Would you be excited with a 4-2 start?

**MrReality** · 08-27-2009, 07:05 PM

Originally Posted by ISU_Alum_2000

Any win after the K-State game will be a real challenge. We could start 4-1 and finish 4-8. Gotta win some games early.

I think that was kinda the bloggers point. If a team starts well doesn't mean it will end well. Look at Kansas' final 6 games. Other than K State, those are 5 pretty tough games. They could start 6-0 and finish 7-5 pretty easily.

**swarthmoreCY** · 08-27-2009, 07:05 PM

Originally Posted by ISU_Alum_2000

Any win after the K-State game will be a real challenge. We could start 4-1 and finish 4-8. Gotta win some games early.

How much better do you expect CU to be? Does this off-set them coming to Ames?

**superdorf** · 08-27-2009, 07:07 PM

Originally Posted by cyfan964

I'd be happy with 4 wins total.

Originally Posted by hursts

I would be very pleased with a 4-2 start. We would have already doubled our win total from last year half way into the season.

Originally Posted by bigcyfan82

I'd be excited with any start that consisted of winning more than 2 games.

It would be great, and a smack in chizzeldicks face if we won more than 2 games, and even if I think or would like us to start 6-0, reality settles in and I would be more than happy with 4-2

Originally Posted by Clone5

I'd be very pleased with 3-3. It is becoming apparent that a lot of people here are setting pretty high expectations for a team with a lot of question marks.

Yes... All of you are right...

Originally Posted by Psyclone Brian

I'm still hoping for 7-0 heading in to the Nebraska game!
...and running out of Kool~aid!

You are insane.

**CycloneErik** · 08-27-2009, 07:08 PM

I think we're just seeing the buildup of excitement that ought to happen the week before the season starts.

**ISUFan22** · 08-27-2009, 07:10 PM

Originally Posted by ISU_Alum_2000

Any win after the K-State game will be a real challenge. We could start 4-1 and finish 4-8. Gotta win some games early.

Yup. And I'd be pleased to start 4-2, knowing things would likely change after that.

**ISU_Alum_2000** · 08-27-2009, 07:12 PM

Originally Posted by swarthmoreCY

How much better do you expect CU to be? Does this off-set them coming to Ames?

I see K-State, CU, Baylor and aTm as "winnable", but I only expect 1 or 2 conference wins.

To answer your question, I don't expect CU to be much better than the team we had every reason (except for an option from 18 inches

) to beat at their place last year.

**swarthmoreCY** · 08-27-2009, 07:14 PM

Originally Posted by ISU_Alum_2000

I see K-State, CU, Baylor and aTm as "winnable", but I only expect 1 or 2 conference wins.

To answer your question, I don't expect CU to be much better than the team we had every reason (except for an option from 18 inches

) to beat at their place last year.

Fair enough. I guess I assign a different connotation to "real challenges".

**IcSyU** · 08-27-2009, 07:23 PM

4 wins in 6 games? Damn right I'd be happy.

**TheHelgo** · 08-27-2009, 07:24 PM

yes.....

**Rogue52** · 08-27-2009, 07:26 PM

If anyone isn't happy with that, they'd be crazy.

**Clonehomer** · 08-27-2009, 07:28 PM

If ISU starts out 5-2 like the blogger predicts this place will be crazy. Heck after the 4-1 start Jeremy may need a server upgrade to handle all of the kool-aide drinking going on here.

**Bader** · 08-27-2009, 07:33 PM

If we start out 4-2, we will have eclipsed the win totals of the two years of the John Chism debacle and equaled Dan's last year. All of this using an entirely new offense. That would also show a marked improvement from our D, which is more talented than the stats last year show, but there are many question marks. Hopefully there is no more square peg in round hole scheming like we've seen the last two years.

Sure we played out of the shotgun a lot last season, but that was not an up-tempo spread. Any time we tried doing that people ran into each other on the sideline and we'd end up running triangle.

Edit: Oh, and yes I'd be ecstatic. I think some of you guys have forgotten what this team has looked like for the last 3 years.

**Erik4Cy** · 08-27-2009, 07:41 PM

I'd rather END the season 4-2...

but considering how the past few seasons have been, i think we should all be ELATED at a 4-2 start. previous years i never would have said that but hard to argue now

**bfross** · 08-27-2009, 10:37 PM

Is this a serious question?

**IceCyIce** · 08-27-2009, 11:15 PM

Looking at the schedule how can you be pleased with 3-3. This isn't baseball. I still think ISU starts 5-0 CPR and several assistants know what this game means to the state of IA and recruiting in the state. I think we steal the Iowa game in Ames and get a huge head of steam and confidence going.