Iowa State is #3 in the country!

**bfross** · 05-21-2009, 10:45 PM

Originally Posted by KMAC_ATTACK

That said, i still feel had Chizik stayed at ISU and lured Gus here and who knows who he would have targeted as a defensive coordinator, we may be all referencing him differently. The fact he built everything about his ability to turn the program around will be revealed this fall.

I still don't know that I believe that Chizik was ever looking for coordinators for ISU. And I definitely don't believe that he was getting Gus Malzahn to leave the south for ISU. Ultimately I don't care who he could have gotten, as a head coach (even a first time one), if you are firing both coordinators after your 2nd year, YOU ARE IN OVER YOUR HEAD! There is no other way to look at it.

**majorcyfan** · 05-21-2009, 10:49 PM

Originally Posted by ribsnwhiskey

Sounds like one of the know-it-all's that posts on this site wrote that. Majors also had *SUCCESS* at Iowa State before leaving for SEC country. Chizik is a bad coach and southern belle who will get run out of town in 2 years max.

Guess you skipped right over Majors winning a national championship at Pitt, before leaving for his alma mater, Tenn.

**Cyclonestate78** · 05-22-2009, 03:38 PM

Originally Posted by BooneCy

I know this isn't a good thing, but it just puts the national media's outlook for Iowa State in perspective.

College Football: 2009 Preseason Rankings | Bleacher Report

That is fine with me. I am glad everyone thinks we suck. CPR now gets to start building the foundation that he wants and there is nowhere to go but up. Our success will be so much sweeter because nearly everyone outside of the ISU family and fanbase is a doubter at this point.

**tejasclone** · 05-22-2009, 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by Cyclonestate78

That is fine with me. I am glad everyone thinks we suck. CPR now gets to start building the foundation that he wants and there is nowhere to go but up. Our success will be so much sweeter because nearly everyone outside of the ISU family and fanbase is a doubter at this point.

And sadly, even if/when ISU does finally see some success, not many people outside of the ISU family are going to care one way or the other -- unless that success is BCS-level epic, like Boise State or Utah.

Let's say the Cyclones win the Cotton Bowl in a couple years -- most football fans around the country will say, "Oh, how cute, ISU won a bowl game."

**clone99** · 05-22-2009, 04:24 PM

Not a lot of real legitimate reasons why he put those teams on the list and why they are ranked accordingly. Granted none of them were successful last year, but that doesn't always reflect the next season.

Yeah, just curious where you would put us Jon, 9th or 10th, your confidence is overwhelming. If we had a schedule with those 9 teams, I'm pretty sure we would be 9-0, IMO. None of those teams play in any conference remotely close to the Big 12. I guess that Washington has to play USC every year.

Not a lot of real facts

**Cyclonestate78** · 05-22-2009, 04:31 PM

Originally Posted by cardinal&gold

And sadly, even if/when ISU does finally see some success, not many people outside of the ISU family are going to care one way or the other -- unless that success is BCS-level epic, like Boise State or Utah.

Let's say the Cyclones win the Cotton Bowl in a couple years -- most football fans around the country will say, "Oh, how cute, ISU won a bowl game."

I am not so sure. Kansas got all kinds of pub when they had a major breakthrough year and they still get some pretty good love from the national press.