Poll: Grade the season

[cyclones500]

My CF postseason tradition, FB version. What letter grade do you give Iowa State football 2018? Elaborate regarding your decision, if you wish.

• Last year's results: Grade the season 2017

 

[CycloneErik]

I'll quote myself from last year:

"8 wins here gets an A. It's that simple."

Knocking on the door of 10. Looks like we're actually going to do that soon.
Yeah, it's an A.

 

[ForbinsAscynt]

Voted B but my expectations have changed drastically since last year. WV was a great win but would have liked a better signature win. TCU game really hurt too.

 

[CyCrazy]

B+, would have been an A if we beat WSU.

 

[casey1973]

Would have been a solid A with a bowl victory.

 

[besserheimerphat]

I went with B+. 8 wins should never be less than a B for this program. I went with B+ because we got to 8 wins and a solid bowl after a 1-3 start. Had we won the bowl game or one more regular season game I'd have given us an A-.

 

[CyGuy5]

I went with A. I didn’t have very high expectations coming into the season and those were blown away. A bowl win would’ve been great, but this was still one of the better seasons in school history.

 

[MeanDean]

Voted B+

Losses to TCU and TOE were keeping it out of the A category. Game against Drake High also seems like a weird weird occurrence. Like, "Did that really happen?"

 

[JP4CY]

B+

Kind of an goofy and up and down season. I’m really proud of these guys for not folding against OSU and KState. We REALLY needed to get those monkies off our backs.

 

[madguy30]

A- although that's likely unfair considering I was just hoping for 6-7 wins.

The TCU game hurt and the bowl game is a bit sour still.

Trying to avoid being greedy for next season with expectations.

 

[madguy30]

I went with B+. 8 wins should never be less than a B for this program. I went with B+ because we got to 8 wins and a solid bowl after a 1-3 start. Had we won the bowl game or one more regular season game I'd have given us an A-.

Yeah if anyone goes below a B they need to go review some ISU 'classics' like we're more used to as fans and rethink things.

 

[SCNCY]

I said A-. I think the last couple games if the season and bowl game put s sour taste in my mouth. We still pulled out done wins, but we dhshou have been more polished at the end of the season. I would say we we're better at the beginning of the Purdy era than the end.

 

[Cyched]

A-. Only the third 8 win season since 2000, probably our most high profile bowl appearance since the 70s.

Beat WSU or one of Iowa/TCU and it’s an A.

 

[cyclones500]

I went with B+, although it's close to fringe A—.

Slight downgrade for delay in establishing the QB situation after a 1-3 start, although it wasn't an easy early-season schedule.

Up-grade for 6-3 and 3rd place Big 12 finish and best bowl bid since '77; no bad losses (Drake was a bit too nail-bitey), finally beat KSU (albeit a down year for them) and 6-1 finish to regular season.

Bowl win would've pushed it to A-minus. Even a win over TCU or Iowa might have done it.

 

[Cyclonepride]

A-, for these results at this stage. Fantastic year

 

[madguy30]

I went with B+, although it's close to fringe A—.

Slight downgrade for delay in establishing the QB situation after a 1-3 start, although it wasn't an easy early-season schedule.

Up-grade for 6-3 and 3rd place Big 12 finish and best bowl bid since '77; no bad losses (Drake was a bit too nail-bitey), finally beat KSU (albeit a down year for them) and 6-1 finish to regular season.

Bowl win would've pushed it to A-minus. Even a win over TCU or Iowa might have done it.

I can forgive the initial hesitation to play Purdy with two guys with experience with exception to about the 4th quarter of the TCU game. Scheme could have been better vs. Iowa and TCU regardless of who's at QB.

 

[Jayshellberg]

B+....Would have given them an A had they beaten Iowa.

 

[SerenityNow]

B+, and I'm impressed how far we've come. 5 or so years ago a season like this would have been A+ for many of us.

 

[Nelcyn]

I can still remember the Rhoads years where I would literally fall asleep during the game. Can't say that about the last 3 years. The 3 loses were fine as we competed with the team. Texas not so much but we also didn't get 50 pointed.

A

 

[FerShizzle]

B+

It was an effort to be proud of. But 3 losses against teams they were better than make me wonder what could have been.