Your right, two 6-6 seasons that ended with a bowl game loss are losing seasons, technically. To me, 6-6 in the Big 12 with a bowl game is a good accomplishment for ISU.
But, if anyone thinks that what we have experienced under Rhoads is anything like Walden, they should look at Walden's record.
3/5 years - bowl game
8 years - no bowl game
Walden's record
1987 | Iowa State | 3–8 | 2–5 | 6th | |
1988 | Iowa State | 5–6 | 3–4 | 5th | |
1989 | Iowa State | 6–5 | 4–3 | 4th | |
1990 | Iowa State | 4–6–1 | 2–4–1 | T–4th | |
1991 | Iowa State | 3–7–1 | 1–5–1 | 6th | |
1992 | Iowa State | 4–7 | 2–5 | T–6th | |
1993 | Iowa State | 3–8 | 2–5 | T–6th | |
1994 | Iowa State | 0–10–1 | 0–6–1 | T–7th | |