Giggles at it again

**tazclone** · 11-29-2010, 04:37 PM

Originally Posted by weisr2002

This guy will do anything he can to bash ISU. We didn't even play this week, everyone in the state is talking about Iowa, and he manages to bring up ISU again.

don't listen and email advertisers as to why you quit listening.

**Cyclonestate78** · 11-29-2010, 04:39 PM

ISU was a 2 point conversion away from finishing 6-6 and going to a bowl game with a schedule that nearly every college football writer picked to leave us at 3-9 at best. Iowa was a dropped pass away from being 6-6 when many were picking them to get a minimum of 10 wins coming off of a BCS Bowl win.

**GeronimusClone** · 11-29-2010, 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by Cyclonestate78

ISU was a 2 point conversion away from finishing 6-6 and going to a bowl game with a schedule that nearly every college football writer picked to leave us at 3-9 at best. Iowa was a dropped pass away from being 6-6 when many were picking them to get a minimum of 10 wins coming off of a BCS Bowl win.

But that criteria doesn't count, because the obvious answer would be ISU - and we can't have that.
It's like comparing Kirstie Alley and Jennifer Aniston and asking "Who is fatter? But, don't factor in weight."

**Clonefan32** · 11-29-2010, 04:48 PM

I see his point to a certain extent. Coming into the year many would have been happy with 5 wins because our schedule appeared to be loaded. As it turned out, Utah, Iowa and Texas disappointed, we had a great chance against Nebraska and really Oklahoma was the only team we played that we legitimately should have and did get blown out.

**JP4CY** · 11-29-2010, 04:50 PM

Originally Posted by GeronimusClone

CW, the money can't be that good to have to sit through that. I tuned in on my drive home because you were on. That 15 minutes was the worst discussion I've ever heard.
I'd be willing to chip in to some sort of fund reserved to pay for your services on days you're offered to be on that show. This way CF is never associated with it.

I second that, I'll donate. Seriously.

**Senolcyc** · 11-29-2010, 04:52 PM

You should get a friend or co-worker to kick you in the nuts every afternoon at four. Same pain in a fraction of the time.

**B Clone** · 11-29-2010, 04:58 PM

The point Giggles is missing and I wish Chris would of brought up about the Texas game is the way Coach Rhoades and the staff didn't lose the team after being blown out against Utah and Oklahoma. Previous teams would of lost out! For that reason I feel better than Hawk fan.

Also, Giggles whom made the Hawk preseason expectations, you and your fans! Oh yeah, Jon Miller.

**bostrem00** · 11-29-2010, 05:05 PM

For once I agree with Giggles...Losing the last 3 games...when you need to win one game...The season couldn't have ended any worse....

**jbhtexas** · 11-29-2010, 05:07 PM

Originally Posted by UNIGuy4Cy

A gift? A team that was still ranked and had just beat a top 10 Nebraska on the road? The wheels fell off of Texas after ISU kicked the **** out of them, not before that.

Hardly. If you had watched UT struggle against Rice and Wyoming in the first couple of games, it would have been pretty clear that the lug nuts were already loose. The 34-12 loss to UCLA three games prior to ISU confirmed it. A couple of lucky breaks kept the OU game close. NU was an anomily.

**mikeiastat** · 11-29-2010, 05:11 PM

Originally Posted by Clonefan32

I see his point to a certain extent. Coming into the year many would have been happy with 5 wins because our schedule appeared to be loaded. As it turned out, Utah, Iowa and Texas disappointed, we had a great chance against Nebraska and really Oklahoma was the only team we played that we legitimately should have and did get blown out.

Yeah those crappy non-conf teams and texas dropped our schedule soo much that I think it went from something like the #1 toughest to just a top 5 or 10. Still pretty tough. Also Missery wasn't expected to be as good as they were nor was NIU. CO hurt, but most were predicting a loss before the season and especially with the coaching change.

Still a very tough schedule. Not far from where we expected it to be. Some wins shifted yes, but was it TCU's Schedule. No. Heck I like our chances winning 7 or 8 if we play Iowa's Schedule. It is what it is. I don't consider this year a failure. Could it have been better yes, but I had great and relevant football to watch all year. That's what we needed this year. Now if that were all we were getting out of a $3 mill coach who's been there for 10 yrs, I'd start to ask some questions.

**Cyforce** · 11-29-2010, 05:18 PM

Originally Posted by Haverhill

Those 5 we lost on offense are HUGE losses.

I'm no so sure and I think we lose 6.
I think the line will be better and that's 2 of the loses.
We're getting a new QB, he'll have growing pains.
AA lost his 2 favorite receivers, our new QB will find his own favorites.
A-Rob was the total package hopefully next year's candidates can shore up
what they are lacking.

Hopefully the Defense takes it up a couple notches and the offense won't be as pressed.

**ISUChippewa** · 11-29-2010, 05:59 PM

As it turned out, Utah, Iowa and Texas disappointed,

Iowa and Texas, sure, but I don't think you can say that Utah disappointed. They did win 10 games and depending on their bowl result wil finish in the Top 20, which is where they were predicted when the season started.

**GoShow97** · 11-29-2010, 06:03 PM

Originally Posted by weisr2002

This is so funny. He is trying to argue that ISU fans should be more angry about their season than Iowa. He says you got to ignore preseason expectations. But do we ignore all of history? Historically, Iowa has a better program. He keeps calling Iowa's season a disaster, pretty much answering your own question.

Come on, at least our team showed some heart. Iowa showed none.

Wow.

I am more upset about ISU's season than Iowa's.

**Al_4_State** · 11-29-2010, 06:10 PM

If you actually listened to Perrault's point, he only threw out preseason expectations because if you included those, it wasn't even worth discussing. Iowa's season was vastly more disappointing, and he said that himself.

He added the caveat for the sake of argument. Nothing more, nothing less. I can't stand Perrault for the most part, but I don't think he was going out of his way to hate ISU in this segment.

For the record, removing preseason expectations, I'm very disappointed in how our season played out. We should be bowling.

**Wesley** · 11-29-2010, 06:13 PM

Originally Posted by mikeiastat

Yeah those crappy non-conf teams and texas dropped our schedule soo much that I think it went from something like the #1 toughest to just a top 5 or 10. Still pretty tough. Also Missery wasn't expected to be as good as they were nor was NIU. CO hurt, but most were predicting a loss before the season and especially with the coaching change.

Still a very tough schedule. Not far from where we expected it to be. Some wins shifted yes, but was it TCU's Schedule. No. Heck I like our chances winning 7 or 8 if we play Iowa's Schedule. It is what it is. I don't consider this year a failure. Could it have been better yes, but I had great and relevant football to watch all year. That's what we needed this year. Now if that were all we were getting out of a $3 mill coach who's been there for 10 yrs, I'd start to ask some questions.

I expect the oline to be better or the line coach might be in trouble.