***Official Iowa State vs Tulsa Rematch Predictions***

[dualthreat]

i will be very (pleasantly) surprised if we win by more than what we did in week 1.

I say 27-21 ISU

[Clonefan94]

We did a lot in the first quarter of our first meeting to keep them in the game. Short fields, safety, yet we still pulled away comfortably. I believe in this team to not lose to teams they shouldn't lose to. This is a team we shouldn't lose to.

I see this one being similar to the Kansas game.

[jflattery]

Mini Cyclones 24, Tulsa 14

[KFitzy87]

Tulsa 24, ISU 19

Prove me wrong!

[EYEoftheSTORM]

We did a lot in the first quarter of our first meeting to keep them in the game. Short fields, safety, yet we still pulled away comfortably. I believe in this team to not lose to teams they shouldn't lose to. This is a team we shouldn't lose to.I see this one being similar to the Kansas game.

I agree with this poster. This ISU team will simply not let a team they should beat, beat them... Motivation is not missing from the team and I feel like they want blood for losing last years bowl game.

[WalkingCY]

We did a lot in the first quarter of our first meeting to keep them in the game. Short fields, safety, yet we still pulled away comfortably. I believe in this team to not lose to teams they shouldn't lose to. This is a team we shouldn't lose to.

I see this one being similar to the Kansas game.

Agree. "They're Kansas." We should NOT lose to a team like this.

What about our year too huh? We have had some tough/frustrating losses? What about the bowl performace last year? This team WILL be ready to play. It's time to take it all out on tulsa. BLOW THEM OUT.

[TOFB4ISU]

Biggest margin of victory in a bowl game by far. ISU 52 Tulsa 20.

[Bobby45]

Sam R has a big day and so does the defense so Ill go Cyclones 38 and the Golden Hurricanes 21...

[Clones21]

ISU-28
Tulsa-17

[Ry4Cy]

Sammy stays interceptionless on the way to a 35 to 14 victory.

And Austen Arnaud was right. Steele Jantz will see the field in the last five minutes of the game to run out the clock.

[Ry4Cy]

Also Woody doesn't fumble in this game. I guarantee that.

[Cycsk]

Tulsa was 10-2 in games not against us. That includes playing UCF twice. Here are the Sagarin ranks of the teams they beat:

Tulane: 162
Nicholls: 211
Fresna State: 37
UAB: 149
Marshall: 118
UTEP: 147
Rice: 101
Houston: 114
UCFx2: 59

and the teams they lost to:
Arkansas: 66
SMU: 78

Their best win was over #37 Fresno State and their worst loss was to #78 SMU. They played two top 50 teams all season and went 1-1. In comparison we beat two top 30 teams (Baylor, TCU) and our worst loss was to #29 WVU. We did not lose to a single team not in the top 30.

Going by Sagarin Tulsa would have gone 3-9 with our schedule. Only beating Iowa, WIU, and Kansas.

Interesting stats. I wonder how much of a "Catch 22" factor is at play. Can a Conference USA team improve its rating much if it is always playing other Conference USA teams?

[Cycsk]

I predict ISU 35-17. However, it will be mostly because of the defense. They have had 26 fumbles, but only lost 11, largely because of Cody Green having the "dropsies." I predict we will shake him up and knock a few loose from RBs. I also predict that AJ Klein and/or Jeremy Reeves will have a Pick 6.

And one side benefit of the defense getting us a solid lead will be that it will encourage us to establish the run to control the clock and discourage us from going to the pass too much. And that will help keep our defense fresh for late in the game.

[Drive4cy]

ISU has played awful in both bowl games under CPR. Until that changes, I can't predict a win, much less an easy one. Plus our defense will have issues with Tulsa without Knott. I expect our offense to play well but I'm concerned about the defense in this one.

Tulsa wins 34-31

[cyclones500]

Rematches are uninspiring.

That's isn't a prediction. That's a fact.