David Ubben Thinks ISU starts 3-0

RING4CY

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No reason why we shouldn't at least start 2-1.

On the other hand, this board would go crazy talking about National Titles if we did...
So you think this is the Iowa Hawkeye Forum?
 

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Ten fearless predictions for 2011: ESPN

Ubben:

5. Iowa State will beat Iowa in Ames and start the season 3-0. Seneca Wallace would be proud. Steele Jantz and the Cyclones notch their first victory in the rivalry since 2007, then follow it up with a Friday night road win against a depleted UConn team.


Ten fearless predictions for 2011 - Big 12 Blog - ESPN


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I can honestly see this happening. It would be a huge win against Iowa and then going into the conference undefeated would be a huge boost of morale and confidence.
 

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Forwarding that blog post to a couple Hawk lovers in my office instantly created a firestorm of high blood pressure fueled rage. Nice work Ubbs.

Here's one response, verbatim:

That’s some hard hitting analysis behind that prediction.
 

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I also think we'be got a great chance of starting 3-0. UConn and Iowa are both very winnable.
 

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Come on now, this isn't HawkeyeNation, or even the In-State Rivals forum. 99% of us here would be happy with winning 6 games this year and eventually averaging 8 wins over a long stretch - and you think a 3-0 start is going to get us thinking national title, especially when we've got OU, OSU, and Mizzou on the schedule?

Like I said, you're mixing up fan bases...
 

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Re: Ten fearless predictions for 2011: ESPN

That is what I am saying too.... Has Ubben' view of us changed? Seems different to me...
 

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Re: Ten fearless predictions for 2011: ESPN

That would be huge. It would be very exciting to see what a Rhoads team could do with that kind of momentum coming into the conference season. Picking up at least 3 more wins would seem very doable
 

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I predict one better yet... we start the season 4-0, after winning the first three we take a week off and come back to beat Texas for the second year in a row!
 

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Re: Ten fearless predictions for 2011: ESPN

That is what I am saying too.... Has Ubben' view of us changed? Seems different to me...

He's always been a big CPR fan (but who isn't). Does seem like he had more good things to say about us after the QB controversy was resolved. Maybe he seems something in Jantz?