Crazy Scenario...Does ISU make it to the playoffs here?
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I think this ISU can play with anyone in the country outside of Alabama and Clemson with the way we're playing right now. The loss to Louisiana is garbage because anyone can see the difference between the team now and the team that day.
The ISU scheme doesn't work if the WR's are fast enough to just run right by the safeties. Then without safety support, their running game would charge up our 3 man front. We would not make them punt 1 time in that game.
We could beat any of those teams pretty easily, except for maybe Bama. We’d make it a game but they are an NFL team and are on another level.
This is true and why they make sure there are plenty of SEC teams ranked highly just in case one slips. If somehow the perfect scenario unfolded to where ISU beat WVU and OU again with everyone above them taking a hit......the talking heads would just say that just means OU blows and so does the Big 12.
Lets win a BIG 12 championship first so NFL talent will want to come here, then go unbeaten in the BIG 12 and book a playoff berth. In the meantime we need to figure out where to find the money to Keep CMC and some of the coaches.
Lol, Clemson, Bama, OSU, and ND would kick our arses.
Agree, I think we all got a pretty good view of the ND vs. ISU game last bowl season.
I find it funny that we keep saying that the Louisiana loss is what disqualified us, when it is more likely that the Okie State loss is what did it. The committee has shown year after year that when you lose is just as, or more important than who you lose to. Losing early is much better than losing late.
But you can’t guarantee that we wouldn’t get smoked in a NY6. I don’t think we would but you just don’t know. The Big 12 could be hot garbage this year and we were just the best of it because there were no non-conference games. The only ones we got were where we got humiliated by the Sun Belt who went 3-0 against the Big 12. Those are the facts.
Remember Notre Dame in the bowl game last year? Look not saying we couldn’t make it interesting for a bit, but we saw the difference in elite talent last year. Remember we beat OU but it’s always a down to the wire game when we do. These teams in the CFP have embarrassed OU aside from Georgia a few years ago.
I would still love to line up and play even
Bama but let’s not get carried away here.
It was early, and they were schooled by Ole Miss. Doesn't matter why, but it was not the norm, and Alabama is playing at a very high level right now.
However, after watching Iowa State today @ Jack Trice - if they beat OU in the Big Xii Championship Game, I'm all for a shot at the Tide instead of the Cotton Bowl.
It would be a hell of an accomplishment for Iowa State Football!
The crazy scenario we get in is Michigan has CoVid issues and cancels game vs. tOSU. JP swoops in and offers tOSU a game in Ames next weekend (they will need another game, they won't get in with only five games). We win and also take care of business in Dallas. We are in. You wanted crazy, there it is.
