*** Official IOWA STATE vs Memphis Liberty Bowl Game(Day) Thread ***

[Walden4Prez]

As long as he throws the ball in .4 seconds, we are golden.

 

[cyputz]

C’mon fanatics, let them get going. F the boo birds, win or lose.

 

[Cloned4Life]

"panicking over an exhibition is ridiculous"

I think its more the fact as we've seen this show dozens of times to where its a pattern.

It has nothing to do with “panic”.

It’s embarrassment. This is very embarrassing for our football program. Yes, even in a factually meaningless game.

You’re the only college football game happening right now. ESPN prime on a holiday weekend Friday, during happy hour. Ya can’t get your ass handed to you by a G5 school. You just can’t. THAT is bad. THAT is very embarrassing. It ain’t panic; It’s a sad reality.

Needed that TD there. Absolutely must stop Memphis now and find some ways to unwind some of this embarrassment.

 

[ISpyCy]

Better late than never to wake up.

 

[awd4cy]

You can hide the rot, but it never actually goes away.

Heacock retiring after today sounds scary tbh

 

[cyclones500]

What cannot happen is to immediately give up another long TD score. Need a stop asap ... if not a 3-and-out, at least keep yards minimal and maybe flip the field a little.

 

[LAClone]

Now we can claim a moral victory. So, yay?

 

[bradcyclone]

Maybe eventually the Memphis missing an extra point and failure for chasing points could come back to haunt them later?

 

[HFCS]

If we score less than 30 in this game it will 100% be because of falling back into our “establish the run” bs. Big plays are there but cannot try to win in a phone booth.

 

[KidSilverhair]

- Rocco is carrying the team on his back

- the run blocking is atrocious, like Ohio-level bad

- Defense needs to wake up

 

[Clonehomer]

Gonna have to keep throwing the ball. As long as they’re going to send 7 at the run, you have to throw over the top until you make their defense slow down.

 

[ScottyP]

Heacock usually adjust until halftime. Probably too late by then

 

[cymac2408]

Just wait until Omaha is dunking on us next year. For Kansas.

That’s a great post TY

 

[clonedude]

Definitely miss the two missing backs.

No we don’t. Sama is better than both of them. They wouldn’t have done any better with this blocking.

 

[HouClone]

Heacock has made good adjustments after halftime. How about if he moves it up to after the 1st quarter today.

 

[atlantacyclone]

This start is on the D. They need to figure something out and the O will appear

 

[RoseClone]

Personally, I just don't care about a bowl game against Memphis in Memphis. Would it be nice to win: sure. Are the extra practices nice for setting up next year: sure. Is the result meaningful? Not to me.

Then again, I haven't watched any post season cfb this year. It feels kind of meaningless with all the players sitting out.

Totally agree except I can just say I'm not interested in a bowl game in Memphis at all again, ever. I don't care who it's against.

 

[CyGuy5]

It has nothing to do with “panic”.

It’s embarrassment. This is very embarrassing for our football program. Yes, even in a factually meaningless game.

You’re the only college football game happening right now. ESPN prime on a holiday weekend Friday, during happy hour. Ya can’t get your ass handed to you by a G5 school. You just can’t. THAT is bad. THAT is very embarrassing. It ain’t panic; It’s a sad reality.

Needed that TD there. Absolutely must stop Memphis now and find some ways to unwind some of this embarrassment.

I don’t care who you are. A Big 12 football program should NEVER lose to the Ohios, Toledos and Memphises of the world. It’s unacceptable

 

[bos]

It has nothing to do with “panic”.

It’s embarrassment. This is very embarrassing for our football program. Yes, even in a factually meaningless game.

You’re the only college football game happening right now. ESPN prime on a holiday weekend Friday, during happy hour. Ya can’t get your ass handed to you by a G5 school. You just can’t. THAT is bad. THAT is very embarrassing. It ain’t panic; It’s a sad reality.

Needed that TD there. Absolutely must stop Memphis now and find some ways to unwind some of this embarrassment.

And they probably will. As I mentioned in my post a bit ago, this team is exceeding expectations. But coming out flat is something we have battled with for a long time.

 

[Marcelason78]

C’mon, three and out here.