Which conference game in 2010...

**CardinalAndGold** · 05-24-2010, 05:34 PM

... do you see us having the best chance to beat that particular spread for that game? In other words, which game do you see us either getting a) an upset over a pretty good team or b) a killing over a mediocre team?

**JUKEBOX** · 05-24-2010, 05:36 PM

When was the last time ISU DESTROYED a team in football? (Like 42+ to 0)
We need that next year...

Edit: Just looked it up...
2002 and 2005

**Tre4ISU** · 05-24-2010, 05:41 PM

Nebraska. We could also do it against Texas or Oklahoma because the spread will likely be huge early in the season because we are ISU.

**gwoodclone** · 05-24-2010, 05:48 PM

Nebraska for the good team we could cover against, KU for the mediocre/bad team we could destroy.

**eastman** · 05-24-2010, 05:53 PM

nebraska...texas with a young qb and same with OU...kansas and k state i think we could beat them up this year if we are all healthy but just my thoughts...

**Ace000087** · 05-24-2010, 06:11 PM

nebraska texas with a young qb and same with OU and kansas and k state i think we could beat them up this year if we are all healthy but just my thoughts...

Not to be a grammar Nazi or anything... but did anyone else find that sentence hard to read?

**CrossCyed** · 05-24-2010, 07:28 PM

Kansas will suck this year.

**dualthreat** · 05-24-2010, 08:03 PM

we're really digging for football talk if "which conference opponent do we have the best chance to overly cover the spread against" starts to come up.

I like it

I say we beat Texas Tech in a game we are a 10 point dog.

**Omaha Cy** · 05-24-2010, 09:06 PM

Originally Posted by dualthreat

we're really digging for football talk if "which conference opponent do we have the best chance to overly cover the spread against" starts to come up.

Forgive the slang, but there aint no 13 step programs for football fanatics this time of year.

**cyfan964** · 05-24-2010, 09:09 PM

Originally Posted by FD Cyclone

Forgive the slang, but there aint no 13 step programs for football fanatics this time of year.

Boats and hoes.

**Tedcyclone** · 05-24-2010, 09:09 PM

If you are wanting to bet, do it early with ISU... NIllinois, UNI, or Iowa... spreads will be close in first two and we should/could win by 10-14 pts..... we will be dogs against IOWA by about 13...

**cyfan964** · 05-24-2010, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by Tedcyclone

If you are wanting to bet, do it early with ISU... NIllinois, UNI, or Iowa... spreads will be close in first two and we should/could win by 10-14 pts..... we will be dogs against IOWA by about 13...

I wouldn't go guessing the spread against Iowa before we play our first two games. If we get beat by NIU or UNI the spread will be much greater than 13.

**cyowa** · 05-24-2010, 09:48 PM

Originally Posted by Ace000087

Not to be a grammar Nazi or anything... but did anyone else find that sentence hard to read?

Yes.

**Erik4Cy** · 05-25-2010, 12:02 AM

Oklahoma. we will be huge dogs to them and Texas, and unlike the Longhorns I could see us giving OU a fight. Althought it was at home, a 1 win at the time team led by the excuse for a coach now at Auburn had ISU up 7-0 at half to OU. ended up losing by a score of 17-7, but I think Paul Rhoads can get the boys motivated out on the road. I don't have the IV of Cyclone koolaid so I can't predict a win, but I think we can definitely cover and keep it closer than experts think. Texas, new QB or not, will prolly destroy us, but I would love to be proven wrong.

The only other possibilities are if Northern Illinois (while historically competitive) just falls off and/or doesn't show up. Otherwise it would be CU (I'd feel really good except for it's on the road in Boulder) and KU (we REALLY owe them a beatdown in Ames)

**LoyalSon** · 05-25-2010, 01:59 AM

Best chances of "killing" somebody: KU or CU. But neither are likely, I'd say. I doubt KU will "suck" THAT bad, and have we ever killed it in Boulder?

Best chances of pulling an upset: Tech or Mizzou. I bet we are dogs to Tech with where it's at on the schedule (they have a buy the week prior, and likely will be 2-1 when coming to Ames). And obviously with Mizzou, it'll depend on how the season went for us both to know who'll be favored in that.

I have a feeling it will get ugly down south in Norman and Austin. But those spreads might be ridiculous, so who knows--it might be smart to put your $ down on us.