There was a ton of underclassmen playing in the two deep last year. Players do develop quite a bit from their first couple of years to their last couple years.
Not sold on up coming season(especially)oline again
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I find it's always best to go into a season just hoping for the best, most competitive team we can be. I think 6 wins really should be the absolutely floor at this point, but the new league is still going to have a ton of parity with each team having up and down years. I'm probably content with 7 wins some years with 8 or 9 wins being a great goal. Anything beyond that would be a new level for us so can't really be considered an expectation.
But as I say in every post - you have to consider the schedule, players, opponent rosters, etc when looking at the coming season. I don't do hype or gloom - use data to drive your opinions/goals.
But as I say in every post - you have to consider the schedule, players, opponent rosters, etc when looking at the coming season. I don't do hype or gloom - use data to drive your opinions/goals.
@ Houston reminds me of those years we started conference play @ Baylor and always laid an egg. Although Houston should be considerably worse than those Baylor teams
Just enjoy what you can. Did I enjoy the first 3 weeks last year? Hell no. Did I enjoy most of the rest of the season? Absolutely.
This is how every team in the new Big 12 finished last year. We have everyone coming back from last year. Why not be optimistic entering this season. I know it is hard for us Cyclone fans, but we should be optimistic.
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We have just as good of a program as TCU?? What world do you live in?
Last 5 years TCU was
5-7
13-2
5-7
6-4
5-7
One magical season in which they caught a ton of breaks.
New coach @ Houston is good, they might not have a handle on what they are doing yet. But also, they may be doing things totally differently and not a lot of film.
ISU hasn't done well with "surprises" in the CMC era. e.g. Memphis last year, Tech the year they fired Wells and put in the new QB. There's not a lot of those, but there have been a few.
I haven't looked at schedule balance, but I would expect ISU to be in the top 4 or 5. Utah should be good if Rising stays vertical, and they have a pretty favorable schedule.
There's just not a lot of separation between the top 7ish teams (UU, WV, ISU, KSU, KU, OSU, TT). I suspect AZ will struggle though, and their schedule is rough.
Do other teams underclassmen develop? I’ve always been confused about this hype line.
We need to start the season 3 and 0 in the out of conference part of the season, there is not a team on the schedule that is better than ISU talent wise, we just need to come out and be aggressive on both sides of the ball. ISU struggles when we lay back and do not attack the opponent. Stop trying to out EIU and by playing their type of game. Open it up and stop turning the ball over and we will be fine. I think for the first time in a decade, the offensive line will at least be solid, maybe not great, but not a weakness as they have been in the past.
Their offense has never beat ISU. It's the defense / turnovers
So it is impossible to pull a guard and run misdirection with the FB? I've never professed to be a football expert, but I have a hard time believing that it is fait accompli that your hand is tipped when you put a FB in the game.
If The Heater from Van Meter says it, it is probably true.
The world where Gary Patterson is a consultant at Baylor. The programs are extremely similar since CMC took over.
