Let’s not pretend like last year was just the normal thing that happens every year. KFC.
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Let’s not pretend like last year was just the normal thing that happens every year. KFC.
They're already in the playoff, because 12-1 knocks them out. Doesn't matter if the 12 wins are all double digit.
I remember a certain Baylor team trying to win with style points against UNLV. Instead of taking a knee and taking the W they decided they were going to punch it in from the 8 on the last play of the game. They fumbled at the 1 and gave up a 99 yard return for a TD to lose the game.
That isn't always going to happen but things like injuries to starters who shouldn't be in the game when it is already decided do happen and can affect the rest of the season.
The team needs to just worry about being the best version of themselves and let everyone else worry about style points. Trust the process.
That isn't always going to happen but things like injuries to starters who shouldn't be in the game when it is already decided do happen and can affect the rest of the season.
The team needs to just worry about being the best version of themselves and let everyone else worry about style points. Trust the process.
I’m old enough to remember when we barely beat a UNI team the first week and just plummeted in the rankings a few years ago.
Agree. ISU needs to bury UNI by halftime. The last thing ISU needs is a 7 pt lead with 5 minutes left.
I'm on-board with that approach, with a twist: Open with a 6-minute drive that directly produces a 17-0 lead.
Play action first play. The entire stadium thinks Breece is getting the ball.
Welcome a fully healthy TM back in style. Now we are rolling Cyclone fans.
So if we're up 24-7 at the end of the 3rd quarter should Campbell play starters and bump it to 38-7 or play backups even if it means the score slips to 24-14. I guess that's the question. I can see your point.
I want to see the UNI fans (especially those that will come to the game wearing the black and yellow parakeet gear to signal their true allegiance) trudging out at halftime with their heads down. Halftime score of 42-0 sounds good. Let Dekkers throw a few TDs in the second half.
Surely I don't need to explain that the way different sets of circumstances affect people's perceptions of college football teams over different seasons aren't always logically consistent.
I don't know that a close UNI win would affect ISU's playoff chances this year because I don't know what set of circumstances they'll be facing come December. But I know this: if ISU is still a playoff contender in December and we are competing against another team(s) for that slot, then inevitably every aspect of these teams will be scrutinized and compared. Losses will matter most, but if the resumes are close then the wins will get scrutiny too. And in that case I'd rather have blown out the teams we can so no one can undermine a win with "it was closer than it should have been" talk in a subjective argument about who gets the spot. It's as simple as that.
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ISU 139-IA 5 ....No way the team out east gets a safety on us unless we allow it lol
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As long as it isn't super close, I don't think the MOV matters all that much.
No one other than ISU fans will be watching this game with the other games on at the same time unless suddenly there's a big upset alert at the end. If we are in control but only up by a TD or so no one will remember it Sunday morning much less come playoff time.
No one other than ISU fans will be watching this game with the other games on at the same time unless suddenly there's a big upset alert at the end. If we are in control but only up by a TD or so no one will remember it Sunday morning much less come playoff time.
Its ******* weird to me that people don’t want to win by as much as possible every game.
