*** Official Oklahoma State vs IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***

clonedude

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ISU is going to have QB controversy next year. The situation where Rocco starts until JJ adjusts to the college game is not there imo. Gonna be tough to keep both guys after next season unless we're running them both out there.

Rocco has shown he deserves to be the guy. If Kohl isn't happy with that, so be it. You HAVE to play the best guy and not worry about if the backup is happy or not.
 

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Lets just remember not to crucify him when he plays a better defense, has bad game, and they lose. Gonna have to take some bad w the good.
Just happy they let him have a chance. Had to happen.
He's already played probably the best defense he'll see all year in Iowa and was serviceable at worst for that game. The floor seems fairly high for him. The team needs to make sure they're raising his ceiling moving forward. Kid can ball, so let him ball.
 

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Not this guy. Call each game how I see it. If you want to turn immediately to everything that went wrong instead of just waiting until tomorrow you need to be a fan of another team, preferably one that almost never loses.
Lol, nah I’m good. I’ll stay being a very passionate Iowa State fan, and comment on sports message boards however I please. Thanks though!
 

singsing

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Rocco has shown he deserves to be the guy. If Kohl isn't happy with that, so be it. You HAVE to play the best guy and not worry about if the backup is happy or not.
Think that's what I said. JJ isn't happy watching we're probably gonna lose him.
 

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Was the win great.. no.. but some here have a stick so far up their butt they think the world is falling after two early losses... if you think we can get better than campbell here I hope you have the person lined up!
I believe fans have every right to be frustrated with the 1st month of the season. Beating a bad OSU team at home was fun - OF COURSE all Iowa State fans are happy with a win - it was fun to be in Ames yesterday! But in reality, it doesn’t magically make the 1st month of the season criticisms go away or invalid in any way.

I am very frustrated as a fan with the way the staff and prepared for/strategized against an extremely beatable Iowa team.

I am very frustrated as a fan with the way the staff has the team unprepared in an away game against a MAC opponent. Don’t lose that freaking game, and more importantly - don’t put together garbage game plans like that one.

And to respond to the last sentence, even with how silly it is. As a fan, I don’t need to worry about picking a coach or thinking/wishing a coach could be better or is better than the current coach. We all want CMC to succeed (yes, we ALL do). But why all these ‘set in stone’ statements like “we couldn’t do better than [insert coach]? My response would be - Why the hell not?
 

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Wasn't able to watch much. Did see Noel's long TD. He looked super relieved if nothing else.

Any win is good and every week is different in college football. Hopefully there were some things to build on from this game.
 
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Someone should let USC know that OSU is apparently the worst FBS team in the country. Riley should shut the season down, since USC was in a fight with Arizona State in the 4th quarter. Since OSU beat ASU in Tempe by two scores then USC doesn’t have much hope to do anything big this year.

OSU isn’t good, but people have been getting carried away with the narrative that OSU is so horrible. They had one horrible week against S Alabama.
 

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Someone should let USC know that OSU is apparently the worst FBS team in the country. Riley should shut the season down, since USC was in a fight with Arizona State in the 4th quarter. Since OSU beat ASU in Tempe by two scores then USC doesn’t have much hope to do anything big this year.

OSU isn’t good, but people have been getting carried away with the narrative that OSU is so horrible. They had one horrible week against S Alabama.

It's almost like one game or even stretch of games doesn't always define the season. It's weird that a few fans can't seem to figure that out.

OSU isn't good but weren't they also in 'fix it' mode?
 

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Think that's what I said. JJ isn't happy watching we're probably gonna lose him.
Good thing is he’s a true freshman and very few included are the guys like the Tennessee freshman etc. Competition will either bring out the best in him or he will leave. If he leaves it’s because the better player is there. Still a win win for everyone
 

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Oklahoma State was really bad, but it's somewhat encouraging to win on a day our defense did not play well. Gaining some confidence on offense had to be first priority after winning the game. Had we won 17-10, it would be a lot uglier on this board.
 
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Oklahoma State was really bad, but it's somewhat encouraging to win on a day our defense did not play well. Gaining some confidence on offense had to be first priority after winning the game. Had we won 17-10, it would be a lot uglier on this board.

Yeah I feel better about this vs. another 13-10 type game. Even against a bad D it’s a good confidence boost, and we know our defense will get back on track.

Still concerned about OL, but we found something with Sanders’ outside running. Need Remsburg back
 
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t-noah

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O line is ok pass blocking. But they look like keystone cops run blocking. Seriously, never seen so many whiffs, so many guys just falling down. WITAF is going on with that? Looked like someone tied their shoelaces together. Only 1(?) penalty though iirc.

That bunch formation, with 2 backs, 2 TE in close... then run. Woof. Its gotta go away. Defenses just crowd it and blow it up. Just take a knee instead. Less risk of injury and equally effective.
Concur, and nicely worded.
 
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Just think how many "under" bets we blew up together.

OSU is good for what ails you. I'm going to need more ales for all the ail-fixing we are about to witness the rest of the season.

Here's hoping you go to Norman and serve up a big old crap burger to the Sooners.
 

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Good thing is he’s a true freshman and very few included are the guys like the Tennessee freshman etc. Competition will either bring out the best in him or he will leave. If he leaves it’s because the better player is there. Still a win win for everyone
I see it that way too..Saying Rocco being as good as he is was a wild card coming in that changed things with JJ. Talk was Rocco til JJ was ready, but that idea can be put to rest right now. I can't tell you if JJ will take over, but he's going to have to be damn good to do it.
 
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Deleted, I don't want any shade for speaking unpleasant thoughts into existence.
 

t-noah

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2-0 vs OSU in Ames in last two. Let's make it 3-0 in 2025!

And lest we forget. Good gad, who could forget this play..
 

t-noah

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2-0 vs OSU in Ames in last two. Let's make it 3-0 in 2025!

And lest we forget. Good gad, who could forget this play..

If there was ever a TD pass that needed to be made, after the first one was called back, it was this one here..