MONDAY MUSINGS: A window of opportunity
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The recent "good years" were characterized by three confereence wins. Getting to four and maybe to five would be a huge leap. Ability to effectively compete with the bottom two-thirds of the league is key. ISU doesn't need to beat OU/TCU/Baylor consistently (or whoever the top one-third teams are). Absolutely have to show up ready to play against everybody else and win those close ones against the KSUs/West Virginias/Texas Tech that have slipped away recently.
Staff continuity is key as well. Keeping Campbell at bare minimum for a few years and as much of the current staff in place are important. What I probably said is a given, but just getting talent to Ames isn't the silver bullet as we have seen in the past. I won't disagree that it plays a significant part. Great article and time will tell how this all shakes out with conference membership and scheduling changes possibly coming as well.
"Over the last five years, Iowa State has gone 1-9 vs. Kansas State and Baylor, two programs that the program regularly beat during the golden years of the McCarney era."
Sorry, I can't let this assertion go without comment. Dan was 2-10 v. K-State. The last quarter century, ISU has won 3 games v. EMAW.
Sorry, I can't let this assertion go without comment. Dan was 2-10 v. K-State. The last quarter century, ISU has won 3 games v. EMAW.
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not quite 4-21 to be exact. Wins in 1993, 2004, 2005, 2007 with eight losses within one score.
Good article. The other big part about making the jump in the Big 12 is yet to be seen by ISU fans, and that is the ability to coach on game day. Based on what Campbell did at Toledo it at least appears that his team showed up in the second half of games, and didn't pee their pants at crunch time at the end of games or the half.
I agree there are certainly opportunities to win games in the Big 12, and CPRs teams clearly had good chances at winning way more games than they did. Probably the most frustrating part of being a football fan of ISU.
I agree there are certainly opportunities to win games in the Big 12, and CPRs teams clearly had good chances at winning way more games than they did. Probably the most frustrating part of being a football fan of ISU.
I attended school way back in the day. Had a friend from KU visit for the KU-ISU football game back then. He "waved the wheat" when they scored - and he looked ridiculous doing it. I was pleased ISU fans didn't do that. Saw on tv the ISU fans doing the wave the wheat one time recently. Chris's column appears to show the crowd waving the wheat also. When did this become tradition?
This happens
Campbell wins
Consistently
And then does something shocking like winning 8 or 9 or 10 (with a bowl game victory in there) one year, 40 year old coach is buzz of the nation
Urban Meyer retires
614 number calls Campbell's cell
Earl Bruce'd again
Campbell wins
Consistently
And then does something shocking like winning 8 or 9 or 10 (with a bowl game victory in there) one year, 40 year old coach is buzz of the nation
Urban Meyer retires
614 number calls Campbell's cell
Earl Bruce'd again
I was having this exact conversation with a friend the other day. You could argue WVU, Baylor, KSU, TTU are regressing. Kansas is awful. Texas doesn't appear to be turning the corner anytime soon. While none of these teams, aside from KU, are easy wins, the potential is certainly there.
demoncore1031
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When you mentioned how Clemson took advantage of an easy schedule, it made me think of those butt plugs of Iowa City.
Pretty sure that photo of the student section with the article is not "waving the wheat", but the student section singing "Sweet Carolyn", which has similar mannerisms.
Uhh, the quote in there about beating KSU it completely wrong. Purple Kansas owned ISU during D-Mac tenure too.
I have never seen an Iowa State fan do the waving that KU and Oklahoma State (i think it is them) does. I am guessing that picture is from Sweet Caroline.
Take away from this. We need Skelator to retire and Ron Prince to come back and save ISU from Manhattan.
there have been a lot of those KSU games that came right down to the end and ISU folded like a tent in every one of them.
This happens
Campbell wins
Consistently
And then does something shocking like winning 8 or 9 or 10 (with a bowl game victory in there) one year, 40 year old coach is buzz of the nation
Urban Meyer retires
614 number calls Campbell's cell
Earl Bruce'd again
At that point we have to find the next Matt Campbell, not the next Donnie Duncan (God rest his Soul).
