it's happening

ISUFan22 · 07-08-2008, 02:42 PM

Originally Posted by Palmer

I felt this way as well....I really under-estimated the task coach was handed.

I don't want to completely travel down this road, but I completely disagree with that statement.

Palmer · 07-08-2008, 02:50 PM

Originally Posted by ISUFan22

I don't want to completely travel down this road, but I completely disagree with that statement.

the task coach assumed?

ISU_Alum_2000 · 07-08-2008, 02:56 PM

POWER!!!!

Palmer · 07-08-2008, 02:59 PM

Originally Posted by ISU_Alum_2000

POWER!!!!

POWER!!!! (ECHO)

CrossCyed · 07-08-2008, 05:22 PM

As far as the National Championship being a popularity contest, I think, for whatever reason, we'd become the friggin darling of the nation, like Rutgers was. I think people nationally would pull for ISU against teams like Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, what have you.

For that first half of 2002, we were pretty damn popular nationally, and we got up to #9 in a damn hurry.

Cyclonestate78 · 07-08-2008, 06:58 PM

Originally Posted by Palmer

the excitement for that Thurs..with all involved (new uni's/remolded JT) is going to be off the charts

I am going to be psyched for that game too. I wish we were playing somebody better then a 2-A high school team though. Bad scheduling on our part.

LindenCy · 07-08-2008, 07:18 PM

Originally Posted by CrossCyed

As far as the National Championship being a popularity contest, I think, for whatever reason, we'd become the friggin darling of the nation, like Rutgers was. I think people nationally would pull for ISU against teams like Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, what have you.

For that first half of 2002, we were pretty damn popular nationally, and we got up to #9 in a damn hurry.

I think you are right. People are sick of the same old teams playing and "pretenders" getting to play in the national title game. I actually would prefer the old bowl system to the BCS. At least then you knew it was a popularity contest, and there wasn't a sham system.

Ace000087 · 07-08-2008, 07:53 PM

As far as the National Championship being a popularity contest, I think, for whatever reason, we'd become the friggin darling of the nation, like Rutgers was. I think people nationally would pull for ISU against teams like Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, what have you.

For that first half of 2002, we were pretty damn popular nationally, and we got up to #9 in a damn hurry.

Iowa State would be the Cinderellas of all Cinderellas if we ever pulled it off, and the nation would love us for it.

Think: Appalachian State x 1,000,000. (Team America reference)

I have seen multiple polls before in the past about "who would you like to see win the Big12?" (the catch was you couldn't vote for your favorite team.) Iowa State won by a large margin in them, and thats just in our conference. Our advantage is not many fan bases despise us (maybe Iowa.)