I'd assume you could chuck a stone anywhere in the crowd at Kansas and hit a bandwagon fan after how empty that place is historically.
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I AGREE Westside, I always thought that you PLAYED FOR THE WIN ON THE ROAD, & PLAYED FOR THE TIE AT HOME.
I guess I was wrong according to Campbell & Manning.
The question that I would ask is WHAT CONFERENCE TEAM IS OUR OFFENSIVE LINE CAPABLE OF BLOCKING?
It is sure NOT KANSAS STATE WITH THEIR DEF FRONT SEVEN...and with Adrian Martinez at QB its going to be a LONG NITE IMHO!
I think everyone is overreacting. We lost because the kicker choked 3 times. Otherwise it was an easy win.
I know what you mean, I GO BACK TO THE CLAY STAPLETON ERA!
Personally I think Campbell is a really good coach, and Leipold might be a great coach. People can dismiss his D3 dominance, but in the end he’s been in coaching a hell of a lot longer than Campbell, including as a HC.
We certainly have seen a lot of very good football players haven’t we
I do think people are overreacting. We've only lost two games this year by one possession.
However I think it's fair to point out re-occurring issues with the program and try to get those corrected going forward.
This is silly. Hunter was not good yesterday but the staff has the job of putting him in a position to be successful. No he did not have guys open down field all day, we barely ran routes and play designs that are to Hunter’s strengths. When we did, we easily scored.
Yesterday was an epic failure by the coaching staff. The preparation and attention to details continues to be awful.
Don’t need much to ID: questions about obvious things, not understanding ISU fans’ distaste with ‘reviews,’ one saying we were accusing KU of being ‘cheaters.’ Uh,no. Bandwagoner backing up in 70 grand pickup afterwards was not anxious to let me continue to pass with a cane,saying I was handicapped and wearing the wrong colors. Let him have it a bit and then, on his way out, as I walked past his slow-moving truck (walking pretty well), saw his plates and told him ‘Go back to Johnson County.’ I was amazed when a bunch of KU fans applauded that. Not that big of deal, but I am not going to get bowled over. Period. Don’t get me wrong, my daughter graduated from KU and it is a wonderful school and I had a very good time chatting with a bunch of KU fans. And I don’t begrudge any celebration! But this older man needed to act like he’d been there before(Mangino, Mason,etc.). Don’t usually act like I’m 19,but darn it.
Nope, we lost because we didn't put the ball in the end zone. The kicker didn't do his job, but the offense faid to do their job also. Offense scores 1 more TD we have a win.
Can't put blame on the kicker, sorry.
Sure I can lol. He missed 3 very makable field goals.
It was weird how much of a grind it was to even get to the end zone even when ISU had some nice looking plays that spread out their defense.
After watching the game back -
Losing J. Brock and not having Norton there was huge. Clearly, Silas and Sanders are not trusted yet and just not quite to the level of a starting Big 12 running back. They are solid pieces to have and good 3rd/4th string backs, but when they were forced to carry the load vs even a subpar defense like Kansas, it did not go well.
The absence of a running game made our offense one dimensional, this forced Hunter to throw the ball into tight windows, and make pressure decisions. On top of all of that, the offensive line had their worst game of the season.
Defense was exceptional all game. There was no chance Kansas was scoring in the second half, and all that was needed to win that game was 4 total points from the offense/special teams in the second half but we could not capitalize. Disappointing.
Losing J. Brock and not having Norton there was huge. Clearly, Silas and Sanders are not trusted yet and just not quite to the level of a starting Big 12 running back. They are solid pieces to have and good 3rd/4th string backs, but when they were forced to carry the load vs even a subpar defense like Kansas, it did not go well.
The absence of a running game made our offense one dimensional, this forced Hunter to throw the ball into tight windows, and make pressure decisions. On top of all of that, the offensive line had their worst game of the season.
Defense was exceptional all game. There was no chance Kansas was scoring in the second half, and all that was needed to win that game was 4 total points from the offense/special teams in the second half but we could not capitalize. Disappointing.
That didn't help, but against KUs D we lost because we were even in a position where the kicker mattered. Even if we made a couple of those kicks it'd still probably end up being one of the lowest scoring days by a KU opponent this year. Our offense is a problem.
Appreciate the perspective on this. Way too easy to forget what you're saying about coaching experience, longevity etc
20-14 isn't an easy win. Now...if the coaching staff could find a way to score TDs, 32-14 might count as an easy win...
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