TCU at ISU Predictions and Pre-Game Discussion
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If the entire Cyclone team shows up, I really feel that a Cyclone victory is likely. I can't believe I am writing this, but the defense seems to need to step it up.
Night game, Honoring Trice, I’ll be there, special uniforms, home field, juicy wiggle, the Iowa State University Cyclone Football 'Varsity' Marching Band, Ames Lager, rocctober.
Bet your house on the clones.
Bet your house on the clones.
My gut says TCU by 10.
Like others have already said, if a full team shows up, we can take them.
Would love for this to be the game where we see the O, D, and S teams, have a solid outing. Not saying they must be stellar, but just put things together and hold strong for 4 quarters.
Like others have already said, if a full team shows up, we can take them.
Would love for this to be the game where we see the O, D, and S teams, have a solid outing. Not saying they must be stellar, but just put things together and hold strong for 4 quarters.
CycloneErik
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Anything could happen. It's a winnable game for both teams. I have no idea what actually happens in this one.
I think OU was an aberration for our defense. The exact wrong type of offense and tempo (to go along with the gap in talent). I am encouraged by our offense taking some steps forward in the last two. Give me ISU 27-20
You might see this game as us being a 5.5 point underdog
I see this line as Vegas believing we are 45 points better than we were a year ago!
I see this line as Vegas believing we are 45 points better than we were a year ago!
Im as optimistic as I have been all year. Saturday was brutal, but we hung with them for longer than I would have anticipated. The disappointing thing was that our defense gave up twice as many points as I thought we would. We passed the ball well, ran it well which i didnt see coming. At one point, we had more plays over 20 yards than OU did. Offensively, Rocco can be a guy, and defensively I hope Heacock realizes we cant get pressure with 3 because we no longer have Mcdonald. This TCU defense is worse than OU's by a decent margin, and the offense isnt as efficient. I like our odds the next 5 weeks, assuming the defense figures it out
TCU has the best running game we've faced thus far. If they're successful rushing to open the passing game, it's going to expose our secondary again. We're lacking some speed on defense this year so that's going to be a big concern from the first snap.
We match up fairly well across the board, and while they haven't played much of anybody yet, they still have some line strength and decent defense.
If our passing attack can continue to improve, there's a slimmer of hope that we can spread out the defense some for our run game. I think Sama could see more utilization as a quick screen option to get him out into space where he can shine.
We match up fairly well across the board, and while they haven't played much of anybody yet, they still have some line strength and decent defense.
If our passing attack can continue to improve, there's a slimmer of hope that we can spread out the defense some for our run game. I think Sama could see more utilization as a quick screen option to get him out into space where he can shine.
hopefully the defense can turn it around and with the atmosphere of a night game at home on a special night, they get out of there with a close W
I always give my boys a chance. And I'll be there. Also it seems fall is finally showing up according to the weather report so I'd assume that'll play into our favor as well.
Good points, Coach. New defensive gameplan: bring back Swag Surfing.
We won't allow a first down.
Getting the ball in his hands, particularly in spaces that force the defense to spread out, is critical to this season. He has tremendous upside but needs space to get going.
We're missing a few defenders aren't we? Isn't Verdon still injured and why Nikkel is playing so much? Nikkel is a nice story and I'm not trying to put him down but I think he's better suited as a special teams guy and giving guys a breather. He's been run over a couple times around the goal line where a safety shouldn't have that happen. Also OU made our secondary look like high schoolers at times when they just chucked it up and our guys were running for their lives just to keep up and looked bad in the process.
TCU by 4. We will have a last chance drive at the end of the game and come up short.
27-23 bad guys.
27-23 bad guys.
If I had to pick today, I'd Say TCU 31, Iowa State 17. I don't know that we can score enough and also, our defense is struggling.
Closer to Saturday I might say, Iowa State 21, TCU 20 just because I very badly want to beat them. Selfishly. For reasons other than football. The last Iowa State game my mom ever saw was the one last year against TCU and she was gone the next day. The two are not related but still - there's a part of me that will always wish for a victory against TCU more than against anyone other than Iowa.
The only tiny silver lining of last season was she was in Iowa City for the Iowa game where we won and I got to go down there wearing Iowa State stuff around Kinnick every time I visited. Which was often. Still can't believe she's gone but I know its a sad reality of life.
So, I'll be rooting even harder for a win but I just don't know if I 100% believe.
Closer to Saturday I might say, Iowa State 21, TCU 20 just because I very badly want to beat them. Selfishly. For reasons other than football. The last Iowa State game my mom ever saw was the one last year against TCU and she was gone the next day. The two are not related but still - there's a part of me that will always wish for a victory against TCU more than against anyone other than Iowa.
The only tiny silver lining of last season was she was in Iowa City for the Iowa game where we won and I got to go down there wearing Iowa State stuff around Kinnick every time I visited. Which was often. Still can't believe she's gone but I know its a sad reality of life.
So, I'll be rooting even harder for a win but I just don't know if I 100% believe.
