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07-08-2008, 03:41 AM
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#1 | | Rookie
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well i thought i could not get the early urge for some football but its starting to happen now I am totally ready for some FOOTBALL!!!  |
"it squeaks when you bang it. thats what she said."
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07-08-2008, 08:15 AM
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#2 | | Walk On
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Originally Posted by Juggercy  well i thought i could not get the early urge for some football but its starting to happen now I am totally ready for some FOOTBALL!!! it'll subside after Kent State beats us by two scores...
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07-08-2008, 08:18 AM
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#3 | | Pro
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my buddy and I were talking about this yesterday. I can't wait to get to ames for that Thursday night!
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07-08-2008, 08:35 AM
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#4 | | Bench Warmer
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I'm ready to show up for that game at noon...
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07-08-2008, 08:36 AM
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#5 | | Legend
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If we lose to Kent State, it will be like the last season starting all over. I think we will win.
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07-08-2008, 08:43 AM
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#6 | | Hall-Of-Famer
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Originally Posted by cycloneML it'll subside after Kent State beats us by two scores... Bitter much?
I don't see Chizik and company being unprepared for the season. I think we're going to see execution on both offense and defense from the very beginning, and for the second time in recent ISU history, you are going to see an O line that "fires off the ball".
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“When we’re in pads, we’re going to use the pads.” - Gene Chizik
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07-08-2008, 08:56 AM
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#7 | | Hall-Of-Famer
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Originally Posted by Phaedrus Bitter much? He's not being bitter.
Anyone who is an ISU football fan is just a little bit jaded by years of unsuccess and the worst outcomes generally being the most likely ones.
I think "tempered expectations" may be the more rational way to go into this season based on past results ... even though the true fan in us all is just sure this is the year it all turns around.
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07-08-2008, 09:02 AM
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#8 | | All-Star
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Originally Posted by clones_jer He's not being bitter.
Anyone who is an ISU football fan is just a little bit jaded by years of unsuccess and the worst outcomes generally being the most likely ones.
I think "tempered expectations" may be the more rational way to go into this season based on past results ... even though the true fan in us all is just sure this is the year it all turns around. I think you guys are all setting the bar too low......
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07-08-2008, 09:07 AM
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#9 | | Hall-Of-Famer
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Originally Posted by HandSanitizer I think you guys are all setting the bar too low......
Think this :) I've been an Iowa State fan since 1968. And I have been thinking about the undefeated national championship season each and every season since then.
I went there for school, I married an Iowa Stater, from an Iowa State family, and both of my daughters are going there for their undergrad degrees.
Call me a cockeyed optimist, but I just cannot get down about ISU football. I mean, it's football, it's at ISU, what's not to like?
Someday, it will come. I know there must be a pony in here, somewhere!!!!!!
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07-08-2008, 09:11 AM
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#10 | | Hall-Of-Famer
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Originally Posted by Phaedrus I've been an Iowa State fan since 1968. And I have been thinking about the undefeated national championship season each and every season since then.
I went there for school, I married an Iowa Stater, from an Iowa State family, and both of my daughters are going there for their undergrad degrees.
Call me a cockeyed optimist, but I just cannot get down about ISU football. I mean, it's football, it's at ISU, what's not to like?
Someday, it will come. I know there must be a pony in here, somewhere!!!!!! Amen!!
We should crank up some Sweet Caroline right now, just to get ready!!!!!!!  |
Reap the Wirbelsturm!!!
This post may have been fouled by Bryan Petersen.
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07-08-2008, 09:15 AM
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#11 | | All-Star
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I thought this thread was going to be about stadium improvements to the south endzone....nonetheless, im so pumped for football coming up
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07-08-2008, 09:16 AM
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#12 | | Speechless
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Originally Posted by cycloneML it'll subside after Kent State beats us by two scores... I'm all for tempered enthusiasm, but this was pretty definitive that not only would Kent State beat us - but by 2 scores.
If we lose to Kent State again, it'll be a very long season, a possibly insurmountable task to make ISU a winner and I'd wonder just how long Gene Chizik's tenure will be in Ames.
That said, I can't wait for August 28th. It's the only game worth talking about right now. ;)
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07-08-2008, 09:18 AM
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#13 | | All-Star
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Football is harder to win a championship than any other sport because its a popularity contest and a lot of luck, but look at teams like Boise State, Rutgers, Kansas and Mizzou. KU or Mizzou almost made it this year.
The recipe for a national championship is 3-4 good years in a row (something like Iowa HAD). The following year you have a bunch of people coming back and a lot of good newcomers. Lets pretend we start the year ranked 14th in the AP and we have this years schedule. I would think we would absolutely Roll through this non-conference schedule. We get A&M, Nebraska, KU at Home. This would be fun to watch play out. This isn't a Kool-aid post, I am just having some fun.
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07-08-2008, 09:20 AM
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#14 | | All-Star
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Originally Posted by ISUFan22 I'm all for tempered enthusiasm, but this was pretty definitive that not only would Kent State beat us - but by 2 scores.
If we lose to Kent State again, it'll be a very long season, a possibly insurmountable task to make ISU a winner and I'd wonder just how long Gene Chizik's tenure will be in Ames.
That said, I can't wait for August 28th. It's the only game worth talking about right now. ;) If we lose to Kent State ever again under Chizik I would be very suprised. We looked lightyears beyond the crap we saw in the first few games at the end of the season. Guys bought it and started to figure out the playbook. Remember all this was new to everyone last season. all that in mind, it still is only year 2.
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07-08-2008, 09:23 AM
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#15 | | Speechless
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Grimes, IA
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Originally Posted by HandSanitizer If we lose to Kent State ever again under Chizik I would be very suprised. We looked lightyears beyond the crap we saw in the first few games at the end of the season. Guys bought it and started to figure out the playbook. Remember all this was new to everyone last season. all that in mind, it still is only year 2. Exactly. We should never again look as inept as we did early last year. Inept is sugar coating it too.
I expect us to be at least 3-1 after the first four games - nothing less - with a decent shot at 4-0.
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