I think we bring KU back to reality honestly. Our offense should be able to score on them and this will easily be the most complex defense the KU offense has seen so far. Yeah, I know how yesterday went for the defense, but I honestly think KU is still a paper tiger that will get humbled in conference. They will win some games in Big 12 play no doubt, but I think we actually get them at a good time.
I read a post where somebody compared Kansas to a McCarney era bowl team that got wins against lower tier teams and then got exposed when they played teams with a pulse. I could be way off, but I think that might be accurate.
We might be giving Kansas too much credit for who they’ve beaten.
Duke was 3-0, but what’s Duke’s best win, Temple or at Northwestern?
Houston won a lot of games last year, but what’s their best win this year, UTSA in 3OT or Rice? By the way, UTSA’s only FBS win so far was against Army in OT, who might need to beat Navy at the end of the season to be bowl eligible. Look at their schedule and you’ll see what I mean.
At West Virginia was a nice win, but again, West Virginia’s best win was over a Virginia Tech team that lost to Old Dominion.
ISU probably doesn’t have a great win yet either, but I think if we lose to Kansas, it might be because we aren’t very good.
Again, I could be wrong, I’m going to guess that Iowa State still has considerably better talent than Kansas at most positions. Kansas is just outside the top 25 and they’re going to go into this game riding high. I think ISU goes in there and wins by a couple scores to bring them back down a bit. It’ll be a little nerve wracking at times but I think ISU takes the lead in the first half and never gives it up.