want to see: our first comlete game. Sure, we have had to perform 4th quarter comebacks in each of the first 3 games. Why? Turnovers & poor play (particularly in the 1st half), yet we have still won.

KO mauls Okafor/Jeffcoat (like he did in the Iowa game this year), offense protects the ball, passing is accurate, DL controls LOS (like last year - UT OL is not much different) & pressures QB, front 7 controls run (& especially the running QB they rotate), DBs make prevent big plays & come up with a couple of their own (picks).
Do this, we win by 3 touchdowns. Do this, the powers that be will really take note. ISU suddenly isn't some novelty, aw, they're perennially bad and they've had a good start - good for them!

Would really like to just hand their arses to them.

Agree with everything. I'd happily take another 1-point nailbiter, but NOTHING would be sweeter than to absolutely pound them.

Living in Austin and seeing in person the extravagance of the UT program and the smugness of their alums, the Horns have replaced the Hawks as #1 on my **** list.

**Peter** · 09-22-2011, 10:34 AM

We will win.

**VeloClone** · 09-22-2011, 10:36 AM

Originally Posted by Peter

We will win.

I hope you are right, but it would still be an upset.

**dualthreat** · 09-22-2011, 10:44 AM

It doesn't matter if Texas is over looking us or not. Were gonna beat their rookie ***** either way.

**synapticwave** · 09-22-2011, 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by tejasclone

Agree with everything. I'd happily take another 1-point nailbiter, but NOTHING would be sweeter than to absolutely pound them.

Living in Austin and seeing in person the extravagance of the UT program and the smugness of their alums, the Horns have replaced the Hawks as #1 on my **** list.

100% agree

**synapticwave** · 09-22-2011, 11:16 AM

Originally Posted by BigLame

What I want to see: our first comlete game. Sure, we have had to perform 4th quarter comebacks in each of the first 3 games. Why? Turnovers & poor play (particularly in the 1st half), yet we have still won.

agreed. We cannot give up an early lead, Texas is still building confidence. We need to crush them at the beginning of both halves. Texas only has 2 drives this year of 80 yards or more that resulted in points. We need to play the field position game and make McCoy drive the lenght of the field to score. If we don't turn the ball over and stuff their running game we win easily.

**TxCycloneFan** · 09-22-2011, 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by tejasclone

Agree with everything. I'd happily take another 1-point nailbiter, but NOTHING would be sweeter than to absolutely pound them.

Living in Austin and seeing in person the extravagance of the UT program and the smugness of their alums, the Horns have replaced the Hawks as #1 on my **** list.

Yep.

**andybernard** · 09-22-2011, 11:38 AM

I say we tap the brakes and take this 1 week at a time. Let's focus on this week's bye.

**weR138** · 09-22-2011, 11:40 AM

Originally Posted by trajanJ

I can't believe he's telling his team to beat ISU by a large margin. Texas isn't Texas of the past. He would be happy with a last second field goal to win by one. This is a conference road game and Texas will struggle to win any conference road games. Look at it this way, this could be ISU's easiest conference game excluding KU. ISU's other home games are OSU and A&M, two teams that are quite a bit better then Texas this year.

You would get more posts if you were an ISU fan.

I was referring to last season when we played UT the week after a 0-52 drubbing in Norman.

Before the ISU/UT game Brown explained to his team that they needed to beat us worse than OU did. That is not respect. That is an expectation of being able to completely dominate an opponent. You don't change that attitude over night and if you're UT why would you? They will always have more money and talent than us. In no way does Brown express respect for us to his team in fact I'm sure it's quite the opposite. They will come to Ames expecting to show up, get back on track w/ a win and move on to a "real game", OU.

I like our chances.

**bosco** · 09-22-2011, 11:45 AM

Originally Posted by weR138

You would get more posts if you were an ISU fan.

I was referring to last season when we played UT the week after a 0-52 drubbing in Norman.

Before the ISU/UT game Brown explained to his team that they needed to beat us worse than OU did. That is not respect. That is an expectation of being able to completely dominate an opponent. You don't change that attitude over night and if you're UT why would you? They will always have more money and talent than us. In no way does Brown express respect for us to his team in fact I'm sure it's quite the opposite. They will come to Ames expecting to show up, get back on track w/ a win and move on to a "real game", OU.

I like our chances.

I know that the UT coaches are not taking this game lightly. The players on the other hand who knows what goes on in the minds of 18 year old boys. We'll I know what was going on in my mind when I was 18 but that is a different story.

**sdillon500** · 09-22-2011, 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by andybernard

I say we tap the brakes and take this 1 week at a time. Let's focus on this week's bye.

Have some confidence! ISU is going to destroy BYE this week. I can guarantee that BYE won't even score a touchdown.

**CyFan61** · 09-22-2011, 12:00 PM

Originally Posted by sdillon500

Have some confidence! ISU is going to destroy BYE this week. I can guarantee that BYE won't even score a touchdown.

I think they have a solid defense, though... haven't allowed a point all season.

Will be interesting

**Latto** · 09-22-2011, 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by huntt26

That is crazy that they have their own network - just amazing that they can pull that off. AND, it actually looks like a real refined and well-run station. Wish they would open it up to Big XII network, but we'll see what happens...

Don't kid yourself this is very much just ESPN Longhorn style. I have the network and it's an exact ESPN replica. It's operated with ESPN staff, analysts, etc. It's even in HD. I don't agree with the network existance necessarily, but if the network absolutely needs to exist, than I am happy to have it. It's another sports channel that has relevance to ISU and will have plenty of football and basketball programming. I will and have watched it. Much of it will be repetitive programming, but it will nice to watch replays of ISU beating Texas this season, and yes, recruits will be able to see the replays of ISU beating Texas again.