And/or gimmicky approaches with surprise QB's starting, etc.
My hope is CMC is really building a foundation and it shows against UNI.
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And/or gimmicky approaches with surprise QB's starting, etc.
My hope is CMC is really building a foundation and it shows against UNI.
Well I agree with the sentiment of your statement, the injuries to linemen in CPR's last 3 years where insane.
That's a good question. Eli is pocket passer and a very good one since his Grinnell high school days. He is not a dual threat and some Panther fan's concerns are that Farley will attempt to make him one. He gave the UNI faithful a little optimism late last season, but he did it with his arm and not by optioning.
They obviously were not ready to play last year but CMC will have them focused for this one. Cyclones win 38-17.
My first experience at a UNI game was in 2001, when Seneca ran all over them and we won 45-0. I thought that was normal. But 10-year-old Cyched had no idea what was in store for him.
Can't find the source right now, but I know UNI beat ISU at least once in the 90's...sadly a couple of times UNI was just simply better. Last year neither team was very good.
I was at the 2003 game and ISU won but it was clear things had fallen off from the Seneca era.
Yea I dont think it was that they didn't have them ready I think they just had no clue what they thought they had..New staff..all new system on both sides..Best lineman goes down and we had 4 other OL who had never played together and / or taken a snap in a cfball game. Basically first game for staff and first real called game for Tom Manning etc..people can say oh those are excuses..yes they are.
Along with 3 turnover in last 4 possessions and lost by 1. With the exception of a couple fresh OL in 2 deep this year opens completely opposite..
I will always go into this game worried but I'm gonna believe the foundation has been laid and culture change is in effect. With the exception of some key players a lot of this team is CMC players albeit young. I'm predicting we see a big 12 fball team walk out of the tunnel and play like one.
Agree with your post. I unfortunately was thinking about the two kids colliding in our backfield when saying they were not ready to play. Not saying it was a coaching staff issue. They were all learning and for the most part had it down by the end of year.
Disagree.
Last year, I posted an eloquent history of what happens when ISU loses or wins a close game vs UNI. It's actually a very good barometer of how things will go.
Roughly (since too lazy to find old post):
lose or close win = terrible, 2-3 win season
win by 1-2 TD = bad, 4-5 win season
win by 20+ = decent to good, bowling or better
There can be outliers. I think generally he is correct though. I am not worried about this year. I think we are bowling. 20+ point win and the young kids get to play.
Hope you are correct. My UNI source says they will be much improved over last year. I think we will be too. I expect a hard fought 7-10 point win. Hate games like that. I expect to be nervous well into the 4th quarter.
There was a lot of coaching turmoil in Cedar Falls this year. Lots of new assistant coaches. It may not make much of a difference because Farley coaches everything anyway.
The big difference for UNI is going to be an experienced pocket QB. Their season turned around last year when Dunne came in. It was like a different team and a different playbook. And they executed pretty well all things considered.
The big difference for UNI is going to be an experienced pocket QB. Their season turned around last year when Dunne came in. It was like a different team and a different playbook. And they executed pretty well all things considered.
IMO squeaking out a win won't be a good sign for the rest of the season. These guys need to know what it's like to go out there and beat the **** out of a team and get the feel good vibes rolling. A winning attitude is contagious and a convincing win would help from a mental standpoint going into the Iowa game. I actually think we handle UNI in a pretty convincing way this year. We have way too many weapons on offense and unless we have a bunch of weird turnovers I just don't see UNI being able to keep it close.
I agree with ya, our oline was terrible early on but a year under this system will have them ready
