At KSU and at WV will always make me nervous. Need to build a few years streak of beating KSU before those demons are fully exercised. But I imagine we'll be favored in every game except at OU. Expectation next year should be 9-3 at worst
Way Too Early Look at 2021
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The wife and I already have plans to be there. Looking forward to seeing that stadium, watching a comfortable win, and convincing myself to sit down to a Bellagio poker tournament.
My 2 cents on this - 1) OSU might not be as good as you might think. They're losing a lot on defense + Chuba and Tylan Wallace. and 2) UNLV is going to be ******* crazy! I expect 80% cyclone fans for that game.
Obviously worried about the OU game but a game that I am thinking of is WVU. Long weird road trip and their coach is really good. They have some good players all over, if they get their QB figured out that could be trouble. If they don't have QB figured out I'd expect a 10 -17 point win in Morgantown.
Fun schedule, especially with a trip to Vegas. But, if anyone on here doesn't belive the UNI game will come down to the last possession, you're kidding yourself. They're good and we always struggle, mainly because Purdy doesn't run (designed or otherwise) in non-conference games except Iowa.
OU and Texas will be really tough. Texas I think will be better coached this year and finish better. Still a winnable game but pretty much a coin flip. Hope I’m wrong though and Sarkisian is a total flop.
OU will be tough in Norman and I think Rattler will be tough to beat like Murray was in 18 and their defense is better. Us and Texas are probably the only teams that will have a shot at beating them. Think next year will be a 3 horse race.
OU will be tough in Norman and I think Rattler will be tough to beat like Murray was in 18 and their defense is better. Us and Texas are probably the only teams that will have a shot at beating them. Think next year will be a 3 horse race.
Yea, I debated on OSU/WV, maybe the beat down we gave them weighed in too heavily in my thinking.
When I get through this cursed email inbox, I may apply % Win chance on them.
Apparently you haven’t grasped that this isn’t your father’s Oldsmobile.
Old paradigms have now shifted.
This is how I look at the position groups going into next season based production and what we know now on who's coming back.
QB: same and trending up with development of the young guys
RB: same, even if Kene goes Brock is ready
TE: down, assuming CK goes, I know ED is getting hyped but that's a big void to fill.
OL: substantial increase, just on getting healthy guys back.
WR: increase, healthy, return basically everyone and development of younger guys.
DL: down, don't know about Enyi but #3 is a big loss.
LB: slight tick down unless Hummel comes back
DB: down, CB should be the same but big losses at safety, talent there but inexperienced.
QB: same and trending up with development of the young guys
RB: same, even if Kene goes Brock is ready
TE: down, assuming CK goes, I know ED is getting hyped but that's a big void to fill.
OL: substantial increase, just on getting healthy guys back.
WR: increase, healthy, return basically everyone and development of younger guys.
DL: down, don't know about Enyi but #3 is a big loss.
LB: slight tick down unless Hummel comes back
DB: down, CB should be the same but big losses at safety, talent there but inexperienced.
I appreciate your points. Not going to offer my counterpoints now, but I’ll point out one simple fact.
These kids will have the advantage of Spring ball to iron out the kinks and settle in. That should be huge.
Games I plan on going to, in order from most likely to least likely*:
1.) UNI
1.) Iowa
1.) oSu
1.) UT
1.) TCU
1.) Kansas
1.) UNLV
1.) OU
1.) WVU
1.) K State
1.) TTU
1.) BU
*Pending ease of travel and restrictions lifting by fall. PLEASE!
1.) UNI
1.) Iowa
1.) oSu
1.) UT
1.) TCU
1.) Kansas
1.) UNLV
1.) OU
1.) WVU
1.) K State
1.) TTU
1.) BU
*Pending ease of travel and restrictions lifting by fall. PLEASE!
ISU brings back more than anybody in the league and you’re nervous about teams that ISU beat 87-6?
We are never losing again!
I think this is pretty pessimistic. For example, if you bring back your best 2/3 LBs you aren’t going backwards in CFB. Turnover is the norm.
Bucket List - I want to "follow" the team to every game some year. Next year won't be it, but it would be pretty sweet!
I'll definitely be in Vegas. Tech is a doable drive, so maybe I'll do that next fall.
According to the Notre Dame trifecta, Iowa State wins the national title.
I feel like the defense is one elite pass rusher away from greatness. Need McDonald to hit the weight room and maybe shop the transfer market.
I'm looking forward to watching Iowa get its ass kicked...provided we come out and play like we want to do some actual ass kicking for a change.
I've been to games in Stillwater, Lawrence, and Manhattan (not all in the same year), so figured '21 was a good year to start knocking off the other Big 12 Stadiums. I'm going to try for the away destinations I haven't been to in '22.
Lubbock isn't impossible from central IA - we drove it a month ago for my wife's graduation (I told her if she was getting her masters from TTU, she had to at least visit campus once!) Took us ~12hrs. The stretch between Wichita Falls and Lubbock was pretty barren. It was just getting dark, didn't seem like a great place to get stranded.
Not to completely derail the thread - a couple buddies and I have started planning to attend classic college football rivalry games. We have a few "rules" (like we always cheer for the home team, try to pick a game that doesn't impact our personal fandom, etc.) We're trying for Army/Navy next year. I'll probably start a whole new thread when we actually get around to doing it. All started last fall when my buddy invited me to the Rutgers game at Kinnick. He's been to JTS w/ me a couple times in the last two years. Even tho we root for different teams, we love CFB and can be civil and a great time at games!
