Official ISU vs Toledo Autopsy Thread (Post-Game)

[Jer]

Post the post game remarks here.

 

[rahtotheames]

Our special teams is like my stomach after listening to that game

 

[ketelmeister]

This was unbelieveable...I've never seen a meltdown like this before. We liteally gave the game away. ISU is no doubt a bottom 10 team.

 

[everyyard]

I guess Iowa IS our superbowl...or at least or teams.

WE are...Iowa State. No ISU lead is safe from ISU.

 

[Jer]

I have to say that was about as bad of an ending as I've ever seen at ISU and God knows we've had a lot of them over the years. It wasn't a coaching mistake or any one player really, we just completely collapsed all around.

 

[clonefromNE]

Couldn't even believe it...2 minute meltdown. Well I guess everything besides the special teams was clicking better today though right?

 

[Drive4cy]

I don't know what there is to say. We just gave a win away to a terrible team. Thought we did some good things out there, but it doesn't matter when you can't cover kicks or successfully punt a football away.

 

[wright4cy]

lord KICK the ball threw the end zone 2pts rather than 6?

 

[timjans]

I have seen high school teams perform better than that in the last two minutes of a game. That special teams effort was hideous. AHHH

 

[Jer]

On a positive note, Bass looked good and we had some things going well. Of course that's again the nation's worst defense (err I guess 2nd worst).

 

[everyyard]

shoulda kept the uniforms.

simply unreal.

 

[stateofmind]

We can still win the Big XII.

 

[Broodwich]

This was not a melt-down, it's "classic" Iowa State football. No one said it would be easy. I am upset but I saw a lot of good things tonight.

Fairweather fans, exit stage right. For the rest of us, see ya in Lincoln.

GO STATE!

 

[kccyclone]

Did I really just see that?

Did we really give up an eleven point lead due to special teams just to have a field goal blocked at the end? I don't know what to think!

 

[ISUFan22]

Why autopsy? Is the team dead? Did they quit? Is the end of the world near?

No to all of 'em.

Is this a bad loss...does it suck...am I pissed?

Yes to all.

But this team/staff will move on, learn and regroup.

 

[67CY]

Jeremy, when everyone collapes as you said, it has to be someonesw fault, doesn't it?

 

[tim_redd]

Not much to say. Special Teams were... "Special"...

 

[BKLYNCyclone]

The 'special' teams got off the short bus today... Embarrassing, especially after the offense gets you where you need to be to win the game, twice...

Meanwhile, Iowa is up on Wisconsin... I just don't get the roller coaster that is Iowa State Football...

 

[StLouisClone]

Please, no more setting things up for a FG try

This ISU offense looks way too much like Mac's offenses. Running the ball with the lead. Running the ball when we're behind. How many times did they call a QB draw on ISU's last drive? After we got inside the 35 yard line, it seems like 3/4 of the plays were runs by Meyer. And once we got down to the 25 yard line, it was pretty clear that Chizik/McFarland were only interested in protecting the ball so we could kick a FG. Well, I've got news for them: game winning FGs don't happen too much in college football, especially if you're ISU. Yeah, we got one last week but how many times have we been burned? How many times has Florida State been burned settling for a FG try?

One last rant. Chizik should have challenged the catch where Sumrall bobbled the ball going out of bounds. On the replay, Sumrall clearly regained possession before he went out. When you're given two challenges in a game, you better use them!!

Let's hope the coaches are taking notes on how to win (not lose) games that we have no business losing. We've seen enough of them this year to last a long time.

 

[Drive4cy]

Why autopsy? Is the team dead? Did they quit? Is the end of the world near?

Is the team dead? Yes, we're 1-3.
Did they quit? Certainly not.
Is the end of the world near? Might as well be.