CW says team could be 8-4

**michaelrr1** · 11-26-2012, 04:37 PM

We could have been 4-8 if Iowa finishes their last drive and TCU doesn't lose their starting QB a couple of days before the game. 6-6 is a pretty good measuring stick...right in between 8-4 and 4-8.

**Tre4ISU** · 11-26-2012, 04:41 PM

Four stages

1. Lose big
2. Lose close
3. Win close
4. Win big

**Alcyclone** · 11-26-2012, 04:43 PM

Having gone to ISu football games for more than 50 years I find that any discussion of what could have been and how the team did this or the coach did this to be almost laughable. I think that for most of my life when we played teams in the top 25 we just planed on loosing by 40 points. Maybe we are not winning as many as we like( I am sure the coaches and the players would agree with that) but be glad that the program is going in the right direction and think about how many people would have been at the game Friday 5 years ago. With the cold weather we would have been amazed to see 30000 people there.

**Cycsk** · 11-26-2012, 04:45 PM

What was the real attendance (not the official one)? The hillsides were not very full. Seems like lots of folks moved into seats, such as the upper deck student section.

**ISUAgronomist** · 11-26-2012, 04:50 PM

Originally Posted by Cycsk

What was the real attendance (not the official one)?

**cymate** · 11-26-2012, 04:51 PM

That game was in complete control

**iahawkhunter** · 11-26-2012, 04:59 PM

Originally Posted by Tre4ISU

Four stages

1. Lose big
2. Lose close
3. Win close
4. Win big

5. ...
6. PROFIT!

**Niage** · 11-26-2012, 07:57 PM

Originally Posted by Tre4ISU

Four stages

1. Lose big
2. Lose close
3. Win close
4. Win big

This

**CapnCy** · 11-26-2012, 09:29 PM

Another thought...until things change, we'll continue to have a tough schedule. Can't keep adding that asterisk to justify 5-6 wins.

**Aclone** · 11-26-2012, 09:32 PM

Originally Posted by CapnCy

Another thought...until things change, we'll continue to have a tough schedule. Can't keep adding that asterisk to justify 5-6 wins.

Here's a crazy thought--how about of we just start winning more games, rather than worrying about asterisks?

Seems to me that's the territory CPR's heading for, anyway.

**brett108** · 11-26-2012, 09:51 PM

Originally Posted by UNIGuy4Cy

We have play makers in the backfield.

Who?

Johnson's longest run of the year? 19 yards. White had two long runs, against KU and Western Illinois. Our backfield needs Nealy to step up, or White to regain his 2011 form.

**brett108** · 11-26-2012, 09:59 PM

Originally Posted by Bader

Total defense is an irrelevant stat. Giving up yards doesn't lose football games. Scoring defense is the only way defenses should be compared

BS. When the defense refuses to get itself off the field, you give your offense terrible field position and a horrible uphill battle to try and switch the field position at worst, or score. Our offense was inept, and having to go 80 plus on almost every drive made it worse.