I wouldn't be surprised if some of those "none of the above" voters were actually thinking ISU was going to win 10 games just 4 or 5 weeks ago. Hah! I think it's probably a mix of the few eternal pessimists voting "none of the above" but actually just shows a lot of those fans who swing massively one way or the other based on one week's results.
I've said it a million times and it proves true more times than not. Things are usually not as bad as they seem or as good as they seem. Hard for some fans to understand that. That Fiesta Bowl winning team probably punched above it's weight. The 2021 team likely punched below it's weight. This team has lost close games and been statistically superior to more teams than less this season. ISU could easily be anywhere from 2 - 5 to 6 - 1 right now if a little luck of the ball bouncing a different way, calls, etc. Enjoy the ride, but I'm going to guess we either win two more games or three. Pin me down, I'll go optimist and say 6 and 6 because that's what I was guessing at the start of the year, even though 5 and 7 seems most realistic right now.
6 - 6 is a solid year. To get there though, I think we need to continue to see the diversity in play calling from the Offensive Coordinator with deeper routes, more plays to keep the opponent off-balance (more QB keeps, screens every once in a while, jet sweeps every once in a while, option, reverse, etc.). I must say it's been disappointing until last week seeing the constant 3 yard crossing routes from the offensive play callers and lack of diversity in the calls. Still were in place to win some of those games.
